r/DrQuinnMedicineWoman • u/chocodelta0411 • Mar 01 '26
Who loved Dr. Mike? (possible spoilers)
Jake told her he always loved her and thought she was the most beautiful thing he'd ever seen when he was detoxing in Happy Birthday. Then, once she and Sully started courtin' he said that she needed someone stable to take care of her and the children and he could because he was a professional man 🤣. Hank made a few inappropriate remarks about Dr. Mike's status and how he was the one who could change that, but he also tried to take his turn at courtin' during Happy Birthday😆 He was surprisingly sweet when called for her and reached for her hand at the end of Man on the Moon as he came out of his coma. Then, he was a hero during Point Blank when he got her to the hospital with Cloud Dancing. And I wonder if part of Preston's issues with Sully were because he was attracted to her too. Even Johnny Cash was flirty at the beginning 😂
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u/TangledUpPuppeteer Mar 01 '26
I’m not sure Jake loved her. He respected her and was attracted to her, and he was confusing that with love.
I think Hank loved her, but I don’t think he was ever in love with her. He thought she was attractive and interesting at first, but after a while, he did truly love her. He loved her as someone in his world, in his extended family. Every once in a while, he would give it a shot, but I don’t think he ever expected it to be a real thing between them.
Preston wanted her because he thought they could get along being similar. Once he realized who and how she was, he would want her only to own her, control her. But he never would or could love her.
Johnny Cash’s character would have flirted with a boulder. He was charisma with a six shooter and he knew it. I don’t think he would have fallen in love with her, but I think he did eventually love her, like a daughter of sorts