I finally figured it out: the writer in charge of Danny Messer's and Lindsay Monroe's storyline is a fanfic writer. Danny's life on the show is one big hurt/comfort angst fest and Lindsay is the improbable Mary Sue who comes to save him.

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Apparently there's a huge incidence of retardation among Southland fans who use Facebook.

I am basing this observation on the direct quotes used in this After Elton article about people's batshit reactions to the revelation that Cooper does indeed have a social life. Seems that many people were shocked to find out that the character is gay. Um... ( Read more... )