Exclusive: Body Of Proof Boss Explains Cast Shake-Up, Reveals New Players to Be Added
ABC‘s Body Of Proof is undergoing a rather extreme makeover in its third season — but one that is designed to give the show’s storytelling a jolt and not trim overhead.
In fact, on the heels of the three announced cast cuts — Nicholas Bishop (who plays Peter), John Carrol Lynch (Bud) and Sonja Sohn (Sam) — showrunner Matt Gross says that two new characters will join the mix.
The first, Det. Tommy Sullivan, is a former love interest of Megan’s who transfers to Philadelphia to win her back. The sexy cop will give his strong-willed ex a flirty hard time as they work together to solve cases. The second newbie, Det. Adam Schaeffer, is a smart (and smart-mouthed) rookie who routinely gets ahead of himself, and that will cause him a bit of trouble.
Here, Gross — along with executive producers Christopher Murphey and [former 24 executive producer] Evan Katz — details for TVLine why and how the Dana Delany-fronted procedural is being retooled.
TVLINE | For starters, I understand that what’s going on here is not about shaving dollars.
MATTHEW GROSS | No, not at all. We were fortunate enough to get a Season 3 of our show, and in trying to bring more eyeballs to our show, we wanted to change some of the dynamic and create new characters. And that’s the purpose for all of this. Also, we just brought on Evan Katz as one of the heads of the “three-headed hydra” — that’s what we refer to ourselves as.
EVAN KATZ | A very nice hydra by the way. It’s sort of a creative reboot of the show with the goal of being more dynamic, higher stakes, everything that we can do to amp up the stakes of each episode –
GROSS | — and create promotable opportunities for our storytelling.
TVLINE | I was going to say that given all the show’s strengths, casting-wise and plotting-wise, for a couple of seasons now it has failed to really “pop” out there.
KATZ | It has a core audience, which is a beautiful thing, and we’re going to try to reinvigorate a little bit, remain true to the audience, but give people satisfaction and engagement on more levels. Toward the end of the second season, I was not here, but these guys started to tell slightly higher-stake stories, and that’ll continue. On a character basis, and I think this is the interesting thing that’s got all of us excited, we’re going to give her a male co-lead. [Someone] is going to come back into her life, a stormy relationship from her 20s.
TVLINE | That’s the detective, Tommy Sullivan?
KATZ | Det. Tommy Sullivan. [Megan’s] strength is that she can run over pretty much everybody. But she can’t run over this guy. And it will enable us to really see what it’s like when she gets flustered.
GROSS | The show is a very interesting hybrid. It’s murders solved through a medical point of view, but by the same token, it has a strong procedural, police track as well. So by giving Megan Hunt an interpersonal relationship from the past, it gives us a stronger point of view coming from that angle.
CHRISTOPHER MURPHEY | And it gives subtext and tension in their relationship that’s integrated into their investigation. So we just see it as making their personal and professional dynamic more compelling.
TVLINE | And the other new character, Det. Adam Schaeffer, what’s he going to bring to the mix?
MURPHEY | Youth. A different perspective. Energy. Our lead, Tommy, is coming from New York. Adam is a born-and-bred Philadelphian, his father’s a big defense attorney. So he has a perspective; his joining the police force was kind of a rebellion against his father, but it’s not that he’s some do-gooder. It’s that for every defense attorney out there in the world who bends the rules, we need a cop who knows how to bend the rules the other way and get away with it.
GROSS | He knows the system from the inside out.
MURPHEY | Yeah. He’ll be something of an operator. So again, really we do need two cops on the police side of the investigation, just for practical purposes, but we also feel like these are two dynamic characters we can get a lot out of.
GROSS | Adam is a guy who thinks that he knows it all. He’s wise beyond his years, but doesn’t have the experience to back it up. And he might get himself in some trouble along the way for running his mouth off.
TVLINE | Are you saying whether this means that Peter died in the Season 2 finale?
GROSS | You’re going to have to see the opening episode. [Laughs] You have to make your own conclusion.
TVLINE | How did you get the word out to John, Sonja and Nick about what was going on?
GROSS | Well you know, these are very difficult conversations to have, because we really enjoy collaborating with them as artists and have gotten to know them personally over the years. But truth be told, we were taking the show in a different direction. Some of those characters sort of had played out and other characters would be marginalized with these new dynamics. Nothing they did wrong at all, it’s just we’re taking the show in a different direction.
TVLINE | I can totally see your point. Because although you spent two seasons trying to build a simmering “thing” there with Megan and Peter, why not just bring in a character who already had that combustible relationship in the past and revisit that?
