So, I'm curious, what do you all think about Charlie and Dani's relationship? Think she'll ever let her wall down? Think he'll ever completely trust her, even though she's on his conspiracy wall? And what do you think of the two of them in general?

I love the dynamic between them and hope their relationship will keep on developing.

~Elleree

I love both of their quirky characters. As time goes on, I believe we will see their trust developing and their partner/brother/sister relationship will become much stronger.

I don't ever see them in any kind of romantic relationship.

i think they have a very Mulder-Scully type of relationship, which i love and which also annoys me (a little bit). love, because it keeps me hooked into the show, seeing the relationship develop. annoys, because i always want these "will they-won't they" platonic tv character relationships to go to "yes they will" sooner than, say, the 6th or 7th season (see aforementioned Mulder-Scully comparison). crews and reese have marvelous chemistry, and it's not overt. and it's far more interesting than the forced "will they-won't they" between crews and constance, who have almost no chemistry whatsoever.

my $0.02

I have to agree with you there, I don't see the chemistry between Charlie and Constance. I don't know maybe it's because the character was gone for several episodes, I just don't see it. The Dani Reese character is just a much more fascinating character. I don't know if Charlie and Dani's relationship will ever turn romantic, but right now it would be much more believable if they got together rather than Charlie and Constance. But I do like that the creators aren't making Charlie and Dani the will they or won't they pairing.

See, I sorta disagree with you. I think the creators have embedded a "will they-won't they" seed in the Crews-Reese relationship, albeit a long-gestating one. Yes, it's not in your face the way crews and constance is, but that's certainly why it's better.

The seed was there from the first episode, from that shower scene forward, which could've been a REALLY cheesy and obvious scene but wasn't because the writers and actors are better than that.

I guess I can kind of see it, but I'm enjoying watching them develop as friends and colleagues. Maybe their interaction is more believable because their interaction doesn't seem forced as in the Crews Constance scenes. Am I the only one who finds the I want to be with you but can't because I'm married storyline boring? It's always more interesting when two screwed up people interact with one another than two perfect people.

Charlie is still in love with his wife. I think his interest in Constance is because she was his whole life when he was released from prison. She reintroduced him to life outside four walls, that's a powerful attachment but not love.

I think Dani and Charlie will soon become attached to each other because of their "us against them" attitudes. Misfits who bond completely as partners who are depending on each other for their survival. I don't see any romance between them other than a tenderness that comes from protectiveness.

IMO

I like Charlie and Dani together as partners in a big brother / little sister way. I also like the fact that sometimes little sister has to take care of her big brother because he will get in real trouble if she doesn't watch out for him. I do think there needs to be a little bit of the possibility of a relationship, because as Harry said to Sally... "men and women can't be friends because the sex part always gets in the way". So, for them to be friends, they have to acknowledge that and move on.

I think they make really good partners for several reasons. First, they take their jobs seriously and they want to be good cops. Secondly, they both have insight/discernment. Thirdly, they now trust each other. They get on each other's nerves enough to make it fun (in this they remind me of the Yokas/Bosco pairing from Third Watch). And lastly, they don't really trust anyone else in the department.

I'm hoping that they don't match Dani and Crewes together, because it is such a played out plot device. Besides, I see them more in the mentor/student or brother/sister role - not unforseeable for Crewes to help resolve Dani's demons either directly or indirectly.

Don't really see a love interest for Crewes. I'm hoping hotie Olivia goes with Ted and Constance is too wishy-washy to synch up well with Crewes. I think Crewes cares for Constance, but not on that level. Besides, the female attorney falling for her client seems a bit contrived as well. I had some hope for the woman in a previous episode, but given that Crewes shot and killed her son, I don't see that one going anywhere, and if it did...awkward family renunions, no? "Hey, aren't you the guy that..." "Yes." "Oh."

I think that Crews and Reese have WAY more going for them than just a brother/sister thing. They're both too alike in many ways but different enough to compliment each other. Plus, they're only human. Put two sexy, sexually-charged people together for long enough and I think it would be only natural for them to start falling for each other. Crews has given Dani many a look implying that she might be getting to him, a bit. Plus, that first shower scene was just too hot! They certainly looked good together! And Reese seemed somewhat jealous when she first met Constance, if I recall. Right now, however, I don't think there's any love interest between them - just a developing friendship. If love does come into play, down the road, I would like it to be shown as someone else mentioned - in a very Mulder & Scully way - quietly, slowly, never really shown but blantantly implied, left to the viewer's imagination, always there, right beneath the surface, needing no words. That would be awesome!

Wow, my thoughts exactly! I completely agree with everything you said. I think there's definitely someting there between the two of them, but whatever it is, it needs to develop slowly. My favorite parts of the show is when these two are together. They have such good chemistry and they are so much fun to watch.

