#mcdanno being dads

[3-rats-in-a-doublet]

Steve comforting Lucy, the Aloha Girl that got kidnapped in S3 E10 simply proves that he would be (is) such a good dad (to grace)

[baddygab-bi]

Maybe it’s because I’m a Hawaii five-0 fan, but I can’t see Buck and Eddie as romantically written after watching Steve and Danny. I know they’re different shows, but it’s night and day even with some similarities.

(Warning for very small, vague spoilers. I’m halfway through S10 of Hawaii 5-0 so no spoilers for S10 please. Also I highly rec H50)

McDanno:

Characters always commenting on their relationship. “Mom and dad” “parents” “married”

Buddie:

2 comments on their relationship. Online stream viewers, Elf. Both in the earliest seasons for Eddie.

McDanno:

Takes care of Danny’s kids. Kisses them on the head. Tucks them into bed. Says I love you multiple times. Steve rescues Danny’s daughter from multiple highly dangerous situations and is openly distraught about it. Calls Danny’s daughter “my girl.” Brings Danny’s kid into Steve’s life, even when he’s in a relationship.

Buddie:

Takes care of Chris on fewer ~on screen~ occasions. Openly distraught when saving him on one the one occasion the show gave. Does obvi 100% love Chris and spends time with him, but it’s seen less on screen due to the nature of the show.

McDanno:

Danny calls Steve “babe”. Multiple times. An episode. Steve calls (and refers to) Danny “Danno” a family nickname.

Buddie:

Contrary to popular opinion, Buck has never called Eddie “Eds” nor do they regularly use any other cute nicknames for each other.

Mcdanno:

Treated in the show as a romantic pairing when they’re both not in relationships, and even when they are. In most episodes. In a fantasy sequence (no spoilers) they literally take pictures with a certain child and grow old together. They cuddled on the couch. They were roommates. They’ve pretended to be a gay couple. They touch each other all the freaking time: arms, shoulders, hands, lower back (it was a joke but also not), head. Have slow-ish danced together. Eat breakfast together while sitting on the counter. They’d save each other no matter what it takes. They went on a couples retreat. Couples counseling. They say I love you constantly, like once they started saying it they just kept saying it. They’ve given literal pieces of each other to the other (hard to not spoiler that so kept it vague)

Buddie:

They aren’t treated like a romantic pairing in every episode. At most they say the other always invites the other and they’ve been seen together in the end of episode wrap ups. The couch theory would’ve been a great time to dig into stuff. They’d save each other, but because of the show it’s not nearly the same level of involvement. Have never said I love you (correct me on that if I forgot). They’re treated as best friends who are clearly very much in each other’s lives, but they didn’t push the line into it being romance.

Mcdanno:

They’re literally intertwined in each other’s lives. Like financially, physically, emotionally, career-wise. We know how much they’re involved with each other even when the other isn’t there. Other characters will bring them up. They can’t have storylines without the other being involved in some way.

Buddie:

They’re in each other’s lives legally, emotionally, and career-wise. Though, they can have separate storylines that don’t involve the other.

McDanno:

Talk about the hard stuff a lot. Their lives, feelings, relationships, sex lives.

Buddie:

Talk about the hard stuff less. When there’s monumental stuff they do, but it’s rarer, but the show is also less dark and has less episodes.

Mcdanno:

Can read each other’s minds and body language in and out of work: People comment on it.

Buddie:

They can read each other. Mostly at work. Nobody ever comments beyond their good work.

McDanno:

Called each other “brother” a few times and it didn’t kill the non-platonic vibes.

Buddie:

Called each other “brother” once, and if done again, it would kill any romantic vibes.

In all:

They’re different shows. H50 has about 25 episodes a season and is a different genre of show to 911. But the relationships, the two men, divorced, kid(s), work together, is similar, though drastically different.

McDanno never went cannon. I can watch the show and see it both romantic and like an amazing bromance. It’s not a far grasp to see the romance.

Who knows about Buddie going canon, the show is still on air. But it reads like a very deep friendship, a great bromance. The romance stuff isn’t there. Do I think it could be? Yeah, but they have to put it in by choice and not leave it to interpretation. As of now? Nothing that can be 100% read as romantic.

[holdyuhmuda]

Thoughts on Hawaii Five 0 Part 1

I just started Hawaii Five-O from a recommendation by a friend and I completed the first season so here are my thoughts. I'M LOVING IT THUS FAR BTW. (Goes without saying but obv my rant contains spoilers) First episode opening scene Steve father getting murdered. Crazy. I love the team. Danny is fun and his relationship with his daughter is the cutest thing as well as him and Steve bond. I like his characterization as a Dad and a family man. You really see it in the episode where Rachel got carjacked and Matt came by. Steve and him made me laugh so much the first episode because of their tense first meeting, Steve forcing him to be his partner and the scene where Danny punched him. I like how he's kind of the angel on Steve shoulder that is telling him what are you doing, relax, we must follow procedure etc. I hate this plot line with him and Rachel carrying on with an affair like have we forgotten all she did to you.