KATZ | It’s a way to jump-start that relationship, and that’s exciting.
MURPHEY | It was also difficult for the role of Peter to have that kind of relationship with Dr. Hunt when he’s subordinate to her.
KATZ | He worked for her. She’s a very strong character. Dana is very strong in her persona. It makes her a great character, and really fun to watch but sort of impossible for a man who works under her to have a relationship with her.
GROSS | We took a lot of time to think about this at great length, lots of discussion, really thinking about every character, their interpersonal dynamic, how they fit together. This is ultimately where we came out. And we’ve been given this tremendous opportunity to get a season 3 and we want to raise up our demo numbers and we also want to make the show engaging at a different capacity.
They totally revamped “Harry’s Law” and took the best of it out and made it just like any other show and it died…I see the same thing happening with “Body of Proof”…too bad.
This completely! Oh well, there mistake to make I guess!
I’ve seen this happen with other shows that the networks are looking for an excuse to get rid of; but have enough fans to raise an outcry against cancellation. They change the cast, move the show around the schedule; and once enough people give up…
as long as Jeri Ryan’s on board Im there…underated actress
I’m not upset about losing John Carroll Lynch’s Bud, or Sonja Sohn’s Sam as I always thought it was stupid that the medical examiner would always work with the same two cops. But I am ticked about losing Peter! GRRRR!
And what does this new love interest mean for Aiden (Jamie Bamber)? I liked their dynamic!
I agree, don’t really care about the Bud or Sam characters. but I’m sad about losing Peter. He and Megan worked well together.
I always liked the dynamics between Peter and Meghan. I don’t understand the reasoning
Behind this. I truly enjoy this show as it seems more realistic to what I deal with in Pathology
Unlike CSI. Do not cancel this show!
I loved Bud and Sam!. Peter was great at first but they kinda screwed him up in the second season with Dani. she was sweet but she really didn’t add anything to the show. she was cute. not liking the new guy relationship. I don’t think it clicks. and I don’t want high intensity every show. they put in too much drama. like her ex dating her boss. forst o all her boss is to smart to havelet that happen, I think they dumbed her up. like she cant control herself. she didn’t get where she is at, with lack of control.
Jamie Bamber is a lead in David E. Kelley’s pilot “Monday Mornings” which just got picked up by TNT. Even if BoP wanted to continue that storyline, there’s a chance they couldn’t get him back anyway.
I like Jamie Bamber but didn’t like him for Megan. Come on, to make her a cougar!? He looked too young and too “tradesman like” to suit her, IMO. I loved him in Law & Order UK though.
I agree. I liked him too, but not for her.
In the real world police do not transfer from one municipality to another as seniority exists. Why does TV do this stupid event? Body of Proof isn’t the first.
Bud and Sonya, along with Curtis, kept the show from wallowing in soapy dopiness and Megan’s Quincylike ego. I wonder now if we’re going to get yet another silly googoofest like Rizzoli and Isles is becoming.
Martin Ross: Please do not dishout Rizzoli & Isles…Many many people love this show. And also, what do you mean by : googoofest?
Right!!!! I love Curtis and Ethan too!
Fox did a horrible revamp of Human Target season 2. They brought in this hack producer Matthew Miller from Chuck. Basically tried to make thing that worked on Chuck work on Human Target. Didn’t have the decency to wrap up season 1 Old Man story arc.
This show has drastically lost a lot of it’s audience in season 2. Its going to take a Big promotion and wide critical praise to get a whole new audience to sample. This show is a by the number procedural not a complex crime drama. Critical praise is just not going to happen.
Yeah, shake ups are often a shame. I agree completely on Harry’s Law (although there was precedent for that, Boston Legal chopped and changed fine). Human Target for some reason hasn’t had season 2 hit my shores yet, but season one was fine the way it was. Can’t easily see Body of Proof surviving a big changeup – but you never know, it depends if it can create a better product that apulls in new viewers or not.
Agree on Human Target, went from a Bond mini movie to predictable will they or won’t they between lead and millionaire female boss.
I hated what they did to Human Target. By bringing in Ilsa Pouchi (the character) they killed the show. They made the lead (I keep forgetting his name even though I love him; he’s the same guy in Harry’s Law); they made him a follower instead of a leader. He was doing everything Ilsa said and lost his manhood. Killed the show. And made me lose out on my Jackie Earle Hayley and Chi McBride. Anyhow, wrong place to rant. I do feel that the Body of Proof change is a good one though.
