"They can't keep us apart!"
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David Rossi. Feminist. So wrong. And yet so right.
Okay, Dave. You're mine now. All is forgiven.
Just don't assume Garcia is your secretary again, all right?
Also, Eddie Bernero is a lying liar who lies, and I love him for it.
in which CM's Wonder Twins (Deb and Erica) deliver the goods...
Okay, cold open with the little reminders of everyday ways we breach our own security? Yeah. Like that.
...in which we equate stalking with terrorism, and terrorism with domestic violence. Because my show is a feminist show, and Deb + Erica = OTP
"What if she isn't... lying?" Rossi FTW!!!!!!!!! Jesus. When did that happen?
Black female Cop Prosecutor of the week, Drink!
Also, JJ's admin assist is a hot boy. I LOVE MY SHOW
"Where's Mom and Dad?" Oh, man. I'm not yet ready to accept Rossi as Dad. Sorry, man. But anyway. DRINK! And Prentiss backs up Jaje in public, even if she questions her in private. My show does women well.
Hotch gets it, and the white male COTW has the hots for Jaje. Go figure.
In an IM convo with ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small}
beatriceeagle, one thing we talked about was that Gideon gambled with his team. Hotch gambles on them. He trusts they'll be where they need to be to cover the ball.
Hotch is love.
"We've seen this before."
And Spencer has dealt with stalkers before....
The vic is a fighter, and nobody will gainsay Jaje. JJ is the secret master of the BAU! Drink!
And every time I think Reid's hair can't get any worse... it gets worse. Even if you can remember dates, Spence, you need a haircut.
"I got my hands on him--" Hah. Male aggression does not help protect women from male aggrassion. Love, the FBI. See Susan B. Anthony quote for details.
Oh, my girls are love. They are love. JJ, you have blossomed, honey.
Anniversaries. "It was a Tuesday." Reid cracks the case!
"Any... indiscretions." JJ, now is the time to say it's not your fault.
...Reid is cruising the UNSUB's bicep. 0.0
You know, I'm sort of sad that they're in Boston, and Gideon is not there to hyperventilate.
"She's not bright." And the kids are... brainwashed. Wow. Rossi's shudder of recognition there is very nice and understated.
Dognapping! Oh Noes!
Ryan and Carrie as a team is nice.
Poor Brody. :-(
"I thought he was just messing with her." PSA: Dear America, stalking is serious shit. Love, the FBI.
"Within reason, do what he wants." The girls are a team. And they want to protect the victim.
"Two mattresses."
"That's less intimate."
"The family that abuses together--"
David Rossi is winning me over. Who the hell knew he had a clue?
"Something is missing." Hotch cracks the case!
I'm kind of liking the two-parallel-cases schtick.
Profile! Drink!
I miss my greenscreeeeeeens.
And Spencer Reid is still the Voice of Experience regarding stalkers.
"We all know domestic disputes can be the most violent"
"I dunno. Maybe. Maybe not."
And ROSSI FTW, again. Who am I, and what have I done with Bear? Who is this guy, and what has he done with David Rossi?
"You kept trying."
"I didn't have any kids."
And god, this scene is one of the best ones I've seen on this show. Rossi is talking about Rossi, Hotch, honey. Dave wanted kids. And Hotch, of course, projects. And thinks Rossi is criticizing Hotch.
No, Aaron, sweetie. That one wasn't about you. Dave was offering a confidence.
"Well, we've got four failed marriages between us. We're experts at something."
"Everybody has their breaking point."
I was hoping for some JJ and/or Emily backstory, but hey, Rossi backstory. And Relevant to the plot at hand even.
Garcia is back to blonde! And Pen cracks the case!
She has no existence outside her husband. Gah.
"That was your decision."
JJ's flinch is telling.
Ryan, Carrie was trying to play fair. She may have been wrong. But she was trying to play fair.
The victim cracks the case!
"What else is there to say? I shot him." Oh, Hotch's face. He looks old.
"No, never. Not even when I probably des--" Hello, Stockholm syndrome.
"I didn't want to embarrass my kids out in public, too."
Oh man. See, this is weher Dave won me over. Finally. The wince, and the look aside. Yeah. He's identifying, and it's too much for him.
"You're not helpless, Carrie." Morgan to the rescue. Sir Galahad comforts the victim. Heck, yeah. Way to identify, man.
I like Emily in the striped boy-shirt. </shallow>
"JJ okay?"
"She will be."
Morgan says, we do not profile each other. And yet. Here he goes again....
THE BATBELT!
The eyes-closed wince and headturn is a thing of beauty. Hey, did you know Shemar Moore can act?
Ohhh, do not go to the meeting. This will only end in tears.
Look, Prosecutor* of the Week. Have you heard of Stockholm Syndrome?
