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The Dresden Files: What About Bob?
Bob's skull is stolen by someone thought to be dead for 5 years, Harry's uncle Justin Morningway. Bob is offered freedom from the 800 year curse that has bound him to the skull in return for his skills in Thaumaturgy. A life for a life.
Meanwhile the Chicago Police are reopening the case of Morningway's death and it just might ruin the bond of trust between Harry and Murphy.
Meanwhile the Chicago Police are reopening the case of Morningway's death and it just might ruin the bond of trust between Harry and Murphy.
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Episode Info
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Episode number: 1x10 Production Number: 109 Airdate: Sunday April 01st, 2007 Special Airtime: 09:00 pm Alternate Airdates:
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Episode Notes
This episode ran as the season finale in Canada (Apr 15, 2007), but in the US it was the third to last episode (April 1, 2007).
In this episode Morningway introduces Bob as Hrothbert of Bainbridge.
Look closely at the scene where Harry storms into the morgue. Behind the lid of Morningway's coffin is Jim Butcher, Harry's creator!
Episode Quotes
(Bob reveals himself to Harry for the first time)
Young Harry: Uh... is he a genie?
Bob: I'm not a genie, I'm a sorceror.
Morningway: Former sorceror. His soul was damned for eternity, trapped inside his own skull.
Young Harry: (To Morningway) What did he do?
Bob: I can hear you.
Young Harry: He's cranky.
Morningway: Yes he is, and very smart. You'll learn a lot from him.
Young Harry: Uh... is he a genie?
Bob: I'm not a genie, I'm a sorceror.
Morningway: Former sorceror. His soul was damned for eternity, trapped inside his own skull.
Young Harry: (To Morningway) What did he do?
Bob: I can hear you.
Young Harry: He's cranky.
Morningway: Yes he is, and very smart. You'll learn a lot from him.
Harry: (holding Bob in his arms) It's okay Bob, it's okay. You're gonna be okay.
Bob: (weakly) If by 'okay' you mean dead, then yes.
Harry: Please don't die on me Bob.
(Harry cries as Bob grows limp in his arms. Bob's body disappears and reappears across the room.)
Bob: That is really touching.
Harry: Bob that's not fair. You knew...
Bob: Once cursed, always cursed. My soul forever ensnared forbidden to move on.
Harry: Well I guess I can live with that.
Bob: Yes I thought you might.
Bob: (weakly) If by 'okay' you mean dead, then yes.
Harry: Please don't die on me Bob.
(Harry cries as Bob grows limp in his arms. Bob's body disappears and reappears across the room.)
Bob: That is really touching.
Harry: Bob that's not fair. You knew...
Bob: Once cursed, always cursed. My soul forever ensnared forbidden to move on.
Harry: Well I guess I can live with that.
Bob: Yes I thought you might.
Harry: How's Bob?
Morningway: As you know, cranky.
Harry: Still?
Morningway: Eternally.
Morningway: As you know, cranky.
Harry: Still?
Morningway: Eternally.
Cultural References
What About Bob?:
What About Bob? (1991) is the name of a movie staring Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss. It's about an obsessive compulsive patient who drives his psychiatrist nuts after tracking him down while on a family vacation.
What About Bob? (1991) is the name of a movie staring Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss. It's about an obsessive compulsive patient who drives his psychiatrist nuts after tracking him down while on a family vacation.
Episode References
In this episode Harry has flashbacks from The Boone Identity (using black magic to save Murphy) and Soul Beneficiary (When Bob told Harry why he was cursed).
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