Harry Dresden: No Time for Subtle | Storm Front Spoilers 

The opening line to Blood Rites is easily a top ten hook: “The building was on fire, and it wasn’t my fault”.

How did nobody mention this gem of a line from Changes? The man once wrote: Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger. Tolkien had that one mostly right. I stepped forward, let the door bang closed, and snarled, “Fuck subtle.”

"I'm not the Carpenter who set the standard" my fucking HEART

The last line of the first chapter hooked me for the whole series. Possibly paraphrased, because I'm not going to look it up: "Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean there isn't an invisible demon about to eat your face."

One of my top ten easily: Who the hell are you? I the hell am Harry. Are you always a wiseass? No, sometimes I'm asleep.

One of my favorite moments in the series isn't actually from Harry's perspective, but rather Marcone's. In one of the short stories that's written from his perspective, Marcone acknowledges that Harry in an incredible drama queen, and as such Marcone has gone out of his way to set up non vital doors in all of his businesses to explode in a very spectacular and non dangerous manner in the event that Harry, or some other wizard, decides that he wants to make an entrance similar the one he did in Storm Front. It's a little sidenote in the rest of the short story that isn't the main focus, but it's typical of Marcone's thinking and acknowledges just how well he knows Harry and how Harry operates.

"Because apparently the Dresden Files are like Pringles" Accurate assessment. Also Harry antagonizing Nicodemus in Skin Game is masterful.

Harry to Thomas. "Why did you buy large breed puppy food?" Mouse rules!

"I used the knife. I saved a child. I won a war. God forgive me." So far, this is the only point that actually brings me to tears. The buildup with the duel, then the full battle with Avatar of God Murphy, Martin's triple cross, Susan's turn, and then the climax. It breaks me every time.

My favorite scenes are always anything that shows how smart and awesome mouse is: faking being more injured then he was, threatening mab, commenting on how harry is "heart stupid"

My favorite Dresden Files scene is really single sentence: "Nicodemus blinked."

All time favorite scene; 'Likest thou jelly within thy doughnut?Nay, but prithee, with sprinkles 'pon it instead, I said solemnly, and frosting of white.'...

Favourite Scene: Definetly Michael Carpenter stepping past the gate of his frontyard in Skin Games.

I don't know if it's my favorite, but what really hooked me was when Harry grabs the unraveling from Aurora, says “MEEP MEEP!”, and takes off running. The audio books make it so much better too.

Personal favourite moment from the series: when Harry figures out that Hades (yes, that Hades) named his dog Spot!

ok, one of my favorite scenes is Harry's interaction with the eldest Gruff. Hearing that they tell stories about him and his boon being a donut.

WHITE NIGHT (paraphrasing from memory): "Turns out I'm in a buddy cop movie." "Yup. I'm the zany loveable one, you're the brainy conservative." "What if I want to be the zany one?" "Then YOU go out to the boat." "Stop throwing the regulations out the window, we're supposed to stop the maniacs not become them, don't do anything stupid because I only have 3.5 seconds left before retirement." "That's the spirit."

My favorite scene is from Small Favor, and it's actually split up between 2 different scenes, but they are linked in theme. Harry at his house, talking to his allies...and then suddenly stopping and writing something down on a piece of paper. "Ivy...*then the rest which I will leave out* " Then, the conclusion "....I got your letter....thank you." that moment, given all the stuff that happens in that book, just gets me every time. The context of what it meant, and how it was delivered to the party in question, and what she was going through at that moment, to have something like that literally beam into her brain....just priceless.

The "game over" and "there is no try" scenes near the end of Skin Game are the absolute highlights for the series for me. The first shows, similar to this scene from Storm Front, just how terrifyingly effective Harry can be given some time to prepare the situation ahead of a fight he knows is coming, and the second is the crowning-momemt-of-bad@$$ for my favorite character in the series. Plus there's the Hades, "I'm a big fan of your work" scene, where you realize just how much of a name Harry's made for himself in ~40 years amongst a world of wizards that live for centuries and literal immortals... Man, Skin Game was so good.

