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    18 Reasons Ben McKenzie Is The Total Package

    Happy 36th birthday, Ben!!!

    1. Because Ben McKenzie has surpassed every low expectation set for a teen boy growing up in the roughest part of Chino.

    2. Because of the way Ben McKenzie looked smoking in the driveway before quickly giving up smoking, for class reasons.

    3. Because Ben McKenzie, himself, later did a perfect callback with a healthier option.

    4. Because Ben McKenzie is such a good brother that he visited his brother in prison and hid his shock when that brother appeared to be a completely different person upon his release.

    5. Because Ben McKenzie is responsible for the the immortal pre-punch war cry "You know what I like about rich kids? NOTHIN'"

    6. Because of the time Ben McKenzie gave his jacket coat to Marissa Cooper and you were like omg.

    7. Because nobody else but Ben McKenzie could make brooding & bangs look so good.

    8. Because look at that face.

    9. Because of that one time Ben McKenzie was afraid of heights on the ferris wheel and Marissa Cooper was like "I have a good idea for how to fix this, Ben!"

    10. Because Ben McKenzie ran up so many stairs in slow-motion because he realized he loved Marissa Cooper back OBVIOUSLY.

    11. And because he made it *JUST* in time because Ben McKenzie is SO RELIABLE.

    12. Because Ben McKenzie is so cute when he's lying.

    13. And because Ben McKenzie personally carried Marissa out of an exploding car.

    14. Because Ben McKenzie showed us that loving again IS possible.

    15. Because Ben McKenzie was the hottest 27 year-old college freshman that human history has ever known.

    16. Because Ben McKenzie rolled into our hearts in a hoodie and a choker.

    17. ... and then became a sexy cop, and kept the passenger side looking just as great.

    18. And now he is going to start fighting crime alongside the actual Batman, which is such an honorable, Ben McKenzie thing to do.

    (Happy birthday, Ben!)