Clearly Steve forgot how humans act in the real world. I do love how he has the team back every time and is 10 toes behind them like stealing the money to get the collar off Chin or when Danny was dealing with the carjacking and then Matt he was like don't worry go ahead and I'll come help u when I can. Idk if it's just cause I think he's hot or a testament to Alex acting but Alex does really well at showing his emotions facially. Some of the scenes you just feel when looking at him whether that's a smile or him getting emotional when confronting criminals about his parents' murder. His eyes are very expressive and I love it. He's very intelligent and despite him being a trained killer he's good at being soft when it's needed. I remember the first couple of episodes I was shocked by every min he was breaking the law with how he dealt with suspects like the throwing the man in the sea with sharks and attaching the man to the top of the car and going for a joy ride. Crazy. He's kind of simmered down now though. I think at least or I've just gotten used to his brand of crazy. I just wanna give him a hug every time he talks about his parents' murder. Both lovable guys and their dynamic adds some light heartedness to the show. I don't think I'm a shipper but I can clearly see why McDanno is strong amongst the fanbase.

[shehungthemoon]

Just dumping my Ina Paha thoughts here. 🙃

First of all I did NOT know it was the 100th episode going into this, so i was very confused watching the montage at the end lol

I also had to click out and make sure I didn't click the wrong episode when the Pilot started playing at the beginning. When I heard Danny's voice on the phone instead of Hesse's I swear I got whiplash

It's filmed so well (bar where they reshot the pilot where Steve gets Danny on the phone instead of a dead dad, in which they literally forgot to put the same filter over the scene to make the stitching coherent) and I absolutely love the camera work they did with the white-room and the video projections. It felt very much a level above normal network television cinematography, especially the parts where Steve's going in and out of the hallucinations.

Steve finally FINALLY killing Wo-Fat was so cathartic, it should have happened ages ago but I'm willing to look past all the dumb ways he survived just to allow this incredible ending to his story.

Ina Paha gave me Kono doing... this. I owe Grace Park my whole life. Pls costuming department put her in hot pink again 💗

yes, it was a Steve episode. but Danny REALLY shone, first as the only resident Actual Detective figuring out what happened to Steve by the tire-tracks, rampaging through the compound steadily and efficiently and knocking people off without a pause, and then in Steve's mind shooting Hesse's kneecaps off?!?!?! That was CRAZY and probably not suppose to be as hot as it was and definitely made me want an ex-mobster AU immediately. Basically I have a competency kink and really like badass!danny shit 😊

Seeing Chin's long hair again made me swoon

My jaw dropped when I saw Jenna! I think it's really interesting that Steve still thinks of her so much, and I was surprised that she showed up in both the actual dreams and the montage. I definitely underestimated how much she impacted Steve's life, it seems, and I hate that we'll never hear him address that and we'll only know about it inadvertently like this.

(hand over the heart for how lori got like. one team shot. poor girlie.)

⭐I took the montage at the end as being flashbacks and memories that Steve was having as he left the compound. Looking at it through that lens certainly makes one unwell.

Obligatory squeal for Adam appearing just to save the day :))) look below to see the love of my life! :)))))) ⬇⬇⬇

Of course, the obligatory mcdanno bullet(s). It writes itself! The way Danny said Steve's name so small and broken when he found him. The way they look at each other on the ground, the pain their faces. I need an official apology statement from Scott and Alex for it. Can we talk about what flashes by during the montage at the end? (IMO it being Steve's memories.) So much Danny.

The first thing is Danny and Steve's first meeting. Jfc. The showrunners milk it SO MUCH and who's complaining

The big, rocking hug. The hands clasping underground. Gracie of course. And then Danny collapsing from the bioweapon, which to be honest I was NOT expecting to see at all--it felt like a genuinely strange choice to include in there and it really ONLY makes sense if you go along with all that being what Steve's remembering. Even then, I was surprised to see it, so basically this is Hawaii Five-Oh making mcdanno gayer than even I was wanting them to be. Steve still thinks about that? From so long ago? Even with so many other close calls in between then and now? Good fucking lord ok then loverboy that's WILD. Canon accepted ig this show is just pure whump.

Danny goes through all of this just days after losing his brother and killing Reyes. JFC can we please address that. I need a 30k introspection fic to let me into this man's mind rn.

The Wo Fat v.s. Steve fight at the end was INCREDIBLE. I would love to give the choreographer's hand a shake, it's some of the best work I've seen on television in a long time. It was impressive for a procedural like this. It was long and physical and you truly didn't know what the outcome was going to be; it everything that their built-up relationship deserved for a conclusion. It also happening with a Steve coming off of hours of torture and drugging was crazy (guess we finally know who would win a PVP if they were both at full strength!). That being said I was really impressed with Wo Fat's capabilities and physical prowess, I was not expecting it to be so even and close to the line. I actually jumped when Steve LIFTED him up into the lighting fixture. We do not talk about Steve's (Alex's???) raw upper-body strength enough.