At my first ever convention, I got to sit in on a panel with Jim Butcher. I hadn't even heard of him or the Dresden Files; I was just there with my girlfriend. I was sold on him as an author and a person when fans kept asking him stuff about his next book, and his response was sing songing "I'm not gonna tell you. I'm not gonna tell you."

This isn't action based, but I love how Harry is always questioning how his use of power affects other people. He is constantly concerned that he will lose touch with what it means to be a normal human and start treating people as disposable objects. That constant questioning and concern about being a good person is what allows him to remain one. It's a nice reminder for me to be vigilant about how my own actions affect other people, and one I wish more people with real power would take note of.

"The building was on fire, and it wasn't my fault" Harry Dresden

The snowball fight with the children where we learn that HE learned that spell with baseballs instead. His determination to be better than the man who taught him.

Favourite: Learning Marcone has started choosing doors based on how much shrapnel they might produce.

Favourite scene? Riding a zombie Sue into battle is one, but I love his battle cry atop the clouds... "I don't believe in fairies!"

1 - Cheers for starting in on Harry Dresden. He's such a fun character. I was going to point to two aspects of his personality that have always jumped out to me when I read ( or...reread...again ) the books - "Polka Will Never Die" will a T-Rex to keep Butters focused, and the Ice Water bucket for Molly. He's a gent as well as a madman. He's our perfect wizard.

My favorite scene: Harry talking to Uriel at the end of the short story The Warrior. First I love it because I needed some closure to know Michael was ok. Second, it describes all the good Harry did during the story, almost accidentally. How good and evil isn’t just sword wielding hero’s against disgusting monsters, sometimes it’s just willingness to help people in need. I love that. Either that or Murphy’s proclamation of doom in Changes: “False gods! Pretenders! Destroyers of faith! Of Families! Of Children! For your crimes against the Mayans, against the people’s of the world, now will you answer! Your time has come... face judgement Almighty!” Freaking hell that was perfect!

As a chicagoan, I have a particular love of The Dresden Files that comes from familiarity with just about every landmark mentioned in the books. After reading dozens of books that all seem to take place in New York, Los Angeles, or London, there’s something very satisfying about reading a series that takes place in “my city”. As for my favorite scene, that distinction definitely goes to Harry riding a zombified Sue the T. rex through the city streets to the sounds of polka.

My two favorite scenes are I think one obvious one: T-rex Polka. The other one is actually the one where Ancient Mai realizes what his dog is. It's just a sentence long, but seeing her, of all people honestly surprised...

The other thing that best encapsulates Harry Dresden as a character is when a book starts with "the building was in fire, and it wasn't my fault"