They pulling a Special Victims Unit on this show.Peter was the confidant and now wth is gonna happen?It was already weird with her going all CSI Miami on suspects.
Wish they got rid of Dr. Kate, (Jeri ryan)..she is boring. WHen they had the conflict with the ex husband, it was sorta interesting, but now just the two strong, intelligent, attractive women is kind of dull. I liked Peter and Bud and Sam…the detectives added some fun. Maybe Peter is expendable..his character really didn’t have a purpose, but I liked him. Oh well..just like others have said. It seems like a desperate attempt to revamp the show and it is going to tank.
I agree with you on Harry’s Law. I liked it the way it first was, with Bethany Snow and the shoe store and the bad guys who would come into the store/law firm. It became Boston Legal or The Practice when it was revamped. I liked those shows but felt I was going backward, not forward.
With Body of Proof I can understand the need for the change. Peter’s character cannot have a relationship with Megan, he’s too subordinate to her. And while I liked the two detectives, I didn’t feel they added enough to the show. Megan was always solving the crimes, so I kinda wondered, what was their purpose?
In this case therefore, I think change is good. I’m sorry for Nicholas Bishop (Peter) who is out of a job, and Sohn (the other detective has already found another role I understand), but I think this is for the best. I would like to see more of Megan’s ex-husband though. Love him.
It was Brittany Snow not Bethany she was great in fever pitch ….I agree she brought a sense of fun in an otherwise dreary show…..
I think the revamp is a great idea! Let’s see Megan get unraveled. She’s much more complex than she appears. The dynamics need to amp up for her especially so she can show us who is really is. This will effect everyone and could be very exciting. Don’t give up hope! : )
Agreed. The Bud, Sam and Peter characters were some of my favorites. Great casting. Loved the character dynamics and performance. Now, Body of Proof is going to degenerate into a carbon copy of every other procedural drama out there. Such a waste of good talent. I’ve been a huge fan of this show since the beginning. I’m going to have to pass on this season.
Here is another one who will pass on this show, if they kill off Peter and Buds characters.
I agree, removing one character is enough to shake things up. Three is suicidal. I mean there was too much going on in the story and now it’s all getting cut short. For the first time, I’m not looking forward to the new season.
I just don’t understand how these bigwigs cannot just leave a good thing alone…I’ll miss Peter. He was so distraught in losing Dani from that virus/bacteria hysteria from last season…I dunno really if I wanna stick around this season either.
Peter should not have been with Dani in the first place. I never liked their match. He knew the other guy liked her and yet he went with her. And you could see he knew they were wrong for each other in the first place; he had his own doubts. Nevertheless, while I am sort of sorry to see him go, I was also worried at first that they’d pair him with Megan, because that match to me would also have been unsuitable. I like Bud and the female detective, but I always found it a waste of time when Megan solved all the crimes anyway; what was/is the point of them being there? To bring on a new detective doesn’t make any sense. It’s better to have a crime investigator around (like Peter) who could help Megan, but to have actual detectives is pointless to the show, IMHO..
exactly bring back the old Harry’s law!!!
You are sooooooo right on with this comment!
So, basically, they’re trying to turn this into a mixture of Bones and Castle with the whole will-they-won’t-they in the workplace with murderes and science.
Yeah, and it doesn’t work on those shows!!
Yes it definitely doesn’t work, that’s why Castle’s on its fifth season and Bones its ninth
LOL – word, Lex. I don’t care for Bones but you can’t deny it’s got a strong audience appeal factor. Castle – well, nobody better say a word against Nathan Fillion or anything he’s in, is all I’m saying.
I’m not saying it won’t work. If new viewers find the show, they could be all for it. But as a viewer since the begining, I’m not a fan of it. I liked having a lighter procedural without the will-they-won’t-they stuff. There’s enough of that with Bones and Castle.
You have to hand it to them though. They finally figured out that the easiest way to gain wide viewership and build dedication is to add shipping to the mix. Wondering what will happen to the lead couple does bring viewers back week after week, even if the “A” plots aren’t as strong, hense why Bones made it to an eighth season when the murder plots kind of died after the fifth. For the record, I actually liked the second season of Human Target a lot more than the first.
hahaha. Good one Lex. But I hope you will have the last laugh though, because those changes with Bones and Castle have only come in the last season of both. So the coming seasons will tell how people really react to the changes.
