Hodges and Wendy----Labrats Love!

Yeah after yesterdays episode I want them together too... even I know which two I would have together even more :devil:

I just hope that the writers don't start all GSR like with the two of them... I would hate to wait that long before the two get together...

 

I squeed, but I didn't have much else to say. So last night instead of sleeping my brain decided to go to the in-depth of how their relationship works, and how their characters have been viewed by me since Lab Rats. This might take a while, because I need to get it out of my head before it's all I think about for the rest of the day. *laughs*

I originally had no real idea of who Wendy was. And Hodges was, to me, just some annoying suck-up. They weren't really that important of characters to me. When Lab Rats started, I was just rolling my eyes at Hodges. He was somewhat-arrogant and still being a suck-up. Then he had his first scene with Wendy, and I paused. He was a completely different character from the one I had been seeing. He was quiet, tense, and backed down quickly. It was nowhere near the impression that I had had of him up until that point. Where had this attitude come from? I figured that it was just nervousness about being caught, since Wendy was staring him down. A few scenes later, they actually confronted each other about the case, and I realized that it wasn't nervousness about being caught- it was nervousness about being around her. It wasn't subtle but it wasn't obnoxious, either. I started to ship them slightly, because it was so awesome that someone had this effect on Hodges. Even Grissom, who Hodges looked up to, had never achieved this level of victory over him. Towards the end of the episode, when I saw how upset Wendy was when she found out that Hodges had lied, I noticed that, to some extent, Wendy liked him as well. I started paying attention to both of the characters. Over the next episodes, I saw more progress in the light, flirty-yet-competitive relationship between the two of them. Then You Kill Me struck.
Oh. My. God. If I hadn't been convinced of any kind of a mutual crush before, I certainly would've been then. Wendy seemed so hurt by Hodges' stupidity, and Hodges seemed to realize, for once, that he needs to think before he acts. She was pissed at him for the rest of the episode, but by their next interaction it was back to the normal atmosphere. When season nine struck, the interactions between the two characters came to a halt. Except for the fact that they were sitting next to each other at Warrick's funeral, which means little, they weren't in any scenes together. When Grissom left the lab, a small beacon of hope for my ship lit when Wendy was the first person an upset-Hodges turned to, although I couldn't hear anything that they said. There was no more interaction until Mascara, which held a brief, yet flirty, scene. I had read the spoilers for A Space Oddity, and assumed that it was a kind of lead-up for the episode.
I wasn't dissapointed. While the fantasies annoyed me, I'm still not entirely sure why, everything else was great and shippy and just plain fun to watch. It became blatantly obvious that he likes her, to more than just the audience. And Wendy herself showed her cards when she confronted Hodges about the fact that he either needs to let go of his feelings or just tell them to her straight. At the end of the episode, it is revealed that he did in a sense, just in a language that she didn't speak. She doesn't get to say anything about it, because it is the end of the episode, but it will be interesting to see how their next interaction goes.
One person that needs to be mentioned when talking about Wendy and Hodges is Henry. Sounds kind of odd, I know, but Henry is like the audience. He's viewing them from the outside, seeing their interactions but not quite sure what they mean. He's witnessed, at this point, three moments between Wendy and Hodges that play on their feelings for each other, and in A Space Oddity he finally says something when he tells Hodges to just tell Wendy how he feels. It's become obvious to him, and us, that Hodges really does love her, he's just not at all good with that sort of thing. Hodges ignores him, again, but it's clear that a lot of people have noticed the feelings. It's just a game of when anything will be acted upon.
So, now we're left with a slightly-uncomfortable handshake and a hope that, eventually, Hodges will get his act together.

She's either going to kiss him or punch him.


Hope I didn't bore you with my rant.

 

Wow! I'm so glad I found this place. I love Wedges and think they would make an awesome couple.

Last nights episode left me with lots of hope for them, but it also left me kind of empty. Weird I know, but I was crying during the last few minutes of the program. It's obvious to the audience how they feel about each other.

Wendy knows it, but Hodges seems to be holding back. I'm not sure if it's because he doesn't feel like he's not good enough for her or what, but there's something holding him back. I'm not at all convinced that it all has to do with work. I think there's more to it than that. I believe that some part of him feels like he's never going to be enough for her.

She's pretty and very smart. He believes that she's way out of his league.

I defintely agree with Tciddaisc. She's either going to kill him or kiss him.

The look on her face at the end was one of determination though. It looked like she was thinking, "Damn you. Don't you realize how great we could be together?"

Maybe that's just the shipper in me though, but I do believe that they could be and will be great.

Thanks for reading! LOL!

 

Welcome to TalkCSI, Crazy4Wedges! Don't worry about the shipper in you... there's plenty of that, especially in this thread.

