My Personal Hawaii 5-0 Canon Rant
I love the new Hawaii 5-0. And as a result, I've become an avid fan of the fanfiction stories written in that "universe." There are, however, things which keep popping up in stories that are not canon. Maybe I shouldn't care? Maybe I shouldn't write a journal post listing those things which seem most prone to being portrayed incorrectly. But when I read stories that don't get the canon correct, it makes the story a lot less enjoyable and/or believable.
So, completely unsolicited and with no slight meant to anyone, here are my top non-canon peeves:
So, completely unsolicited and with no slight meant to anyone, here are my top non-canon peeves:
- Danny is a Yankees fan. This is an important fact for anyone who lives or has ever lived in the greater New York metropolitan area. He is not a Mets fan. He is not a Phillies fan. He is a Yankees fan.
- It is probably a law that if you are a Yankees fan, you are obligated to hate the Mets. The reverse is also true. Trust me on this one.
- Living in New Jersey, he could be a fan of the football NY Giants or NY Jets. Both teams play in the Meadowlands which is in Rutherford NJ. (Yes, they are New York teams that play in New Jersey. That's just the way it is.) There is no indication which football team he roots for. But you can be pretty sure it's either the Giants or the Jets. He would not be a fan of both.
- He could be a fan of the NJ Devils, the hockey team that also plays in the Meadowlands. More likely, he's a fan of the NY Rangers. They are the hockey team most steeped in tradition. The Devils are more of a recent addition and most rabid New Jersey hockey fans root for the Rangers rather than the Devils.
- He is undoubtedly a fan of the Knicks. Almost no one roots for the New Jersey Nets. They are not good and have never been any good. Sad but true.
- Danny's car is a Camaro. I'm at a loss as to why some writers say he drives a camaro. It's a brand. It has to capitalized.
- Danny is not allergic to pineapple. He doesn't want it on his pizza but in Ko’olauloa he eats the pineapple on the big blue drink.
- Danny's apartment is a studio. He sleeps on the pull-out couch. There is no bedroom. He sleeps in the only room (besides the kitchen) that makes up his apartment.
- Steve is a Navy SEAL. Although he is in the reserves now, he is not an ex-SEAL. Nor is he a seal - these are sea animals. He is still a SEAL.
- Steve's bedroom is on the second floor of his house. It is not on the ground floor. There is no indication that there are bedrooms on the ground floor of his house. Old houses almost always have the bedrooms on the second floor, not the ground floor.
- Because his house is old, there is no bathroom adjoining his bedroom. Catherine had to walk down the hall to go to the bathroom, where she encountered Mary. I know it's a lot more convenient to have a bathroom within Steve's bedroom, but there isn't one.
- The offices in the Five-0 headquarters have glass doors that swing open and closed. They cannot slam. Glass doors cannot slam.
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"Private beach" mentions irritate me. Beaches in Hawai'i are all public property. (Courtesy of mcdannomauloa )
- Why doesn't Danny have an HPD uniform? I understand he was already a detective when he joined HPD but it still seems like he would have a uniform. Unless they have to pay for them and he didn't see any reason to spend the money when he has his Newark dress uniform.
- With whom did Steve live when Jack sent him to the mainland? (Never mind that in season 1 he was 16, and in season 2 he was 15 when he was sent away.) Did he live with relatives? You have to be 17 to be admitted to Annapolis. Where did Jack send him?
- Although I've never been a fan of tattoos, I love Steve's. Why do they insist on covering up some of them? And why do we never get to see his tramp stamp, which I think he's had redone? What's up with hiding them from us?