Update on my speculations
Before I begin on new speculations for upcoming episodes, I have this to say to visitors to this LJ: Thank you for visiting and taking a look at my stories, art, spoiler discussions, etc. I appreciate it. What I don't appreciate, however, is when people comment just to throw accusations at my friends or pull the shipper martyrdom card. Hello, have you taken a good look at the image banner of this LJ lately?! If you don't like Danny/Flack or slash or anything you don't agree with here, then by all means, please go somewhere else. No one is forcing you to be here.
Now, on with the spoilers and new speculations!
In a previous post, I made speculations for how episode 4x16 would turn for the Danny/Rikki/Lindsay situation:
One way or another, Danny's going to be spending time with Rikki in his apartment and kisses her and gets intimate with her. This could happen either before or after Lindsay's monologue about being mad and in love and all that jazz. If it's before, there's a big chance the monologue scene will be at the end of the episode. Lindsay'll blab her monologue and we may see a quiet Danny who doesn't know what to say to her without hurting Lindsay's feelings. Then the episode ends with everyone wondering what Danny will say to her about things, thus making people wanna tune in next week. *lol* Either that, or before Danny is able to say anything, the scene is interrupted by someone else showing up.
Well, damn, who woulda thought all of it would come to pass? :D Granted, there are a few different details but WOOHOO! I am quite optimistic about next week's episode now.
To tell you the truth, the Danny/Rikki scene in episode 4x16 went far beyond my expectations. I initially hoped there would be no sex because I was concerned TPTB would end up cheapening the events in episodes 4x11 and 13. But when spoilers from Ausiello confirmed it, there was no turning back on that particular route.
To say I am pleased by how the D/R scene was handled is one hell of an understatement. We didn't just get intense physical intimacy, we got physical and emotional intimacy of a very deep and mature level. It was a fantastic double whammo that destroyed any chances of the sex between Danny and Rikki of being shallow and uninvolved.
(If you haven't seen the episode/scene, you can see a whole bunch of screencaps plus a rundown of the dialogue here. It's image-heavy so if you're on dial-up, you may have to wait a little while.)
If it had been simply a one night stand and they both regretted it in any way and if it had been Rikki who turned to Danny and not the other way around ... I can still see potential for Danny/Lindsay to happen in upcoming episodes (if it's confirmed that they never were in a relationship all this time). However, having watched the D/R scene and the incredible intimacy and care and affection Danny and Rikki have for each other, I'll even go as far as to say that there's almost zero chance of D/L ever recovering.
I've read other speculations saying that Danny will 'suddenly see the error of his ways and go grovelling at Lindsay's feet' or that 'hearing Lindsay say she's fallen in love with him will make him realize he's in love with her too'. Again, having watched the D/R scene and seeing how much Danny yearns for Rikki to stay with him and how he constantly touches and caresses her with such gentleness ... I highly doubt he sees Rikki as an 'error', much less grovel at Lindsay's feet after the way Lindsay ranted on him about how Danny never went to her for support on her terms and that he's a jerk for merely turning down her offer of lunch.
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faylinn_drake's speculation for the upcoming episode next week comes to pass, Danny will most likely realize Lindsay isn't the person he thought she was, after all. (Please refer to Carmine Giovinazzo's June 2007 interview with CSI Files for the exact quote.)
Here's the speculations for episode 4x17:
In episode 4x16, Lindsay blatantly ignored Danny at the labs before and after her monologue. This proves that she didn't get all huffy because of Rikki but simply because Danny didn't want to go out to lunch with her that day. And how could she even get upset about Rikki when she doesn't even know about it? People who are assuming Lindsay 'stood up' to Danny about Danny 'cheating' on her with Rikki are certainly mistaking fanon for canon. Please repeat after me: FANON IS NOT CANON. As of now, we still don't know what the relationship between Danny and Lindsay is. And I reiterate, Lindsay doesn't know about Rikki at all.
Lindsay continues to blatantly ignore Danny even after he approaches her at the labs and says, "Lindsay ... I'm sorry. We have to talk."
In episode 4x17, there's a very big chance TPTB will drag out the drama between Danny and Lindsay with Lindsay continuing her childish ignore-Danny-to-punish-him-for-not-leaning-on-her tactic. It would stall any discussion of the situation, and it fits well with the 'possible D/L moment' spoiler for this episode, that an inspector called Quinn will see some 'moment' between them that causes Lindsay to abandon her evidence.
Perhaps Danny approaches her in the labs again but to make a point, she walks away from him as well as the evidence she's processing. All it takes is a moment to do that. And since they're in the labs in full view of other people, Danny will probably attempt to talk to her some other time and leave.
Speculations for episode 4x18:
I don't see a positive resolution next week for D/L. In fact, I don't see a positive resolution even in episode 18, if the spoiler posted at TalkCSI forums is anything to go by.
Episode 18 is entitled Admissions, which is another reason why I think TPTB will just drag the drama from episode 17 into episode 18. The spoiler at TalkCSI forums claims that 'there will be a little tension between Danny and Lindsay over Rikki'. So yes, depending on how things go, by next episode or the one after next ... Lindsay will find out about Rikki. Whether or not Danny chooses to have a relationship with Rikki or not, that's something only time will tell. I have my fingers crossed that Danny will choose to be with Rikki, especially if TPTB really goes with the above speculation for episode 17. Lindsay acting bratty like that will only serve to cement the realization that Lindsay is not who Danny thought to be, much less his 'best friend' or 'someone to lean on'.
Dudes, that's Flack, hands down. *lol* ;> Episode 4x13, anyone?!
Speculations for episode 4x19:
Ah, yes, the 'date' at the basketball game.
I tell ya, having seen the D/R scene, I am confident enough to say the chances of this being a romantic, happy date between Danny and Lindsay is almost nil. The only, most remote way I can imagine it happening is if Rikki suddenly packs her bags and leaves before the episode itself and abandons Danny just like that. I can't see that happening at all. Her honesty with him and the way she was looking out more for him than herself, with her being so straightforward about their sex and their motives and hoping he'd push her away ... nope, it would be very out of left field for her to suddenly do that or for Danny to even accept it without being very upset and unhappy. It would mean yet another person abandoning him when he needs them. How much more can the poor guy take?
Still think the 'date' spoiler is a bust or the scene ends up with different characters instead. However, I can still see it as a friends only thing between Danny and Lindsay if their discussion in episode 18 about Rikki ends on an amicable and mature note. If that's the case, then them being at the game together is Danny's peace offering for unintentionally hurting Lindsay's feelings and wanting them to start over as friends. I hope this is so because it might mean we finally get to see Lindsay grow up and become more of a decent character. It would mean a clean slate for Danny and Lindsay too, and TPTB can start anew with Lindsay's character and give her storylines that no longer need to involve Danny.
The only spoiler I've heard so far for this episode is: Both Danny and Rikki are starting freshly.
Ambiguous, I know. :P
Heh, there have been some amusing speculations it could be Danny and Flack at the game. *lol* It's canon that Danny and Flack play hoops together on Saturdays (from the pilot episode!), which means they definitely enjoy the game and would know something about it. Heheheh, I'll be over the moon if this really happens. It's not as impossible as it sounds: the spoilers for episode 4x15 showed that in the bar scene, it should have been Flack and Mac, but in the final episode, it was Flack and Danny. ;>
Is it Wednesday yet? *lol*
P.S. I am finishing a sorta cracktastic D/F story, as well as the bottom!Flack sex-in-the-car PWP.
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