I think that, to some extent, Hodges does believe that Wendy is out of his league. He's a bit of a jerk sometimes, which shows that he really doesn't even know how to get to a point where she could be in his league.

She is either going to kiss him or punch him, and that's a direct quote from the Lab Rats commentary, so it's not like a made it up. :lol: Maybe one of these days it'll be true. I'd take either one.

 

I felt bad for Hodges that he feels like this, when in fact. Wendy wants to be with him. He's a jerk but I think it's just how he was raised, I don't think he had an easy life.

I think the writers have learned from GSR and will not make the same mistakes this time, not to mention GSR involved the leading characters, so it will not be the be all and end all of the show.

 

i like Hodges and Wendy together a lot. i don't watch CSI too much anymore but when i see them together i like them. i can see where some of you are coming from Hodges thinking he's not good enough for Wendy even if i don't watch the show all the time. she's hot and nobody would believe that he got a girl like that, maybe that's what he's thinking too. and that he used to be a total ass so maybe he's afraid that he'll be an ass to her at some point.

the whole ep was so funny they're both suck geeks. i was like "damn Hodges go for that" when Wendy was all hot and sexy in the fantasy scenes haha.

i can't even imagine what the outtakes for the whole ep are like let alone Wedges' scenes.

 

*laughs* Well, MakeTracksCowboy, he's already been a total ass, and has totally screwed up around her. But she keeps coming back and being friendly with him, which has to mean something. I think he just hasn't realized it yet.

I'm personally begging for commentary over this episode like there was for Lab Rats and You Kill Me. Both of those were hilarious, and can you imagine Liz and Wally talking about those damn fantasies?

 

What's funny is that the other lab rats know that he has a crush on her, but he still won't admit it.

The proof of the "he pisses her off yet she comes back"? Henry's line: "She mad at you again?" It makes me wonder if other times that Hodges has screwed up are being implied. :lol:

 

LOL! I loved that line from Henry too. Something about it made me start laughing hysterically. I don't know what it was, but it tickled my funny bone.

I too can't wait for the DVD's. There had soooooo better be a commentary for this one. I loved the one that they did for Lab Rats. LOL! It was almost better than watching it without.

I'm glad that they are playing it cool.

One funny thing that i couldn't help but notice. When they were arguing about him daydreaming. At the end, where they both said, "Fine." I couldn't help but laugh. I don't know if any of you have ever seen the show Moonlighting, but that was how most of their classic fights ended. They were madly in love, but neither wanted to admit it. LOL! Sorry, just had a flashback for a second there. LOL!

Anyway, I love how the powers that be are making it almost as an afterthought. Telling a story about how they will finally come together as a couple. LOL!

Okay, enough from me. LOL!

 

Moonlighting. That aired before I was born. :lol:

I love that their fight ended with "Fine" and Wendy walking away. Something about that is just hilarious.

What made me laugh hysterically at "She mad at you again?" was 1) It's probably a common occurrence. 2) Once again, Henry is a witness to a Hodges/Wendy moment.

 

I really enjoyed reading your comments Tciddaisc and DJRideout, really interesting and this is actually what I thought too.

So, my feelings about this episode :

First, I loved it. Hodges, Wendy are on my favorite CSI character list. So I just love watching them together.
And I was so happy that we finally had a Wedges episode after the total lack of them during the season.

Second : I'm so disappointed that a simple problem of shift is a wall between them too.
I think this is mainly because they can't move Hodges to the day shift in the show, lol.
I don't think that being a couple on the same shift would stop them from working correctly (this lab rule is crappy!). In the contrary. If I were them, that would be aweful to know that they're both in love and they are just there, staring at each other throught a glass window. So frustrating!
Hodges has fantasies about Wendy, ok, but I don't think he would still have them if they actually were together, because he would be able to fulfill them in real life with Wendy, lol!

Anyway, I enjoyed watching those scenes they had together (in the lab and the meeting at the convention). I think those scenes were so emotional, I've never seen them like this, really in love and staring with puppy eyes at each other, and I was like "awwww" all the time! I can't wait to see them ending up together. :adore:

And last : I really really really hope that this isn't the last Wedges scenes we will have until the season final. Because we had a total lack of them this year, and Thursday it was like 80% Wedges! :drool:
So I really hope this is not an excuse to exclude them until the end of the season...

 

i like your idea DJRideout i hope that happens that would be cool to see.

i know my 15 year old brother would love to see more Wedges eps b/c then that means more Wendy. he's obsessed with Wendy every time she's on he goes nuts. i was texting him last week when the ep aired and he just kept saying "omg she's so hot" haha. i even called him after the ep and he was in his glory haha.

now like i've said i don't really watch CSI too much anymore but some of the eps i have been so far have been light. is it b/c Grissom is gone every lightened up or is it b/c TPTB know the labrat eps always get people talking? i love the light eps they're always my faves.