Anyway. Electricity in the water play. The physicality hell that this gif below is ⬇. Fire extinguishers and loaded needles. Crazy martial arts. Chair and buckets (holy shit did y'all see the force with which Wo Fat SHOT that bucket?????) flying. All's fair. I loved it.

The shot going right through the forehead, clean. I don't know how to put into words why that's so monumental to me but it is.

The mystery bad lady was SO intriguing, I wish we got more from her... How does she know Wo Fat? Why was she entrusted with all that information on him and Steve and especially Doris? Absolutely where did she come from, what was her name? Why did I have a huge huge hot crush on her? All important questions. (Goes to show that h50 CAN give us some more genuine badass, not just there to date someone women characters, just explicitly choose not to. I'm holding out for Ellie to remain platonic so hard right now.)

Almost forgot Danny in that black Hawaiian shirt. Will be whimpering over that image forever. The whole episode I was trying to focus on the underlining betrayal mystery they were laying out but every time my brain started working too hard Scott with his stupid waist and those flower patterns just started flashing into my head

Again, are you seeing this:

I'm unwell and so so happy.

H50 you're a gem when you want to be.

[alea-says]

H50 season 10, episode 1 thoughts...

Danny. Did you let Steve at your hair with his clippers? Why you guys gotta do this to me? Steve's hair is on point this season. But now you've lost half of yours?

Did you realise the combo of you both with good hair from the early seasons was just too hot to handle? Huh?

Also Steve's silver stubble is doing things for me I did not expect.

Steve, babe. You're gonna tell your date that you love Danny and your relationship is like a marriage? Considering he gets another date and apparently this Brooke is newly divorced why do I think she now thinks Steve and Danny are divorced?

Oh, to be at those PTA meetings...

Also, Danny, you are far too invested in Steve's date. While also making sure Steve's attention stays firmly on you. Get a clue please.

I'm sorry, Steve just told them to split into groups of two... who does Adam get? Poor Adam all alone.

Parkour! This guy is all rolling and falling along while Steve is more elegant with his running. Oh no. Why do I think Steve's not gonna make that jump as easily? Steve you just lost your elegance. Also, you know Danny's gonna yell at you about this, right?

I love Danny just popping up - Steve's always gotta chase after the perp no matter what while Danny is like, okay, so if I calmly walk this way I'll be able to cut them off.

Yes, Danny, hide your concern for Steve by calling him old.

Kinda disappointed there wasn't more plot around the snipers being coerced or something... especially with the way the first one shot himself then the second refuses to surrender, it gave me vibes of they're doing this cos loved ones are being threatened or they're being blackmailed etc.

Okay, so not only does Steve love Danny, and calls their relationship like a marriage. Now Steve and Brooke are breaking up with Danny - because obviously Steve can't have another relationship until he breaks up with Danny.

And it was Brooke's idea. At least she recognises the threat Danny is.

Love Tani calling mcdanno mum and dad.

(Also Danny's wearing a white t-shirt. Is that deliberate? I normally don't pay attention to wardrobe the way some ppp do, but isn't that what Danny wore on their first date back in s1?)

[that-birdy-chick]

Okay so I'm still at the start of s7 and so far I have to say I'm pleasantly surprised at how much I like this season so far!

Like after the end of season 6 I was really fucking pissed because of how they treated Danny and how nonchalant Steve seemed to be about it all, but let me tell you -

nothing healed my cold dead soul like that little "I love you" talk Danny and steve have in ep 1 of s7 and how happy Danny looks when Steve finally FINALLY listens to him and doesn't get himself killed as a result! And after that Steve genuinely does try to take care of himself for once?? even if it's just a tiny bit- that's real character-growth right there, my guy! I'm so proud of him!

Also the mcdanno banter is suddenly fun and lighthearted again? Even kind and sweet at times? What happened there?

Don't get me wrong I absolutely love it!

It feels like there is finally some maturity and actual progress to their carguments again like they are actually working through their issues instead of just being bitter?

And I'm so here for that!

After almost two season of them just throwing venom at each other it's just so nice to hear them say stuff again like "I don't want you to be sad :(" "well that's why you're there, you make me happy" ??? <3. URGH MY HEART

Hell yes give me more of that please!

I don't even care about all the Catherine and God awful Doris stuff as long as these dorks finally get to be good for each other again!

Also really love chin and kono getting some much deserved screentime and adventures away from the team and the return of Adam and max! I missed those guys!

Another thing I really love is how - even if I hate the return of Doris with a passion- the team went immediately after Steve to Marokko this time! because they ARE a family!

Also love the detail that Steve kept his promise and informed Danny what was going on and of course Danny spilled it to the rest of the team and it's just so wholesome how much they care <3

Just love the atmosphere so far, it reminds me so much of the earlier seasons in the best way

I didn't even know I was starving for nice sweet mcdanno banter and Jerry being the uncle everyone wishes for, and Lou looking after grace while Danny is away, and chin discovering that yes he'd actually really love to be a dad, and kono and Adam getting to be happy, and kono being allowed to have a female friend for once who is not five 0, and just everyone feeling like a happy supportive family without to much seriousness in the way

Just in general the overall vibe within the team seems to be so much lighter compared to last season? Like you can really feel how Steve's almost death really brought them closer together?

