Respect the beard

I like when a male television character is going through something and he grows a beard.  The beard conveys gravitas, and a turning inward.  It shows internal conflict ("I have had neither the time nor the shallow vanity for my appearance, for I have been wrestling in my soul") and earned wisdom ("not only am I old enough and manly enough for a beard, but I have struggled for the self-knowledge this beard signifies").

Respect McDreamy's beard.