Let's just hope they don't play Bittersweet Symphony...

[a_blackpanther]

This is the discussion post for Episode 7x10 - "The Bittersweet Science". Watch out for SPOILERS in the comments

Comments

[drhoneychuckles.livejournal.com]

I know! It made the ending so much more sad! Especially after Hotch made that long speech to the boxer dude and you could totally tell he was referring to when Haley got killed.

[drhoneychuckles.livejournal.com]

I agree! I totally thought it was going to be another plot like the one where Garcia got shot. The whole thing seemed like a set up to me.

[drhoneychuckles.livejournal.com]

So who all does /not/ like the Stalker Lady Macbeth? :P The whole situation seemed staged to me. *is suspicious*

R U Listening?

[nwjarvis.livejournal.com]

Hello? Which stereotype?

Rossi's Comment....?

[nwjarvis.livejournal.com]

I didn't get Rossi's comment about "You know what they say about riding a bicycle."

My first thought was "Well, it makes your crotch numb.", which seems like the opposite of what he was getting at. It felt like a wink-wink-nudge-nudge comment.

Anyone enlighten me?

Re: Rossi's Comment....?

[never-at-home.livejournal.com]

Basically, "you never forget how to ride one."

Thoughts on Rewatching

[nwjarvis.livejournal.com]

"I saw the suit. What else could you be?" *lol* ...while I was stalking admiring you and waiting for a chance to use that opening line I've been practicing.

I hope they don't get too soapish with the Beth arc, but I definitely bought her as a potential connection for Hotch. Took me a minute to recognize Bellamy Young, though - I'm used to seeing her with blond hair.

And Rossi totally went from Old School to High School in less than a second.

I liked the kids speculating about Mom's dating life, even if the Garcia bit was a little too NCIS for me. And I loved the amused little glance between Hotch and JJ.

I'm thinking Hotch found that crime scene a little triggery; I doubt that he needed an ME report to tell him that the victims had been beaten to death with someone's bare hands... and there was Reid nattering on about the after effects of a "strenuous killing" while Hotch is looking anywhere but at the bodies.

The plot was a little 'meh' - it felt like one long PSA for pugilistic dementia or CTE or whatever we're calling it - but I don't watch for the plots at this point anyway. The team seemed to be close to its old self, which made me happy. I was a little bothered, though, that the victims were just props and we didn't get any looks at the effect of the crimes on the victims' families - that used to be a lynchpin of the trauma theme.

Oh, yeah. And one nomination for World's Most Clueless Pediatric Oncologist!

Re: somebody has been kidnapping a neighbourhood's children

[autumn-mourning.livejournal.com]

"Just this one time Rose...Everybody lives!"