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Danny is abducted and badly wounded

DANNY IS ABDUCTED AND BADLY WOUNDED

DANNY IS ABDUCTED AND BADLY WOUNDED

DANNY IS ABDUCTED AND BADLY WOUNDED

[five0mcdanno]

I have a lot of thoughts I wanna make posts for concerning the newest episode but I wanted to talk about something for a minute. I want to share my own perspective and thoughts on Steve and him potentially leaving Hawaii. This got long but I have a lot of thoughts and feelings.

Spoiler warning for 10x21

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So I've been seeing a lot of people on Twitter talking about how it's bad writing or out of character for Steve to suddenly want to leave Hawaii in order to gain some perspective on his life and choices but as someone who is going through something remarkably similar, I dont think it's such an out of character crazy thing for Steve to be thinking about. We've seen Steve struggling this year with grieving both Joe White and his mom. He's tired and like he said he's been running nonstop since he returned to Hawaii 10 years ago. This whole season we've been watching him become more and more tired. Can you blame him for thinking about wanting something new and different? For thinking about what it is he wants in life now? I sure don't. It makes sense to me.

Some people are also saying that him leaving, especially after Danny is seriously hurt, means he doesn't give a crap about their friendship and I'm here to tell you that that's bullshit. Steve wanting to leave Hawaii for a while has nothing to do with his friendship with Danny. He loves Danny. Come on, we all know that. To quote Steve: "No one can replace you, you're my Danno". Danny is everything to Steve.

The thing is, this decision is not about Danny. It's about Steve. If I may quote Steve one more time, he says "I kinda feel I've been protecting everyone but me, does that makes sense?" Yes Steven! It does! Because for ten years you've taken care of all of Hawaii while dealing with some serious shit! So it really isn't that crazy that you're tired and want to do something for himself.

For once in his life, Steve is thinking about making a decision for himself and not for anyone else. The decision to leave is for him, to take care of himself. It doesn't mean he doesn't love and cherish Danny or his home. It means he recognizes that he's struggling and he needs to do something about it. And sometimes that means taking yourself away from things you love to get some perspective.

Ya know, I really relate to Steve right now. I had a pretty shit year last year and it caused me to rethink a lot of things about my life. What I want, who I am, who I want to around, etc. I'm now taking time away from certain things and people (things and people I love dearly and whom it hurt to leave) to figure out who I am again. I'm lost and tired just like Steve. It sounds like Steve feels and thinks the same way I am right now. It's not easy to make this decision. It's not easy putting yourself first after years of putting other first. But sometimes it's what you need to do.

I understand why this seems like it's coming out of nowhere. It would seem like that to everyone else both with fans and with the team but to Steve it's something that's probably been on his mind for a while but he was unable to determine what he needed or what it is he was really feeling. That's how it went with me. Took months and a certain incident for me to realize I needed to fix myself and what I had to do to do that. And when I told my friend pretty much the same thing that Steve told Danny, my friend was angry and confused and didn't understand because to her, this was completely out of the blue. It wasn't for me. It was a long time coming. I think it's been a long time coming for Steve too.

Steve has a had a really hard year. Hell, he's had a really hard decade! This past year was probably just the straw that broke the camel's back and now he's feeling a little lost and tired. It makes complete sense to me that Steve wants a break to reevaluate his life. Leaving Hawaii for a time could help him find clarity and in the end, lead him back home.

I hope the finale brings Steve that clarity and I hope it leads to happiness for him. I hope and pray it's with Danny and his family in Hawaii but if Steve needs to leave Hawaii for a bit to find out what he wants to do next then I respect that because I know (and Steve does too) that Hawaii will always be his home and Danny and the team will always be there for him when he comes back. Steve might need to leave in order to see where he belongs and who he belongs with. That's okay! It's not like hes gonna leave forever even if the show ends there. Steve will come home.

