Okay, finally got a chance to watch this episode, and I do have to admit that I think it was the best one this season. It felt like watching CM again, with character jokes, cute relationship moments, and a solid crime plot that wasn't totally obvious from the very beginning.
I found myself pleasantly surprised by Ashley. I think they overdid her intro, like almost everyone did; specifically, the 'better, faster, stronger' sort of thing about her academy training, but whatever. I can overlook it.
I like that she was gentle and insecure, rather than super confident. He presence also let other characters, especially Prentiss and Rossi, really shine. I also like that she made a totally stupid decision, rather than being perfect the whole episode and miraculously solving the case or something like that. I mean, she even failed to talk down the unsub. I kind of like that idea, too, that the group has a new member to watch over and protect and look out for.
Reid and Garcia were adorable, and I was happy to see them being cute together, as they really hadn't had a lot of those moments at all recently. Also, Reid's rambling had been sorely missed. But wtf, where was he on the raid on the house to save Ashley? Are they still leaving him behind? Maybe it has to do with his secret or something (he's the only one asleep on the plane, I noticed) because I hope they didn't just forget about him. Especially since that's unlikely considering he was remembered throughout the rest of the episode.
Anyway, tl;dr: I liked it, and I liked Ashley. Really looking forward to the rest of the season and hoping it stays up to this episode's standard instead of the past episodes of the season so far.
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Date: Dec. 9th, 2010 07:07 am (UTC)I found myself pleasantly surprised by Ashley. I think they overdid her intro, like almost everyone did; specifically, the 'better, faster, stronger' sort of thing about her academy training, but whatever. I can overlook it.
I like that she was gentle and insecure, rather than super confident. He presence also let other characters, especially Prentiss and Rossi, really shine. I also like that she made a totally stupid decision, rather than being perfect the whole episode and miraculously solving the case or something like that. I mean, she even failed to talk down the unsub. I kind of like that idea, too, that the group has a new member to watch over and protect and look out for.
Reid and Garcia were adorable, and I was happy to see them being cute together, as they really hadn't had a lot of those moments at all recently. Also, Reid's rambling had been sorely missed. But wtf, where was he on the raid on the house to save Ashley? Are they still leaving him behind? Maybe it has to do with his secret or something (he's the only one asleep on the plane, I noticed) because I hope they didn't just forget about him. Especially since that's unlikely considering he was remembered throughout the rest of the episode.
Anyway, tl;dr: I liked it, and I liked Ashley. Really looking forward to the rest of the season and hoping it stays up to this episode's standard instead of the past episodes of the season so far.