"5-0 is not a democracy: it's a benevolent dictatorship. Got it?"
This post is gonna be FULL of CAPSLOCK, jsyk.
Hawaii Five-0, 1x24: Oia'i'o
First of all, OHMYGODS WHAT THE FUCK TIMES A MILLION.
Look, I had to. Anyway...
LOL at the glaring lack of Sang-Min. Look, I despise that crook, but if he had to cockblock so frustratingly last week, I imagined he would at least be, I dunno, semi-relevant in this episode. OH WELL.
(Btw I have been leaving comments left and right at all hours of the night, so if some of this reads like déjà-vu, oops, sorry, etc. THINKING'S STILL TOO MUCH TO ASK AND BREATHING IS A FOREIGN TASK)
Where the fuck did Laura/Chin come from? LOL I MEAN I WAS ALL FOR IT. With their "sexting with their eyes," and it's funny how Steve's the one to point it out. OF COURSE YOU WOULD KNOW, STEVEN, YOU AND DANNY HAVE ONLY BEEN SEXTING WITH YOUR EYES FOREVER. Favorite line. (Just add it to the pile.) But then poor Laura gets blown to bits. Oh well, I also like Reiko Aylesworth!
I am trying, trying to wrap my head around the fact that NINETEEN YEARS AGO, Steve's mom was killed to protect the Governor's shady business. I mean, I'll freely admit I have no idea how gubernatorial mandates work, but y'know, still, NINETEEN YEARS. How does that even work?
But who cares, right? BECAUSE WTF IS THIS DANNY PLOTLINE STRAIGHT OUT OF DAYTIME SOAP OPERAS? LOL. And also, I like Rachel just fine, but let's be honest here for one godsdamn minute:
FFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!
DON'T THEY KNOW BABIES RUIN EVERYTHING? Then again, maybe that's what it'd take for Danny to even consider leaving Steve behind; the idea of fresh starts and all? LOL FAIL. Like, what is this hot mess even? Whoever came up with that idea needs to shut their whore mouth, preferably for a long time yet.
Having said that, I have no problems whatsoever with Danny here. Look, it's one thing to get a divorce and go through the motions, and it's another to stop being anything: someone's family, for one thing, and oh I don't know, in love for another. And you know Danny's not the kind of guy who walks out on his family - which, hey, I guess that makes Steve family now, and how is that a bad thing? Haters to the left. Rachel's feelings, I'm less sure about. I just think she's coming out of another failed relationship and she'll always wonder, if she could have just held on to Danny, but we all know that's not her life. Of course a pregnancy always precipitates decisions that may not always be wisest. I do not, by any means, LIKE IT but I'm not too worried over this.
Also we shall have delightfully angsty fic in the summer, so that sweetens the deal. I AM NOT AT ALL TERRIFIED THAT THEY'LL FUCK UP DANNY ROYALLY AT THE START OF NEXT SEASON. UH-UH. IF ALL ELSE FAILS WRITERS I'M LOOKING AT YOU, IN SCOTT WE TRUST. (Oh hey, episode title!)
Anyway, moving on. LOL THE HPD POLICE CHIEF IS SO BITCHY. "Go ahead, take it!" Oh, Chin-Ho Kelly, you hold such power over me. When he says 5-0's home now? LET ME DIE GLEEFULLY. Unrelatedly, I love the way Alex says "both." And now excuse me as I lose my proverbial shit over "SEXTING YOU WITH HER EYES" all over again. LMAO. But I mean, Laura. WHAT WERE YOU THINKING? Slipping evidence and thinking the Gov. wouldn't notice? Oh, honey.
BA BA BA BA BAAAAAAAA BAAA BA BA BA BA BAAAA
I approve of the shirt choice, Det. Williams. UNF. [/Shameless_Objectification]
Also I know it's tacky to comment on, but Alex looked EPIC LEVELS of tired even in the opening scenes. I am foolishly choosing to assume Steve's been restless and tightly-wound ever since finding out about Danny and Rachel and "for a little while". You can't change my mind.
Jenna is assuming the exact precise role I wanted for her, which pleases me greatly! She can do all the magic-table mumbo-jumbo whatevers while EVERYONE ELSE is on the field kicking ass and taking names. Also, you guys, SHE HAS CONTACTS ON THE GRAY MARKET OKAY? THE GRAY MARKET. NOT JUST THE BLACK MARKET. ERGO, JENNA KAYE IS BETTER THAN YOU. It's settled.
