Glad to see so many people are discussing the interview, but I thought I'd pop my head in and say a few things since several of you are referencing "the interviewer" as well.
No, I'm not a huge fan of the D/L ship. Sorry, guys. I like to think of shipping as a 'to each their own' kind of thing and leave it at that. I certainly don't begrudge anyone liking D/L just because it's not my cup of tea. As for my questions to Carmine, I pretty much followed a line of questioning with regards to what he was saying. I wasn't going to avoid asking about the relationship--I figured that was something people would want to know about: his thoughts on D/L, where they were headed, some of the stuff that transpired throughout the season. Since it
was Danny's major storyline over the third season, not touching upon it in an interview would have made the interview feel incomplete.
Moriel21 said:
I didn't like how the interviewer kept focusing on how Danny's character was only "propping" up Linds' character this last season...that annoyed me! And then...
I did follow that line of questioning after Carmine said this:
I think it helps Lindsay's character. I think they're still trying to find more specifically who she is and it gives her something to hold on to.
Since he brought it up, I was curious to see how he as an actor felt about it. And, as you can see from his answer, he didn't really mind. The stuff that seemed to bother him was more related to how Danny kept showing concern and care for Lindsay that didn't seem to be reciprocated. However, as he said, the season finale seemed to alleviate those concerns and he was happy with it.
I wasn't trying to bully him into saying he hated D/L or anything like that. I wanted to hear his straightforward thoughts on the relationship, and getting at something like that takes a few questions. I thought he gave interesting, thoughtful answers.
As for the alledged cheating, that was something that was discussed at some point--who knows when? As we know, plans change all the time. The word 'cheating' came from my question, after he brought up 'wayward' behavior. He said it was a 'possibility'--nothing definite.
Anyway, I just thought I'd come in here and address a few things. The intent of the interview was not to be 'anti-DL.' In the parts where I did ask Carmine about D/L, I wanted to find out how he felt about it, and sometimes that requires a few questions.
And to participate in a bit of discussion in this thread--I think it's a terrible idea for Danny to cheat on Lindsay, too. I think it would be out of character for what we've seen of Danny thus far. If he decides "she wasn't all Danny thought she would be"--I guess I'd assume that would be if she didn't show the same level of care for him that he's shown for her--and breaks it off, that's a different story. Hopefully, if they are going to continue the relationship, we'll see something from Lindsay that shows she does care about Danny as much as he cares for her.
But I really do think it's all speculation at this point. They haven't gone back to work yet, and I don't even think Carmine had seen a script. Just thought I would throw that out there; thanks for reading (this post, and the interview).