I will be upset if Lenkov has him randomly choose to be with a certain person in the end cause that would be a big mistake that I'm not going to go into here but I digress. The point is Steve thinking about leaving Hawaii isn't really that surprising to me nor is it out of character in my opinion. I think it's the only thing that would cause Steve to leave Five-0. Heck I'm surprised Danny hasn't retired yet either. Maybe he and Steve can both retire and move to Jersey together ;)

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Found a few more photos of injured Danny and worried Steve rescuing him in the upcoming H50 finale (from this site) and OOF! The whump is gonna be GOOOOD! 😲😱

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10x21 reactions

Over all I really enjoyed this episode. A lot of what Steve is going through right now I relate strongly too so I might have a different opinion than most people. I’m looking forward to seeing where the finale takes us.

Spoilers under the cut.

What an entrance for Lincoln! Holy shit! 

I love that Danny tracked Steve down because he wasn’t answering his phone and he got worried about him. 

Proud of and not surprised by Steve for not wanting to deal with anymore of his mother's bullshit. You don't have to follow her cryptic clues anymore babe. Its okay.

It’s infuriates me that Doris is still messing with Steve even from beyond the grave. She’s dead and he still can rest. I don’t care what this cypher says because it can only hurt Steve and I’m glad Steve is done with her and her shit (even though we know he’s gonna try to figure it out let’s be real)

God 10 years. It’s been 10 years. I'm shocked by that fact too Danno. Wow.

Aww poor Steve. He's so tired and lost right now. I don’t blame him. It’s been a hard year for him. 

I love when Steve stars down scary guys like its nothing. This dude is giving him his biggest murder face and Steve is just  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Ooooh Tani sees Danno’s worry face and now she’s worried. I love that Tani knows to go to Steve’s husband tho. Danny's got his boy.

Okay I love this new view of Iolani Palace. It’s quite beautiful and I love getting different glimpses/perspectives of headquarters. Imagine the talks and breaks spent at this balcony though. 

It’s interesting hearing them talk about Steve being burned out and how Danny’s seen it happened to many cops. Danny saying  "I never thought it would happen to Steve" is interesting. They basically gave Steve Alex’s story line and I kind of love that? Cause it’s makes sense that Steve is burned out from all of this. And yeah everything from the last ten years makes you think that Steve could do this forever but no one can do this forever. This year just proved to be too much for Steve and now Danny is starting to see that.

I hate that Tani is questioning if  Steve will still have their back in the same way. What the fuck? Steve will always have their back, be the back up they can rely on. Screw that Tani. 

Chuck Norris! Ha!

Whoa. Lincoln is sort of a badass. Wish he could have been introduced before the show only had two episodes left. I like him and would have liked to see more of him. 

Tani has always had this weird infatuation with Steve and you can see it again here with her talk with Junior and it just kind of rubs me the wrong way? Idk. There’s being worried about him and there’s whatever it is Tani is doing. And having Junior talk to him wont help, hun. Especially because Danny just told you he’d take care of it. Let Danny handle it. Hes the only one who can because anyone Steve would deflect like crazy. He’d only be open with Danny on this. 

Oh Lincoln. I'm so sorry for what you've been through. That’s horrible. Steve’s right babe you don’t have anything to atone for. It wasn’t your fault. You did what you could.

Completely side note here but Danny is so fucking hot. I know everyone loves Steve and so do I but I find Danny sexier. Look at his stance in the interrogation room when he gets Steve. He’s sexy. So is Steve but I just love Danny so much. 

That is such a cool transition from the work area to Steve’s office!!! I love that!

Ha Danny and Steve immediately play the “I don’t know what you’re talking about” game. They know each other so well.

I’m kind of surprised Steve gave in so easily? Like normally he’d fight it or find a loop hole but he just straight up gave in with no alternate plan and with lives on the line. 

Of course Lincoln escapes. He’s got Steve’s chutzpah.