This now makes the third consecutive cargument-free episode, and that makes me VERY SAD INDEED. Look, I understand they may not want to air Danny and Steve's most recent squabbles (THE RACHEL THING. FOR A WHILE.) but come on, give us anything. Sadface.
Random: I kinda like Laura's handwriting.
Steve's heaven. Eggs!!!!1! These guys eat breakfast together, which Danny cooks. BOOM, CANON OVERNIGHTS! What is seen cannot be unseen. And omg, how much do I love Steve's "I will shoot you in the face"? A STUNNING AMOUNT, AT THE VERY LEAST. DON'T PISS OFF STEVE MCGARRETT, PEOPLES, HE WILL SHOOT YOU IN THE FUCKING FACE. lol, never change. Danny with the pepper spray was the cherry on the cake, although our perp here also did a mean impression of Pheobe Buffay catching a peek of CHANDLER AND MONICA, CHANDLER AND MONICA!!!1! (Please don't let me know if you didn't get that.) It was all-around delightful.
Another tacky observation: SCOTTY YOU FORGOT THE SUNSCREEN. So now, I'll take the liberty to assume that Danny has, indeed, been taking yet more surfing lessons and/or hitting the beach with Grace and Rachel. But more likely the former, I'm just saying. MY INANE ASSUMPTIONS, OKAY.
Getting a LOST-ish vibe from the music cues in the Governor's office! I DO NOT DISLIKE THIS.
And now, in possibly one of the most adorable scenes ever (okay, barring the whole of last week's hugfest): 5-O TAKING A VOTE ON THE CERTIFIABILITY OF STEVE'S DEMENTIA. Danny, I love you SO VERY, VERY MUCH. AND PERFECT FACES AND RESPONSES ALL AROUND. JENNA KAYE I WANT TO PUT YOU IN MY POCKET AND CARRY YOU WITH ME EVERYWHERE. But most of all, how fucking perfect is it that Steve has that line at the ready, and without pause, very seriously reminds everyone that he is the dictator in this house. LOL LOL LOL FAVORITE LINE. (Add it to the pile!)
AND NOW LOOK AT STEVE AT THE CRIME SCENE, SO VERY TIGHTLY-WOUND AND DANNY HANDLING HIM, I CANNOT TAKE THIS SCENE. MY HEART. MY HEART. I CAN'T DEAL WITH THIS. STEVE IS ABOUT TO FUCKING BLOW A GASKET. OR CRY, I'M NOT SURE. AND DANNY TRYING TO GET THROUGH. UGH, MY HEART. DID I MENTION? MY HEART.
I'm not gonna comment on the baby thing again, but Rachel honey, what's with the meeting in a total random place? It just makes you seem like a contrived plot point. :(
NINJA STEVE! His freaking moves, so amusing. OOOH FANCY SHOT FROM INSIDE THE DRAWER. Unused CGI budget?
DANNY STOP BEING SO CUTE. Ugh, if I ever divorce my husband to go live in a swanky mansion in Hawaii, and he's good enough to still love me after a bitter custody fight and depression and forced relocation because, oh I don't know, I took his child 5,000 miles away, and then my current marriage falls apart? I AM NOT ABOVE FALLING BACK INTO THAT GUY'S ARMS, IS ALL I'M SAYING. ashkjalj;askj. I don't want to judge Rachel harshly here, as I've really enjoyed her all season. See above for my general thoughts. I don't question Danny's love, but to me she just seems confused and distressed and clearly emotional at this point. TL;DR DANNY YOU NEED TO STOP. WITH THE CUTENESS. RIGHT NOW.
I am kind of glad, not gonna lie, that we were spared that soul-ripping (SOUL-RIPPING) conversation where Danny tells Steve he's leaving, and hey, they probably need to be more drunk for this, so he's brought a couple of six-packs. Infinite creys just thinking about it. Thankfully, in lieu of tragedy unfolding, Danny omits to knock on the door, because shit, since when does he knock here, you know? and all of a sudden he's got Steve all over him (not altogether unpleasant, intent notwithstanding) and now, fuck if Danny can even remember why he came.
AND STEVE WITH THE TIGHTLY-WOUND AND THE "COME HERE" AND THE... TOY POLICE CAR? WHYYYYYY. AND THE DISPLACED GUILT! <3 <3 <3
Danny, love you forever but your "voice of reason" cred just took a bad hit in the last minutes, brah. Love you. I LIKE HPD DUKE! HE CAN STAY. LET'S HAVE HIM BACK NEXT SEASON. Also, LOL at Steve's EPIC BITCH FACE on that picture in his file. Haha, there's that "I'll shoot you in the fucking face" sentiment. A+ shot. Meanwhile, Danny facepalms in the background (for serious; it is kinda adorable).
