Elle: I don't think we got enough time with Elle to really dig into what makes her tick, but I liked her. I really liked her exit, which I felt was completely in-character and mostly sympathetic. (I think it's telling that the last words spoken about her on the show were "I'll miss you too," as opposed to the repressed anger and confusion that accompanied Gideon's exit--though, having seen "JJ," it's becoming clear to me that this show always makes characters leave the way their actors did.)
JJ: I love JJ, and I'm pissed off that she's gone. She's smart, capable, strong, and really dedicated to her family. She's also capable of moments of real insecurity ("Revelations" and "Legacy" are the examples that come to mind) and bad-ass as hell ("Riding the Lightning" and "Penelope").
Garcia: Is my love. I love geek girls. I really love computer geek girls. She's considerably more insecure than JJ, but makes up for it by being crazy smart and loving.
Prentiss: Is my other love. I've always identified with Prentiss. She's a geek who has a complicated relationship with her own emotions, she's (initially) desperate to prove herself, she's occasionally prickly and occasionally awkward. She is also, like JJ, bad-ass as hell. (The moment my friends and I tend to reference as the moment we realized how awesome Prentiss is is in "No Way Out." Reid talks about the chemicals which cause love, which can be found in food. Emily says, "Chocolate." Reid says, "Peas!" Emily says, "Really!?" She was so excited (as, of course, was Reid) that I found it hard not to love her.)
Seaver: I have no feelings about Seaver. It's neither the character's nor the actress's fault that JJ is gone, but Seaver hasn't really done much, yet.
Haley: I've always felt sorry for Haley. I think she married a man she didn't really understand. Back in season three, when she and Hotch were fighting, they had an argument about his job where he said, "This is who I am," and she said, "No, this is what you do." I always sort of considered that the fundamental disagreement of their marriage. She married her high school sweetheart, who was going to be a lawyer. Then he went off and became a superhero, instead, and that's not what she expected or signed up for.
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Elle: I don't think we got enough time with Elle to really dig into what makes her tick, but I liked her. I really liked her exit, which I felt was completely in-character and mostly sympathetic. (I think it's telling that the last words spoken about her on the show were "I'll miss you too," as opposed to the repressed anger and confusion that accompanied Gideon's exit--though, having seen "JJ," it's becoming clear to me that this show always makes characters leave the way their actors did.)
JJ: I love JJ, and I'm pissed off that she's gone. She's smart, capable, strong, and really dedicated to her family. She's also capable of moments of real insecurity ("Revelations" and "Legacy" are the examples that come to mind) and bad-ass as hell ("Riding the Lightning" and "Penelope").
Garcia: Is my love. I love geek girls. I really love computer geek girls. She's considerably more insecure than JJ, but makes up for it by being crazy smart and loving.
Prentiss: Is my other love. I've always identified with Prentiss. She's a geek who has a complicated relationship with her own emotions, she's (initially) desperate to prove herself, she's occasionally prickly and occasionally awkward. She is also, like JJ, bad-ass as hell. (The moment my friends and I tend to reference as the moment we realized how awesome Prentiss is is in "No Way Out." Reid talks about the chemicals which cause love, which can be found in food. Emily says, "Chocolate." Reid says, "Peas!" Emily says, "Really!?" She was so excited (as, of course, was Reid) that I found it hard not to love her.)
Seaver: I have no feelings about Seaver. It's neither the character's nor the actress's fault that JJ is gone, but Seaver hasn't really done much, yet.
Haley: I've always felt sorry for Haley. I think she married a man she didn't really understand. Back in season three, when she and Hotch were fighting, they had an argument about his job where he said, "This is who I am," and she said, "No, this is what you do." I always sort of considered that the fundamental disagreement of their marriage. She married her high school sweetheart, who was going to be a lawyer. Then he went off and became a superhero, instead, and that's not what she expected or signed up for.