It's good stuff!

Now I'm glad I kept watching,

fingers crossed it'll stay that way

[ellena-asg]

Okay, I don't like Dannyless episodes. I mean, I don't like when he's far away from home and we can't see him (and McDanno) on screen. BUT. I totally love one of such episodes, a "Lou and Steve eating pancakes" scene in 6x19.

I love that Lou and Steve are talking (mostly about pancakes), they're having their bro time but of course Steve can't stop thinking about his boy. So it's like:

Lou: Mmm... Pancakes. I love them. These are the best. Mmm. Coconut, I like th...

Steve: YOU KNOW WHAT DANNY LIKES?

Lou: *oho, here we go again*

Steve: Pancakes with boysenberry!

Bro talk is over. All is about Danny now.

So poor Lou asks Steve about Danny. Lou calls Danny "Detective Sunshine" and it's like, you know... Detective Sunshine, gosh. It's like a guy asking his bro: "Hey, how's your sweetheart?" ("How's your wifey?" - hubby in Steve's case).

And seriously, when they finally stop talking about Danny, Lou starts talking about Renee - don't tell me it doesn't look like two bros (Steve -> grass widower) chatting about their spouses! 😂 (I love the way the narration jumps from Danny to Renee ♥️)

And their talk, gosh. Steve's face when he talks about Danny or hears his name:

And of course Steve KNOWS. He knows well what Danny is doing in Vegas. He knows he's with Grace and her cheerleading team. And he finds Danny "chaperoning Grace's cheerleading team to a competition" damn funny (but also cute).

Oh, and when Lou says: "You mean to tell me Danny Williams is down in Vegas with a bunch of 13-year-old Beliebers? Oh, man, I wish I could go down there and see that!". Gooooosh, Steve is not like "Yeah" or just "Me too". No. Steve is like "I TRIED, man". Steve says: "Well, you know what, I tried. I checked Grace's Instagram, but she's got all her dad's buddies blocked. So I couldn't see any pictures".

Steve is missing his husband (and daughter) so much and he has to know everything, he has to see what's going on there in Vegas. My gosh, I don't know why Gracie blocked him but it was truly cruel 😂 And it's so hilarious to see Steve being like "She blocked me. Can you believe it, Lou? My little girl blocked me and now I can't stare at Danny's new photos! *sob* What if he's cheerleading with them? God, it would be so cute. He would be so sexy with pom-poms...".

But the best comes when Lou says: "Well, what the hell you think we got a crime lab for? You should get a techie right on that!".

Steve's face:

dork 😂😂😂

Lou is now his god. Lou showed him the light 😆

"You know what? I'm gonna call Eric after breakfast!", says Steve in that scene.

He said that and... what if he really did it? 😂😂😂 What if he really ate those pancakes and immediately called Eric and it was like:

Steve: I need you to unblock me on Gracie's Instagram!

Eric: Excuse me, what?

Steve: And you know what, I need an access to Danny's phone.

Eric: What?! Hack it???

Steve: Well, if you're offering. Yeah, please.

Steve can't be a grass widower. He can't be far away from Danny. Geez, Danny, come back! Cause your man is losing control 😂

[merlin-wolfgang-trades-hale]

Meri, would you like to play that Tumblr game? If no - ok! 🙂 If yes, then: Mary 🙂

Sexuality Headcanon: High libido pansexual. This has a lot to do with the McGarrett family dynamic that happens. Mary is the baby and she was young when Doris "died". John being a product of that time really wasn't the best dad in a lot of ways but at least with Steve...he was a man. With Mary? Her puberty probably scared him the most and any talks if there were any probably had the opposite effect he wanted. The McGarretts are...emotionally guarded...even among themselves. They wanted to be strong for each other but that built walls even within the home. When Mary needed attention, as any child would and does, she didn't get any...unless she was acting out. How would she then get her dads and her big brother's attention? Wrong crowds and stuff and add it with the typical teenage hormones...I feel she explored that. With a variety of colorful characters. She was lonely and even if the relationships weren't strong enough to last before being sent away she searched for them because she wasn't getting the attention she wanted at home. Gender Headcanon: She/They. She grew up in a masculine dominated house hold. I think she was a tomboy that kept up with Steve and his friends well enough...and as she got older she also embraced her femininity but sometimes struggled with feeling womanly enough. In those moments they/them fits and carries her.

A ship I have with said character: Through talks and chats with @cowandcalf I see her with Kawika. It's really just based on the talks we've had. A BROTP I have with said character: Obviously I adore episodes with her and Steve. Getting an insight to their dynamic and how they rebonded after the gap and despite always being siblings becoming friends again. I do think she and Eric would have a fun friendship and they just hang out and get wasted sharing McGarrett and Williams family secrets.

