In part I think what Sorkin was trying to say--in too understated a way--was that when Danny's not working he doesn't know what to do, and he fixates. And probably obsessing over Jordan is a way of avoiding getting back on the cocaine, too. I actually sort of like that he's making him do pathetic and unlikable things, but I do agree that, at least in the way it's being promoted, the "how romantic" angle is way the fuck wrong.

I'm not sure why I'm watching anymore either. I'd actually forgotten it was on, since I don't watch "Heroes"; I was just checking whether there was anything on after Bauer Family Theatre. I guess I find it interesting to watch a show that, despite some strengths, falls on its face nearly every week in ways that seem utterly transparent from the outside. It's like a Master's course in How Not to Do Things.