That’s actually what the show already was, except as they said in the story, they had difficulty developing a story with Megan and Peter because of their work relationship. There’s no question that was an intended story; every episode for most of the run of the show had scenes in which Peter and Megan were flirting with each other. Depending on whom they cast for the new characters, it might be a good move for the show. Plus I’m sure Nicholas Bishop and Sonja Sohn won’t have any difficulty finding new gigs, and John Carroll Lynch already has one.
Since just about every ABC show has a relationship between the male boss and the female subordinate, from Grey’s Anatomy to Rookie Blue, I don’t see why they couldn’t do one show with the female boss a the male subordinate.
Exactly!
Because the men can’t write it. These types of changes usually kill the show. They could have added the 2 new detectives, kept the other detectives, kept Peter, and just changed the writing plots. Instead-they are trying to weaken Dr. Hunt but playing off the same two detectives like they did with the ones they are replacing. Peter was Dr. Hunt’s opposite strength. They had different but equal strengths that could have played for a strong couple relationship instead of making the female weaker.
I agree Darla. Have the 2 new Detectives work in every 3rd episode, or whatever. Have Sam and Bud there the others. Same with Peter, maybe he could have worked on certain cases and not on all? And have the ex husband back in the mix and the landscaping bf could still mix in at times. because it shouldn’t be Megan right back with the old bf. The younger guy(landscaper) was a relief for here. And yes the Detectives and Peter had to come up with some answers on cases, they aren’t all dumb, or they wouldn’t have these jobs.
” And yes the Detectives and Peter had to come up with some answers on cases, they aren’t all dumb, or they wouldn’t have these jobs.” Bill I understand what you say, and while I agree that the detectives should come up with answers, the show’s focus is about a forensic specialist who solves crimes, something like “Quincy”. So maybe it might have been better to lose the detectives altogether. Because having any around so much, does make them look dumb when they’re not solving any crimes. They become just figureheads, and therefore expendable.
This doesn’t sound like something I want to watch. I enjoyed this show for what it was, not what they’re trying to make it. It will surely suffer. I’ll give it one episode but non of this sounds appealing and it’s very sad that they chose to make the cuts/choices they did.
Jump the shark Body of Proof.
The show was better when it was simply a ripoff of everything Patricia Cornwell has ever written.
Wow, that’s insulting to all the fans who wanted Peter and Megan together. I’m done.
Never really understood why people get so bent out of shape about fictional characters lol. Nor have I had any interest in shows with the constant “will they, won’t they” bs. Not interesting.
Never really understood why people get so bent out of shape about fictional characters getting together or not.
Great work on being a superior person! I’ve never really understood why people take the time to make comments on people who get bent out of shape about fictional characters. But you know. I’m simply above all that-not interesting.
I agree AJ. I hate when people always expect the male and female characters to get together. Look at Law & Order: SVU. Meloni and Mariska didn’t get together and that show has been running for ages, with no one asking for them to be together. He’s married and people are happy with that. I don’t like how in Bones and Castle the leads have gotten together. It’s taken away from the story for me, and the plots are being sacrificed, IMO.
I agree but it’s not just that. This is disrespectful and insulting to every fan who invested their time into this show over 2 seasons and got attached to these characters just to be told “Hey, we’re done with them. Too bad if you disagree.”. There is no way I’m ever going to watch another episode of this show. I sincerely regret I ever fell in love with it in the first place and I really want my time back.
I agree. Suddenly revamping it after we accepted what it was? You can’t do that. I feel really sorry for the ones who got booted. I was so happy that the season ended with Megan and Peter, even though he got injured, and this just ruined it for me. And I had grown to love Bud and Megan’s banter, too.
I know. The show was great the way it was. Basically Nic, Sonja and John got fired because these guys don’t know how to write for them. It amazes me to no end that Gross and friends seem to think that the majority of fans is just going to be okay with that.
I loved the dynamic between Bud and Megan and I also agree about Megan and Peter. The last 2 minutes of the finale harbored so much potential for good story telling in S3. I was so looking forward to seeing how Megan and Peter would deal with the fallout of what happened and how it would affect/change their relationship.
I’m sorry but do you guys not get it, it needs to increase its demos in 18-49 or there will be no season 4, you were lucky that ABC gave it another season — even though it has high total viewers but on the low side of the demo. People in your workplace do not stay forever do they? And correct me if I’m wrong but this show is about dana delany, I don’t see how you can not watch this show where she is central to the story and say you are done with it because of the supporting players.
I do actually get that. However, do you really think that instead of creating better, more interesting story lines for the existing characters these two cliché-ridden new ones described up there are going to help garner higher demo numbers?! Yeah right. For some reason I don’t see that happening.