It's tough for me to pick my favorite scene, so here are some contenders. 1. In Turn Coat, there's this running gag where Harry has to leave for a while, but then when he gets back he finds his allies in various stages of trying to kill each other. The last time this happens, he calmly asks them to consider exactly who's speaking before asking if any of them have ever considered talking about their problems before resorting to violence. 2. Note: This one is from Peace Talks. Read at your own risk. When Harry learns about the peace talks going down in Chicago, and figures that with his luck the White Council probably wants him as a representative, like he doesn't already have enough to worry about. And Carlos's reaction is basically, "Wha - oh, NO. God, no. Like, no offense, but... no." 3. "You." Yeah, Morgan thinking Harry is evil and wanting to kill him is kinda his most prominent character trait, but in Dead Beat, when Morgan sees Harry do something that seemingly confirms his suspicions... The way Marsters reads it in the audiobook, with all that rage and contempt and bloody murder in his voice, it gives me chills just as much as the famous "God forgive me" line from Changes. 4. Learning what Tera was at the end of Fool Moon. Early in the book, Bob gave us a handy description of all four of the beings that could be called werewolves, and we see all four of them during the story, but Tera clearly isn't any of them. The reveal in the end, that she's actually a wolf who turns into a human, makes sense *and* expands the possibilities of what can happen in this series. 5. Throughout the middle books, there was this multiple-book plotline about Harry potentially being corrupted by the shadow of the fallen angel Lasciel. The way the plot ended, it turns out the whole time Lash was trying to corrupt Harry, Harry was doing the same back, and somehow it actually works, culminating in Lash sacrificing herself as her own person, telling Harry that the true Lasciel didn't deserve him. 6. The whole slideshow presentation about how Merlin created Demonreach. Throughout the series, we've gotten a good idea of what wizards were capable of, but then this scene happens and it just absolutely demolishes the power ceiling we'd established. 7. When Harry is talking to Mavra and, later, Mab, they both assume they're seeing Harry at his most desperate and try to leverage his desperation against him. And Harry responds by making it clear that they haven't seen him cornered yet, pointing out the sheer number of potential avenues he has for killing Mavra or getting the power to save Maggie, respectively, avenues that were a little too evil for his taste, but that he'd have no problem resorting to if Mavra threatens Harry's people again or if Mab tries to take Harry's will as her Knight. Is doing two moments at once cheating? Edit because I have finished Battle Ground: The extremely badass way Nathan died.

I think my favorite scene is from one of the short stories in Side Jobs. (*Spoilers*) Amoracchius has been stolen, and they have finally caught up with the thief. Michael (who has retired due to injuries at this point) proceeds to beat the snot out of the thief (retired Special Forces) whilst explaining why the thief is unworthy of the Sword. Michael comes within an inch of beating the thief to death after the thief has surrendered, and Harry stops Michael by offering to do the deed for him. They say giving up your life for another is a sign of love, but I think being willing to carry the guilt of murder for another is a MUCH larger sacrifice. (Obviously, Michael comes to his senses and there’s no murder; Michael’s not that kind of guy.) Truly powerful, in my opinion. Or, you know, anything involving the Zombie Dinosaur. :D Polka will never die!

Huge fan favorite scene...Donut.

SUE THE DINOSAUR! The first time I imagined Harry plowing through a suburb on a zombie T-Rex, it gave me chills.

look, it's very rarely hatty's fault that buildings burn down when he's around

Reading all of the Dresden Files books (re-reading currently) really makes you appreciate when the magic goes BIG, like the climactic battle in Changes (everything super chaotically happening at once), and the beginning of Cold Days (which I read like the Harry Dresden version of an 80's training montage). And it's OK that it's BIG now because you've seen him refine and hone and train, so it's not "out of nowhere".

My favorite scene is one I never see mentioned by anyone else ever. I mean ya I love all the standouts most people love and ya "I used the knife I saved the girl" is amazing but I prefer the precursor to that scene in small favor where it's at the end of the book and they have Ivy and Captain luccio says the council.says he can't be friends with the archive. And Harry says they can't tell me who to be friends with, they couldn't find their heart with a copy of Grey's anatomy and a stethoscope. I mean that whole scene is amazing and heart wrenchingly good and shows who the man really is.

Favorite scene is *really* hard to pick in this series. As an author , Jim Butcher's style is to continuously try to top himself with ever more over-the-top cinematic setpieces. And the Knights of the Cross are always a delight, especially any time that Michael is kinder and more patient with Harry than Harry believes he deserves. Required reading for anyone who wants to play a Paladin, honestly. If they ever make a *proper* film/TV adaptation, I totally want Charles Dance playing Marcone.

"The building was on fire and it wasn't my fault." This is my favorite opening line of a book. The whole opening scene is fantastic and had me cackling.I love how the first 3/4 of any book in the series is basically Harry figuring how far out of his weight class he's batting this time. I'm also VERY excited for Battleground. I have a feeling that this is going to be up there with Changes. Which doesn't contain my favorite scenes persay, but... it's rare to throw the same book twice and come back for more. They are indeed Pringles.