A NOTP I have with said character: I really don't have one but that's really just because of how limited time we see her. A random headcanon: She sent Steve care packages while he was deployed. Maybe they didn't talk as much and he mostly went to see her physically when he needed to bail her out but I feel like they were trauma bonded enough that even if it's just a jar of Steve's favorite peanut butter or snack he'd share with her on those stressful nights as kids when their dad was out for a case and should have been home but wasn't and they were both silently worried about being orphans and he tried to cheer her up by sharing with her his favorite snack he'd been waiting to eat. Was their relationship strained? Sure, but I hate thinking of them as strangers so I like to believe he sent her post cards from every place he was deployed and she sent him care packages that reminded him he wasn't alone. General Opinion over said character: I think she's really fun. I wish we'd had more of her. Even if she couldn't be on screen, Steve mentioning any updates Mary would send him about Joanie and herself would have been so great...she did have the 'little sister' vibe amped up to 11 so as an older sibling myself could see the 'annoying' part but it's for the plot so...I wish we had a lot more of her. One of my favorite bit of McDanno fanart is Mary leaving a copy of the gay Kamasutra as a present to Steve because she's tired of him fussing about and not being with Danny already.

[brinteylovesaliens]

Had another season of Hawaii 5-0 happened, I feel like Steve would have come back to Danny not being there. Not permanently gone, but gone away for a bit.

Gone back to New Jersey to deal with something (like a childhood friend needing his help solving a case or something). Steve gets home, and poor Junior has to tell him that Danny is in NJ, which makes Steve panic because "he belongs here!"

Steve shows up in NJ, and tries to drag Danny home, only to be sucked into the case, because "I'm not leaving my friend hanging, Steven!" and Steve helps solve the case, just to be able to go home.

Once Steve and Danny are home, they're chilling on the couch with Eddie, and Danny asks him how his trip was. Steve just ignores him and snuggles in for their patented McDanno cuddle. When the gang arrive, they're not phased at all, so used to said cuddles. Lincoln maybe the only one confused a bit.

Junior and Tani would tell them that they're moving in together. Steve has a Steve conniption at his roommate leaving, until Lou points out that it means Charlie has a room at the house, which calms him down (because he loves the kid, and totally thinks that setting up a room means that Charlie will spend the night more).

When asked about Catherine, Steve'll shrug and say "I don't know, I left her on that first plane." And all is well in the world.

Eddie is just so happy his Dads are home.

Obviously, more storylines and all, but this would be the first 2 episodes.

[teruel-a-witch]

Saw you wanted some asks and I love your thoughts so here you go! I picked #22 and #8 you can do both or your favorite or whatever😊 Picked them mainly because I thought they could be interesting but also because a lot of the questions were obvious for Steve or Danny. One of the best parts of having a 10 season show is that we learned so much about the characters and their mannerisms/ habits that it's easy to know how they would react in hypothetical situations. In mcdanno's case its usually because we've seen them together in similar situations before 😅

aw, i'm flattered you find my ramblings interesting, and I totally agree, it does seem like a lot of the answers would be obvious because we have so much data (although there are always ways to twist a typical trope)

22. takes pranks too far.

okay so this one is tricky because my first instinct is to say steve because he is a tall child who enjoys being a little shit and annoying danny because rattled danny is extra adorable. plus, he was in the navy and the pranks military boys play on each other can be brutal. i'm sure steve and his seal buddies got to some pretty crazy stuff together (which could also be how they got their nicknames). one of the funniest stories my dad told me from his compulsory military service was when he and 3 of his buddies got back at their roommate for the crime of snoring by lifting his bed with him in it and carrying it to the communal toilets, where he was discovered in the morning by the squadron commander still sleeping. and i'm sure it's tame in comparison to what steve could have gotten up to.

but the thing is danny isn't just one of the guys, steve actually wants danny to like him, and pulling on his metaphorical pigtails is one thing, but doing something that would make danny so pissed he stops talking to him is another entirely. except maybe in the beginning where he doesn't know what the limits are he could go too far, but as he learns the boundaries of their relationship i think there will be lines he won't cross.

danny is more of a sarcasm/making fun guy than a practical joke guy (salting the cake that one time was OOC enough for him that steve didn't expect it), but even he obviously feels kinda bad when steve thinks he's genuine, so i don't think either of them will deliberately hurt each other. there's just so much love between them, the gentle kind, that i don't see them pulling deliberately cruel pranks on each other.

it would be fun if they got into an all out prank war, tho. although, potentially with disastrous consequences because they are so competitive, so i guess the only way it could get too far if they are both pushing each other's limits.