I would love to see Danni and Charlie romantically involved but not with each other, not yet anyway. It would be such a cliche thing to do. I'd rather see them develop their friendship and trust first. I think they'll come to rely on each other entirely, like old best friends, or sister and brother.

For now, Charlie still has issues with his ex-wife, fondly known here as Jen-ex. Plus, he's probably still in that I-can-get-any-hot-babe-I-want-because-I-have-money stage. It's gonna be a while before he's ready for a serious relationship with anyone.

I wonder where Jen-ex and her hubby have been? We haven't seen them lately.

I am not sure if Crews trusts anybody but his chemistry with Dani is so much better than it is with Constance.

I picked up on that to, and the moment before that Crews and Reese shared a moment that bordered on flirtatious. In the episode last night Reese seemed to be struggling for something nice to say about Constance. I've said it before, the Crews and Reese interaction seems much more natural and the Crews and Constance scenes seem forced, maybe because a contentious, argumentative relationship is more fun to watch. Besides, that whole I want to be with you but can't because I'm married storyline seems tired, am I the only one getting tired of it?

There was another good "jealousy" type moment in Monday's episode when the flirty tech girl made Crews say "pleeease" over the phone and Reese gave him this look. Priceless.

I think Charlie and Dani's relationship is going to get a lot more complicated after tonight's episode. Hollis's connection to the murders and Jack Reese is now on record and Charlie and Dani will have to deal with the fact that her father is under arrest/a fugitive and Charlie helped take him down. I think when Dani asked, there are some things I want to ask you, it was in regards to her father. It'll be interesting to see how they deal with that.

I definitely see Reese and Crews developing a really strong brother/sister relationship. They bicker like siblings, and I could definitely see Crews getting really protective of Reese (even though she wouldn't need it). I thought Reese looked like an overprotective friend trying to hide her blatant judging when she first met Constance. I hope they don't put Crews and Reese together, that would be so cliche.

For some reason I am always a shipper. Right now Charlie and Dani don't have any chemistry, but I think that with time they can become friends and maybe their friendship will lead to more.

I agree that Constance Crews lack any chemistry at all. I think during Constance's meeting with Dani, they shared more flirty looks and casual banter than Crews and Constance have all season.

I have to agree with you, I'm not even talking about whether or not Charlie and Dani get together, but their chemistry is more natural than Charlie and Constance's. Partly because Constance serves no other purpose than to be a love interest.

Ok, I have to disagree about Charlie and Connie. I actually think it's a really interesting relationship. That whole Florence Nightingale effect thing is intriguing to me, hardly played out.

Now I'm not saying I want them to get together. I'm saying I like the dynamic. I don't think it's just the "I can't be with you because I'm married" thing. I think it's that these two people have an extremely intense shared experience, which always creates special bonds. Connie probably knows more about Charlie than anyone else right now save maybe Ted (though I feel like Charlie probably told Connie more than he has Ted). We've glimpsed especially with the last episode that there's a *lot* more to Charlie and his history from prison than we know.

Basically what I'm saying is that I think those tensions need to stay there. I think Connie is an interesting character and I like the idea of her having to now work in a DA/Detective relationship with someone she not only has romantic feelings for, but also knowing the darker things about him that he's managed to hide from most everyone else he knows now. I want her presence to stay prominent because it makes things more interesting.

...as to Crews and Reese, well, who knows. I love their interactions. Does it feel brother/sister? Yes. Does it also feel like there might be some hints of romance possible? Yes. I don't know how it'll happen, but I wouldn't want that to become too prominent too quickly. Right now I'd just like to see them actually get to know each other better. They have trust now, but definitely not openness.

I have to respectfully disagree with you. All of the Charlie/Constance scenes consist of A. Constance warning Charlie not to do something, go after someone who is in on the conspiracy, or violate a regulation. B. Then Charlie or Constance making an allusion to the fact that Connie is married. That is all their relationship consists of. The angst between them seems forced. I don't blame the actor it just seems to be an underwritten part in an otherwise well written show. The Constance character might not work for me because she left for several episodes and didn't have time to develop. And as for Charlie and Dani their relationship has developed quite nicely, they have a nice rhythm where they get each other. There was a scene in serious control issues where Dani was given the chance to switch partners and refused. So they balance each other out. They have become quite fond of one another at this point, and I'm not talking about anything to do with romantic feelings. Although, I like that the producers look as if they could complicate things by having Jack Reese be a potential fugitive, murder suspect. I want to see how Dani will react to that. Maybe Constance would work if they gave her a life outside of Charlie like they do with the other characters.

Well, I didn't say they'd perfectly utilized Constance. But I think the potential is there. And I don't really think that Constance and Dani are somehow in competition here at this point. Nor do I feel a need to like one and dislike the other. I like them both. I like Dani more. But it's also hardly fair to compare how well we know a main character like Dani versus a more peripheral one in Constance.

