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the_other_sandy) wrote2012-11-12 10:38 pm
the_other_sandy) wrote2012-11-12 10:38 pm
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H50 Ep: I Ka Wa Mamua
Holy crap! Thank you, Show. You don't know how much I needed this today.
I feel like I'm just going to be stating the obvious a lot tonight, but I'm operating on four hours of sleep and boiling a pot of pasta nearly exceeded my skill set earlier this evening, so...
Was it just me, or were TPTB trying to cram an entire season of Danny badassery into this one episode? This is totally not a complaint on my part. Show has been a little short on BAMF!Danny lately and I've missed him.
And now we know what Danny was doing on 9/11--losing his partner in a completely unrelated shooting. And he couldn't get any help for either himself or her (although she was most certainly beyond help by that point), because all the first responders were needed elsewhere. And on top of having his partner shot to death in front of him that day, he would have had to worry about his dad and any friends he had who responded to the towers.
The whole day had started out so well, too, what with him finding out that Rachel was pregnant. I'd always thought that Rachel's fear for Danny regarding his job (and the beginning of the cracks in their marriage) had started later, maybe when Grace was a toddler or in pre-school, but apparently it started much, much earlier, even before they named their daughter for Danny's murdered partner.
Angstiness aside, though, I need to go back and find out who wrote this episode, because it was nice to hear some decent teamy banter again that didn't sound forced and awkward. They really sounded like a family for the first time in a long time, with Max (through his niece) recommending the dress store, Steve preferring Danny in a plunging neckline so he can ogle Danny's chest hair, and the cousins mocking Danny's dancing skills.
And Danny also got to be the most adorable dad ever both at the dress store where the clerk couldn't stop beaming at him, and at the dance itself where he managed to set aside his crappy day to dance to One Direction with his daughter. Grace looked like she was having more fun than anyone else on that dance floor, and Danny was way more graceful than Kono and Chin suggested with their teasing.
We didn't even have to wait until episode 23 for a McDanno hug! (Although this better not be a trade-off--I still expect my episode 23 hug, Show.)
And now I should probably go to bed and try this sleep thing I've heard so much about.
I feel like I'm just going to be stating the obvious a lot tonight, but I'm operating on four hours of sleep and boiling a pot of pasta nearly exceeded my skill set earlier this evening, so...
Was it just me, or were TPTB trying to cram an entire season of Danny badassery into this one episode? This is totally not a complaint on my part. Show has been a little short on BAMF!Danny lately and I've missed him.
And now we know what Danny was doing on 9/11--losing his partner in a completely unrelated shooting. And he couldn't get any help for either himself or her (although she was most certainly beyond help by that point), because all the first responders were needed elsewhere. And on top of having his partner shot to death in front of him that day, he would have had to worry about his dad and any friends he had who responded to the towers.
The whole day had started out so well, too, what with him finding out that Rachel was pregnant. I'd always thought that Rachel's fear for Danny regarding his job (and the beginning of the cracks in their marriage) had started later, maybe when Grace was a toddler or in pre-school, but apparently it started much, much earlier, even before they named their daughter for Danny's murdered partner.
Angstiness aside, though, I need to go back and find out who wrote this episode, because it was nice to hear some decent teamy banter again that didn't sound forced and awkward. They really sounded like a family for the first time in a long time, with Max (through his niece) recommending the dress store, Steve preferring Danny in a plunging neckline so he can ogle Danny's chest hair, and the cousins mocking Danny's dancing skills.
And Danny also got to be the most adorable dad ever both at the dress store where the clerk couldn't stop beaming at him, and at the dance itself where he managed to set aside his crappy day to dance to One Direction with his daughter. Grace looked like she was having more fun than anyone else on that dance floor, and Danny was way more graceful than Kono and Chin suggested with their teasing.
We didn't even have to wait until episode 23 for a McDanno hug! (Although this better not be a trade-off--I still expect my episode 23 hug, Show.)
And now I should probably go to bed and try this sleep thing I've heard so much about.
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Throw that on with what happened to Billy when Danny was younger. And later Meka.
Geesh, how is Danny not heavily medicated in a room somewhere?
I think we did indeed see the moment that eventually ended Danny’s marriage. Not to mention why he’s always yelling at Steve about back-up. This episode kind clicked together and explained lot of Danny’s ‘quirks’ as Steve like to think of them.
I’m still trying to decide if they might be hinting that Danny’s got a much more colorful past than we know yet. Maybe they do plan to run with the original series background where Danny served in an ‘elite’ unit. The original hinted it might be the army but they never really specified military or domestic.
Because holy crap!
Danny didn’t learn those moves at the police academy. He was a killing machine that easily could have kept up with Steve in SEAL mode any day.
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Good point. Now Steve knows that Danny is a worrier for a reason.
I’m still trying to decide if they might be hinting that Danny’s got a much more colorful past than we know yet.
That would be awesome, but Show would have to do some serious explaining as to why he only uses those elite skills once or twice a season.
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-Sigh- Very true.
On the other hand?
What’s another recon taking in to account Steve’s mother’s story has only been rewritten twice (or is it three times?) now? Much less a recon that might actually make sense and explain:
1) Why Steve never doubted Danny could back his SEAL-self up
2) Why no one ever questioned Danny being named as SIC of the task force
3) Hetty remarks to Meeks about Danny
4) Danny’s shooting abilities and his expertise with a wide range of firearms
And ‘elite’ might not mean SEAL level badassery. It could mean something like a very, very deep cover assignment for the FBI in his younger days. :)
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It's funny. The season that Show spent focusing on Steve's backstory involved oodles of betrayal and Steve being stupidly distant from his teammates. Now Show seems to be focusing on Danny's backstory, with lots of banter and bromance. There's still plenty of angst and suffering, but Danny deals with it by bringing Steve closer instead of pushing him away. I like this much better!
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