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Remember the expression on his face when he and Michelle were at the priest's office and Father Tomas asked Michelle if she really loved Danny and she said "Danny knows how much I love him." The look on Danny's face -- he must have known deep down that Michelle was lying, but he looked so happy, like all his dreams were finally coming true. PAS's facial expressions are wonderful!

You forgot to mention that wonderful scene in which he reluctantly reads his response to what he expects from a marriage. He took my breath away with his depth of yearning. And you could see how much it cost him to reveal himself that way when he literally sank into his chair right after Father Tomas left. I *loved* the entire exchange between Danny and Michelle after pre-Cana. I think that really was the first time they managed to have a talk without snarling at each other.

I love that scene as well. It's the first time we get a real glimpse inside Danny's head and heart. He was so vulnerable, and his yearning for something he believes he can't have, was so keen. I got the impression that he's almost afraid to dream.

Not only is PAS incredibly good looking but what an actor! Yesterday he really made me believe that Danny was VERY much in love with Michelle. And the scenes with the priest, you could just see all the emotional turmoil that he was going through. How he didn't want to have to do anything to Jesse but he would do anything he had to to keep his wife safe. I had pretty much given up caring if I got to watch GL or not. Now that Manny is on, I don't miss a day.

And yesterday's kiss...WOW!!! So soft, so sweet, and for Danny, so heartfelt with the way his eyes were closed and his lips clung and didn't want to let go. And then when they got in bed, he was so sweet when he shyly said "Do you know how beautiful you are?" and then hesitantly and gently kissed her. Oh my!!! My heart did that dance it does when it sees an incredible pairing.

And the scene with the priest, just once again showed how much PAS is throwing himself into this character... did you notice the genuine tears after he hung up with Michelle and he said "Thank you" for what he perceives is an answered prayer.

I loved their kiss on Friday, at first Danny seemed like he couldn't believe it was happening and then it was like he didn't want it to end. It was a great show, can't wait to see what happens with this couple.

I just wanted to say that you described Danny's reaction to the kiss perfectly. He looked so hesitant to believe that she was actually kissing him and then so reluctant to wake up from the dream of it. Someone on another board once asked who was the best kisser... and a couple of people said Danny... but I hadn't seen him kiss yet. Now I wholeheartedly agree.

The first episode I EVER saw (and the one that hooked me) was the lighthouse scene. Danny without a shirt on.... wow!!! That's good stuff. And then that line "Do you know how beautiful you are" If I was Michelle I'd be ALL over him.

I thought the beauty of that episode was condensed in that one sentence Danny said with so much reverence. I can't remember the last time someone put that much feeling into such "simple" words. And I can't even begin to imagine what it's going to be like when they'll do it for love.

Sorry to sound heartless (pardon the pun..:)) but I think Michelle is in denial about her feelings for Danny partly because Jesse has Maureen's heart. So, she thinks that if she gives in to feelings for Danny she not only betrays Jesse, she betrays her mother as well. The lighthouse episode kind of alluded to that when she said "I just broke Jesse's heart-my mom's heart"... (I'm paraphrasing here) What do you guys think??

I think you are absolutely right. It's more than just Jesse... she looks at him as her last contact with her mother.

Hmmm. I don't remember that scene. When was Danny talking about his grandparents having an arranged marriage?

It was Monday. After the retake of Jesse finding Manny there, Jesse left and Danny and Michelle were dressing. Danny was talking about the arranged marriage and how successful it was. His grandparents hadn't ever seen each other prior to getting married. Michelle quipped that this that may have worked, but it is almost the next millennium.

I thought it ironic that Michelle then gave her Scarlett speech -- from the turn of the last century.

I just thought I'd put in my 2 cents worth. I think the reason Danny didn't contradict Michelle at the lighthouse when she asked him if he wanted to comfort her "like a husband comforts a wife" was because he figured she was determined to think the worst of him, so why bother contradicting? I would also like Michelle to see Danny through the eyes of someone who appreciates him, but I agree that Danny probably doesn't have a plethora of exes around. I agree with the whole social misfit thing. Lastly, (and let me just say this is NOT meant to put down Messe fans in any way! I never really saw the whole Messe story, so I don't have a lot of background to go on) I think that the Messe story definitely had its merits. However, Messe were kind of the big teenager couple on the show. Maybe the pairing of Manny is an attempt to move Michelle in a more mature direction and let her have a grown-up relationship. Before Danny came on the scene, all the fearsome foursome did was argue over who should date who. It was like a "Saved by the Bell" episode.

I believe Danny was offering physical comfort to Michelle, but not necessarily sex. He was reaching out to her and was being sweet to her, but she automatically thought he was going to jump in and take the opportunity to sleep with her in a vulnerable moment. He is too macho to correct her assumption was my take on the situation.

