The One Where My Head is Really Clogged

[mcgarrygirl78]

PLEASE DO NOT POST IN THE bau_inbox. THANK YOU.

I had an interesting day today and a hell of a therapy session that I will probably discuss in detail tomorrow. Also, today is the 4th anniversary of the death of the irreplaceable John Spencer but I promised myself years ago not to mourn his death-iversary but to celebrate his birthday, which is in 4 days. And I just found out my show wont be back for 3 weeks. Um, does anyone have a survival plan?



I really really really liked this episode, so one may find it surprising I have extreme difficulty breaking it down. Too damn much was happening but I was glad to see the BAU didnt rush in, solve it, and have time to get home for scones. It was nice to see them confused for once, actually asking questions they didnt already have or know the answer to.

And let me just say that if I ever get hit by a fast-moving truck, I want to look as hot and badass as Emily Prentiss did while doing it.

Garcia is so cute and watching her work her magic while eating a lollipop led to some dirty, nerdy thoughts. I can admit that.

Hotch seemed really detached in this episode, even more so than just "Hotch". I liked the scene with Morgan at the end, the hero thing and the single parent thing. It would be nice if Hotch let them help more, he doesnt have to take all the responsiblity of the "not fun" stuff. They're a team and they work well together always. They can do the non-fun stuff too.

I love Lee Tergeson, who I always just call Beecher because that's the character he played in Oz. So score another 10 points for Ed Bernero for ruining another perpetual good guy for me. Thanks Ed. So you fuck up Beecher in my mind and give me zippo on the subtext? Remind me again why I love you so.



I will reiterate that I loved this episode. Come in and tell me what you think. Let's get a conversation going so I can actually think straight. This might be the sinus medication you guys. Ooh, also, also frencina totally gets the non-friend of the friend award today for making me this icon in the batch of total awesome CM icons and banners that she made today. I was floored by her kindness, as I mentioned off hand how I loved someone else's banner of that scene and it needed an icon. People are love sometimes, totally. I gotta go and get my clothes out of the washer.

Comments

[doctaj10.livejournal.com]

I really like this episode, right up till the end. I felt a bit let down, after so much awesome Emily....what the hell happened...did no one check on her, is she ok? How is she emotionally?

It feels just like season 4 when they gave her awesome stuff in the episode, yet we never got a feel for the way she handled it after the case...

I guess I really want a Emily/Hotch or (insert fav team member here) heart to heart, with her opening up or showing a little bit about her thoughts after a case

I dunno, great episode...just feels a little unresolved to me.

[twinsfan33.livejournal.com]

I haven't liked the episodes in the past where we knew who the unsub was from the beginning, so at first I was thinking that this one would be a clunker. But I thought it was decent, 7/10. I really liked the scene at the end with Morgan and Hotch. I feel like they did the whole family-hostage thing just to augment Hotch's situation...again. Okay, we get it.

[innerslytherin]

And let me just say that if I ever get hit by a fast-moving truck, I want to look as hot and badass as Emily Prentiss did while doing it.

THIS.

Also, did you see the way the team reacted to hearing the undercover cop's wife's phone call? I wanted someone to cuddle Hotch at that moment. Poor man.

Morgan totally lived up to all my faith in him at the end of the ep. Did you see his fuzzy pens?! AWESOME. Baby Girl has him whipped.

[doctaj10.livejournal.com]

I do have to say, that scene where Hotch asks "How's Emily?" (yay for using her first name!), and JJ says something like, "She's fighting with the doctors," and he says, "good".....that totally felt like it came out of a fanfiction

not only did he call her Emily...but in fanfiction whenever Emily gets hurt or something she has a fear/loathing of hospitals/doctors/being taken care of....they have never mentioned anything like that on the actual show... till now. and it just felt like something one of the fandoms amazing fanfic writers would put in a story

[spence-reid.livejournal.com]

It was a good ep. I thought Hotch was gonna have a breakdown, though, but I'm glad he didn't. He's Hotch-he holds things in. I wanted some H/P banter or something, but we can't have it all.

[a_blackpanther]

I liked this episode too, but it had some pacing trouble and i'm not sure if that comes from the writing or the direction. I also hated the unfocused scenes and the really quick moving camera and tight shots. It was impossible to tell what was going on in the opening.

And Emily wins a badass award for this ep.