8. makes the other late for work.

before they are a couple it honestly can be a number of mundane things but that's not what we are here for 😏 after they get together, well, i'm gonna answer with a graphic

it's gotta be steve, who can't resist danny and danny can't resist him

people get murdered in oahu almost every day, but they still got years to make up for, the dead can wait :p

which one of your OTP ask game

[teruel-a-witch]

i think it's definitely deliberately wlw couples and not mlm couples too, because imagine putting mcdanno and another couple of gay dads in one episode? watching the gay couple unable to outgay your main 'hetero bros' because no canon couple can rival steve and danny's chemistry?

even if they wanted to 'put the gay' somewhere else, they definitely failed spectacularly, like having the criminals have marathon sex on a couch while steve and danny are listening to them on a different couch wouldn't make people put two and two together xD not to mention larry talking about the benefits of having sex on the particular couch steve and danny spent two days on? and steve and danny having a discussion about gay vs lesbian sex? they put that all in the script so I'm not sure they knew what they were doing 😂

also choosing 6x11 to reveal the nugget that danny wasn't willing to go to therapy to improve his and rachel's relationship yet he is willing to do that to fix his and steve's 'not-marriage'? yet again defeats the 'unromantic purpose', especially with steve and danny making such a convincing couple the counselor advices the straight couples to be more like them 😂 they are so good at being married when they aren't even trying.

what they really achieved with those episodes is showing that mcdanno have more chemistry and is superior to any canon couple their feeble minds could come up with 😂

Why is it, that in a show that barely has any queer representation in it, the only two times we get to see queer people they are... basically mirroring the lead characters? Is it to take The Gay away from Danny and Steve and put it somewhere else?

Like in 5x17 where the girls are having sex on the couch so that no one can assume anything ever happened between Danny and Steve on Agnes' plastic covered couch, right? Because two guys sharing a stranger's apartment for a night while also sharing feelings is too homo for them? Come on.

Or in 6x11 where the lesbian couple is the only couple who seem genuinely interested in improving their real, romantic relationship; contrary to the two het couples there and especially other than Danny and Steve who are just there for their 'work' relationship. Or so we are meant to believe.

[redgoldblue]

Rewatched the H50 pilot today and truly it is incredible how fast Steve falls in love. like i know we make the “I’ve found something that changed my mind [cute loudmouthed jersey detective in my dad’s garage]” jokes but TRULY Danny punches him and reveals himself to be a good dad and that’s it. Steve’s gone. heart’s flyin’ outta his chest faster than you can say [“I’m sincerely sorry”] [“you’re a good father”] [“it’s cute”] [“book him, danno”] [“three nights at the kahala hotel”]

[alea-says]

Hawaii Five-0, Season 3, Episode 12, my thoughts...

Seriously? It's a frat thing? Uh, maybe it's a cultural thing but I really don't understand American's tolerance of, let alone interest in frats, initiations, etc.

But that's a separate rant...

Why do I feel like this dude still gonna end up dead or something... also, can we say alcohol poisoning?

Okay.. he found a body... he gets to live for now...

Kono is so strong to deal with Sang Min.

Wait. Danny has a young adult nephew?

I agree, Danno, he is acting like a complete idiot.

I'd like to note that Steve and Danny tend to match their outfits. In the previous episode, Steve was wearing a blue t-shirt and Danny a blue shirt.

In this one, Steve's got a light-coloured shirt on over his t-shirt to match Danny's light-coloured shirt.

Okay I already didn't like this chairman dude and now he's not even asking his staff about crying students?

Yes, call him out McDanno!

"Which is why I just never asked" - oh I hope that chairman goes down for something during this. He is terrible. And needs to be fired himself.

Why does Danny's nephew talk like some 90s punk? And remind me of a young Brendon Fraser?

Okay, but is the prof sleeping with the student, or claiming her work as his own? Cos it's hardly ever the first thing they think.

Oh Danny! Calendar photo!

Please note: Chin bursts out laughing. Steve's response is more of a 'woah/wow'. Yes, he smiles, but Steve, are you amused? Or attracted? Or both?

Steve's laughter only comes after he finds out the pic has been emailed to everyone in Danny's address book.

Danny bringing the tough love.

🤣🤣🤣

"Kelly your dads are here"

Seriously? Seriously?!

And Steve! I appreciate that your concern is with being considered old enough to be her father, not with the fact they just assumed you and Danny are together. This show.

"It's a college, it's not a virus. You cannot catch it."

They always gotta run.

Knew Kono Waa gonna head back to the room to find Sang gone.

"Why don't you just admit it, you don't like flying with me?"

"Okay, I don't like flying with you. Have a safe flight."

Danny apologising to his nephew ❤️

But also... kinda suck at the middle bit... the ending was good, though.

Love me some Steve in the jungle.

And Chin. Chin also rocks the jungle hunting look.

Yes! Knew I didn't like Roth!

Of course Roth is on the island with them.

Action time!

I like that they humanise Sang, and give him depth. But also, dude was human trafficking and I'm not sure I'll ever get over that.

Alternate ending...

Bram... yeah, I'd believe that, too.

The cheating kid... bit harder to believe...

I'm glad they went with the ending they did.

