*** If you don't watch it, stop reading immediately, turn on your OnDemand or maybe Netflix (hopefully its on there) and start with Season 1, you will be drawn in and shortly become so addicted to the show that you eat, sleep, and breathe The Mindy Project! Also, there will be spoilers if you aren't up to date, so get to watching!!***
Tuesday nights at 9:30 are my happy place and I wait so impatiently all week for it to return. Legit, I've been known to laugh out loud, while the rest of my house is quiet, while I watch Mindy. On multiple occasions my Mom has asked me, "What are you watching?" She's grown accustomed to my uproarious laughter on Tuesday nights that she has deemed it "My Funny Show." And even my Dad has asked what was so funny one day as I was re-watching episodes in my room, prepping, okay really procrastinating, for this post.
Mindy Kaling is seriously a comedic genius and I feel like her character of Dr. Mindy Lahiri is not really a character at all, I feel like that is who Kaling really is, a quick-witted, food-obssessed, loveable girl just trying to make it work in the real world. And its because I feel the two women are one in the same that my ultimate goal is to be best bitches with Mindy, Kaling or Lahiri either one is fine by me. I just genuinely really love her and appreciate this show because it is so relateable. No, I am not living in New York, nor am I a OBGYN, but I feel like I too am quick-witted, food-obsessed, funny, and maybe loveable? Jury is still out on the loveable thing, but let's focus on the real point of this post: Dr. Danny Castellano.
Dr. C in all his glory is played by Chris Messina, who before Mindy, I had no idea who he was, but now I feel like I MUST WATCH EVERYTHING HE'S BEEN IN. EVER. I mean look at him, he's got the whole older man vibe with out being actually too much of an older man. So, here's the reasons you should have a very non-fiction crush on the fictional character that is Dr. C!
1. He wears these obnoxious red glasses, which I've grown to love. They are not only obnoxious because they're red, but at the bridge of the nose there's a magnet which is just so dorky. This really adds to the idea that he's older than Mindy and sort of really plays up the older man vibe he has going on in the show.
2. Diamond Dan. He used to be a stripper, with Diamond Dan as his stage name. It's cute because he paid his way through Medical School by doing so, so he's not just a slut. And he kept the pink thong he used to wear with "Diamond" written across the front in bling. And its cute cause he was totes embarrassed by the fact that he used to strip, so he tried to hide it from Mindy, which didn't work out to his favor, but still.
3. The strip tease at the end of the Season 3 opener. Naturally, to go along with the fact that he used to be a stripper, Dr. C does a little strip tease at the end of the first episode of Season 3 that got all the girls and probably some guys hearts fluttering. Here he is in all his beautiful Diamond Dan Delicious-ness. Lmao, too bad this isn't a gif. But, go watch Season 3, Episode 1 till the end to get his moves etched into your mind, you won't regret it.
4. The butt shake at the beginning of Season 3 Episode 1. Okay kill me, this episode had a lot of great Danny moments. He does a little butt shake in the beginning after Mindy tells us that Danny gets turned on by weird music. "More Than a Feeling" by Boston is playing in the background and he pulls out this little move while wearing his little wife beater and briefs and seriously hearts are melting. He is so cute and dorky!
5. For like the majority of season 2 he was crushing real hard on our girl Mindy and we could tell. And now that he's in a relationship, like a real, open relationship with her, he's actually falling in love, if not already in love, with her. And we can see he's trying to impress her when he attempts to dress like Bradley Cooper, who Mindy loves, but is defeated and deflated when Mindy shows up at his apt saying "You were right about us not being together...You said that guys don’t break up with girls that you secretly want to
be with. And then I knew for certain that you didn’t want me." Awww all the feels, but he sure looks pretty good in that 20-piece suit.
6. The gym episode. Mindy has a looming vacation with her then boyfriend Cliff where she'll need to wear a bikini, so of course, the pressure is on and she wants to get in shape! She first convinces Morgan to train her, but that doesn't end well so she reluctantly goes with Danny. He then makes up scenarios that include distraught celebrities so Mindy could relate to them and be motivated. This is the cutest thing ever. He talks about Anne Hathaway, and Michale Fassbender, one of Mindy's top celeb obsesseions, and even Leonardo Dicaprio. They show us just how in tune with Mindy, Danny is and how much he gets her.
7. He has a gay brother, Richie, and he's totes okay with it. The Brooklyn Bad Boy in him has known all along that his brother is gay and has accepted him nontheless, so points for Danny.
8. He's Italian/ he can cook. Ahhhh, a man that can cook- straight to the top of the leader board. While I myself can cook, and make some pretty good down-home dishes if I do say so myself, the man of my dreams can sweep me off my feet with a plate of food. Obviously that's the way to a woman's heart, well at least a #fatgirl's heart. Okay, but really, who wouldn't love a man that can throw down in the kitchen? Perfect date night- he cooks me dinner. I am putty in his hands at that point, probably, seeing as I've never been in that situation. But, you get the point! You can just imagine all the pasta he's making in this gif, and then he looks at you like that; bliss.
9. When he broke up with Mindy in Season 2 Episode 18. He told her, and was so genuine about it, that he couldn't lose her. He couldn't risk not having her in his life because she was legitimately his best friend. Awwww. Mindy didn't fall for it and called him a coward, but when her heart broke, ours did too, but not only for her, for him as well.