As for your second point, are you really telling me that as long as the star of the show is on board, nobody should give a crap about the rest of the cast because they’re not at all important for the show as a whole? Hm, interesting. Let’s apply this idea to a different show like for example Bones. If Hart Hanson decided tomorrow to fire everyone but Emily Deschanel from Bones – because, you know, the show is about Bones after all – and replace them with a new supporting cast because he feels the old characters have run their course, I’m sure that would go over extremely well with the fans. Are you kidding me?! I mean, if all you care about in a show is the main character, then I guess I can’t argue with that. As for me though, I watched Body of Proof, not the Dana Delany show. The producers have happened to cut the part of the supporting cast I got really attached to. I loved the dynamic Megan had with them and without them BoP is no longer a show I’m interested in watching. What’s so hard to understand about that?
agree with every word.
Awful news. I watched the show becuase I liked what it was and the characters. I don’t want to watch bunch of new people in storylines that sound like a bunch of other shows. I wont be back for season three.
Seriously, the show could have survived without the two cops. It would have sucked, but it could have survived. Without Peter though . . . Grrr! Hey you wanna keep core fans at this point, here is an idea. Get back to the case on Megan’s father which was all but ignored in season 2!
Totally agree! Surely Megan can find a judge to sign the exhumation order. Why she asked her mother, I have no idea.
Well I’m done. The show didn’t need a total revamp – just a slight retooling of purpose and you would’ve been fine. Here we go again with taking a good show and making it worse…
Can understand the 2 cops being written out….but not the character of Peter! No way! He’s been a main character since Day 1 of this show and truly one of my favorites. (and I’m sure many others) At least keep him around on a part-time basis in the show…he’s a core character and part of a superb cast. Don’t break-up this cast like this!!
Loved this show. These guys sound like idiots with what they are doing. Its like they are throwing stuff to see what sticks. The one new character they should have added is Luke Perry’s. Oh well I’ll still give it a shot because of Dana Delany. One question TVLine did not ask….did the viewers want this??
LOL! They aren’t idiots – I’m sure that ‘protected negotiaion’ that preceeded their renewal was contingent on ‘shaking things up’. If they were renewed by the skin of their teeth, who wouldn’t see the benefit of trying a bit of a revamp; upside = another season of work for everyone, downside = same as doing nothing (if not early cancellation). People can whine all they want, but it’s Delaney’s vehicle, and her relationship with her mom and daughter (and Jeri Ryan’s character) is the core of the show as far as I’m concerned. I like everyone else, but they played Peter out as far as anyone cared, and as we got to know more about him, it was more and more clear that he was never going to be Megan’s type. Plus, I think we got to see some of the actor’s limitations in that last story arc, and if that’s the direction that they are going, it might be a good idea to explore other opportunities.
ha,that’s why they basically ignored her daughter for 2/3 of the season?
Megan’s daughter was on the show more than that, but that’s not much of a point since the show really is primarily focused on her *job*. Having her mom lose the election and giving Lacey diabetes were clearly moves to strengthen the role of her homelife in the show. And, to be clear, I didn’t say that the show was focused on her family, but that the core relationships that worked (or that resonated well) were between the ladies of the show (sans the female cop, but adding Bud).
They never ask the “hard” questions!
This is the third season they’ve changed Body of Proof. If you remember, the first season Dana Delaney was an intolerable bitch, the second she was made tolerable and now in the third season – she’s becoming lovable. If they don’t know, after three seasons, what this show is about — I don’t know why I should watch.
At least they will not put Kate and Megan together or move anywhere in that direction. Seriously, their bickering at each other for fan-service became so silly and unnecessary lately. Not cute!
I”m looking forward to a revamped show. I never felt the Peter/Megan relationship thing at all… I never felt there were any real sparks there. Frankly, though, I’d prefer a show where the two freaking leads DON”T get into a relationship…. that IS possible ya know, writers/producer! Be that as it may, the show was sadly lacking in “hot men” (Jamie B being the exception, but it sounds like he’s gone anyway, damn it). I agree with the person who said it doesn’t make sense they’re always working with the same two cops… would be nice to mix them up………. have, say, 4 pairs of police partners who come and go depending on whether the crime is in “their” area or not. Anyway, I”ll give it a try next season as I like the relationship with Megan and 7 or 9 (ha) and I like the black M.E. (though the white, skinny, one who tries to be funny all the time is really irritating.. I watch in spite of him). Good luck next season BoP.