I have high hopes for this couple, but we have to be patient and let the relationship develop. They have to become friends, trust each other, and then love each other. Michelle has to get over her puppy love with Jesse and Danny has to break free from his suffocating family. It won't happen overnight and if it did we would be shortchanged. I hope this story takes a while to unravel. Let the writers do one story great justice. They have a clean slate to work with -- let them show us what they can do. I challenge them to create a beautiful, suspenseful love story.

Regarding the guilt and anger issue [that Rhonda mentioned factoring in Danny's decision to marry Michelle], there was an interesting scene in the 02/01 Mon. show, when Michelle wishes she'd never met Mick because none of this would have happened if she hadn't and Danny angrily retorts "None of this would have happened if you hadn't killed my brother!" I think that was the first time he blamed her, got angry with her for killing his brother and you could see he regretted it immediately.

Up until then, when Danny would remind Michelle of what she'd done, he'd state it as a fact to shock Michelle into facing the consequences, the reality that self-defense meant nothing to Carmen. He himself never blamed her, as he was well aware of what his brother was like. This time, he made it personal, putting in blame and anger and wishing he himself had never met Michelle. I can't wait to see his reactions when he realizes 1) Drew was involved and 2) they hadn't really killed Mick.

Carmen definitely had tears. Saundra Santiago and PAS are great together. I could really feel this mother's pain and fear yesterday. Danny really listened, even though he didn't want to. Those scenes were priceless.

I also loved the scene when Michelle asked Danny about himself, in particular -- what he liked to do. He seemed so serious and pensive. Apprehensive, and then downright suspicious. I love his expressions -- how he's sweet one minute, and mean the next. PAS is a joy to watch. I can't wait for more.

I think you are right. I don't think he buys it... but he wants too badly. She did go about it a little too quickly... and would have been better served if she had made an effort to let him know about her family first... for a few days... and then let him get his guard down a bit where he might talk about his family a little. She overdid it.

With that being said... I have to say, that I loved today's show. All of it! But especially the Danny/Mama scenes and Manny scenes. PAS continues to astound me. And even though it was an act on Michelle's part... I really liked the light flirtation going on. And Danny let lose a tiny laugh today... and I have to say... it was a nice natural laugh. Today really raised my hopes for this couple... they are just so darn cute together when they aren't fighting, with Danny being a tad cautious and suspicious, but hopeful. And while it raised my hopes, it also gave me a bad feeling about what is going to happen. I'm really dreading the day he finds out for sure that she is doing all of this just to get the goods on his family.

I think the writers are playing up an interesting plot point here, however. Didn't you find it interesting that he said he never discussed his family? I think he loves his family, he will stick by his family, but he is not proud of his family. I think a lot of his attraction to Michelle is her "normal" family, at least they appear to be so on the surface. He wants a family like hers, and Danny seemed almost sad when she started asking about his family. I think she pushed too hard and made him suspicious, but he also did not seem proud of his family.

I know! Michelle: By the way, Danny, forget everything I said less than 24 hours ago! I think you are a person I need to know better and right NOW! We have no time to waste, LOL! I thought she would pull the Bauer family photo albums out of the laundry basket at any moment. I did enjoy the interaction between them today. PAS is so expressive, I just love him. And Joie just gets better and better with each episode. I also loved the scenes with Mama, she is fantastic. It was the first time I felt that Carmen was trying to convey her genuine concern as his mother, that she wanted more for him.

I agree. What is the girl thinking, like he would buy the act. I want to buy the act, but it was WAYYY too quick. I loved PAS with Mama today. Loved the line about not buying the maternal act... that juxtaposed against him wanting to buy Michelle's matrimonial act was great... love it.

No objection over here. I think Michelle's "love" for Jesse is a bigger obstacle to Manny than Jesse himself, an ideal to preserve, and I actually like it that way. Remember when Danny called Jesse "Romeo"? "Romeo, Prince Charming... Why do you care what I call him?" I hope one day they follow on that conversation, it should be interesting to see what comes out of it.

I think that is more like it. Not so much Jesse but the preserving of this "ideal" romance. Also, I still can't help but think that the fact that Jesse is carrying her mother's heart isn't also part of it. Her little statement at the lighthouse got me to really thinking about it.

And then also, when Michelle told Drew it wasn't about getting Jesse back but rather getting her life back... I don't know... maybe it's just me... but didn't that sort of sound like she had moved on from getting Jesse back, to making this strictly about her? It was like she was saying, even to herself, "This part of my life is over." And I don't think she would have said what she said to Drew (about the field being clear but make sure that he loves you and you aren't 2nd best)... she almost, at least to my ears, was pretty okay with the idea that Jesse is going to move on.

And I also can't help but remember when she got her sight back and returned from the institution... some of the scenes I saw, I saw nothing. There was nothing left between Jesse and Michelle. She was a snot... he was fed up. I remember when I went back to GH not too long after that, and when I tuned in again a couple of months later, I was shocked to see them back together, because in my mind, there was no reason for them to be together. I guess that's why I'm having a hard time as seeing this as Michelle still pining for this great love... because to me, it wasn't. It was Michelle's "first real" love... but those are rarely ever the "for the rest of my life" love.