Danny Messer Made Me Cry!

[kriadydragon]

Oy, that man can act! Seriously.

I'm generally, as it were, a rather cold-hearted person when it comes to things that are supposed to make you cry. I hate crying over something that happened on a TV show or movie, so pretty much don't. It's not real, and I don't like wasting tears over things that are fictional.

So it takes a lot to get me even close to crying. CSI:NY has now brought me to that brink, twice, and all because of Danny. Seriously, that guy does such beautiful emotional scenes. When he went to tell the boy's mom what happened, then that scene at the church... *wibble!* Oh! I just wanted to hug him! And I'm so glad they didn't screw it up with Lindsey trying to comfort him. I know the shippers probably would have loved that, and it probably would have been okay, but I was afraid it would have led to comfort cuddling or sex or something, which would have been - to me - rather cliche and cheesy. I loved how it was handled, left unresolved, one more scar on poor Danny's heart. Man, he is taking quite the emotional beating. And I loved that he didn't go ballistic and do something stupid, as some cop shows will have characters do. The writers focused on the emotions, not reactions, creating something incredibly heart-breaking... and it's still making me misty-eyed!

This is why I like Danny. He's so real, especially when he gets emotional. I love that this supposedly tough guy can break down so easily and even openly, and in typical guy fashion: trying to fight it but can't, so having no choice but to let it happen. He's the reason I watch the show, so if they ever got rid of him, it's a safe bet I'd stop watching.

Comments

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that was good. I did quibble that no uniformed cops, nada, came by earlier to inform the kid's mother of his demise. However, without that, we wouldn't have gotten the scene...

[kriadydragon.livejournal.com]

Oy, that scene. Thinking about it still makes me misty-eyed.