So many great scenes to choose from, but the one that immediately springs to mind is when Michael turns up just in time to save Molly from being executed by the White Council. There are tears every time I read that.

My favorite Quote: "You named your dog ... Spot?"

I think my favorite scene comes in Small Favor, when Michael confronts Harry about his blasting rod. I never noticed the blasting rod's disappearance at that point, and the sudden crisis it throws Harry into, by Michael's sheer mentioning of it, legitimately scared me; so much so, that the picture that was painted in my mind of Michael's pain, distress, and FEAR as he cradled and desperately prayed for his wounded friend to be alright...well it touched me, and not just then, but every time I have re-read it. For a "genre book" there is so much heart in The Dresden Files, I don't think I could have ever done anything but love the series.

Soooo many great scenes. I can't choose a favorite. I will however bring up one this video reminded me of. "This is America you show up to a negotiation with a gun and a sandwich and ask which they'd prefer." "Did you really bring a sandwich?" "Who do I look like Kissinger."

I listen to the books as read by the delicious James Marsters.

most enjoyable is the pack run in changes and all the dialog given to mouse! favorite could literally be anything from a fight to confronting two old women in a cottage

Best scene in the whole book? "I used the knife..." Marsters reading of it conveys so much emotion that I usually have to pause after that chapter. Funniest scene in the whole series? "You're going to pray to the pizza?" with Harry and Sanya. Makes me laugh out loud every time.

Love this series! Kinda torn between Polka Will Never Die, "I DON'T BELIEVE IN FAIRES!", or the entirety of Changes.

So many good scenes to choose from. The soul gaze between Thomas and Harry... Morgan admitting he was wrong, in his own way... Pretty much every scene with Michael.

My favorite bit is absolutely The Doughnut, only partially because for anyone who's gotten to Small Favor those two words alone tell you exactly what part it is

First you cover almost all my favorite movies, and now my favorite book series too? Awesome! As far as my favorite scene for the Dresden Files goes, that's so hard for me to narrow down! I think I'll have to go with the moment where Dresden ended the Red Court. "I used the knife. I saved a child. I won a war. God forgive me."

As for my fave scene I forget which book it's in. It's been @11+ years since I've read them, but it's the part where Harry and Thomas do a soulgaze and learn the actual truth about their parentage. Followed by the bit where Justine breaks the protection Thomas accidentally gave her so that the dumbass will stop starving himself for her sake. (I'm just remembering how much I love Justine, she's so badass in all honesty, and she's why my daughter's middle name is Justine)

"And I... I used the knife. I saved a child. I won a war. God Forgive Me." Easily the best set of words Jim Butcher's ever committed to paper (and given how his writing has been going the last few years, the best he's likely to ever write.) I have to say, though, I never expected anyone I follow on youtube to ever make anything about Storm Front of all books. The Dresden Files in general are one of those series that Really feature their share (and like fifteen other series of novels' shares) of growing pains. I've been involved in the (relatively small) community of fans surrounding this series since like 2009, which means I had the dubious honor of trying to convince people to give it a shot through all four years of my highschool. That you have to go through at least three books that are not good by any definition of the word to reach that point, and really cannot skip them because they still matter, made that particular task nearly impossible. This video is probably the single positive thing I've seen anything write/say about this book in the eleven years I've been regularly speaking about it, is kind of what I'm trying to say. And somehow, despite myself, I found I agreed with it. At the least, that's kind of impressive. I'd say it makes me want to give Storm Front a second chance, but I gave it a fifth like three months ago.

Another thing to consider, by destroying the jukebox, and tgen the lightbulbs, he makes it very clear for any normal people in the restaraunt that some serious magic is about to be thrown around, and they should probably get very far away, right away.

I love the development of Harry's character over the course of the series. That, and the humor, are the first two things that keep bringing me back. Favorite scene: When Morgan saves him at the end, Harry is incredulous and ungracious. Morgan is hard headed and implacable in his stance. It's a great lesson to Harry in the nature of Morgan's character. And a bit of an eye-opener for Harry.