Love the idea of the rotating cops — kinda like what they did on Mannix back in the 70s (yep, old dude here) or, come to think of it, CSI Vegas. The rotating interns work well on Bones.
Please, please, please get rid of her Mother & Lacey. We don’t need them!
ITA. The mother is superfluous. And spoiled Lacey makes me want to change the channel.
Really, do we dump characters just so that producers can remain employed? That’s my guess. And probably not smart producers at that! These characters have been in my home for two years – and fictional or not – I’m going to miss them. I bought into the characters and the stories and have enjoyed watching good, solid acting. Now the producers feel that they need to mix things up a bit. Give me strength… this is just code for job justification. I’ll be surprised if this show makes it through season 3!
Urrghh. Well, I couldn’t care less about Peter (good riddance), but I’m NOT happy about Bud and Sam being dumped for these two new characters. When I thought they were just cutting costs, that was one thing, but this is aggravating. Adam in particular looks like the kind of character I despise. And I was hoping that the one bright side of the cast cuts would be Kate getting more to do – now I’m not so hopeful. Oh well.
Revamp not always synonym of success..many shows have failed, like the above ex in Harry’s Law, fixing what it isnt yet broken..,:( and I did’nt want Peter to die, this sucks!
Let’s for a second ignore the fact that I’ve hardly ever felt this disrespected as a fan and summarize: basically these people feel they’ve written half their characters into corners they lack the creative skills to get them out of. So they come up with this brilliant plan to simply dump them (and the actors who invested two seasons of hard work into them) and invent a couple cliché-ridden new ones instead?! Sure. Fine. Whatever. Somebody hold me…I can’t handle the fail.
I never bothered about the will they wont they idea. Not all shows need that. I liked the way Peter worked with Megan. I enjoyed the show and the cast as it was.
I’m another that thinks, if it ‘aint broke, don’t fix it.
I don’t know if I’ll watch or not. Depends on what is on against it.
I liked the non-business relationship between Megan and Jamie Bamber’s character and will miss it, but understand it’s difficult (expensive) to show such separated scenes in a one-hour series. I know his appearances were never intended to be more than an arc, plus, I’m guessing Jamie Bamber was not an inexpensive guest star. I love the show, so I’ll wait and see how things go, though I will miss all three departing actors.
TV Line are right, this show has been missing something from the start. People want to be wowed or shown something new, and this show is just BORING. And they do that thing where they have unrealistic and confusing jumps to the end of the crime solving. Like Criminal Minds is 40 mins long, so much stuff is packed into one ep and it never feels like too much, never a stupid jump that you cant follow and theres also some character development. Its obvious that the crimes need to be more chilling and engaging and there needs to be some sex, its cliche but this show has nothing else going for it. I’m purely watching because I like the actors. not for the writing.
I really think it is due to budget cuts. It is easier to cut cast to stay within budget than it is to cut crew. Plus all three actors are seasoned professionals – great character actors that can pick up work in TV or films.
I am terribly disappointed in the changes. I will have to consider whether I will watch it again.
And why a hot detective? I thought Peter was pretty hot.
I thought peter was pretty hot too kinda reminds Ben mckenzie
Nah. I don’t find Peter was hot at all. I think he has a pot belly for one so young. lol. And when he went and got involved with the trainee forensic girl, that sent a wrong message to me. #1, he knew that the other guy was interested in her and he still pushed himself on her anyway, and #2, I felt she was too young for him, and he pushed himself on her anyway. I didn’t like that. So I was turned off of him.
I thought Dani,(trainee forensic girl) was pushing herself onto Peter. Also she thought Ethan, (the other guy ) was more like a high school crush on her. And he couldn’t express him self right. She wasn’t his type and was after Peter because he resisted and was more grown up(,manly) to her< a challenge. But her being killed off was strange. I thought it would have made Megan and Peter closer, but it kinda drove a wedge in between. But sure it may have never worked between Peter and Megan but that early tension in season 1 was good.
Maybe Dani was pushing herself on Peter. Somehow I cant remember it that way. I remember her being focused on being a trainee and doing her job, and Peter (and Egan) showing interest. I never liked them together somehow. I always felt that there was not a real relationship to be had there at all. Then they came and killed her off! Maybe they realised the same thing too, that there was no chemistry, or not the right chemistry.
Maybe it was a little of both. But I thought at first he resisted her. Ethan got mad, he thought Peter knew he liked her and went after her.
Pretty hot? Sometimes I would miss his lines because just looking at him made my heart race!