All I'm really saying is that I like the dynamic potential there. As you said, rightly, it's not been the best utilized. Connie shifting from his lawyer to a DA he has to work with is something I don't think they've really had much time to explore yet. But I think there's potential for another interesting facet and I think we're only going to see it used well if we see Constance more, not less.

What's a shipper?

I think I am vocabularily challenged.

Someone who (usually quite adamantly) supports a particular romantic pairing within a fandom... often leading to "Shipper Wars" when those conflict

for real? a "shipper" is one who wants to see a relationship between certain fictional characters. like the mulder-scully shippers. the sawyer-kate (skate) shippers. the buffy-spike (spuffy) shippers. i have a name for the crews-reese shippers out there (represent!) - creese.

Creese is cool, but I'm kinda partial towards Danlie or Darlie. Should we have a vote?

Thanks for the 'shipper' explanation, folks!

I really thought that something was going to develop when we were seeing Dani in her erratic destructive behaviors; however, there has not been much of that lately. They seem less hostile towards each other recently and appear to be bonding. Dani does seem like the jealous type when girls are around Crews. When he was flirting on the phone with the LAPD tech girl (who I would really like to see brought back), Dani shot him a pretty mean glance. The Constance meeting was just as defensive as well. Sadly, I think unless something dramatic happens, we're talking quite a ways in the future.

I don't think that's sadly. I like for there to be realistic time periods there. And I think before anything could happen, they'd need to really know each other a lot better. Because if it were a spur of the moment thing... that would just be bad all around.

What I think is that Charlie is going to eventually (maybe soon) need Dani's help to understand her father and the past circumstances in her home surrounding the robbery. So I'd like to see slow opening up between them. I don't care at this point if it turns romantic. I would just like to see how it develops.

I think that Dani's "jealous" behavior could indicate her feelings, but I think she is also aware that Charlie himself is exibiting erratic behavior. He is sleeping with any girl he meets. The Connie relationship bothers her because Connie is using him to fulfill her "saint" needs. She seems to be at a complete loss with out him to depend on her. I think Dani sees this and wants to protect Charlie from this, but I think he sees it as well as he is always the one to mention her husband. He is the one putting on the brakes with Connie and that is unlike his behavior with other women. I think Dani and Charlie are in the brother/sister phase, and it needs to stay that way as long as they are both having problems controlling themselves. When they are solid individuals i think that it is realistic to see their relationship changing, alas i feel that that would be the end of the show, since it is based on two unstable people....

I agree. I think Charlie is obviously growing on Dani, despite herself. They've become true partners and she has a natural degree of protectiveness about him. And it goes the other way, too, as we saw in Serious Control Issues particularly. But she obviously has the same issue of just sleeping with random men. Kind of ironic, actually.

Yes, which is why they're perfect for each other. Just kidding lol. But it is a nicely developing friendship between them. And if the writer's strike ever resolves will get to see more of it.

i believe that the gold standard for partner hook ups has always been goren and eames from l&o ci. in the spirit of full discloser, i must say that i've been in love with kathryn erbe(eames) from day one. not the stalker, go through her garbage kind of fan love, just like her a lot. i understand that the idea of anyone other than a psychiatrist hooking up with goren is more than a little disturbing. the 'life' partnership works fine without any kind of tension. leave dani and charlie alone.

Thanks everyone, for putting up your insights! <3

I wanted to see what everybody else thought. I think I could become a shipper of Crews/Reese but I'm not there yet. Right now I think they're just starting to trust each other more and letting their friendship develop. Plus, as lots of you have mentioned, jumping in bed with random people seems to be a fun hobby for both of them. Still, whatever it is, I love their chemistry, the way they play off each other. And the looks Dani gives Charlie are priceless.

I think if any romance happens between them it will be later on in the show. After all, even if Dani has issues with her Dad and doesn't really like him, the whole Charlie attmepting to take her dad down thing would be a bit of a strain on any relationship. I can't wait to see how that turns out.

I agree with CinnamonGirl74 that if love does happen it would be great if it was in a "quietly, slowly, never really shown but blantantly implied, left to the viewer's imagination, always there, right beneath the surface, needing no words" sort of way. And even if they just stay friends, which I think is where they are at now, Deadbeat was absolutely right: "there needs to be a little bit of the possibility of a relationship, because as Harry said to Sally... 'men and women can't be friends because the sex part always gets in the way.'" ^__^

I agree it needs to develop slowly and quietly, and left ambiguous. Which seems to be how they're developing the relationship they are friends right now. The writers and producers seem to be leaving it open, meaning they could go down the romantic route or remain friends.