One of my favorite moments was when Harry saw Mouse and Maggie in the Carpenter's home in Ghost Stories and he got to talk to Mouse. It gets me every time.

Incoming a bunch of people talking about Sue for their favorite scene :) Mine was personally when Dresden took up the Mantle in Changes. Like that whole book was about changing the status quo, but that bit in particular showed that there was no going back. Harry's at the end of his rope and does something irreversible. That said, the thing that's really nice about the Dresden Files is that it has a bunch of mythological things in it that are pretty accurate to their myth. Usually a lot of mythological stuff is related in name only.

Favorite Dresden Battle....the Loup-Garou scene in the police station was harrowing, the confrontation outside of Michael’s house in Skin Game was sooooo tense, the Naagloshii invading Chateu Raith, the final battle at Chichen Itza, the Battle in Raiths Deeps. There are soooo many to choose from. I’d love to see another DF video, not enough people talk about this series

The scene I've listened to, repeatedly, more than any other is Harry's first talk with Maggie in Skin Game and his realising how much of a fool he'd been by avoiding her.

I honestly want you to go through the Chicken Itza fight. Mostly seeing how the Knights use their swords and how Murphy's fighting style is pretty much "LEMME AT EM!"

My favourite scene? Honestly, I breezed through them pretty quickly, but I can't think of four sentences that affected me more strongly than those stark, short phrases at the end of Changes. If you haven't read it yet, don't look it up, spoilers. It helped I was listening to the audiobook and James Masters rrrrrreeeally put the depth in.

Harry Dresden is my kind of protagonist. He's snarky, he has no pretentions, he's someone with a moral code that he mostly follows, and he is tactless, but sometimes nice. I also love Mouse. I seriously love Blood Rites so much! Team Karrin/Harry FTW btw. I ship those two because they remind me of another couple that consists of a petite blonde badass and her very snarky, hilarious, tactless supernaturally involved boyfriend who wears a long, black coat.

My favorite scene is Harry talking to Jake at the end of the short story “Warrior”.

Love the Dresden files, loved this video. My fave scenes are generally when Harry's up against a magical nasty and surprises them by either shooting them with a big ol revolver, or slugging them in the face. They never expect a "mortal" response to a magical fight.

His final confrontation with Corpsetaker is one of my favorite fights. It's over in the blink of an eye, but it says much about both characters. A major troupe of villains like Corpsetaker, I feel, causes so many fantasy books and protagonists to respond the same way. Not Harry though. Harry responds the way that we all wish we could, but when it actually happens, it makes your stomach turn and dread for what happens next to Harry and everyone else in the scene.

I absolutely have to get back into The Dresden Files. Jim Butcher does some of the best work I've seen when it comes to showing character progression. Harry Dresden in the later books is a very different character than what he was in the first few. And what I love is that Dresden doesn't just become better. Sure, he's learned from his mistakes and he's compensated for them, but he's also picked up some bad habits and character flaws through all this. Because of course he would! He's been through Hell, and that's going to mess you up no matter how strong you are. Edit: Oh I got carried away and started gushing before the end of the video. Favorite scene? It's been some time since I've read them. Probably when he's around some newer wizards? kids? and he loses his cool in a fight protecting them? It's in the later books after his hand got burnt. The youngsters around him look at him with fear and he has a moment of self reflection. I love stuff like that, where stories show how a person would actually be affected by constant "action scenes" and "drama".

My favorite scene from the books has to be the birthday party at the beginning of Cold Days. It does an excellent job at demonstrating just how much Harry has changed since the beginning, especially after he takes on the mantle of the Winter Knight.

I came across this channel maybe a month ago, and it's quickly become one of my favourites. I would have never thought character analysis in the framing of fight scenes could be so fun and interesting!

"Parkour!"

Faveret seen is when he meets Santa. During the winter cort party.

