JellyBelly
Lab Technician
True, and I don't mind a little OOC behavior after a tragedy so long as it tracks. I guess I would have a hard time believing Flack would do that. But I guess as long as it makes sense within the context, I could buy it.
I think having trouble believing it is part of the realism of grief in some ways. People really do act ooc but I understand what you mean about it making sense within the context. I guess if Flack does do 'it' (whatever 'it' is) then it has to sit within Flack being in a state that is affecting all aspects of his life. We already know that he 'freezes' at a scene which is pretty unlike him so I'm kind of open to anything from him at the moment.
I love emo Danny shamelessly, so like you, I'm looking forward to what the storyline will bring. I imagine it's going to be very frustrating for him on many different levels... both at work and at home. That's why I'm bummed he'll be out of the chair by episode 6, if not 5... I think the story had much more potential than just 4 or 5 episodes worth of struggle. I'm sure there will be some while he's walking with a cane, but still, it's not the same as seeing him in a wheelchair for an extended period of time, fighting to change that, and then having to totally readjust.
I just really hope they don't go the "addicted to painkillers" route.
I must admit that as soon as I saw the spoilers for ep 4 I 'knew' we'd be seeing him out of the chair sooner rather than later. I'm hesitant to be too critical seeing as the season hasn't even started yet but I really, really would have preferred to have seen a slow build to Danny's troubles. I know that's not necessarily realistic bearing in mind he's not a patient guy and he's going to be frustrated from the get go. But, I'd like to see him slowly losing hope and momentum - maybe somehow driven by the hope that they've told him he will walk with a lot of work then him realising just how painful that work is and becoming despondent. Of course all that can happen in just a handful of episodes but it would be much more compelling if we as the viewer can see it playing out over a whole season. My money is on him losing the cane by the mid season point and being back to 'normal'.
And yup, definitely agree with the no painkiller addiction storyline