Well, they did do it in Vegas I think... with that one DNA girl that was there for a day... then with the chick who played Mia. (For the love of me I can't remember her real name.) So maybe they could've gotten rid of her earlier if they wanted.
Weren't those just guest characters or recurring characters? That's not the same as a main character who's in the opening credits from the get-go.
To be totally accurate, he didn't say he liked it
I've noticed the same thing. I'm not going to pretend to know what he's thinking, but the length of answers relating to Danny's relationship with other characters compared to the length of answers relating to D/L is interesting.
It was like a Behind-the-Scenes thing and he was taking photos of Anna. Then he goes and says to the camera, "That's Lindsay. I like her and so does Danny,"
Maybe you'd have to see it. *shrug* I'm sure Carmine likes Anna, she seems like a very sweet woman and the actors never have a bad thing to say about her. But whether acknowledging that his character has a storyline with her means he likes it...Dunno. This not being a Carmine thread, I'll refrain from expressing my unhappiness that the TV Guide for the "Hot Guys of CSI" mentioned Greg being in danger, Eric finding the people who were responsible for his sister's death--and Danny and Lindsay's possible hook-up.
As if that was the most important development for his character in the season. I'm not Carmine, but as an actor I'd think that would be frustrating when you put so much of yourself into a character (a very intense and interesting character), and then suddenly it's like the character's only importance is as half of a romantic pairing.
I said I wasn't going to talk about it and I did.
I am interested to see how she's going to handle what happens in episode 12 and how her secret is revealed, and the repercussions of that in an episode later in the season (that's presuming that Anna's pregnancy didn't force a change of plans).
I hope not, considering that they knew about the pregnancy and had a chance to alter their plans before the season even started...but then I don't know anything about how things work on a show like this.
Anyway, I also hope that the events of 'episode 12' or whenever it's happening, go a long way toward giving Lindsay a solid backstory and a dynamic character.
Actually, I think the number of different incarnations (the over-eager lab geek, the lighthearted girl, the gloomy, emotional woman with a dark secret) of Lindsay's character the writers have tried is evidence that the character hasn't clicked yet.
That's my feeling exactly. Whether they just didn't have an idea for the character initially or their original plans didn't pan out, I can't say, but it certainly didn't have the feeling of exploring different facets of the same character. If that was the intent, it was choppy.
Not saying that everyone hates the character of Lindsay, but as huge of a fan I am of Anna and Lindsay, I'll even say she doesn't have the biggest fanbase here.
I think it's more that most people just aren't enthusiastic about her one way or another. In a show with some amazing characters, Lindsay was a substandard addition from what we've seen of her so far (IMO). As someone who isn't a 'huge fan' as you mentioned, I think it comes down to the fact that I just don't see a reason
to really like her. *shrug* I don't hate her, but I don't love her either--I guess I'm more ambivalent at this point. I'm willing to have the writers change my mind, but we'll see...
Anyway... I think that they should put off any hookups or romance until a major developement or secret in Lindsay's past and character is revealed. That way people can like Lindsay as a character and not as someone's love interest.
Because if we like the character a bit more we'll more open to the romance? Is it not possible to conceive of a future for Lindsay where she isn't dating Danny? I'm not seeing much evidence of that in here. If the character is so likeable, can't she be enjoyed without the relationship? Considering the way people reacted when Lindsay turned Danny down in "Love Run Cold" (even though a lot of them
knew she was going to), I'm very curious about that. When she said she couldn't be in a relationship right now, the main reaction seemed to be outrage that
anybody could let
anything stand in the way of hooking up with Danny--as if Lindsay couldn't have a totally unrelated (but very intelligent and believable) reason to not want to deal with it. I didn't see much of anything relating to Lindsay herself until
after the anger had worn off (unless thinking that she must have something
serious going on in her personal life to turn him down counts, in addition to accusations that she was either crazy or just stupid). In the interest of Lindsay's character being stand-alone and self-sufficient, I think viewers--including some of her biggest fans--need to see her alone and far away from a relationship with Danny. Otherwise she'll just never have value on her own, IMO.
In the end, I'm just not supportive of two main team members dating each other and all of the drama that would be involved in that crapshoot. (Shipping, remember, doesn't have to happen on the show.) I can deal with Mac/Peyton since she's
not a main character, and I accept that her only development is within the context of her relationship with Mac because that was the purpose of her introduction to the show. Over a long period, I don't want Mac/Peyton to be a big deal, but with maybe 3 episodes so far, it's not dominating Mac's character (as a main member of the team). Danny/Lindsay just doesn't have a
point to me other than bringing an unnecessary romantic aspect to the show and taking valuable screentime and development away from the individual characters involved (as well as those on the periphery). Yes, characters can get some development in the context of a romantic pairing, but seriously, are the writers not competent enough to manage to show us more about Lindsay and Danny without them dating???
In the end it seems to come down to the fact that most Lindsay fans I've seen on the internet seem to support the D/L thing, and I can't figure out how significant that is. *shrug* Perhaps the character's main appeal really
is just as a romantic interest, in which case I can understand my personal ambivalence--the character has redeeming qualities as a person in her own right, but if they don't take advantage of that, I'm not going to warm up to her, however much Danny might end up fawning over her. *shrug*
