H50 Ep: Mai Ka Wa Kahiko

[the_other_sandy]

Well, that was nerve-racking.

One of the things I've always loved about the big emotional episodes is how Steve and Danny balance each other out. If one is upset, the other makes an effort to be extra calm. Steve only let himself freak out when Danny wasn't with him. And how awesome was it that Steve was just as upset about the threat to Danny and his family as Danny was?

Steve is clearly rubbing off on Danny this season. First Danny taunted a suspect with a live grenade a few episodes ago, and then tonight alone he tried to drown a fugitive, shot a handcuffed prisoner, and did some driving that ensures he never gets to complain about Steve's driving ever again. Although my favorite? Danny body-checking Painter into the pool without getting wet. If that were Steve, he would've tackled Painter and landed in the pool himself. And possibly taken off his shirt to dry off. Wait...why is that a bad thing again?

Rick was a real sleazebag. Did anyone catch who played him? His bone structure reminded me of the Wellers (actors Peter and Frederick). Not only is Rick not dead, but he failed to get revenge on Danny and Danny shot him. I'm thinking this will not make Rick less pissed off. I hope we see him again. Except for how I kind of don't, because did I mention he was a real sleazebag?

I just hope Rachel doesn't try to take visitation away from Danny again. Grace getting kidnapped was way worse than her hiding in the bathroom during the football game shooting last season. I think Rachel and Danny are getting along much better now than they were then, but Rachel is still a very upset mother of a very upset elementary schooler. Actually, all Rachel and Stan would have to do is move away from Hawai'i. Danny seems to have blown his savings moving there from Jersey. I doubt he could afford to follow them if they moved to Australia or Singapore or something. It'll be interesting to see what kind of relationship Danny has with the Edwardses after Grace's kidnapping and Danny shooting Stan.

Comments

[cmariad.livejournal.com]

Rick was played by an actor named Peter Greene. Apparently he played a "big bad"--as Peter Lenkov likes to call them--in Pulp Fiction & some other fairly high profile/well-known movies, etc. His "unusual" look may be due to the fact he apparently had a heroin addiction for a number of years, according to information posted by others about him elsewhere H50's discussed.

[the-other-sandy.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the info. I still think he and Peter Weller were separated at birth. The resemblance is uncanny.

[and-ed.livejournal.com]

"Steve only let himself freak out when Danny wasn't with him." Yes! I love that, too, so much.

Like you, I'm very curious to see what happens between Danny and Stan and Rachel after this.

[the-other-sandy.livejournal.com]

I wish there had been time for more of an epilogue. There were so many things I wanted to see addressed, but suddenly the episode was over.

[seesmooshrun.livejournal.com]

Well, that was nerve-racking

Word.

he would've tackled Painter and landed in the pool himself. And possibly taken off his shirt to dry off. Wait...why is that a bad thing again?

Kinda what i was thinking...

Loved this episode. Didn't miss Joe AT ALL. I can't truthfully say I didn't think about him... since I caught myself TWICE thinking "Gee, I don't miss Joe at all."

[the-other-sandy.livejournal.com]

I didn't miss Joe either. Here's hoping we can get rid of Lori, too, and get back to the original team.

[bookwurm.livejournal.com]

I agree with emma_derosa that an epilogue would have been better than the fluff with Lori at the beginning. Give it up, PTB -- your epic Steve+Lori relationship subplot Just Doesn't Work. She cannot banter like Danny; she ends up sounding like an idiot. Just to be clear, if you sprain your ankle halfway through a race and the person you're racing against has to carry you to the paramedics, you didn't win.

On a brighter note, Danny was definitely channeling his inner Steve in this episode. I love Steve having to be the voice of reason at the pool. He looked so confused being on the other end of things!

Steve having to take his shirt off after tackling Painter into the pool would not have been a bad thing, but Danny's take-down was pretty sweet. For that matter, Danny having to take off his shirt after tackling Painter into the pool wouldn't have been bad either, but I'll give the stay-dry body checking more BAMF points.

I hope Rachel doesn't try to take Grace away from Danny again. I was pretty impressed that he managed to look like he was following Rick's orders while doing as little damage to Stan as possible. If someone had been threatening my kid and messing with my head like that, I doubt I'd have the presence of mind to fake compliance as well as Danny did.

[the-other-sandy.livejournal.com]

She cannot banter like Danny

That's the unfortunate thing. We've had to sacrifice the Steve/Danny banter (which they are terrific at) in favor of Lori/whoever banter, and she's just not very good at it. And some of the banter as written was actually very cute, it was just her delivery that killed it dead.

but I'll give the stay-dry body checking more BAMF points.

I love 'work smarter, not harder' Danny.

I doubt I'd have the presence of mind to fake compliance as well as Danny did.

Me either. Not only did he mostly fake it with Stan, he also got Rachel and the baby safe at HPD so he didn't have to worry about them too. And he almost managed to keep his back-up piece. It was only because Rick knew him so well that he couldn't pull that off.

[huntress69.livejournal.com]

I love Peter Greene, I think me and 5 other people watched him in the "Black Donnellys". If Lenkov goes the route of Rachel trying to wrest custody from Danny I will be quite disappointed, unless Danny fires back with Stan being the cause of the carjacking last season. And also, if they do that, then that makes Rachel kind of stupid, because does that mean if she leaves nobody will ever try to hurt Grace again? If they want to get to Danny that way, they'll manage it no matter where she is. I think this should have been a 2-parter, and I am hoping Rick returns to make Danny's life miserable again.

[the-other-sandy.livejournal.com]

Rick was such a strong character that it would be a shame if we didn't see him again. He could be Danny's Wo Fat.