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CM's Season 6
I’ve reached episode 16 of Criminal Mind’s last season, and I can sum it up in a couple of words: what the fudge? I’m not trying to offend anyone’s sensibilities, but I though this show was a huge deal in the USA. What the heck are they doing lately? And what’s up with the spin-off?
The Rant
From the very beginning, the season has seemed rushed, overly dramatic and very little about the team and the criminals — as it was, as it should be, and the reasons why I even bother to watch when it’s not even aired in my country at decent hours.
Whatever, I thought, they’re focussing more on the team itself this season; I could live with that. But then they stopped showing the team! JJ is gone (I liked her, although I was not a huge fan), and Prentiss is on the same track . . .
Or, at least, that’s what I hear. I’m willing to pay good fic to anyone who tells me it’s a lie and means it.
Plus, the criminals stopped being interesting psychos to being simply psychos (bonus points for the one with the mummy’s issues, though), and everything is getting more and more makeshift by the episode. I only watch out of sheer loyalty for the veterans and hope it’ll change.
Furthermore, they simply won’t develop any of the main character’s stories. They throw us a bone every now and then (Morgan’s Ellie and Reid’s headaches and Garcia’s struggle with the job and Prentiss’s past) but where is the development, the background, the cathartic scenes these lovely actors do so well? When I think of Thomas Gibson in episode 5.09...! This season is seriously lacking.
Then, behold, the final blow that wrenched my heart: Ashley Seaver. I feel like crying.
The actress is beautiful, nice and competent so far (sort of aiming at replacing JJ, though, isn’t she? With the way she looks and all. . .), but where the hell does her character fit?
Ashley has no experience whatsoever, despite her rather dramatic background, which leads me to the conclusion that the whole plot is to get a pretty face to replace JJ and get Reid laid. Which I do not appreciate, because this show used to have standards and now they’re trying to convince the audience (an intelligent audience, I might add, if they enjoy this type of production) that this is believable.
They called her for her unique insight? She was profiling in her second episode! Not even Reid did that!! And the big boys – Hotch, Morgan and Rossi – actually listened? Please . . .
Plus, what kind of writers present a character’s whole back story in a single episode and get her involved in the main plot, before we even got to care for her? Which, admittedly, I totally could, IF SHE WAS BELIEVABLE. I can’t believe I’m saying this, but, “Hello, Mary Sue.”
I hope – I really do, with all my CM-loving heart – that they back on the horse before the mess it all up (and that they kick Ashley Seaver back into the Academy, where she should have stayed).
Now, what do you think? Am I being unreasonable, picky, bitch-y? I really do welcome any kind of opinions, because this cannot seriously be as bad as it looks . . . Anyway, that’s my two cents. I’m really disappointed with this season.
The Rant
From the very beginning, the season has seemed rushed, overly dramatic and very little about the team and the criminals — as it was, as it should be, and the reasons why I even bother to watch when it’s not even aired in my country at decent hours.
Whatever, I thought, they’re focussing more on the team itself this season; I could live with that. But then they stopped showing the team! JJ is gone (I liked her, although I was not a huge fan), and Prentiss is on the same track . . .
Or, at least, that’s what I hear. I’m willing to pay good fic to anyone who tells me it’s a lie and means it.
Plus, the criminals stopped being interesting psychos to being simply psychos (bonus points for the one with the mummy’s issues, though), and everything is getting more and more makeshift by the episode. I only watch out of sheer loyalty for the veterans and hope it’ll change.
Furthermore, they simply won’t develop any of the main character’s stories. They throw us a bone every now and then (Morgan’s Ellie and Reid’s headaches and Garcia’s struggle with the job and Prentiss’s past) but where is the development, the background, the cathartic scenes these lovely actors do so well? When I think of Thomas Gibson in episode 5.09...! This season is seriously lacking.
Then, behold, the final blow that wrenched my heart: Ashley Seaver. I feel like crying.
The actress is beautiful, nice and competent so far (sort of aiming at replacing JJ, though, isn’t she? With the way she looks and all. . .), but where the hell does her character fit?
Ashley has no experience whatsoever, despite her rather dramatic background, which leads me to the conclusion that the whole plot is to get a pretty face to replace JJ and get Reid laid. Which I do not appreciate, because this show used to have standards and now they’re trying to convince the audience (an intelligent audience, I might add, if they enjoy this type of production) that this is believable.
They called her for her unique insight? She was profiling in her second episode! Not even Reid did that!! And the big boys – Hotch, Morgan and Rossi – actually listened? Please . . .
Plus, what kind of writers present a character’s whole back story in a single episode and get her involved in the main plot, before we even got to care for her? Which, admittedly, I totally could, IF SHE WAS BELIEVABLE. I can’t believe I’m saying this, but, “Hello, Mary Sue.”
I hope – I really do, with all my CM-loving heart – that they back on the horse before the mess it all up (and that they kick Ashley Seaver back into the Academy, where she should have stayed).
Now, what do you think? Am I being unreasonable, picky, bitch-y? I really do welcome any kind of opinions, because this cannot seriously be as bad as it looks . . . Anyway, that’s my two cents. I’m really disappointed with this season.
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You mentioned her being a replacement for JJ (points 1&2), her being there to get Reid laid (point 3), and her backstory being too present (point 5), and in this comment, said that she should have been more amateur [when people also complain about her being to amateur] (point 4), so yes, I do think most of what I said applied to your post, actually.
I'm not arguing that the writing hasn't been sloppy this season. It has been. But Seaver isn't the reason the show's been going downhill; it's been heading in that direction since mid-season five.
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1) Even if she was replacing JJ's position, I wouldn't care. What bothers me is that they're replacing the character, like, they need to have a gentle female presence in the team. That bothers me, because it makes their roles on the Team seem fabricated.
2) I still feel like she was being pushed towards Reid. I don't care if it's been proven it's not going to happen or not. Because I feel that way, it seems a weak purpose for a character (Ashley).
5) I'm sorry, but I haven't changed my opinion. I think she sounds professional without any real base for it (maybe that's what these other people meant by amateur-ish?). Also, you may have noticed I haven't contradicted myself, which kind of makes your point not apply to me.
On a last note, you might also have noticed that I pointed Seaver's entering the show as ONE of things I disliked.
I get you must be sick of people attacking the character out of some sense of loyalty towards JJ and the Team, but that's not what I meant, and I didn't think it had came out that wrong...
Except that Reid part. It was crass, my bad.
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I really have seen these same points used far more fanatically (in the watch-a-long posts and on tumblr, for example), and this gave me an opportunity to say something, seeing as it's a post on s6 opinions.
5) My point is that she can't win because no matter what she does, a huge group of people get pissed at her about it. 50% will be pissed because she wasn't nice to Reid, 50% will be pissed because she was. You dislike that she's not enough of an amateur, other people dislike that she's too much of an amateur. (Ugh I am staring at that "to amateur" in my comment up there and twitching; I AM A BAD ENGLISH MAJOR.)
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But, seriously, thank you. I was feeling terrible about the show. It was nice to see different perspectives, because now I know it's just me and, who knows? They might still win me over.