See, I'm about as anti Sam/Martin as you get, so I'm probably a bad person to talk to. The very thought of them together makes my skin crawl. I'm also a little protective of my ships, so yeah. Plus. Danny/Jack is very father/son, in my mind, at that's something that really squicks me. I'm not a big fan of pairings that aren't complete equals.

But yes, Danny and Martin do indeed exist, and really, I think they're going to end up being the main love story of the series. Here's my reasoning.

TPTB have already said the Sam/Martin is just a plot device to get Sam/Jack together. It's what they're building towards and what the entire intent has been all along. So knowing this, we can assume Sam/Martin won't last. This will mean, after Sam fucks Martin over, leaving him broken, things are going to be tense between Sam and Martin. Jack is of course going to hate Martin for touching his girl. Vivian couldn't care less about any of this, so the only person Martin's going to be left with is Danny. Now Danny, he's a little pissed because let's face it, he's had a crush on Martin since day one. So he's going to make Martin work for it, but in the end, he's just so smitten that he can't help but give in.

So, while Sam and Jack have gotten back together, playing your usual het couple, Martin and Danny are going to get closer and closer, one day just waking up and click, right in front of their eyes. Or at least, that's how I see it. And I have *never* shipped a pairing that hasn't ended up together, so I have faith. They are my religion, I believe in them more strongly than I have ever believed in anything.

So I do hope you go back and watch, and I do hope you see the love. Because more Danny/Martin fans is fuel for the fire, and eventually not even network television can withstand the will of the fans. (plus I am planning a hostile takeover, so some day I'll own the network and control what we see) *g*