This shoot out is so cool! Look at how badass everyone is! Junior’s sniper shot, Lincoln’s badass moves, Danny and Steve working wonderfully together, Quinn making that split second shot and saving Adam while Adam takes out the guy. I love it. It’s great.

Danny: “I think this guy might be crazier than you Steve: “I think you’re right” hahaha!!

Can I just say real quick that I love how EVERYONE is in this episode. No one was missing. Steve, Danny, Lou, Adam, Tani, Junior, Quinn, Noelani. Everyone is there. I love that. Wish we had more episodes like that.

ALSO, I love that there is ONE plot. ONE. So many episodes have like 3 plots woven in and that takes away time away from making sure each plot is executed fully. But this episode has one plot. If anything, the side plot is Steve’s existential crisis and Doris but it’s woven in so seamlessly with the main plot that it works. Why couldn’t the past few seasons be this good?

Ahh there’s the pulling strings Steve we know so well. He was just waiting for the right moment to do it. Now Lincoln is free.

If this decoder friend Lincoln knows is Catherine I will shit a brick. DON’T BE CATHERINE! Not that there’s any clues to it there, just a thought I had, but if it is I will be so upset.

"I’m not replacing you, you're my my Danno"  asdshgjksdk STEVEN!!! I LOVE THIS!! I LOVE THESE TWO IDIOTS SO MUCH!!!!

This talk. Oh Steve. Hun. I don’t blame you for feeling this way. I understand it so much but god I don’t want you to go. I want you to live with Danny forever. But I understand it. See my thoughts on it all here.

Danny telling Steve to go to Jersey is the best! Yes Steve! Go to Jersey! You and Danno should go to Jersey together. Charlie can come. And of course Danny would suggest it because he kind of did the opposite? Danny left Jersey and came to Hawaii and gained perspective on his life. Maybe he thinks Steve leaving Hawaii to go to Jersey could get him the clarity he wants. It’s kind of cute.

Oh shit oh shit oh shit is this it? Danny’s going into the house. Alone. Is this it? Is this when Danno gets taken!?

BAMF DANNO IS MY FAV!! THIS FIGHT IS INCREDIBLE!!! KICK HIS ASS (I'm saying that to both Danno and to the burglar because I like Danny whump lol)

Steve is freaking out here hearing the sounds of a fight coming from his house which Danny just went into. Look at his face, look at him running towards the house in fear and confusion. 

Okay.....he didn’t get taken. I was so sure he was gonna be taken at the end of the episode. And he wasn’t. Whaaaat.

Concerned about Danny Steve is my favorite Steve.

I love the new views of Steve’s house. I like seeing the layout and all of the knicknacks and such. Helps with my mental picture. I like detail maps of characters homes.

I AM VERY EXCITED TO SEE WHERE THIS GOES!!! How Danny gets taken, how they save him, what the cypher says, why Mrs. Wo Fat wants it, how they end the show. It’s gonna be interesting. I hope it ends happily.

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@murphyhatesme Yes! Good! Me too! I am very happy to hear that someone else liked it! I mean the McDanno alone made this episode. This was like the most McDanno we've ever had. It was so strong and beautiful and I was grinning like a fool the whole time. I loved it!! And I'm doing th exact thing about the ending. It was so open ended it's easy to write the rest in your head. That wasn't an ending. You can insert whatever you want next. I love that. I can fix what I didnt like because of that.

I thought the finale was great. I laughed, I cried (a lot. so much), I was scared, I was excited. I think its one of the best episodes we've had in a while. Sure there were a couple of things I disliked but overall, looking at the episode as a whole, I loved it. Glad someone else like it too :)

I’m putting all of my thoughts about the finale into one giant ass post for later. Gonna have to organize it for sure but for now I need to put all of these random thoughts somewhere. May end up just posting the giant thing anyway lol.

