Because Maura and Jane are a badass match made in heaven...
Well then, that was something else, huh? I could not bring myself to write a recap before now, partly because I was traumatized by the thought that I get no more Rizzoli and Isles for ALMOST A YEAR. Yeah, it kind of sucks. At least there's fanfiction and fanvids. *sigh*
Anyway, I watched this episode with some of my adorably naive straight friends who have no IDEA how very gay Jane and Maura are for each other. Let me just say right now, despite the case heavy content of this episode, it was hard for me not to grin like a complete idiot at how couply (is that a word? I'm making it one) these two truely are.
So the episode starts with an execution style murder in some sketchy warehouse, but I'm just waiting to see Rizzles and the writers soon grant my wish. They are, once again, exercising together. No, not naked in bed where they should be, rather they are in the gym. Maura is openly staring at some guy with a "well formed glutious maximas" (Maura's words, not mine) and Jane is none too pleased by her lady's wandering eye. Maura seems to be enjoying the fact that Jane is uncomfortable about the whole thing, probably because she is making Jane jealous, and Jane doesn't get jealous easily. Then Maura, in all her adorable dorkiness says that she has to go check on Bass, who she brought to work. They banter about the whole turtle/tortoise things. Really, are we sure they're not married already?
There's some more subplot stuff about Jane having a jailbird brother who got drunk and hit a priest with his car. Apparently he's getting out, but Maura's not there, so we're moving on. We next get a scene where Jane and Maura are getting some gross community coffee. Maura wants to leave $20 in the jar, but Jane says no takes out the 20 gives it back to her and puts in her own dollar. Aww, Jane's paying for her woman's coffee, so adorably gay. They are both concerned about men in thier life, Jane about her brother and Maura about her turtle-tortoise. Maura notices Jane salting her coffee and gets her to spill her guts about her brother with a simple worried look. I'm pretty sure Maura wants to kiss Jane to make it feel better.
We don't see that part, but what we do is almost as gay. They are each going into seperate elevators, but before they do, they give each other some seriously adoring looks. I'm not sure I should call it eye!sex, just because its so tender and sweet. Maura says meaningfully that if Jane ever wants to talk about her drunk brother, or completely avoid it, she's there. There's some more loving looks and Jane says "I know." At this point a part of me is praying to the femslash gods that they hop in the same elevator, pull a Grey's Anatomy and have hardcore makeout session (I don't watch that show a lot, but when I do, man a lot goes down in there). The other part is content to revel in the unresolved sexual tension, and that second part is satisfied, because they go in thier sperate directions.
Lots of very dramatic stuff happens, what with baddies storming the almost empty station and cutting power and phone lines. Jane doesn't realize it for awhile, but Maura does because her morgue nearly gets shot up. While Maura is hiding with her turtle-tortoise, Jane is busy trying to find a way out when she hears the gunshots. Uh oh, she has to fine her lady friend, but first she finds Frankie all bullet riddled. Bummer. She takes him to the good doctor, who immidiately says to no one in particular "it's Jane. It's Jane." But first she has to deal with Jane flipping out because, despite wearing a vest, her bro has internal injuries that are going to slowly kill. him.
Because her wifey is all panicky, Maura is forced to go all MacGuyver on Frankie. I can't see her doing a procedure she's never done without having those big brown eyes begging her to. There's some other drama leading up to the end, but the only thing that really concerns me is are those looks that Jane and Maura give each other. They even gaze meaningful at each other over the autopsy table that Frankie is lying on. Really guys? Once you get out that place, please just get a room already.
But wait, the cop who earlier too conveniently saved Jane's life is one of the baddies and wants to kill the three of them. When she realizes this, Jane instinctively becomes protective!Jane and moves in front of Maura despite having no gun cuz she gave it to the baddie earlier in the episode. Oopsies. Maura adds her own bit of cunning badassery and pushes the walkie talkie with her heels so Korsak hears everything. He bursts bad guys bubble. Bad guy flips a shit and takes Jane hostage. He pulls her outside, meanwhile Jane is now flipping her shit, screaming at Korsak, Frost and the rest of Boston PD to shoot the SOB. They can't without going through her though, so Jane does what they won't. In a moment of epic badassery that not even Maura could top, Jane shoots the guy through her own body. It's not femslashy, but it is, in all it's slowmo glory, very badass.
What happens next, however, is very gay and kind of heartbreaking. Maura rushes outside after Jane just in time to see Jane shoot herself. She yells Jane's name depsperately before we go into super dramatic slowmo to end the episode. It's the way characters yell when thier loved one is in danger and it's the last line we hear uttered as Jane and bad guy fall to the ground. We know she'll live because she's a title character, but still, wow.