The whole "not having time for subtlety" reminded me of the movie Equilibirum (2002). The big fighting style in that movie is the "Gun Kata" which looks interesting in the final fight when two people who know it are fighting each other (rather than being weird CGI like it is in the rest of the movie), but overall I think it's kind of silly. What your video reminded me of is how the fight between the main character (Christian Bale) and his partner (Taye Diggs) was built up throughout the movie with dialogue and a sparing match, only for their climactic fight to go...extremely quickly to say the least. I personally thought that it was very satisfying despite being so quick; possibly *because* they had built it up so much.

End of the short story Warrior. You never know all the effects your actions have. Harry being a good man there is much good he causes and never see or knows happens.

Ok, I totally love Jill. She's not annoying with her voice, she's fun to listen to, she's knowledgeable about her stuff and she mentioned that HARRY DOESN'T DO HATS! Yes! OMG yes, yes and yes! I will watch more from Jill in the future!

There are so many great scenes! I loved the descriptions of the island prison, “meeting” the prisoners, and learning to work in tandem with the spirit loci. The climactic battle there was pretty good, too. I think my favorite has to be the battle at the Aztec ruins. The scenes when the Black Staff arrives and later when as they make their final push to save Harry’s daughter we’re just spectacular in my head!

Honestly? Shiro vs Nicodemus would inevitably be an amazing fight to watch--- in addition to both Battles of Demonsreach.

I always get choked up when I think of his relationship with Lash, and the eventual outcome of that. The idea that Harry could be just perfectly damaged enough to make a fallen angel love him. It is one of my favorite arcs to relive every time I pick the books back up again.

A scene that was incredible to read, was the instant change of Harry's demeanour the second he wore the Hexenwulf belt - the rush, the power, and the almost instant loss of morals. It was beautiful writing, and portrayed what was happening better than I could imagine.

"Fairies love pizza... who knew?" Who DOESN'T love pizza?

You know, I think my favorite scene is the one where he first meets The Archive. I don't want to spoil it, but the way it's built up, the payoff and his reaction just says so much about Harry as a person.

I kept watching Arrow for longer than I should have just for Paul Blackthorn.

I like where he goes to the winter court, grabs the drink. And proceeds to tear them apart with deduction.

From Storm Front it's gotta be the elevator fight with the scorpion! Reading that for the first time had me hooked.

Favorite scene is from the short story ''Warrior'' at the end when harry is talking to Uriel. Uriel being like ''Oh you thought we brought you in to beat up a guy? No, no, no remember all those people you talked to along the way?''

"The building was on fire and it wasn't my fault." This is one of the truly great opening lines and it is also the introduction of one of the greatest characters in the Dresden cannon, Mouse!

I can't really pick one favourite scene from the Dresden Files, I pretty much have a different one each book. I do tend to like his entrances though. From blowing the doors down like you covered here, to storming the Deeps with Ramirez, challenging Arianna to a duel, and, of course, the polka-powered dinosaur charge. Any time when Harry is going all out to be a badass, it tends to stick in my mind. The moment in Turncoat where he realizes that the Wardens are scared of him is another great one. One of the rare occasions where Harry actually demonstrates some self awareness. The Waltz with Mab on the frozen, bloody fragments of the Ogre at the beginning of Cold Days is some seriously striking imagery. I haven't listened/read Skin Game in a while, so I can't remember anything in particular from that one, but the whole thread where Uriel gives Michael his Grace is just amazing. Honestly, every Uriel scene in the series is awesome, and about 90% of the Michael scenes are incredible too. Storming Omaha Beach in the Chicago Nevernever, hitting a Luop Garou with a megaton fastball, there are so many scenes that stick in my head. One of the other things the books have done better as they go on is the 'hero of another story' trope. A prime example is Morgan mentioning how he killed a Skinwalker by luring it into a nuclear testing site and then stepped into the Nevernever the instant before the bomb went off. It's only a couple of lines, but it's great for both reminding you how badass Morgan is, and setting up how scary Shagnasty is going to be. And that's enough rambling for one comment.

