Taebo lessons and Martha Stewart makeovers!

3 . 20 . 00

Timeline: Danny and Michelle escape from David and the police and end up at the shack on the edge of the Laurel Falls property.

• Looks like Danny & Michelle invested in some taebo tapes over the summer of our discontent last year. We hear a frightened "Danny!" as he puts that van in gear and speeds out of the set. While some of that was camera trickery, there's no doubt that Paul put the pedal to the metal.. I'm just wondering if any of the stagehands built up a little padded wall in case Paul had a heavy lunch.

   

• Ever the angelic Michelle, concerned for Jesse while she's on the run from the police. She's the only one who could pass that off. Seriously! Somehow, putting Drew in that situation would force me to find some selfish motivation behind such remarks. :)

   

• Ok, in watching and re-watching the scenes from last Wednesday coupled with today's first scenes, there's no way that Officer Larkin would've gotten in that van. He was one of the cops that Danny punched out, and if you watch the back door during the entire David/Danny face-off, it doesn't open. So when did he get in and pass out? Yeah, pass out! If my eyes aren't deceiving me, we saw him WAKING UP before he grabbed the wheel.

   

  • Scenario #1: He snuck in as David was distracting both Danny & Michelle. If so, why did that rookie WAIT until Danny was on the road to grab him?

     

  • Scenario #2: When jumping into the van, Michelle found him playing with the handcuffs in the back. And in her scurry to open the front door for her hubby, she taebo'd him in the chest?

   

• Neither make sense. Great twist, wasn't expecting it, but I'm thinking they were hoping my brain cells were only on 85% working capacity today.

   

• There's already been many comments about Danny telling Michelle to put on her seatbelt. *sigh* But I'd like to comment on Michelle coming to the aide of her man when Larkin grabbed the wheel. Man, when the going gets tough, she really hunkers down and becomes a very valuable Bonnie to Danny's Clyde. I see spin-off. I see fugitives. I see a one-armed, comatose, fur wrap-wearing, "I see dead people" feelin', bad-haircut-wearing dead lawyer somewhere in the mix. Take that to ABC.. it could happen!

   

• Jesse's method acting.. twitching his foot while being given CPR. Maybe that's where Jesse goes - to Hollywood! They're itchin' for people like him! Best of luck!

   

• Can I just say "yeehaw" that all the speculation of Drew showing up to save the day was as wrong as Beth's "outfit"? I'm not going near Harley's. Fab work by Beth Ehlers today, but get thee to an ASPCA meeting, stat!

   

• Tobias. Teehee. Sorry, inside joke.

   

• Am I the only one who got a jolt when David said, "DANNY AND MICHELLE…" I just love hearing their names together said by other people. Now, my life would be complete if, for non-sensical fun, Lizzie decided to nickname them.. oh, I don't know, Manny?

ON TO THE LOVE SHACK!

• As Danny tries to open the door, we hear Michelle say, "Try pulling it out." I'm gonna take a bet and say that she's never had to utter those words to her man before.

   

• I for one am thrilled beyond everything that the little tool shack wasn't contracted by the same people who built Jeva's potting shed. The décor was splendid, right down the the handy rag, the hidden First Aid kit and the ladder that went nowhere. And that orange plastic fencing.. well, let's just say I'll never look at it the same way again.

   

• That Michelle's a regular yuk! Upon entering and finding out where they were (the edge of the LF property): "Well, you said we'd live here, huh?" After you dye your hair maybe you could have a promising career in stand up, Brooke! (and yes, the name's growing on me)

   

• It's the little things that make a difference:

   

  • Michelle's cuts on her wrists from her handcuffs. If you've ever tried to run with your hands tied (don't ask), you'll know how difficult that really is. No wonder she was so winded!

   

• Danny examining, quite thoroughly in fact, the hand saw, made me wonder why he hasn't started building their dream house himself, ala Matt. I mean, he obviously CARES about tools, wants to use only the best, and he had quite the steady hand when taking off `chelle's cuffs – he could do it! Plus, we'd get to see the ever-popular grey tanktop again! And I know you ladies love that one!

   

• Anyone else a little disappointed not to see some form of a bruise or cut above Danny's left eye? I've come to miss the discoloring that he wears so well.

   

• I think Paul loves Joie's hair. He can't get his hand out of it!

   

• Speaking of taking the cuffs off, I couldn't help but wonder if Joie was wincing not in character, but because she was worried that Paul's heavy lunch might've thrown him off-balance and led to a slight flesh wound?

   

• It's the little things that make a difference:

   

  • I can't get over how much I loved seeing him throw those cuffs across the room.

   

• I really wish they'd find a more attractive shirt for Danny. That NYE/pit stains shirt is one of my least favorites. How about his nice Christmas sweater? C'mon Ray, pick out something good for him!

   

• I got a twinge of the oogies when I heard Michelle say (about Jesse): "I'm not gonna bail on him, Danny!" *sigh* I was kinda hoping she would only use that phrase with him. Me? Possessive? Nah!

   

• "He faked the heart attack, HONEY…" In the middle of hiding from the police and the mob, in the middle of a mini-shouting match with his beloved, he still feels the need to use a term of endearment. Kill me now why don't you?

   

• It's the little things that make a difference:

   

  • Back the the cuts on Michelle's wrist. She starts to put some antiseptic on them at the beginning of one of their last scenes and says, "Oww, F…" Me thinks our little Michelle wanted to cuss like a trucker!

   

• "Will you promise me something, please? If they find us, you are not gonna run, you are not gonna take off or fight them?" "I can't promise that." Isn't it amazing what a few months and some shock treatment sessions to the writers can do? I love this Danny. I don't give a rat's ass if others don't. This is the stubborn, in love man that Michelle (and I) fell in love with way back when. "I didn't bust you out so we'd get caught, believe me." "Ok, I do believe you." Not a hard one, there.

   

• Ok, I said as much in showtime chat with my yells of approval, but it deserves one more accolade – thank you writers for having Danny tell Michelle about T-Bag & Bernardo! It soothed my soul.

Ok.. last scene:

• Danny's body movement in these scenes spoke volumes. He kept grabbing Michelle, holding her, touching her, putting his head into her neck, continually reassuring himself that she was indeed there and his constant pulling her closer (like that would've been possible) showed us that he would never let her leave his sight again. Brava, Paul.

   

• Ya know, for a mini story arc that took a couple of weeks to develop (the t-bag/bernardo stuff), it sure is easily surmised, huh? 30 second wrap up sincerely shows me how valuable that little arc was. I know T&B show up again, but it's quite obvious that it will be for closure purposes only.

   

• As always, Danny running with his heart and living in the moment, Michelle continues to use her head and think of the future. Damn, I love their opposing personality traits, and I love that they put that aside simply because they both agree that with their hearts and with their heads, in the moment and in the future, one thing is the most important – being together.

   

• Ok, much has been mentioned about the cough. I'm staying out of this until I get further evidence to start fretting over. But it did give us a moment to see Nurse Michelle, whom I love and have missed since Danny's accident.

   

• "Why is it always like this with us?" To get the best, you have to fight the hardest, m'dear. Remember that and you'll never ask that question again.

   

• "No matter how bad everything looked, I never ever gave up hope on us, I never stopped believing that we can stay together. I never will." Neither will we, Danny. Neither will we.

   

• The only way they could fit together any better would be if they had been born as two halves of the same person. Oh wait, they were.

*sigh* Comparison, shmoparison. As if.

Candy