I am amazed at how many officers HPD sent to bring Steve in, lol. Clearly his reputation precedes him, and the best part is they don't even get him then. XD Oh, Honolulu PD. You guys see even less action now that 5-0 goes for all the big fish.
KAMEKONA YOUR SENSE OF FRIENDSHIP IS ADMIRABLE. Stupid as hell, but beautiful.
Oh dudes! That moment when Chin tells the gang, with mucho gusto and exasperation, "I'm not gonna stand around here and do nothing"? THAT, my friends and frienemies, is THE moment I will be pointing to all hiatus-long when people are Chin-hatin', calling betrayal and clamoring for his head on a spear. SIT DOWN Y'ALL, CHIN'S GOT THIS. He went back to work for Steve from the inside.
DID I EVER MENTION HOW MUCH I LOVE JENNA? AND DANNY? AND NOT AT ALL JENNA/DANNY BUT THIS ONE SCENE WAS EPIC CUTE? Well. Consider it mentioned. I like Danny taking charge, even when he does so through clenched teeth that make him difficult to understand sometimes. I got the gist: "gonna find McGarrett before they do." Ugh, be more ridiculous. ♥
Also I am going to NEED that Danny-rant when he figures out Steve was driving around in the Marquis, about how OF COURSE that old thing would break down 9 miles into a casual morning ride, but run just fine when Steve's on a suicide mission. But WAIT. Did Danny COMPLETELY FORGET about the flight to Jersey and everything that means until Rachel called him from the airport? 'CAUSE IT SURE LOOKED LIKE IT. And hey, Danny, whatever you say, whatever you say. Like, break more promises, sure! (You know, I really don't actually mind too much.)
And now this epic scene. STEVE IS NOT CRYING, GUYS, HE'S JUST SWEATING FROM HIS EYES. REALLY. lol at all the product placement. BUT STILL. EPIC SCENE WAS EPIC. I KIND OF CAN'T WAIT FOR SEASON 4 WHEN WE FIND OUT THE GOV. WAS REALLY STEVE'S BIO-MOTHER. LULZ. ANGST. VENGEANCE.
Wo-Fat's got mad swag going on, and clearly doesn't want Steve dead. INTERESTING. [insert "don't tase me, bro" quip here] Anyway anyway, well done Jean Smart and Mark Dacascos, scene was fantastic.
Chin and Steve omg, his little "it wasn't me, Chin" and his little resigned "okay" OMFG MY EMOTIONS. MY EMOTIONS.
But then Danny gets here, and Steve's raspy "Danny!" is so desperate-like and fraught with get me out of here that Danny can hear and responds to perfectly and -- what, you think I'm exaggerating? Rewatch it and come again.
Now also, the way he lays into Chin, just with a pinch of Where It Hurts. Just.. I am DISARMED, pretty much completely, by how loyal Danny remains. It's a little bit of, you know, he's been around the block - clearing Meka's name - before and he's not gonna let Steve go down for this, and it's a little of BUT HOW CAN CHIN BE DOING THIS, which I can totally see as well, from Danny's angle. It's a beautiful, heartwrenching thing.
Also I will cling to this line the rest of the summer: "What did you do, WHAT DID YOU DO? You just went back to them after everything they did to you? Huh?" You could easily flip the question on Danny and (the answer would be that godsdamn baby, but) you have to wonder if that's something he's been struggling with at all.
Last but not least, OH SHIT KONO TAKING THE FALL. THAT LOOK EXCHANGED WITH STEVE, THO. YOU KNOW HE'S BLAMING HIMSELF. (I AM READY FOR THE FIC.)
Aaaand 'To be continued...', WELL THANK GOODNESS. lol I can't take this much stress. Clearly. I would apologize for the length and spazziness of this post, but you have to understand, I needed it.
The season as a whole, look, I'm not gonna pretend it was 100% perfect, 100% of the time; but it has been truly WONDROUS AMOUNTS OF FUN and I am forever in love with these characters. So yes, yes, I will most definitely be back for more in the fall! Yay! \o/
In case you missed it, I'm running this silly little thing because sometimes the Emmy awards go to all the wrong people and I don't know a single living, breathing person who watches Two And A Half Men. Check it out:
Alternate Primetime Emmy's!
