QUOTE (iloveelliot @ Jun 8 2009, 08:52 PM)

Everyone seems to hate Dani, but really as much as i love E/O Dani and Elliot were cute togeather. Did anyone else like them togeather?
I actually really did like Dani. I thought she was a breathe of fresh air after seeing same ol' same ol' kinda thing- nothing against Mariska/Olivia. However I knew that Dani/Connie was only there for temporary and I think it's a pretty good excuse for Mariska not to be on the show while having her baby. I blame her nothing for that, especially since Mariska really wanted to be a mother. I also really liked the episodes as themselves too. I saw much more of the ensemble effort that was hardly there anymore, Munch had a good quality of screen time there as did Fin, Cragen, it reminded me of SVU seasons 1-5, as do the storylines by themselves.
As for Elliot and Dani...well...no I did not like the kiss BUT I'm glad it was Dani rather then Olivia. However I don't blame Dani for kissing him, if I were in her shoes I would have taken the opportunity myself! Also, it was Elliot who kissed Dani, not the other way around so Dani is not exactly to blame on that part either.
But, in my opinion, I think Elliot saw Dani as the two main women in his life: Olivia and Kathy. Dani was a cop, just like Olivia- understood the late nights, stake outs, interrogation, the ugly side of life everyday. Dani was also a wife of a cop, just like Kathy- understood the fustrations of waiting for her husband to meet her for dinner, for the fear that any day she would get the call that she's now a widow.