I want to say though that for the most part I really did love the finale and I’m trying to stay positive for the future of our Ohana. Did I like and approve of those few minutes. Oh fuck no. That’s was trash and Lenkov can go to hell. BUT! That ending was pretty open ended and ya know what from here on out it’s up to us to write their ending. Write whatever you want. What comes next? It’s up to you :) I have my version I’m crafting in my head. Write yours. 

I’m an emotional wreck over the ending but overall it was so good and I’m satisfied. I’ve seen so many unsatisfying series finale (coughthemagicianscough) so any ending that leaves me not screaming at every single writing decision is in my opinion a good finale. If there’s only two or three things I disagreed with then that’s not too shabby. I’ve watch finales that left me going “WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT!? NONE OF THOSE CHARACTERS WOULD DO ANY OF THAT AND THE STORYLINES AREN’T SATISFACTORILY ENDED!!” With this finale I don’t feel any of that. Even with the things I didn’t like I can still see some kind of rationale and I can pretty much ignore it. 

So all in all I’m pretty happy :)

Find the good in the finale people. Don’t focus too much on the negative. Find the happy. 

Love you all <3

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@mcdanno55

Thanks for reading! I'm glad it could be helpful! I just related so strongly to what Steve is going through that I had to share that perspective. Especially because people seem to dislike it so much.

And thank you!! ❤ I'm still working on things but I'm doing better now that I took that time and space to figure things out. I still have a lot to work on but I'll get there. Leaving people you love to take care of yourself is hard but sometimes necessary. I can see a difference in myself already and I think Steve needs this too.

I totally understand that fear! And I don't know if we'll get the type of reassurance that we all want to see but I think there's a good chance that we'll see him tell Danny he'll be back. I feel like the hug we see in the promo, this one:

(gif belongs to h50europe)

I think this is the moment we get Danny's blessing for Steve to go and Steve telling Danny he'll be back soon. This looks like it might be towards the end of the episode and it looks to be a happy temporary parting of the ways. (I just keep praying he doesn't leave with a certain someone. If that happens I'll scream). I mean the look on Steve's face is a look of a man who knows this is home. He looks so happy. A bit relieved too? Like Danny said it was okay and if Steve knows Danny's okay with then he can be okay with it too. Like he knows Danny will always be there for him.

I could be completely wrong about all of this of course but I try to be as hopeful as I can about things. And even if the show ends with Steve getting on a plane looking happily back at Hawaii as he says goodbye, I know in my heart that it isn't forever. Steve always makes it homes. He'll be back one day. Hawaii is his home. Danny is home. He'll come home some day and be all the better for leaving because he'll know this is where he belongs and he'll know what he wants out of the rest of his life.

As for the Jersey idea, I just think it would be adorable and amazing to have the two of them living in Danny's home for a change. Danny came to Steve's home now Steve can go to Danny's. Would be a great "other side of the coin" type of thing. And picturing Danny showing Steve his favorite spots and Steve trying to fit in with the cold weather is just an amazing mental picture lol.

So yeah, I'm trying to be hopeful! Even if the ending is disappointing we all know Steve and Danny and can write our own ending if we have to. We know that they're each others home. Danny is the most important thing to Steve. We all know that. There's no denying that they're each others home. No matter where they are or how long they're apart, they're home to each other. Steve can go travel for a bit or they can move to Jersey or they can stay in Hawaii. Doesn't matter. Home is wherever they are. (I'm a sap lol). Steve leaving for some time doesnt change or negate that. He'll always love Danny and they'll always be in each other's life.

Have faith my friend! Try to stay hopeful! Enjoy the McDanno we have and enjoy the finale episode for it is the last one we shall ever have. It's so so easy to fear and think negatively. Believe me, I have my own. But I am trying to not let it get in the way of enjoying seeing my boys one last time. Cause that's what's most important to me. That's what I'm here for. Whatever happens happens. McDanno will always love each other.