The Outstanding Television Awards*
* As Elected By a Grossly Unrepresentative Portion of the Internet
Hawaii Five-0, 1x24: Oia'i'o
First of all, OHMYGODS WHAT THE FUCK TIMES A MILLION.
Look, I had to. Anyway...
LOL at the glaring lack of Sang-Min. Look, I despise that crook, but if he had to cockblock so frustratingly last week, I imagined he would at least be, I dunno, semi-relevant in this episode. OH WELL.
(Btw I have been leaving comments left and right at all hours of the night, so if some of this reads like déjà-vu, oops, sorry, etc. THINKING'S STILL TOO MUCH TO ASK AND BREATHING IS A FOREIGN TASK)
Where the fuck did Laura/Chin come from? LOL I MEAN I WAS ALL FOR IT. With their "sexting with their eyes," and it's funny how Steve's the one to point it out. OF COURSE YOU WOULD KNOW, STEVEN, YOU AND DANNY HAVE ONLY BEEN SEXTING WITH YOUR EYES FOREVER. Favorite line. (Just add it to the pile.) But then poor Laura gets blown to bits. Oh well, I also like Reiko Aylesworth!
I am trying, trying to wrap my head around the fact that NINETEEN YEARS AGO, Steve's mom was killed to protect the Governor's shady business. I mean, I'll freely admit I have no idea how gubernatorial mandates work, but y'know, still, NINETEEN YEARS. How does that even work?
But who cares, right? BECAUSE WTF IS THIS DANNY PLOTLINE STRAIGHT OUT OF DAYTIME SOAP OPERAS? LOL. And also, I like Rachel just fine, but let's be honest here for one godsdamn minute:
FFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!
DON'T THEY KNOW BABIES RUIN EVERYTHING? Then again, maybe that's what it'd take for Danny to even consider leaving Steve behind; the idea of fresh starts and all? LOL FAIL. Like, what is this hot mess even? Whoever came up with that idea needs to shut their whore mouth, preferably for a long time yet.
Having said that, I have no problems whatsoever with Danny here. Look, it's one thing to get a divorce and go through the motions, and it's another to stop being anything: someone's family, for one thing, and oh I don't know, in love for another. And you know Danny's not the kind of guy who walks out on his family - which, hey, I guess that makes Steve family now, and how is that a bad thing? Haters to the left. Rachel's feelings, I'm less sure about. I just think she's coming out of another failed relationship and she'll always wonder, if she could have just held on to Danny, but we all know that's not her life. Of course a pregnancy always precipitates decisions that may not always be wisest. I do not, by any means, LIKE IT but I'm not too worried over this.
Also we shall have delightfully angsty fic in the summer, so that sweetens the deal. I AM NOT AT ALL TERRIFIED THAT THEY'LL FUCK UP DANNY ROYALLY AT THE START OF NEXT SEASON. UH-UH. IF ALL ELSE FAILS WRITERS I'M LOOKING AT YOU, IN SCOTT WE TRUST. (Oh hey, episode title!)
Anyway, moving on. LOL THE HPD POLICE CHIEF IS SO BITCHY. "Go ahead, take it!" Oh, Chin-Ho Kelly, you hold such power over me. When he says 5-0's home now? LET ME DIE GLEEFULLY. Unrelatedly, I love the way Alex says "both." And now excuse me as I lose my proverbial shit over "SEXTING YOU WITH HER EYES" all over again. LMAO. But I mean, Laura. WHAT WERE YOU THINKING? Slipping evidence and thinking the Gov. wouldn't notice? Oh, honey.
BA BA BA BA BAAAAAAAA BAAA BA BA BA BA BAAAA
I approve of the shirt choice, Det. Williams. UNF. [/Shameless_Objectification]
Also I know it's tacky to comment on, but Alex looked EPIC LEVELS of tired even in the opening scenes. I am foolishly choosing to assume Steve's been restless and tightly-wound ever since finding out about Danny and Rachel and "for a little while". You can't change my mind.
Jenna is assuming the exact precise role I wanted for her, which pleases me greatly! She can do all the magic-table mumbo-jumbo whatevers while EVERYONE ELSE is on the field kicking ass and taking names. Also, you guys, SHE HAS CONTACTS ON THE GRAY MARKET OKAY? THE GRAY MARKET. NOT JUST THE BLACK MARKET. ERGO, JENNA KAYE IS BETTER THAN YOU. It's settled.
