Hi guys!
Re the Mac-Ella situation, I think Mac was thinking with his heart and not his head + he was upset from his fight with Stella + it was the end of the day, and we know our Mac doesn't sleep well + Adam's job is still at risk + Stella may be in danger from the Greek man and also at risk of getting in trouble with the brass if she goes after Greek man who may have protection/sources within it = a lot of stress, which could cause anyone to act OOC.
A similar thing goes for Stella's behaviour -
Adam's job at risk + some psycho Greek man after her who she can't touch because he has immunity and possibly sources/protection within NYPD or city brass + she got attacked not long ago + aftermath of psychos Drew & Frankie = her going against & fight with Mac.
Or, of course, it could just be EP being evil & silly. I like the idea of poking them, we should make a poking device, like they had in Friends to poke the naked guy with.:lol:
I am sure Stella will be the one Mac goes to for help with the Ella situation. He should have learned from the 333 thing that keeping stuff from her is not good.
Debbie, sorry to hear you have chicken pox. Would a visit from Dr. Mac help?:devil:
I had a CSI NY fest today and watched 3 eps - Hush, Tri-Borough, and Here's To You Mrs Azrael. Watching the 2 s1 eps really made me miss that Mac/Stella closeness we had, a closeness that was conveyed not just in words, but looks and touches.
In Hush, we have -
-Stella saves Mac, pushing him against the container thing.
-Mac thanks Stella for saving him, she says 'That's what partners do,' he smiles at her.
-Stella makes Mac smile (and this is s1 Mac, who hardly ever smiled!) with a joke about sunshine bugs.
-Mac learns Jimmy Prinerman has lost his job, feels responsible and wants to do the right thing. Stella assures him that he will.
-In the interview wirh Jimmy, Mac and Stella talk via their eyes (they have been partners so long, they don't need to discuss how to handle a suspect in words)
-In the final interview with Hanigan, Hanigan gets rebellious, Mac shoves him into the chair. The cop steps in, but Stella waves him off. She trusts Mac to handle Hanigan. Mac moves away from Hanigan, letting Stella move closer to him and take over the questioning. He knows he is losing it with Hanigan, and trusts Stella to take over. Here, they communicate without words, and also work together to deal with Hanigan and make him confess.
Then in Tri-Borough, we have -
-Stella looking at Mac when he is watching the sex tape.
-Stella talking in Greek (she only does that for Mac)
-The olive oil scene
-Various little looks and smiles.
In Mrs Azrael, even though P. is in s3 we have some nice Smacked scenes -
-Them talking about the case.
-When the father turns up at the hospital, Mac and Stella look at each other and talk through their eyes, agreeing that Stella should talk to him.
-Mac has plans for Thanksgiving, not necessairily with P.
-When Mac and Stella are walking towards Hawkes, Mac looks tired and Stella is watching him, and talking to him, obviously concerned.
-When Mac and Stella leave the interview room after talking to Mrs Rollins, Stella looks upset. Mac reaches out and touches her back, concerned and offering comfort.
So a lot of Smacked, even back in s1!
Eyewitness, I agree with you about why Mac said 'She's tough'. But he does know she's not that tough, really. If he's going to follow his heart, I wish he'd follow it in the direction of Stella. I also agree that the she-nits do very little for Mac development. P. did (showed his softer side, his struggles with moving on after Claire) but the others are all useless. And all the he-nits are useless to Stella's development too, except for Frankie who showed her vulnerable side.
We do know very little about Mac, and not much more about Stella. Developments in Mac and Stella's relationship, or even just more close moments, could reveal so much more about them, without the need for extra characters who then get in the way of the crime stories and other characters' (Flack and Adam for e.g.) development.
We are getting s5 in the UK sometime in January, I think. I can't wait!