The list is endless: Crichton-Aeryn shippers (Farscape), Daniel-Vala shippers (Stargate SG-1), Sheppard-Weir (Stargate: Atlantis), etc., etc., etc....

The chemistry between Charlie and Dani is really great and I'm slowly beginning to becoming their shipper

I do agree that if and when Reese and Crews's relationship will turn something more than platonic I hope it would be a long time in coming. They're still in the stage where what they both need now is a real friend they can count on and trust to keep the other stable.

Although it is hard not to see the vibe between them when they throw us the shower scene, the Walk (Powerless) and the Knife scenes (Let Her Go, Serious Control Issues) but at the moment I'd love for them to develop as partners and friends, we can see that Reese has finally settled her loyalties and is now exhibiting a curiosity for Charlie's life she previously suppressed.

I don't see how a relationship between Charlie and Dani can happen when all they talk about when they're together is how lucky they are to have Lt. Davis for a boss.

...one of my favorite lines in the series, and the only time Crews manages to get past Davis' defenses.

I don't think Crews and Reese will "Get together". But Dani already evident by her personality, needs crews-Dani already reached out for Charlie in Powerless when on her cell phone she was forced to drink in fron of the stalker/ rapist guy Charlie was privy to some of her past. I think Dani wants to be able to trust. her relationship with her father will hopefully be explored in the future being as it defines her relationship with men. I love Dani's character, very compelling. Crews character may be one of the best written Police characters since Lenny briscoe. You really get to know the two of them (Dani and Charlie) well. Constance...I see an ambivalence there that is hard to grasp onto.

I agree. I specifically liked it when she said, something to the effect "I'm not sure I like you, but I know your not one of the bad guys". Well that was the basic jist, but it was a great line from Dani Reese.

I'd like to see a romantic relationship developbetween Charlie and Dani. They sure have the chemistry for it. But I think they have a very long way to go, before they can reach that point. Maybe towards the end?

I believe they have very complementary personalities, and they'll probably become good friends, even though I'm sure there'll be some tension with the whole Dani's father thing. (even if Dani doesn't like her dad all that much, it seems).
Later, when both their issues are more uh, closed, I guess, (like I said, towards the end of the show), they'll have a shot at a romantic relationship.

Oh, and some of you said you wanted it to be like Mulder/Scully. I both agree and disagree. I agree because I want it to go slowly (even though I think 10 years is way to long), but I disagree because, in the end, I don't want it to be ambiguous, not having a definite relationship, leaving us to wnder if they got together or not. I'd like for it to have a resolute solution, I guess. But, again, in a long time from now.

This is just my opinion though.

Good points there. If they were to get into a relationship I agree with what your saying. Down the road, when she comes to grips with how she views herself that may be possible, and how she views her relationship with her father, although they may two and the same.

As for Scully/ Moulder. I agree with you. The personalities are just to different and unique.

In terms of male female relationships on the show Charlie's and Dani's is the most interesting, probably because it's fun watching dysfunctional people interact with each other. Besides the way the writers are handling the relationship it could turn romantic somewhere way down the line or become just good friends. Either way it's more interesting than the Charlie/Constance relationship.

One of the questions that will keep us viewers hooked and looking forward to the next season is "would they/wouldn't they get together?"

It certainly got me watching, frankly though, after watching the 1st season, I kinda like the way the writers created the purely cop-partners chemistry btw them. I'm just afraid that changing that might just throw a spanner in a perfectly turning wheel.

Agree ... personal relationships always deter from the 'hoped for' we as viewers have in our minds when we see two equally crafted and gifted personalities on a television drama. I would not want them to get together for the very anti-cimatic mood it may delivery, but on the other hand the only reason I would want them together is because of the sexually charged atmosphere they create when they are on screen together.

At least we have a blessed one more season to see what happens.

I absolutely ADORE "Life" and am SO very glad it's coming back in the fall! (Although I wish we didn't have to wait that long.)

I've got a question though... Am I the only one who just doesn't like the character of Constance at all? I guess I'm more into dynamic, edgy female characters like Dani... her personality is such that when she and Crews interact, there are sparks there. There's a kind of tension between them that sometimes seems a bit sexual. Much like Mulder and Scully were, which is part of the reason I loved X-Files so much.

Constance is just a cardboard cutout type character to me. Nothing particularly interesting about her, just there to look pretty and be "teh sexxie" to Charlie. Honestly too, for some reason I find her character's personality annoying. Can't quite put my finger on why, exactly.

Anyway, I would definitely like to see a slow relationship build between Dani and Crews... one that simmers, and finally builds into something not particularly overt, but definitely there. Like Mulder and Scully as another person said.

Just wondering if anyone else feels the same about the character of Constance?

I would compare Charlie and Dani to Elliot and Olivia from SVU, and I think, relationship wise, Charlie and Dani's may go in that sort of direction.