Retro FriDAYS: Love in an Elevator Edition

Elevators are a great plot device – mostly when they get stuck. You would think Salem County’s elevator inspector would be on thin ice with all these accidents. Here’s a look back:

Going… down?

Carly lives it up while they’re going down

I missed the Kaman days. Looks like they were pretty entertaining.

Remember when this happened?

Ejole!

Belle, my belle

I don’t know who Shelle is, do you? (Editor’s note: TheOtherDiMera didn’t watch back then, but MrsKiriakis did. Shelle=Shawn and Belle)

Finally, a compilation with some you’ve already seen, and some you haven’t.

Daniel + Nicole = ??

I have a problem. When I form an opinion, even about something as stupid as the pairing of Daniel and Nicole on DOOL, I tend to assume everyone agrees with me. Until I hear otherwise. And I always hear otherwise.

I was (predictably) shocked to see on facebook, twitter, etc. that there is a lot of love for the pairing of Dr. Dan and Nicole. My reaction to learning that people feel differently is also pretty consistent: I think to myself “Why do I feel that way? Do I have any reason at all (and I don’t always have a reason other than “my gut said so”).”

I think the answer is this: I heart Nicole, I am indifferent about Daniel, and I love drama. Pairings come and go, but not THAT often, so when they do, I want a little more than “you’re hot, let’s make out, suddenly we’re a couple for no reason.” I get that people become “couples for no reason” all the time. They like each other, they date, they play a little basketball and have a little down and dirty time in the hospital, and poof! They’re a couple. But this is Salem we’re talking about.

Maybe I just don’t see yet how the pieces are going to fit together. Rafe is single and Nicole is into him (she SO doesn’t primp in the mirror for room service). EJ is her baby daddy, Rafe is her fake baby daddy, Daniel is… really attracted to his patients? Into women in distress?

A few people have pointed out that they have chemistry. I don’t deny it, but I kind of think Nicole has chemistry with everyone, and when Dr. Dan has his shirt off, there aren’t many complaints.

So am I missing something? What do you guys think about this out of the blue pairing. Is this all really because deep down I want EJ with Nicole, even though I know it’s wrong? Ok, you caught me. But why Daniel? Why not Rafe? Or.. idk… anyone else?