(That got really long but I sucked into the feels zone so sorry about that)

I have a lot of thoughts I wanna make posts for concerning the newest episode but I wanted to talk about something for a minute. I want to share my own perspective and thoughts on Steve and him potentially leaving Hawaii. This got long but I have a lot of thoughts and feelings.

Spoiler warning for 10x21

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So I've been seeing a lot of people on Twitter talking about how it's bad writing or out of character for Steve to suddenly want to leave Hawaii in order to gain some perspective on his life and choices but as someone who is going through something remarkably similar, I dont think it's such an out of character crazy thing for Steve to be thinking about. We've seen Steve struggling this year with grieving both Joe White and his mom. He's tired and like he said he's been running nonstop since he returned to Hawaii 10 years ago. This whole season we've been watching him become more and more tired. Can you blame him for thinking about wanting something new and different? For thinking about what it is he wants in life now? I sure don't. It makes sense to me.

Some people are also saying that him leaving, especially after Danny is seriously hurt, means he doesn't give a crap about their friendship and I'm here to tell you that that's bullshit. Steve wanting to leave Hawaii for a while has nothing to do with his friendship with Danny. He loves Danny. Come on, we all know that. To quote Steve: "No one can replace you, you're my Danno". Danny is everything to Steve.

The thing is, this decision is not about Danny. It's about Steve. If I may quote Steve one more time, he says "I kinda feel I've been protecting everyone but me, does that makes sense?" Yes Steven! It does! Because for ten years you've taken care of all of Hawaii while dealing with some serious shit! So it really isn't that crazy that you're tired and want to do something for himself.

For once in his life, Steve is thinking about making a decision for himself and not for anyone else. The decision to leave is for him, to take care of himself. It doesn't mean he doesn't love and cherish Danny or his home. It means he recognizes that he's struggling and he needs to do something about it. And sometimes that means taking yourself away from things you love to get some perspective.

Ya know, I really relate to Steve right now. I had a pretty shit year last year and it caused me to rethink a lot of things about my life. What I want, who I am, who I want to around, etc. I'm now taking time away from certain things and people (things and people I love dearly and whom it hurt to leave) to figure out who I am again. I'm lost and tired just like Steve. It sounds like Steve feels and thinks the same way I am right now. It's not easy to make this decision. It's not easy putting yourself first after years of putting other first. But sometimes it's what you need to do.

I understand why this seems like it's coming out of nowhere. It would seem like that to everyone else both with fans and with the team but to Steve it's something that's probably been on his mind for a while but he was unable to determine what he needed or what it is he was really feeling. That's how it went with me. Took months and a certain incident for me to realize I needed to fix myself and what I had to do to do that. And when I told my friend pretty much the same thing that Steve told Danny, my friend was angry and confused and didn't understand because to her, this was completely out of the blue. It wasn't for me. It was a long time coming. I think it's been a long time coming for Steve too.

Steve has a had a really hard year. Hell, he's had a really hard decade! This past year was probably just the straw that broke the camel's back and now he's feeling a little lost and tired. It makes complete sense to me that Steve wants a break to reevaluate his life. Leaving Hawaii for a time could help him find clarity and in the end, lead him back home.

I hope the finale brings Steve that clarity and I hope it leads to happiness for him. I hope and pray it's with Danny and his family in Hawaii but if Steve needs to leave Hawaii for a bit to find out what he wants to do next then I respect that because I know (and Steve does too) that Hawaii will always be his home and Danny and the team will always be there for him when he comes back. Steve might need to leave in order to see where he belongs and who he belongs with. That's okay! It's not like hes gonna leave forever even if the show ends there. Steve will come home.

I will be upset if Lenkov has him randomly choose to be with a certain person in the end cause that would be a big mistake that I'm not going to go into here but I digress. The point is Steve thinking about leaving Hawaii isn't really that surprising to me nor is it out of character in my opinion. I think it's the only thing that would cause Steve to leave Five-0. Heck I'm surprised Danny hasn't retired yet either. Maybe he and Steve can both retire and move to Jersey together ;)