Holy Colliding Fandoms, Batman (H50 1.13)

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I think I’m a little rusty with these episode reactions, folks, what with hiatus and the holidays, etc.—bear with my incoherence, ‘kay?



I wish I knew “The Adventure of the Dancing Men” better (you’ll have to fill me in if you do) but Steve sitting in his office reading Sherlock Holmes? The only way it could have been better for me would have been if Steve had gotten a text as he walked away from Wo Fat saying “Wrong.” I now live in hope of a crossover fic.

And before we go any further, I think we should all pause for a moment and consider how awesome Kono is. We can’t all set off on wacky helicopter chases. Somebody has to do some actual police work. Even if it involves going through garbage. Because that’s what’ll actually crack the case for you, TYVM. With, you know, evidence. Although I doubt anyone else could look that tough and gorgeous while they were doing it.

What else? The holidays don’t seem to have cooled Steve (excuse me, Steven) and Danny’s ardor. Wonderful canon h/c moment with the bag of ice, yeah? And “I have never liked you better” (and I like you a whole hell of a lot most of the time). Plus, it was one of those episodes when Danny has to continually talk crazy!Steve down from stuff. Which is never not adorable. I like to think Steve found a little slip of paper with a therapist’s number on it in the pocket of his cargoes at the end of the day.

But, yeah, I’ll admit that I wasn’t sorry to see Mary Ann go. I feel like the script writers/ casting directors failed to work their usual magic with the character/actress (I mean, they made Danny's bitchy ex-wife a great character, I don't know what happened here...). Except for the one moment when Steve told her to kick out the taillights and she did, she didn’t seem much like someone who could be Steve’s sister, or much of a McGarrett at all. Whiny and sullen, and no chemistry with AO….For me, the one little scene with the Governor was far more charged and interesting than all of Mary Ann’s scene put together. Just my opinion--YMMV, of course.

Finally: okay, I’m still trying to get the timeline of the McGarretts' lives straight. Apparently their father shipped his children off to the mainland after their mother’s death. Steve was 16, right? Where did they go? To boarding school? And then, in Steve’s case, off to Annapolis and the Navy? Sad and lonely, eh? But now I’m also kind of waiting for teen!boarding-school!Steve fic.

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I'm reading all your H50 tags; who needs to finish class prep for tomorrow? *g*

Apparently their father shipped his children off to the mainland after their mother’s death. Steve was 16, right?

Right. And this bugs me. In the Christmas/bomb ep, Steve says, "I know what it's like to be raised by a single father. All Grace will remember is that you spent Christmas with her." (paraphrased, but I've watched several times)

Then we find out Steve's mother died when he was sixteen -- or wasn't that earlier? The ep where the serial killer is targeting newlyweds. Anyway, mother dead when he's sixteen =/= 'raised by a single father'; he had both parents for almost half his current life.

Yes, I know about canon inconsistencies; my first in-depth fandom was Sentinel, where we have two canon birthdates for the lead. But, geeze, can't they at least try to reconcile the background facts within the first 13 episodes?

I know. Rhetorical question, but I felt the need to express a little snark. *g*
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Oh, I know! It's funny, too, because the show is quite tightly written, and good with continuity--it often calls back to earlier episodes (like having Steve actually fixing his house after getting it shot to bits--I think most shows would have just waved their hands at that).