[that-birdy-chick]

Okay so feel free to correct me if I'm wrong but -

I'm currently still watching season 5 - and while it has some of my favorite mcdanno episodes - the stakeout will forever live rent free in my brain but I digress-

I can't help but feel like there is overall a lot less Danny in this season?

Like I might be totally biased here because he's my favorite little guy-and there are a lot of new characters that rightfully get more screen time to flesh them out more and that's totally fine! I love Jerry and Lou and ellie (max isn't new but I think he deserve more screentime too) and I'm happy everytime they get a chance to explore what's going on in their lives!

I was just watching episode 19 were Steve has is little crazy adventure with the barber-lawyer character (I think his name is Odell?) and I loved it! I love the actor of Odell and I'm glad he got a chance to return! I'd even love to see him become another recurring character ! He has great banter with Steve and I wanna know more about his crazy path from lawyer to criminal to passionate barbershop owner! I also loved jerry's little side plot. Finding out that he and max had been hanging out together and chin being a supportive friend - but still I couldn't help feel Danny missing Idk

I don't think he needed to be in the episode but just a little nod to him being with grace or something would have been nice

Which maybe that's just nitpicking?

But Idk I just felt with Steve being off, having his own adventure, it might have been a good opportunity to have the entire team trying to help Jerry? Because I feel like while everyone is bonding fine with Steve and you have a pretty good idea how is relationship towards everyone looks like I don't really have an idea how the dynamics in the team have changed or not since the addition of Lou?

A trend I've noticed for a while now too is that Danny has been off a lot having his own adventures away from the team and even if he's there, his time is mostly spend with Steve?

Which don't get me wrong I love every little bit of mcdanno content I can get. I just feel like this episode was a missed opportunity to flesh out some more realationships between the team when Steve isn't around?

Maybe the next one will be just that and i'm just rambling over nothing here, but I would love to see what for example everyones relationship to lou is like now that they know each other better? Do Lou and Danny team up to tease Steve when he's being stubborn or do they sometimes share stories of what it's like to be a dad? What do kono and Lou talk about or Lou and chin? What do chin and kono do when they're off duty? Do they go surfing together or just hang out outside of work? Do chin and Lou still go fishing or was that a one time thing? What's Danny's realationships with kono like these days? And how did chin feel after he found out that they kinda sorta did chose Danny over him last episode?

Idk maybe some of this is still going to be answered it's just been a thing that was bugging me for a while now and I would love to hear other people's opinions on this!

[alea-says]

Reblogging again because I haven't been able to stop thinking about this.

I'm new to McDanno so doing this the opposite way, but...

(Also I seriously need to learn how to make gifs so I can add images for all of these cos im having trouble finding any for h50)

* both couples mistaken for the dads of someone

* trusting their partner to look after their kid if they die

* hot calendar photos, being shown on someone's phone

* one of them is the main driver, even if it's not their car

* their kid totally trusts their partner

* they help each other with family drama

* at one stage, one of them has a bum leg

* scenes of one of them fighting shirtless

* custody issues surrounding their kid

* one sleeps on the other's couch

* they hang out outside of work

* no knocking/at home at the others house

(Will add more later if I think of more or figure out how to create/add gifs)

why did I only just realize that Buddie is rebranded McDanno

[ellena-asg]

I've got new McDanno headcanon so let me do my babbling 😉

What I learnt about children in my ex work or just by observing my familiar kiddos (and by being a child years ago ^^) is that they (many of them) perfectly know adults. They may not know everything but they have great eyes, great ears and great understanding of emotions. And many of them are like little Sherlocks. Also, they can be painfully honest but... Sometimes they don't talk about everything. Sometimes they're too insecure to talk, they don't wanna disturb anything or have many other reasons to hide their "I'm not as unaware as you adults think I am". And... Sometimes instead of talking they express their emotions in other way. And sometimes they hope that their adults will see their sign. What I mean by "in other way"? F.e. drawing. And what I'm talking about? Well...

Let's look at Gracie in the Sarin episode (1x23):

Steve took her from school, told her about Danny and Sarin and now they're in the hospital together. Gracie is drawing. Then doctor comes and Steve says to her "let's go to Danno".

She gives him this look. Can I name it? Okay: cat's look. She's totally focused on Steve. She is looking at him and it looks like she's also deeply thinking about something. Something very Steve-related. Then she:

smiles to him. Cat's smile. She looks like "Yeah". She knows, she's got things to do, she doesn't say anything but in her head thoughts are very loud. Steve has no idea. Danny has no idea.

But she knows.

She sees what Steve always does for Danny. For her. And now, when Danny's life is in danger, when Steve came for her, when Steve is so close, when Steve is there (and Rachel is not), when Steve holds her hand and when Danny is so happy to see them both... She understands even more. How much Danny needs them - them, just them. How much Steve needs Danny (and her). How much she loves Steve for everything. How much she loves Danno. She almost lost him and... She needs to take care of him.

Danno can't take care of himself, Gracie thinks. He's strong, he's her hero. He's a fighter at work and in life. But she has eyes. And ears. And she feels. Yeah, physically he will be fine soon. But Danno's head won't.

