Hi, family! Thank you for the birthday greetings, I had a really nice day. And a great evening, because I went out for a meal with my family and got back in time to see GFD on tv rather than having to tape it.....
OMG, OMG, OMG, SQUEE, SQUEE, SQUEE! I loved it sooooooooooooo freakin' much! It was amazing! And so Smacked! I love the scene where Mac is talking to the Museum people, and Stella comes up and she's so surprised and touched to see him there she can't even speak (Stella lost for words is
very significant!) she's all touched and shy and flustered, and Mac is just 'Mac' completely calm and in control, but so cute somehow. Then when they are walking and she apologizes for making things difficult at the lab, and he stops her and takes off his glasses and looks right into his eyes and says, all soft and intense-like, 'It's difficult because I care about you' - my shipper heart thudded so hard! Okay, it would have been awesome if he said 'I love you' but 'I care about you' was very significant - after all, he could have just said 'It's difficult because you're my partner/best friend' but he didn't say that, he said he 'cared' about her, making me think he meant as more than a friend. Plus, such an admission is a
huge thing coming from TPTB. Usually, like in Hush and COTP, when there are 'bonding moments', one or the other has said they are partners or friends, so 'I care about you' is really significant, IMO. And the look in her eyes when he said that....*le sigh* She looked shy and touched and so in love with him. I loved how Mac gave her the picture of her mother, back when we were speculating about this eppy, someone said something about 'wouldn't it be great if Mac could be the one to give Stella back her past' and he was! It's so sweet he did all that research for her - he's the boss of the lab, he could have made someone else do it, but he handled it personally. Loved the scene with the gunman (Prof P's brother) in Stella's room, and I think Mac must have held Stella for quite a while or been checking sure she was okay because Brother P. had time to get on the balcony, jump into the Dumpster and run around the corner before they got out on the balcony. Then there was the scene at the nature reserve where Mac shielded Stella and then when he held her, that was just an incredible scene. She had been betrayed by the man she trusted since she was a child, her 'guardian angel', then watched him die, and who was there? Mac. I just love how at first she sort of resisted him a little, but then he pulled her to him and she just said 'Mac,' and buried her face into his neck....my big soppy shipper heart just melted! Then the coffee grounds scene where she was all flirty and sweet, and when she said how lucky she was to have him in her life, and he got all 'Mac-like' about it, nervous and shy too. Loved their smiles.
Debbie, I know exactly what you meant now about falling in love with Mac and him being so cute - he was so
different in Greece. He was more open, more relaxed, intense at times, shy at others....I've never seen Mac look as natural or relaxed before, even with P. And he initiated the hug after Prof P. was shot.
The fight was very intense, and I noticed that Mac seemed more upset by the fact Stella lied to him than that she broke the rules, several times he said 'You lied to me Stella,' and she seemed most bothered by that too. I don't really think she cared too much about breaking rules, but lying to Mac really made her feel bad.
I thought it was a really great ep for Melina too, she showed so much emotion. I think she really understands the characters of Mac and Stella, what makes them tick, how their relationship works.
Please Karu, their first meeting when they were kids.I know the age is an issue because Mac is 45 and Stella 34 but still it would be so lovely! 
In my fanfic they are kids only as angels. Later they never meet. I should keep writing but i need to write articles for my English class
Hey age doesnt matter my Grandad was 13yrS my Grandma's
senior
Aw, that's cute! Age certainly doesn't matter, not with people Mac and Stella's ages, certainly.
The second reason is MELINA WON A GABBY AWARD!!!!! i think it's very important for Melina because people could vote online and because she received from her Greek American community and she is very proud of it!!!!!
Congrat Melina we love you!
dear lil--->
I love their mixture. The sexual tension has never been as clear or obvious as it has was on Ground for deception. Friendship is clear in every episode
YESSSS it was great. My heart was beating fast when they met at the museum because both were shy (clear sign of embarrassment= sexual tension:drool
and at the end when Mac cleared his throat:bolian:
It's great Melina won a Gabby award, yay for her, she's awesome!
Back to Smacked, I too love the mix of friendship and sexual tension, I think that's the perfect basis for a relationship. I agree it was very clear in GFD, they were so shy, it was adorable!:adore::adore::adore: Especially since they are so confident normally. Mac's a Marine, I think it takes a lot to make Marines shy! Ditto Rambo!GreekWomen like Stella.
