Me too, though I wish we got more lighter moments* out of him, and the cast. The most we saw of him was a set up to twist a knife in his guts, how happy he was cooking for Sarah and dancing with her in his safe space cabin - right before the head in a box arrive. His cozy apartment with pictures of birds and toy trains - that ended up spattered in blood after a sexual sadist went Jack the Ripper on his sorta GF in his bed. Then there were only small bits like him being the quaint sort of guy who likes old silent comedies - Charlie Chaplin was totally before his time. I can totally see him being more like Reid back when he was younger, especially considering baseball, which is supposingly The Sport of The Nerds because of the scores or something (some DS9 Trekkies was all about baseball, hmmmmmnnn). I wonder if Reid was into it? I know Reid coached basketball back when he was in school lol!
Especially dancing, dude is LIMBER:
*lighter moments: To me, the show is not just about Criminal Minds, but on the bigger part, the human question, what makes us, us? Back in 108, "Natural Born Killer", Hotch told Vincent that he was a product of his environment, but that, "some grow up to be killers", and "some grow up to catch them."
I really think that CM needed a LOT more lighter moments for the cast members to show WHY they are different, they have enough stressors to push them towards a career where they will be facing killers and rapists as a day job - but they are there to stop them? What's the difference? To me, Jason's old friend and his cozy apartment is an important contrast to Frank. Frank couldn't love, he wants to, but he couldn't, Frank founds no joy in his life other than killing people. Frank is a marauder, he doesn't need to or couldn't set down roots. Jason on the other hand, need to have a home.
Reid's mother was crazy, but she obviously loved him, and did her best to nurture him and raise him smart when she was in her head, that's why with all his vulnerabilities, Reid is still functional, at the very least, he had a loving parent, one who moved to protect him in the case of Gary Michaels. Tobias on the other hand, his crazy father blamed him for everyting....
Oh gods, I just remember reading something recently in which they say that Gideon's scene in the diner mirrored Frank's. What if he was driving back along where Frank used to drive, trying to understand?
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I really missed Gideon too
Date: Nov. 30th, 2011 04:22 pm (UTC)Especially dancing, dude is LIMBER:
*lighter moments: To me, the show is not just about Criminal Minds, but on the bigger part, the human question, what makes us, us? Back in 108, "Natural Born Killer", Hotch told Vincent that he was a product of his environment, but that, "some grow up to be killers", and "some grow up to catch them."
I really think that CM needed a LOT more lighter moments for the cast members to show WHY they are different, they have enough stressors to push them towards a career where they will be facing killers and rapists as a day job - but they are there to stop them? What's the difference? To me, Jason's old friend and his cozy apartment is an important contrast to Frank. Frank couldn't love, he wants to, but he couldn't, Frank founds no joy in his life other than killing people. Frank is a marauder, he doesn't need to or couldn't set down roots. Jason on the other hand, need to have a home.
Reid's mother was crazy, but she obviously loved him, and did her best to nurture him and raise him smart when she was in her head, that's why with all his vulnerabilities, Reid is still functional, at the very least, he had a loving parent, one who moved to protect him in the case of Gary Michaels. Tobias on the other hand, his crazy father blamed him for everyting....
Oh gods, I just remember reading something recently in which they say that Gideon's scene in the diner mirrored Frank's. What if he was driving back along where Frank used to drive, trying to understand?