This now makes the third consecutive cargument-free episode, and that makes me VERY SAD INDEED. Look, I understand they may not want to air Danny and Steve's most recent squabbles (THE RACHEL THING. FOR A WHILE.) but come on, give us anything. Sadface.
Random: I kinda like Laura's handwriting.
Steve's heaven. Eggs!!!!1! These guys eat breakfast together, which Danny cooks. BOOM, CANON OVERNIGHTS! What is seen cannot be unseen. And omg, how much do I love Steve's "I will shoot you in the face"? A STUNNING AMOUNT, AT THE VERY LEAST. DON'T PISS OFF STEVE MCGARRETT, PEOPLES, HE WILL SHOOT YOU IN THE FUCKING FACE. lol, never change. Danny with the pepper spray was the cherry on the cake, although our perp here also did a mean impression of Pheobe Buffay catching a peek of CHANDLER AND MONICA, CHANDLER AND MONICA!!!1! (Please don't let me know if you didn't get that.) It was all-around delightful.
Another tacky observation: SCOTTY YOU FORGOT THE SUNSCREEN. So now, I'll take the liberty to assume that Danny has, indeed, been taking yet more surfing lessons and/or hitting the beach with Grace and Rachel. But more likely the former, I'm just saying. MY INANE ASSUMPTIONS, OKAY.
Getting a LOST-ish vibe from the music cues in the Governor's office! I DO NOT DISLIKE THIS.
And now, in possibly one of the most adorable scenes ever (okay, barring the whole of last week's hugfest): 5-O TAKING A VOTE ON THE CERTIFIABILITY OF STEVE'S DEMENTIA. Danny, I love you SO VERY, VERY MUCH. AND PERFECT FACES AND RESPONSES ALL AROUND. JENNA KAYE I WANT TO PUT YOU IN MY POCKET AND CARRY YOU WITH ME EVERYWHERE. But most of all, how fucking perfect is it that Steve has that line at the ready, and without pause, very seriously reminds everyone that he is the dictator in this house. LOL LOL LOL FAVORITE LINE. (Add it to the pile!)
AND NOW LOOK AT STEVE AT THE CRIME SCENE, SO VERY TIGHTLY-WOUND AND DANNY HANDLING HIM, I CANNOT TAKE THIS SCENE. MY HEART. MY HEART. I CAN'T DEAL WITH THIS. STEVE IS ABOUT TO FUCKING BLOW A GASKET. OR CRY, I'M NOT SURE. AND DANNY TRYING TO GET THROUGH. UGH, MY HEART. DID I MENTION? MY HEART.
I'm not gonna comment on the baby thing again, but Rachel honey, what's with the meeting in a total random place? It just makes you seem like a contrived plot point. :(
NINJA STEVE! His freaking moves, so amusing. OOOH FANCY SHOT FROM INSIDE THE DRAWER. Unused CGI budget?
DANNY STOP BEING SO CUTE. Ugh, if I ever divorce my husband to go live in a swanky mansion in Hawaii, and he's good enough to still love me after a bitter custody fight and depression and forced relocation because, oh I don't know, I took his child 5,000 miles away, and then my current marriage falls apart? I AM NOT ABOVE FALLING BACK INTO THAT GUY'S ARMS, IS ALL I'M SAYING. ashkjalj;askj. I don't want to judge Rachel harshly here, as I've really enjoyed her all season. See above for my general thoughts. I don't question Danny's love, but to me she just seems confused and distressed and clearly emotional at this point. TL;DR DANNY YOU NEED TO STOP. WITH THE CUTENESS. RIGHT NOW.
I am kind of glad, not gonna lie, that we were spared that soul-ripping (SOUL-RIPPING) conversation where Danny tells Steve he's leaving, and hey, they probably need to be more drunk for this, so he's brought a couple of six-packs. Infinite creys just thinking about it. Thankfully, in lieu of tragedy unfolding, Danny omits to knock on the door, because shit, since when does he knock here, you know? and all of a sudden he's got Steve all over him (not altogether unpleasant, intent notwithstanding) and now, fuck if Danny can even remember why he came.
AND STEVE WITH THE TIGHTLY-WOUND AND THE "COME HERE" AND THE... TOY POLICE CAR? WHYYYYYY. AND THE DISPLACED GUILT! <3 <3 <3
Danny, love you forever but your "voice of reason" cred just took a bad hit in the last minutes, brah. Love you. I LIKE HPD DUKE! HE CAN STAY. LET'S HAVE HIM BACK NEXT SEASON. Also, LOL at Steve's EPIC BITCH FACE on that picture in his file. Haha, there's that "I'll shoot you in the fucking face" sentiment. A+ shot. Meanwhile, Danny facepalms in the background (for serious; it is kinda adorable).