That sound you just heard was the penny dropping.
*Hotch's old job!
"Why is it that men so easily believe that the woman must somehow be the victim?"
...oh, the trope. The undermine. My show. I loves it.
Oh, crap, the UNSUB is smart.
...and so is the victim. Criminy.
And Garcia cracks the case!
And JJ cracks the case!
"I was finishing up the laundry."
So matter of fact. So wonderful.
And Hotch's look at the prosecutor. Sidelong.
Aaron Hotchner, I love you. You have spoiled me for nonfictional men.
Oh, my girls. Front and center. And Emily feeding Carrie the lines.
Yeah, my show is pretty sure the audience can keep up with it now. Smart women. Smart women, saving the day.
...and the vic cracks the case. And saves herself. And talks the UNSUB down.
God, I love my show.
Tackle! DRINK! Susan B. Anthony quote!
Oh. Rossi walks past
Emily goes in
Dave, you were doing so well there.
"We really need to talk." Yeah. Next season. Right.
Holy shit. JJ can learn.
Who would have guessed it?
I enjoyed the Hotch/Rossi storyline a lot more than the main one. Everyone was commenting on how creepy it was...but, well. I didn't find it creepy at all, I mean, beyond the fact of stalking being creepy in and of itself. I guess I just have a high creep out factor or something. *G*
I agree that Hotch was reading Rossi's comments as being critical of him, when really, they weren't...but the wounds are still fresh for him, I guess. Poor Hotch.
And Morgan got to tackle somebody tonight--he hasn't done that in ages! *lol*
Great review as always...I do enjoy reading them. Thanks!
Hotch is raw. Poor baby. He really gave it his best shot. And Rossi was off in his own little universe of confession and self-revelation, trying to bond...
I actually felt bad for him.
I volunteered at a DV shelter for a while. Yeah.
They got it right.
Oh, and as for Reid's hair, my suspicion is that the stylists on set have been instructed to keep it in a near constant state of unwashed and should've been trimmed a month ago so as to de-beautify the man who, after all, used to work as a model.
I wasn't happy with it at first, but i think they're doing it right.
I suspected JJ was pregnant -- her blouses are no longer fitted.
I knew every single that was going to happen with the abuse story before it did. It's all too familiar. Which is really fucking depressing.
I'm worried about Spencer again. His hair has been unkempt recently, but not dirty -- tonight it was dirty.
MKK
Oh yes. And Rossi being the victim's advocate. Amazing. Just... amazing. And the look on the prosecutor's face when she gets it.
Mom and Dad? Not exactly. But Mom and Uncle Dave doesn't roll as trippingly off the tongue. Rossi and Hotch got all cross-ways with each other there for a bit, but their work was really solid all the same. Compartments for your personal stuff, standard BAU issue.
We don't profile each other. And everyone is watching JJ like great big watching things. God I love Emily this episode. The word balloon over her head is "I don't know exactly what's going on here, but I have your back all the way."
Garcia's scruples, let us show you them.
The DV case? All about shared delusions. The stalker? Delusional individual. Private hells and terrorism. The DV case- broken woman, broken family. The stalker case- woman fights back, relationship prognosis guarded. Family, what makes a family, what breaks a family, where our loyalties lie- all over both cases and JJ's issue. Dude, the BAU is a funhouse mirror.
And nobody died. It's a testament to the writing team I am now watching them warily and looking over my shoulder. All it lacks is someone remarking 'It's quiet... too quiet.' to send me screaming for the exit.
I remember when I didn't have a bank account or my name on anything, either.
And don't forget...no Kevin!
While the kids did do well on their own (and it was completely obvious that AJ has a little baby bulge, anytime there was a side shot or you could see the way the blouse fit) I really liked the Hotch/Rossi story.
Those kids made me shiver, the way it was completely obvious they were brainwashed/programed. The Prosecutor had already made up her mind before H&R even spoke to the wife. Blargh.
Lord, yes! As much as I love him, his hair's totally out of control! I'll bet that MGG's having fun with it being all kinds of gross though. That was the look he wanted for him originally, wasn't it? Hee! He's gonna be the BAU's Howard Hughes by the end of things if he doesn't have a run in with a pair of scissors soon.
I'm really loving how well Rossi's fit into the show by not really fitting in the way everyone would have wanted right from the get go. I'm reading the new book right now and one of the things that stood out for me was Hotch's narrative commenting on how when Rossi came back to the BAU he didn't fill Gideon's spot, even though he was technically his replacement, because he's not Gideon and he does things his own way. I think it's refreshing to see that the show never tried to just re-make Jason when they brought in David, but made an entirely new character that was tossed into the mix right off the bat. The writers, they do rock, don't they?
