Poor Maddie... Danny's not trying to distance himself away from you to hurt you... it's cuz he doesn't wanna get zapped senseless by the Specter Deflector.
There is something very human about this drawing that I don't personally see in the final product as effective as this (Not that "Maternal Instincts" wasn't beautifully animated - I think it's one of my personal favorites in Season One), but the cringe in her eyes, the shrugged shoulders, the pouty lips, man, you can feel the disappointment running down her. It just proves that even the simplest of sketches can actually be the most provoking.