The Confession

Yes, I am in fact obsessed with Richard Armitage and have hidden it from everyone except my mother. She would have been in the dark as well if she had not been watching North and South with me that fateful night that I became aware of RA's existence. It's odd though because I had seen him in Shakespeare Retold: Macbeth not too long before watching North and South, and did not really notice him. I was too busy paying attention to James McAvoy. Not to discount Mr. McAvoy, but he really doesn't compare to RA.
The day after watching N &S I began watching the BBC's Robin Hood. I finished the entire series 1, 2, and 3 in a week much to the detriment of finals. Then I began Spooks, then the Impressionists, then Sparkhouse, then Moving On, then Cold Feet, then Between the Sheets and then the Vicar of Dibley Christmas Special. I'm hooked, everyday I have to watch at least a clip of one of his characters. When I get on the computer there are several blogs and websites I check immediately to see if there are any updates. I feel slightly ashamed, no more than slightly, really ashamed that I've become this enthralled by an actor. But its hard not to be enthralled by his acting, there is always so much going on behind his dialogue and facial expressions, every character he inhabits displays some inner turmoil or depth that is intriguing to watch.
So my question is, and I know there are a lot of people that have experienced this fall to Richard Armitage's amazing acting and charming good looks, does it go away? Not that I don't want to continue to see his work and enjoy it but I'd like to feel less crazy about it. For instance, I have never written a blog, I thought I might a few years ago when I started this one, but I never posted a single thing til now and its about a person I do not know.... so yeah I feel a little bit odd about my reaction to him.

Uh huh, exactly. This is what "Blue Steel" a la Zoolander was meant to look like.