Grace knows that Danno always cares more about her and others. That he wants her to be happy but he... He isn't happy. He's rarely happy. She understands. She feels his anxiety, she feels that something is often wrong. It's not that he loves ranting, that he is "just annoying gremlin" like some people joke. She knows her dad, she knows that when he's really happy then he's very different. She doesn't know all his problems, she just feels that he is angry at Rachel (but never at her, she knows well). And that... he is in love with uncle Steve.

Oh, he is very in love. Grace has never seen Danno being in love before. And really, it's so obvious that he's in love with uncle Steve (how can they be so blind, she wonders):

She's okay with that. She loves them deeply. She... needs to help them. They're so blind and unhappy that she needs to show them, needs to do something. They deserve to be happy. Her daddy deserves it. Danno... He almost died. He is alive and Grace... Grace is grateful. Grace now needs to do something for him. To finally do something for him. She owes him. She wants to protect him. Now it's her time to be a Care Bear.

So she gives Danno her drawing:

And she hopes that he will understand.

But Danno says that the pic is lovely and she's his Artist.

She still hopes that he will notice...

Come on, Danno. You're the greatest detective ever!

But naaah. He's as blind as he was before. She really tried...

Okay, let's look at her drawing.

There is her and Danny. And Hawaii.

Hawaii. No Jersey, no England, no "somewhere else". Just Hawaii. Ocean, beach, sun, palms... Their home. It's their home. It's Danno's real home. She knows. She wants the same. She is happy there and Danno is happy too. Hawaii can make Danno happy, she sees it. He wasn't happy in Jersey, he talks about Jersey but... he's different when he's in Hawaii.

Hawaii means home. It means Ohana. Means Danno and Grace being happy like never before. It means Steve.

There is no Rachel. Cause Grace knows. Rachel is her mother - but she isn't Danno's Ohana. Grace knows that Danny doesn't want Rachel in his life. He tries to talk to Rachel, he tries to be calm only for Grace. And Grace understands.

Grace only wants Danno to be happy. So she doesn't want Danny to be with her mother - cause when Danny is with Rachel he is (very) UNhappy. Yeah, it's great when parents are together and very in love - but Gracie knows that it's not her case. Her parents can't love each other. It's okay for her. And she is not going to change Danny's mind, she's not like "please, daddy, come back to mummy! pleeease" - she is not selfish. She is focused on what her daddy needs, what he wants. He can't sacrifice himself for her. Unhappy Danno = unhappy Grace.

So there's no Rachel in the picture. No people and no things that make Danno sad/anxious/mad. Grace needs to make him smile, she wants to help him, help to show him what he deserves. Hawaii. Grace. Ohana (team and other Ohana members aren't there but Hawaii may symbolize them too).

There's also no Steve. BUT. It's a different case than Rachel. Rachel isn't there cause she's not a part of Danny's life. She's not a wanted part. Steve isn't there BUT he can be there. There's a place for Steve. Gracie imagines him there in her head. She didn't draw him cause, I don't know... She didn't want to disturb Danny's (boys') feelings? She is gentle. She can't tell them what should they do. She doesn't know what to say, how to say? She wants to show them, give them a hint. Instead of saying "you dorks love each other" she shows the picture and hopes that at least one of them will notice the sign. Will realize.

"You can draw there uncle Steve", her eyes seem to say.

Oh yes, indeed:

She is looking at Steve. "Yes, Danno. Uncle is your everything! Hey, uncle, did you hear that?".

Boys of her life can't see and can't hear. She tries to do something else but then uncle Steve says his bye bye.

She stays with Danny, soon Kame comes. Grace is playing mobile game (Angry Birds? oh yeah, she's very sad and angry that boys couldn't see her sign, that she failed...).

And then, suddenly, Danny asks:

And Grace says:

Isn't it her way of telling "You, Danno, have no wings"?

Yes, Danno. You know well. You're like an angel, a bird without wings. You can fly - with Steve. You and Grace can fly - with Steve. And you're angry. You're sad. You're anxious. You suffer cause once you were hurt and now when you finally have the real pure love, when you and Grace have someone who loves you more than themselves... You don't see it. You are too afraid to see. To believe in Gracie's picture. In her happy end for you.

Poor Danno. Poor Grace. She's so sad. Her plan failed (maybe it would be better if she drew uncle Steve? maybe these boys need such a BOOM?!). Danno lost his detective skills and now... Oh, someone is calling.

It's Rachel. GOSH. Gracie's face when she sees the name on phone's screen! She's like "Not good". She's like "Nice that you're calling, mum but it's not a good moment".

Oh, Gracie is looking at Danny like a worried guardian angel. She doesn't want to tell him who is calling (he needs to feel good and safe, especially NOW) but he will be curious and she can't lie to him.

She only hopes that Rachel is just calling, not coming there. And speaking about Danno... And Steve. And McDanno. Yeah, she will try again one day. She's Williams, she can't give up.