Wait, this isn't the finale?

[a_blackpanther]

This is the discussion post for Episode 8x22 - "#6 ". Watch out for SPOILERS in the comments.

Comments

[ruralstar.livejournal.com]

I guess the finale is two separately titled episodes but it is aired back to back so....

For me Blake is just sort of there. I don't like or dislike her. I enjoyed her moment with Reid in part because it showed that the Maeve issue still resonates even though we know it's been put to bed for the most part. And it was nice to see someone reaching out to Blake on a personal level. We know Reid knows her from work at George Town but this connection is so rarely referenced it might as well not exist. As for Blake's marriage... it's a bit unconventional but not so odd given the way the world works now. I can't see them ever having children but being parents is not for everyone.

The case was O K. I didn't peg the UnSub right off. Maybe it was obvious but not to me. *shrugs* I did like how everyone brought something to the mix. Good team work.

[full-metal-ox.livejournal.com]

for Blake's marriage... it's a bit unconventional but not so odd given the way the world works now. I can't see them ever having children but being parents is not for everyone.

Bear in mind that this isn't necessarily the first marriage for either one, and they're old enough to have grown children by prior unions.

[ruralstar.livejournal.com]

Good point re grown children but I don't get the impression that Blake has been a parent. *shrugs*

[mycha-kk.livejournal.com]

I don't see Blake nor her husband as a parent either. I got the impression they were their first spouses, and worked well because they both accepted the work-before-personal-life motto. They probably take comfort in knowing there is someone that cares for them and loves them, but at the same time gives them the space and independence they clearly crave. They may change their mind in the future though, deciding to live in more conventional way, because they were hints in the episode it might end up that way :)

[full-metal-ox.livejournal.com]

Don't misunderstand me; that's likewise the impression I got--and heck, I'm childfree myself and about their age. I'm just cautioning viewers to beware of premature assumptions: recall the immortal words of Benny Hill. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6jaKkE0RsI)

[mycha-kk.livejournal.com]

I liked the Reid/Blake moment because it was a reminder of her being there for him and because he's the closest one to her at the moment, simply because they know each other the longest, I liked too, that this connection was brought up to the surface again.

I have to confess I'm glad we don't get much of the Meave issue. I was disappointed they have killed her off, because I was hoping for a happy story line for Reid for once. I was VERY disappointed with another unhappy ending for personal arch of Reid. I don't recall ANY happy arch for Reid in all the 8 seasons, and frankly - as much as I love Reid - i'm getting tired of him being the 'victim' of angst all the time.

About the case obviousness. I guess I just worked out the formula (or more like different variants of the formula...) and now can pick up the pattern, thus realizing who the UnSub is... It has happened to me before. I'm a huge Agatha Christie fan (I simply ADORE her characterizations), but the plotlines, while entertaining, became quite obvious to me in the formulas she used. She usually modified a formula, and after reading like half of her books, I started resolving the cases way before the book ended... Still very pleasant reading, just like CM is a very pleasant watching. :)