I always liked the Fights at the end of Small Favor, or the fight on the top of Mabs palace against the fetches

Huge Dresden fan; I don’t have a favorite scene per se, but I do have the achievement of running a weekly Dresden Files TTRPG with 10 players for 2 years (minus a couple holidays). The Dresdenverse is a wonderful place to spend your time.

I have a hard time picking between the scene where he burns down a supernatural party while in nothing but ducky boxers, or that time he rode a reanimated T-Rex through the city during a hurricane with Butters kicking a polka drum shouting "Polka will never die!"

I love Dresden Files so much... I have reread the series every time a new book comes out for the past few years. It’s time to read them again. My favorite stuff is the fairy stuff, in my D&D games I am HEAVILY inspired by how Butcher portrays them.

I love the idea of you analyzing book scenes, it’s like a dream come true! I’m sure you’ve thought of it, but doing something from Mistborn would be awesome! (Kelsier v/s you-know-who maybe?) Brandon also has great fight scenes in the Stormlight Archives, but you have deadlines so...maybe later :)

Dead Beat: when Harry asks Thomas what his hunger is like, and Thomas knocks Harry's water bottle out of his hands one sweet sip in after an intense foot race. Thomas looked at Harry and said "like that". Great scene.

I love the Dresden files and I hope book fights is a new series here, this was cool.

I truly love all interactions between Harry and Marcone - as time progress, you can see that they truly understand and, in a way, trust each other. This doesn't stop them from trying to irritate each other as much as possible - which you expect from Harry, but Marcone definitely gives as good as he gets. But I think the scene (or rather a monolog) that always hits me is the one about pain in White Night. From one book to the next you see Harry getting more and more beaten up, both physically and emotionally. And somehow his acceptance about the pain being part of life, even as he does his very best to spere others make me emotional: "Pain is a part of life. Sometimes it's a big part, and sometimes it isn't, but either way, it's a part of the big puzzle, the deep music, the great game. Pain does two things: It teaches you, tells you that you're alive. Then it passes away and leaves you changed."

Favorite scene is from Skin Game, when Michael Carpenter confronts Nicodemus on his front lawn. Demons run when a Good Man goes to war, and Michael taking a strong step without a cane for the first time in a good number of books is enough to make anyone cry tears of joy.

Jeez, there's a couple of great moments I can think of off the top of my head. I love every scene involving the Mothers, just because of the amount of speculation we can pull from everything they say. That offhanded "Mother Winter lost her cane" comment was MASSIVE, and makes me wonder what else might have been buried in their words. For action, the entire Sue sequence from Dead Beat. Dinosaur Cowboy Wizard Detective Secret Agent Action Hero is peak Dresden. And for the proverbial Single Perfect Moment, it's gotta be "There is no try" from the end of Skin Game. Best character, best faith, best foreshadowing, Ghat, DAMN.

You, in ten minutes, just gave me a thousand times more depth to my least favorite Dresden Files novel. I am so super digging this channel! My favorite scene (so far, I'm only midway through Dead Beat): Bianca's lit party

ooooh I feel like I've been waiting ages to see Dresden FIles discussed by you, and of course, did not disappoint. Favorite scene is probably Sue the TRex, but I also really loved the moment when Lasciel gave him back the use of his hand to play guitar. And absolutely EVERYTHING with Leanansidhe.

My favorite scene is definitely THAT scene from Changes.

My favorite "scene" is basically just...the entire thing when he's interacting with Mother Winter and Mother Summer in Cold Days. From the way Winter's hand bursts from the ice to pull him in to the Truth Bomb dropped on him by Summer, it's just DAMN good writing!

Oh god so happy you made this! ❤️

I found out about this channel because RU-vid recommended it to me. Fantastic insights, and I love your content so far... but really, it just makes me proud to see the Bearup's trend towards all things geek represented!