And I may or may not have given a wee!shout of joy at Morgan's tackle. I missed those tackles more than I'd have thought!
The dual storyline had one pitfall, in my opinion -- it allowed less profiling of the stalker. We didn't really get much of a theory about what would make turn a person into someone like that.
And JJ, way to drop a bombshell. Blam! There was one scene where JJ looked a little, um, less svelte than usual.
But that they were willing to insinuate that Hotch takes his turn as the abuser, too, slammed home to me just how unbelievably awesome this show is. Even the heroes can (have to) be part of the systematic problems. No one is innocent, everyone is accountable. The characters don't get less complicated as they deal with trauma, or stick to the same level/facet of their particular trauma... it just... gets... better and more deliciously complex. *love*
And some people think it's just another crime show. *headdesk*
The kids' case struck me as kinda preachy, except for all the character development going on in the margins.
The Stockholm-syndrome thing was made of creepy. And awesome!
I no longer think that Rossi is beyond hope, but he's not entirely redeemed yet. And oh, my poor dear suffering deluded Hotch, how I wish I could schnurgle you to pieces.
I still cannot stand Paget's bangs--though they're better than they were, they still look like camouflage for Botox Gone Awry. Last but not least, AJ continues to make me rethink my Kinsey number. Who knew I liked blondes?
Wasn't that Agent Anderson from "Fisher King"?
Silver Spring!
Wow. They get the Area Codes right.
Where have I seen the prosecutor before.
And, of course her admin is a hot boy. That's what they've got down in Central Casting. Well, that and hot girls.
Wow. I feel sorry for Kari's boyfriend when he pisses her off. :)
Also..lots of redheads lately. I approve, because I'm shallow.
I adore Morgan. He feels bad. He really does. But he realizes that he, and the team are merely human. And so is willing to let people get hurt so that others don't. He's able to be callous about it.
Man, I wish I could be Garcia and get EVERYTHING on someone.
..but, once he's on the case, he's willing to let himself feel for the vics. And so empathizes.
Wow. She looks REALLY pregnant in the shot of them exiting her home.
And, I shudder to think what the cops would think about the stuff I have to say about my mom.
Man, on my first go through, I thought the cop was the stalker. :-)
Man, Spence, either get a haircut, or start tying it back.
Man. And they get Zipcodes right, too.
I wonder if Jaje was going to tell him, before this case.
Violent man venting his rage....and off beating on the wrong guy.
Man, that shotgun is gonna get destroyed. What a waste of a beautiful piece of art. :P
Mmm...hot chicks in body armour with guns. *is shallow*
You know, for a guy who teaches the unarmed combat course, that was a *REALLY* messy takedown, Morgan. Back to school for you.
Ah, the reveal! and credits!
I totally loved Rossi, unexpected feminist and also him trying to bond with Hotch and kind of failing spectacularly. He's becoming part of this family whether he planned to or not. Awww.
I'm not really sure how I feel about a pregnancy story for J.J., but I guess with the actress being pregnant it's either that, really awkward shots to try to hide it or killing her off/otherwise removing her from the show, so I guess I'll take the baby drama. *sigh*
It is interesting to watch J.J. learn to suck less at relationships and communicate more. Is that ironic for a communications specialist or merely appropriate? Heh.
Prentiss is a really good friend in addition to being an awesome agent. Go Emily!
Loved the Susan B. Anthony quote from J.J., on top of the scene where guy fiancee goes all macho and protective only to get the wrong guy while his SO gets kidnapped. Yes. Exactly that.
Also, the thing that bothers me the most about Reid being unkempt is that it's so inconsistent with him before, which makes it trigger my "oh no Reid is not doing well" sense. Maybe the actor wanted that look for the absent-minded genius thing, and it's valid, but it seemed like Reid was already established as a pretty neat and clean guy.
I'm partial to long hair on guys so I like the length, just as long as he washes it. I unilaterally hate the facial hair, but that's for purely shallow reasons.
I LOVED this episode. We haven't had a good victim in a while. Carrie rocked. And Em & JJ rocked too. But JJ still hasn't learnt she can't hide anything from profilers.
TG was amazing in this episode. His eyes...wow! You really felt that this woman's story resonated strongly inside. In a way, Haley was abusive with him too. The Hotch/Rossi heart to heart was really well written. And Rossi is really growing on me. I watched 'Penelope' again tonight and him yelling at Garcia wasn't as bad as the first time around.
And we haven't seen Morgan tackle anyone in a while. :D That was fun!
Deb & Erica are OTP!
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Second: Hotch related to the abuse victim because of his parents relatioinship? Y/N?
Third: Is Reid's hair a statement of how far out Reid himself is, or how far out the BAU as a whole is? Because really, last time I checked, FBI+Messy, Unkempt appearence=Bitching out by supervisors.