thegrrrl2002 | H50 1.24

Many issues. Mainly with the Danny/Rachel storyline, which was an annoying distraction to the main plot. Granted, I ship Steve/Danny, so I'm never going to be thrilled about Danny and Rachel getting back together. But still, I wouldn't have minded a season or two of 'will they/won't they' between them, because they are very cute together. But this, this I did not like. Danny agreeing without hesitation to leave Hawaii (and his 5-0 team, which is supposedly his family, too) after making a life there for himself? In order to get stay with his ex-wife who had left him and married another man, then moved halfway across the world, and later threatened to withdraw his child custody rights? (Please, no Rachel bashing in comments--I like her, I just don't like how this story played out). Without any nod to the issues that drove them apart in the first place? Bad, bad writing. Especially with the pregnancy. I mean, I get that it happens, but story-wise, it's just piling things up way too high.

Granted, Danny didn't leave, he was too busy trying to save Steve from himself (oh, Steve). And unless SC is leaving the show (and I don't think he is) eventually Rachel is going to come back to Hawaii. Maybe because Grace wants to? And then they're either going to be a big happy family, which is sweet but kind of a dead end story-wise. Danny as a single father is way more interesting to me. Or they don't stay together, which would be rather sad and would leave me wondering how poor Grace feels about all this, but that would be unlikely considering the pregnancy anyway.

Gah. Do not want. I hate when shows mess with a good thing.

Anyway, the main storyline--I loved that the governor was dirty. Her admitting to killing Laura was such a great moment, and I totally did not expect it. I was so sure she was being set up! And Steve, going completely off the rails, eeep! Kono being arrested (seriously, they just left the burnt money there? bad, bad writing). And Chin, going back to the force. I can see him doing it so that he can work from the inside to clear Steve's name. I have complete and utter faith in his loyalty to Steve.

There were some really good moments in this, and some really nice Steve/Danny scenes--I loved Danny trying calm Steve down. But it was all overshadowed in my mind by Danny being so OOC (IMHO, of course!).

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I know, right? Nothing to keep him in Hawaii? That kind of hurt. That was just another big WTF in a whole series of WTFs.

So you're thinking he didn't tell Steve about leaving? I wasn't sure what happened at that point. It was nighttime, and then the next scene takes place during the day, and I have no idea what happened in between.

I don't think Danny had a chance to tell him...Danny went over there with his beer, Steve was freaking out...did he already tell Rachel he was going to meet her at the gate?

What bothered me the most is that he told Rachel he had nothing keeping him there on the island. Did he flat out lie? And really, how whipped is he? He followed her there because of Grace, he was about to follow her back to Jersey...poor Grace being jerked around like that.

That scene when Rachel tells Danny she's pregnant and he gets all wooby all over her, I think his balls retracted.

It was rather puzzling to see. I can understand that he really just wants his family back, and is probably only thinking of the good times at this point, but, still, it really came out of left field.

And I think you're right, that he didn't tell Steve. At least I hope so, because I'd hate for it all to have happened off-screen.

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