#but like -- lori and danny wouldve been so good as besties

[danny-williams]

actually i wanna talk more about this because Danny and Lori could've really been something if the show creators didnt constantly sideline Danny for Steve. And I'm not just talking about romantically (tho loridanny is my beloved) but h5o creators have a history of almost distorting characters from their initial forms in order to fit them into meaningful relationships with Steve when they're actually so much better suited to be friends with Danny

Chin and Kono are really the only characters in the show who are equally close to Steve and Danny (though that changes a lot in the later seasons as well) and its something that bugs me a lot

Lori and Danny are both from the mainland, both from traditional law enforcement, both have very strict ideals about police procedure (until they warped Danny completely) and could've honestly been such good friends and had a really meaningful bond. The same goes for Lou and Danny if I'm being totally honest -- I never understood why they continuously tried to force Lou and Steve together, when literally nothing would've happened if Lou had bonded with Danny instead. Even Adam and Tani start out with really meaningful relationships with Danny -- but those relationships end up getting sidelined for their relationship w Steve.

Hell they even do it with Jerry. Jerry is Chin's friend from highschool, and yet somehow by the end of the show: Steve is the guy Jerry is closest to.

I know that Steve was the main character and its important to show him as a vital part of the show, but there's so many dynamics in the show that I personally feel would've been better suited to be Danny focused -- and would've given so much more depth and nuance to these characters

#adi.txt #danny williams #lori weston #lou grover #adam noshimuri #tani rey #THIS WAS MEANT TO BE LIKE A TINY ASS LORIDANNY CRACKPOST and then it became this lowkey rant about how danny is mistreated #i mean i know i have a Danny bias and i do LOVE the relationships that steve has w lou and lori and adam and Tani #but like -- lori and danny wouldve been so good as besties #danny and lou would have and should have instantly clicked #i still stand by the fact that as someone who knows what its like to join HPD from the mainland - that Danny would've reached out to Lou #and tried to welcome him to the island and stuff #but nooo instead we got antagonist steve and lou instead 😒😒 and in comparison the lou/danny scenes are so little #junior obviously i get why he's close to Steve and im not disputing that #but Adam?? Tani?? you cant tell me they wouldn't be closer to Danny you just cant #and yet ALL THE TIME THEY ALWAYS GO TO STEVE and it makes me wanna tear my hair out #adam has such a shitty arc in s9 and s10 but i spent so much of s9 and s10 thinking that adam couldve confided in danny #and that couldve been a huge bonding thing for them #i just WANT DANNY TO HAVE MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS OKAY #outside of STEVE #he DESERVES THAT