Re: Danny/Lindsay #22: I've fallen in love with you...and I can't let
*Liffy pops into the thread after yet another span of absence* Hey guys, anybody miss me? Well, I'm still alive (which is a very good thing), and still lovin' DL!
Thoughts on 4x19:
From the beginning of the episode itself I was surprised by exactly how compartmentalised Danny's life really is. We had Flack's quip; that Danny should piss Lindsay off more often and then Danny simply laughs. Either Danny's really good at masking his emotions and faking it or Flack simply isn't part of the life he has with Lindsay. The fun and light scenes at the basketball game between Danny and Flack is the complete opposite ot the exhausted Danny we see later when he's on the phone with Lindsay and talking to Rikki. It's interesting to see that really, and we get the idea that Flack's only there because Lindsay turned Danny down. Flack obviously knows there's some tension between Danny and Lindsay but I don't think he knows what, probably thinking it just a simple squabble, and thinks nothing of it.
Later on we see Danny, once again, telling Lindsay that they need to talk. I'm glad that Lindsay turned him down with the work excuse, which shows at the very least that she's learning to seperate her personal life from her work. The fact that she doesn't know when they should talk when Danny asks her tells me that despite her feelings for Danny, she's still somewhat conflicted with what she wants to happen next. The choice is either to let Danny go and move on, or well, try to work things out.
We know Lindsay has trust issues, otherwise she probably wouldn't have kept her past to herself and pushed Danny away in season 3. Now that Danny's pushed her away, I don't really blame her if she feels somewhat betrayed or used. Danny's actions up to this point has done nothing but show Lindsay that he may not trust her as much as she trusts him, and that, coupled with her reluctance to trust in the first place, is going to hurt her much more than it probably should.
Lindsay's confusion is shown a little clearer in the elevator scene where Danny impersonates the popcorn man and we see Lindsay somewhat fighting to just enjoy Danny's quirkiness. It's a little sad to see her do that when they'd normally be grinning back each other rather than suppressing that urge.
The rain-walk scene was yummy (and this is proof that I did not drown in my own drool!), but I really wanted to give Lindsay a hug more than anything. Walk with her a bit...ya know? Danny's scenes, I thought, were heartfelt and I loved his facial expression when he says 'please' after asking her to come over and talk to him in person.
I agree with the whole 'Montana' thing that she probably wasn't saying that only people in Montana take rain walks. To me it means more that it's what she does, and he just doesn't understand her, just like she doesn't understand him. Lindsay's voice is pretty light throughout the conversation and that I think goes to show how much easier it is to talk on the phone rather than face to face. I'm glad that Danny's acknowledged that pushing her away has hurt and driven her away. Although it would have been nicer for Danny to go see her rather than ask her to come over, it does on some level make sense. Perhaps Danny's realised that if he keeps taking one step forward, she's going to take a step back to match, and than it's really up to her to decide when she will come to him. All he can do is ask. Again, we see Lindsay indicisiveness (the writers are really on the ball with keeping this realistic - seriously, despite how annoying it is) when Danny asks her to come over, and she hangs up without giving him a concrete answer.
I'm glad the Rikki scene was short (because I can't stand looking at her), and that she is being given a way out of this. Despite the fact that the moving away is cliche and overused, it is in reality quite a believable outcome. I've known a few people who've moved to escape memories and start over. It's do-able, not always easy, but possible. (It seems she's already started with her hair too; made me miss Lindsay's curls when I saw her). Danny's finally admitted that what they did wasn't a good thing but I'm even more elated at the fact that he said that before Rikki told him she was moving, so no matter what the outcome, it was still a mistake.
Overall it was a pretty good episode (aside from the boring Paula case), but I'm not exactly jumping up and down with joy over it either. There are still alot of unanswered questions that I hope will be addressed before the season ends.
Should Lindsay have gone to Danny's?
Well I'm partly yes and no. I think Lindsay really needs to hear what Danny has to say, and I hope that he does say the things we need to hear. After Rikki leaves, Lindsay's still in the rain so I doubt Lindsay could have made it there and still catch Rikki. If Danny's apartment wasn't that far away, she wouldn't have needed to take the subway, so it's probably not that near (this is if she was intending to go there in the first place). If they're going to work this out, they really need to talk soon. And if Danny has yet to tell Lindsay about Rikki, it's best that they talk before Lindsay's made up her mind, because it's going to be a big factor that needs alot of thinking on Lindsay's part. The sooner it happens, the better.
Lindsay - Rikki
I'm a firm believer that if Danny and Lindsay are going to make their relationship work after this, then Lindsay needs to know what happened between Danny and Rikki. Everything needs to be laid out in the open so they can work it out together and start over. To me, there are three routes the writers could go: Lindsay doesn't know and Rikki is never mentioned again (sets up a possible source of tension further down the line that I don't want to think about - way too soapish), Lindsay does know but enough time has passed that she's moved on from that and is now simply working through what she wants with Danny, or Lindsay doesn't know but she suspects and has accepted the possibility that Danny's turned to someone else for comfort. The third option sets up minimal dramatic tension if the writers are going to address Rikki again before the season is out, and I do hope that they do.
If Lindsay doesn't suspect, but finds out when they do finally decide to talk, yes it will hurt her but it's also going to show her that Danny can be truthful to her. If she finds out later down the line when their relationship has been reestablished, then she's going to be questioning how much of that was true - and that's even worse than where they are right now.
I think we've had enough drama to last a lifetime to be honest, and I hope the writers don't bring back storylines of this kind. If there needs to be drama, then let it be connected to a case in some way, which would make a case more interesting and engaging, but doesn't push a relationship to the front of the screen. Cases should come first and the relationships should stay in the background.
I hope that this episode wasn't what was meant by us being pleased with the season's outcome, because right now even though I'm slightly happier, I'm far from being pleased. I probably won't be pleased until it's clear that Lindsay knows about Rikki and that they are going to work it out. AND, we need a small kiss in the finale. There you go.
Hi
Weapons_Tech,
I think I've done enough rambling now. Time to go back to drooling over wet Lindsay.
