Hotch makes excuses for Gideon's lack of manners. Hotch thinks to wash the blood off Elle's wall. Hotch is the emotional center of the team - you can really tell this more by the way the team acts when he's not there. And in "Scared To Death", when Morgan and Reid are briefly stuck in an elevator, their cries of "Hoooootch!" sure sound a lot like "Mooooooooommm!" Hotch sent Garcia flowers because he didn't think it would occur to Gideon to do so - does that sound more Mom or Dad? (Gideon did send a gift, but Hotch was clearly surprised to hear that.)
So, I do actually see the Hotch-as-Mom thing in the show, but reading that list, Hotch sounds an awful lot like the dad to Gideon's alcoholic mom, especially the making excuses part. Seriously, Gideon is Meg Ryan from that one movie and Hotch is Andy Garcia. OMG. (Following the movie, Hotch is totally an enabler, at least when it comes to Gideon.)
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Date: Jan. 11th, 2012 12:22 am (UTC)So, I do actually see the Hotch-as-Mom thing in the show, but reading that list, Hotch sounds an awful lot like the dad to Gideon's alcoholic mom, especially the making excuses part. Seriously, Gideon is Meg Ryan from that one movie and Hotch is Andy Garcia. OMG. (Following the movie, Hotch is totally an enabler, at least when it comes to Gideon.)