29 April 2011

Pulchritude

[Please indulge me in a bit of superficiality admiration of female beauty this evening...]

You all know how I feel about Christina Hendricks, who plays Joan on Mad Men. But what about the other ladies on the show? Elisabeth Moss (Peggy) is cute, and I guess I think of her as a little more of a serious actress, maybe because she's been in London doing the Lillian Hellman play The Children's Hour during the show's hiatus. And January Jones (Betty) is certainly pretty, but something about her doesn't quite do it for me—it may have something to do with the coldness of Betty's character.

But you know who's seriously hot? Alison Brie, who plays Trudy Campbell. You'd be forgiven for not noticing this, given that her character only appears once in a while, and in the constraints of 1960s fashions and hairstyles. But if you happen to watch the very funny NBC comedy Community, where Brie is a series regular, then you've probably noticed it too.

Exhibit A: these two stills from next week's episode of Community (which is the first half of the two-part season finale, and a sequel of sorts to an absolutely epic episode from last season about a campus-wide paintball tournament).

Exhibit B: this photo shoot (and accompanying interview) from last year in Complex magazine. See what I mean?

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