And thus ends the first Rizzoli and Isles summer of gayness. It was a good time, and I can only hope for more good gay times to come. I'll probs post more on here, perhaps recaps of earlier episodes in the mean time because there is plenty of gayness to keep me busy. :)
Anyway, I watched this episode with some of my adorably naive straight friends who have no IDEA how very gay Jane and Maura are for each other. Let me just say right now, despite the case heavy content of this episode, it was hard for me not to grin like a complete idiot at how couply (is that a word? I'm making it one) these two truely are.
So the episode starts with an execution style murder in some sketchy warehouse, but I'm just waiting to see Rizzles and the writers soon grant my wish. They are, once again, exercising together. No, not naked in bed where they should be, rather they are in the gym. Maura is openly staring at some guy with a "well formed glutious maximas" (Maura's words, not mine) and Jane is none too pleased by her lady's wandering eye. Maura seems to be enjoying the fact that Jane is uncomfortable about the whole thing, probably because she is making Jane jealous, and Jane doesn't get jealous easily. Then Maura, in all her adorable dorkiness says that she has to go check on Bass, who she brought to work. They banter about the whole turtle/tortoise things. Really, are we sure they're not married already?
There's some more subplot stuff about Jane having a jailbird brother who got drunk and hit a priest with his car. Apparently he's getting out, but Maura's not there, so we're moving on. We next get a scene where Jane and Maura are getting some gross community coffee. Maura wants to leave $20 in the jar, but Jane says no takes out the 20 gives it back to her and puts in her own dollar. Aww, Jane's paying for her woman's coffee, so adorably gay. They are both concerned about men in thier life, Jane about her brother and Maura about her turtle-tortoise. Maura notices Jane salting her coffee and gets her to spill her guts about her brother with a simple worried look. I'm pretty sure Maura wants to kiss Jane to make it feel better.
We don't see that part, but what we do is almost as gay. They are each going into seperate elevators, but before they do, they give each other some seriously adoring looks. I'm not sure I should call it eye!sex, just because its so tender and sweet. Maura says meaningfully that if Jane ever wants to talk about her drunk brother, or completely avoid it, she's there. There's some more loving looks and Jane says "I know." At this point a part of me is praying to the femslash gods that they hop in the same elevator, pull a Grey's Anatomy and have hardcore makeout session (I don't watch that show a lot, but when I do, man a lot goes down in there). The other part is content to revel in the unresolved sexual tension, and that second part is satisfied, because they go in thier sperate directions.
Lots of very dramatic stuff happens, what with baddies storming the almost empty station and cutting power and phone lines. Jane doesn't realize it for awhile, but Maura does because her morgue nearly gets shot up. While Maura is hiding with her turtle-tortoise, Jane is busy trying to find a way out when she hears the gunshots. Uh oh, she has to fine her lady friend, but first she finds Frankie all bullet riddled. Bummer. She takes him to the good doctor, who immidiately says to no one in particular "it's Jane. It's Jane." But first she has to deal with Jane flipping out because, despite wearing a vest, her bro has internal injuries that are going to slowly kill. him.
Because her wifey is all panicky, Maura is forced to go all MacGuyver on Frankie. I can't see her doing a procedure she's never done without having those big brown eyes begging her to. There's some other drama leading up to the end, but the only thing that really concerns me is are those looks that Jane and Maura give each other. They even gaze meaningful at each other over the autopsy table that Frankie is lying on. Really guys? Once you get out that place, please just get a room already.
But wait, the cop who earlier too conveniently saved Jane's life is one of the baddies and wants to kill the three of them. When she realizes this, Jane instinctively becomes protective!Jane and moves in front of Maura despite having no gun cuz she gave it to the baddie earlier in the episode. Oopsies. Maura adds her own bit of cunning badassery and pushes the walkie talkie with her heels so Korsak hears everything. He bursts bad guys bubble. Bad guy flips a shit and takes Jane hostage. He pulls her outside, meanwhile Jane is now flipping her shit, screaming at Korsak, Frost and the rest of Boston PD to shoot the SOB. They can't without going through her though, so Jane does what they won't. In a moment of epic badassery that not even Maura could top, Jane shoots the guy through her own body. It's not femslashy, but it is, in all it's slowmo glory, very badass.
What happens next, however, is very gay and kind of heartbreaking. Maura rushes outside after Jane just in time to see Jane shoot herself. She yells Jane's name depsperately before we go into super dramatic slowmo to end the episode. It's the way characters yell when thier loved one is in danger and it's the last line we hear uttered as Jane and bad guy fall to the ground. We know she'll live because she's a title character, but still, wow.
And thus ends the first Rizzoli and Isles summer of gayness. It was a good time, and I can only hope for more good gay times to come. I'll probs post more on here, perhaps recaps of earlier episodes in the mean time because there is plenty of gayness to keep me busy. :)