I am amazed at how many officers HPD sent to bring Steve in, lol. Clearly his reputation precedes him, and the best part is they don't even get him then. XD Oh, Honolulu PD. You guys see even less action now that 5-0 goes for all the big fish.
KAMEKONA YOUR SENSE OF FRIENDSHIP IS ADMIRABLE. Stupid as hell, but beautiful.
Oh dudes! That moment when Chin tells the gang, with mucho gusto and exasperation, "I'm not gonna stand around here and do nothing"? THAT, my friends and frienemies, is THE moment I will be pointing to all hiatus-long when people are Chin-hatin', calling betrayal and clamoring for his head on a spear. SIT DOWN Y'ALL, CHIN'S GOT THIS. He went back to work for Steve from the inside.
DID I EVER MENTION HOW MUCH I LOVE JENNA? AND DANNY? AND NOT AT ALL JENNA/DANNY BUT THIS ONE SCENE WAS EPIC CUTE? Well. Consider it mentioned. I like Danny taking charge, even when he does so through clenched teeth that make him difficult to understand sometimes. I got the gist: "gonna find McGarrett before they do." Ugh, be more ridiculous. ♥
Also I am going to NEED that Danny-rant when he figures out Steve was driving around in the Marquis, about how OF COURSE that old thing would break down 9 miles into a casual morning ride, but run just fine when Steve's on a suicide mission. But WAIT. Did Danny COMPLETELY FORGET about the flight to Jersey and everything that means until Rachel called him from the airport? 'CAUSE IT SURE LOOKED LIKE IT. And hey, Danny, whatever you say, whatever you say. Like, break more promises, sure! (You know, I really don't actually mind too much.)
And now this epic scene. STEVE IS NOT CRYING, GUYS, HE'S JUST SWEATING FROM HIS EYES. REALLY. lol at all the product placement. BUT STILL. EPIC SCENE WAS EPIC. I KIND OF CAN'T WAIT FOR SEASON 4 WHEN WE FIND OUT THE GOV. WAS REALLY STEVE'S BIO-MOTHER. LULZ. ANGST. VENGEANCE.
Wo-Fat's got mad swag going on, and clearly doesn't want Steve dead. INTERESTING. [insert "don't tase me, bro" quip here] Anyway anyway, well done Jean Smart and Mark Dacascos, scene was fantastic.
Chin and Steve omg, his little "it wasn't me, Chin" and his little resigned "okay" OMFG MY EMOTIONS. MY EMOTIONS.
But then Danny gets here, and Steve's raspy "Danny!" is so desperate-like and fraught with get me out of here that Danny can hear and responds to perfectly and -- what, you think I'm exaggerating? Rewatch it and come again.
Now also, the way he lays into Chin, just with a pinch of Where It Hurts. Just.. I am DISARMED, pretty much completely, by how loyal Danny remains. It's a little bit of, you know, he's been around the block - clearing Meka's name - before and he's not gonna let Steve go down for this, and it's a little of BUT HOW CAN CHIN BE DOING THIS, which I can totally see as well, from Danny's angle. It's a beautiful, heartwrenching thing.
Also I will cling to this line the rest of the summer: "What did you do, WHAT DID YOU DO? You just went back to them after everything they did to you? Huh?" You could easily flip the question on Danny and (the answer would be that godsdamn baby, but) you have to wonder if that's something he's been struggling with at all.
Last but not least, OH SHIT KONO TAKING THE FALL. THAT LOOK EXCHANGED WITH STEVE, THO. YOU KNOW HE'S BLAMING HIMSELF. (I AM READY FOR THE FIC.)
Aaaand 'To be continued...', WELL THANK GOODNESS. lol I can't take this much stress. Clearly. I would apologize for the length and spazziness of this post, but you have to understand, I needed it.
The season as a whole, look, I'm not gonna pretend it was 100% perfect, 100% of the time; but it has been truly WONDROUS AMOUNTS OF FUN and I am forever in love with these characters. So yes, yes, I will most definitely be back for more in the fall! Yay! \o/
In case you missed it, I'm running this silly little thing because sometimes the Emmy awards go to all the wrong people and I don't know a single living, breathing person who watches Two And A Half Men. Check it out:
Alternate Primetime Emmy's!
The Outstanding Television Awards*
* As Elected By a Grossly Unrepresentative Portion of the Internet