I just noticed that Melina has her hand on Gary's heart, and he's holding her hand... That is beyond cute. :adore: Gosh, I really need to see a scene like that between Mac and Stella. :adore:
Aww, you're right, that's so cute. That pic is a totally natural moment between the two actors, and the chemistry between them and the ease and comfort with each other is really clear, much clearer than the 'perfect heart' between D/L in the s4 promo pic, where they were posed that way. M/G look like a celebrity couple there. I think that the best-friend-love between them could very easily transform into romantic-love between Mac and Stella on the show.
I brought a pic from Stealing Home. It's not a strictly Smacked scene, but I love how Mac is looking at her, so intensely, entirely focused on her-
I love how at the beginning of the ep, Mac asks if Stella is okay. He acts like an idiot later when he says the thing about it being easier for Laura Jeffies to kill someone the second time around
twice to/in front of Stella, but in fairness to him, I really think that he didn't mean to hurt her, that in his mind there's no question that Stella did the right thing and is innocent. Just like how in Stella's mind men who have been in the military may be more predisposed to become killers (like the man in Officer Blue) but that does
not include Mac.
I think both Mac and Stella have flaws, but they forgive each other their mistakes, and love each other despite their flaws, even including their flaws. I do love how the NY characters all have flaws (except Hawkes, who isn't developed enough to have any) it makes them more human. Mac and Stella especially are very realistic. When I'm watchng NY, I don't think of them as 'Gary' and 'Melina' but 'Mac' and 'Stella' as though Mac and Stella are real people,
Piccy is from CSI Caps.