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When Sasha scolded Ilya:

• "You don't do coke;
• You don't make jokes;
• You don't flirt back;
• You used to be fun"

I expected him to end with the most Ilya-esque insult possible: "You've become boring." Instead, he ended with something the recalled Ilya's initial sex-meeting with Shane: "Danger used to get you going." Ilya responded something to the effect that he "grew up."

But here's the thing. When Ilya describes Shane's car as boring, Shane replied that it was safe and reliable, in other words, not dangerous. When applied to:

Hayden, boring means that he's reliable and provides the sort of structured environment that allows his daughters to be the not-boring ones in his life.

David, boring means more than that he reads the New Yorker, which, granted, is long-winded and can be boring. But also, he provides a financially stable life for his family and, since he played hockey for McGill University, introduced Shane to hockey. His stability allows Yuna to be the hockey loving mom that she is and Shane to have pursued his passion to the exclusion of all else.

Kip's dad (and mom, though she doesn't appear in the series), boring means the kind of all-enveloping love and support that makes a child feel safe enough to break down when they need to do so; and also the kind of cheer leading that serves as a tonic to self-doubts while pursuing your dreams.

Boring provides structure and stability, against which danger can provide "fun." One is Ying to the other one's Yang.

Limiting yourself only to the characters in Season One, who would you fuck, marry, kill == and why? Here is my list:

Fuck: Ilya, of course. He's a "fucking beautician!" 'Nuff said.

Marry: Scott. He's the boy scout who everyone wants to marry after they're finished with Ilya's bad boy shenanigans. Scott is eternally grateful to the school that saved him after his parents got killed in a car accident. He's a tier one athlete; and yet, he remains humble enough to ask for consent. He's aware of his own flaws and shortcomings and is trying to work his way through them. And no one has come up with a grander gesture than his bringing Kip onto the ice when he won the Cup. == I will admit that Hayden gave Scott a run for his money. After all, men are dogs and Hayden is the Golden Retriever among men.

Kill: Grigori. If I could, I would bring Grigori back to life so that I could kill him, ala Pushing Daisies. Not only did he torture Ilya's mother to the point where she committed suicide, but he made his older son into an almost-perfect copy of himself and his bullying. The tragedy in all of this is how, in spite of his father's many aggressions against him, Ilya desperately loves him and seeks his approval. Ilya's saving grace is that he combines his father's aggressiveness with his mother's graciousness and style. The result is the lovable rogue that he is.