I just wish a few the supporters would post here too so we'd have both sides discussing...not obviously to extremes, since pure ship talk is for that area, but the general eps.
IDK if I'd call it a shotgun wedding, since they looked to be going for it, then didn't...he did trick her into going down, but she still could've said no again. As for the pool table thing, I was going to say I liked it, but I'd forgotten all about the bet part. That could've probably been done a bit better without the bet stuff. The scene Friday wasn't bad either, though it'd be kinda interesting to see one where they get a word from Mac, since work isn't the right place for it, really. (like the ep a few seasons back with the inspector...that never got brought up again) But there's nothing wrong with a little affection in general. Just make it happen outside of work rather than during it. A regular CSI-style shift switch would have worked, but they've never showed any other shifts on NY, so IDK. We know they have to have them. I fear the writers wouldn't like the problems having him interact with other characters though. I'm sure they could find a way if they wanted to, even though what they did in the first few eps didn't last.
I have a hunch the writers idealize things a bit because they figure it's TV not RL...that I can see both sides of. I like escapism, but if it's not done right, it's harder to buy into. I think they could show a few bumps if they wanted to without breaking them up...marriages go both ways, but even those that last have bumps.
I don't think I'd say not canon either...they did have to do a sudden change when Anna got pregnant, but it just turned into a different canon than originally intended because they probably figured they didn't want to hide it again. It's not my first show that's done it, and I've just figured it pays to be flexible, even though I hated the outcome on the other one.
Like I've said before, this is what makes doing ships onscreen hard, you can't please everyone. Regular CSI had just as much backlash from GSR and other shows have had the same thing. I like it when they do both, it seemed to go okay on Bones, which does it all the time, but I have no clue how to do it without causing upset. (and even that show had upset, though that's not for here).
I wonder if the Peyton thing was true, and why it changed, though I'm not sad if that's the case. Not many of us cared for her anyway, and if they had brought her back, I'd hope Christine wouldn't have been there too...the last thing we'd need is a Mac love triangle and the visions of it won't go away. Just...no.
I watched the clip expecting to completely cringe through the whole thing, but it actually worked! 