10. He's a Doctor. Uhm, hello, Doctors are always hot, well that or they're like unbelievably weird/awkward/ugly! And he looks so good in that white coat!
11. He played Let It Go on the piano. Unless you've been living under a rock for the last year, you know a lot about Frozen. And, despite my being 24, I have loved it since the first time I saw it. I mean I guess it doesn't help that I am a nanny, so naturally it was on repeat for a few months and I know all the songs, but it is really a cute movie! And Danny, in his time of sorrow and despair turns to his piano and plays Let It Go. So swoon-worthy. First of all he plays piano, whaat?! Awesome! Second the most popular song from Frozen, even better!!
12. He told Mindy, "I don't know why, but I still wanna hit it" after she plays it off that she's so cool with being secretive that she beat boxes. He's full of one liners, where he shows Mindy just how much he's into her. And he told her this: "I saw a headline in The Post today. It said 'newsflash: you're staying at my place tonight'." All while doing his signature butt-grab.
14. His plushy lips. Mindy Kaling, in an interview with Andy from Watch What Happens Live, called it a tie between Chris Messina and James Franco for the best kisser of the show. She notes his plushy lips as a contributing factor and I couldn't agree more, I mean I haven't kissed him, but those lips doe!
15. He's crotchety and out of touch with technology. But, it adds to his charm and real-ness, and this was straight up funny. Hash bags, Dr. C, really?
16. He tells her this:
After running in her office to find her naked and saying he has some notes. Mindy rattles off a list of things she needs to improve on and he rejects all of them. He tells her to stop holding her stomach in, and then delivers this Heaven sent line. See, we start to see he likes her, he saw her naked, on accident, but still, he ain't mad at it!
17. His ex-wife took modeling photographs of him nude and turned it into an art exhibit, where Mindy shows up to be supportive of his debut as a model. The best part are the pictures, they are so funny. They are all in black and white and are trying to be really artsy and high-brow, but he's nude and holding a baseball bat. Yes, this warrants two pics.
19. Speaking of boxes, Mindy has made it into his "treasures" box, aka his heart. Alongside a picture of his brother, his rosary to represent God, and a picture of Mayor Guiliani sit "some trashy skank's earrings...," and Mindy is that trashy skank.
20. The Bridget Jones' Diary moment when they're in the hospital with menengitis! Apparently I'm big on guys reading to a girl, please refer to the Pacey J. Witter Edition of the 25 Reasons to Have a Crush on a Fictional Character! But he even voices the characters all in a British Accent. HE DOES VOICES.
21. Also while in the hospital, before the syrupy-sweet moment I just mentioned, we learn Danny has a stuffed giraffe that is named "Neck" that Richie brings him to comfort him during his stay in the hospital. Awwww. Shoutout to all the ladies, and especially the gents, who still have those way too loved stuffed animals from their childhood.You know the ones, with the missing eyes, the matted fur, the stitches from where they burst their seams.
22. The "Try Again" Dance. He performs this dance for Mindy for her Secret Santa Christmas gift and I can't even. And Chris Messina is actually the dancer here, his mom was a dance teacher while growing up, so instead of karate, he took dance and actually really enjoyed it. So, thank you Mindy for putting this scene in the show, if we didn't like Danny before, we loved him after this! Here's a clip of it, let me know if you can't even either.
23. He helps her write the break up letter to Cliff. But we all know that this letter is really to her, from him! He's a very good writer, and excellent at expressing his feelings, at least indirectly to the woman he loves. And now, until further notice, please base your relationships off this one line from the show. If that significant other does not force you to be the best version of yourself, bye Felicia!!
24. He gets jealous. When Danny has asked Mindy to keep their relationship a secret, and in doing so he flirts with that pharmaceutical bitch, Peter comes to the rescue to help her get back at him. And quite possibly, this episode may actually be my favorite one ever, but I have commitment issues, so I'm not gonna say that. I really began to love Peter since this episode and feel bad that everyone hated on him for so long. But besides that, Peter makes it look like Mindy and he hooked up in the bathroom, and then he cranks up the flirt game real hard and Danny gets so jealous! But it's kinda like that Nick Jonas song "Jealous," that I'm loving at the moment, he can't help it. When all the other office people are like "woah, check them out," "looks like some flirtation going on there," Danny is quick to say, "Nope, that's friendship!" Okay, here's a little video of the episode I'm talking about and you can see how Danny could be jealous of Peter and Mindy's "flirting." Love this episode!
***Sorry, this video is now Private and I'm working on finding another one!
25. He pays for all his mom's bills. Even her "Coffee Crush" in-app purchases. He's used to taking care of people- Richie, his mom, himself, so it's hard for him to let Mindy take care of him. This is part of what he has to learn to deal with and accept if he's gonna be with Mindy for real because that's what people in relationships do for each other- they care. And here's a pic of when his mother yells at him for paying for everything, promptly before she goes back to working in hotels to pay for her own stuff, which doesn't end well.
In Conclusion: Ahhhhh, Chris Messina. Keep doing you, boo! You are amazing as Dr. Danny Castellano and we appreciate you! Even if its only because we wish Danny was real. Keep those plushy lips plush for our girl Mindy and keep bringing something extra to the character of Danny. Now, if you don't love Danny after reading this, #fuckyalater! Ain't nobody got time for you! And I'll leave you with this beautiful picture of Danny/Chris smiling- a rare treasure!
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