Rick O’Connell – as in, yes, Brendan Fraser’s adventuring hero in The Mummy – might just be the most underrated love interest of all time. Here’s why.
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“I think he’s filthy, rude, and a complete scoundrel,” she says at one point. “I don’t like him one bit.”How Ghosts gave us TV’s very best depiction of marriage and long-term love Basically, O’Connell kicks things off like any old action hero: all bluff and bravado and ‘shoot first, ask questions later’ vibes. As he grows to learn more about his new librarian companion, though, his respect for Evie deepens. He gifts her a set of archaeological tools, blushing bashfully as he does so. Why? Oh, just because he knows she’s a passionate scholar of Egyptology, who dreams of making a big Tut-style discovery, and he’s all about supporting that dream.
When she gets tipsy, he doesn’t put the moves on her : instead, he teaches her how to throw a punch. So nobody ever messes with her.. And, when she tells him all about the process of mummification, he hangs on her every single word. In fact, he’s the kind of guy who listens more than he talks, is always willing to take on advice and suggestions , offers up genuine apologies when he’s done something wrong, and who asks questions.