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I'm glad some more people came here for this episode. I've become an active/regular fan of the show last year and ever since I've been checking this community for post episode discussion. I joined lj only for the communities and as of now I'm involved only with this one. I hope it won't get shut down...

about the episode. I'm glad people commented on it, because I have a very different opinion on this episode. Don't get me wrong I DID enjoyed it quite a lot, but I was not impressed with it at all. I knew who the unsub was from the beginning (and i hate those kind of episodes), and the twist with the fantasy was not that surprising. Also Hotch as a sniper was kind of out of the blue... were there any hints in previous storylines he's got a background/is that a good shooter? (I might be influenced by Bones, so don't mind me that much). Also as I'm not that big fan of JJ (seems I'm in the minority...) I don't care much for her storylines....

BUT! I AM curious what TPTB has planned for JJ (hopefully no domestic abuse/violence, as it's going to be VERY hard to make me believe Will is a bad guy). I thin it might be connected to the mention of the suicide of the helper - that was what has irked JJ. What does we know about JJ's sister? could there be any connection?

Also, I LOVED Reid walking us through the first crime scene. I love those sequences and this one was done very well. I miss those and I hope the see more of them. Another good point of the episode was JJ/Morgan at the prison. I like their partnership and teamwork. They are definitely efficient, can read each other very well and act accordingly. (btw, some fans are squeeing over them being partnered much - there is nothing wrong with that of course - but i just don't see the romantic tension between JJ/Morgan as it's implied by those fans. I wouldn't mind hear some thoughts on this :) ).

And speaking about romantic stuff. one of the things i love about the show it's that it doesn't focus on ships much. but as I am involuntary shipper (it just happens...) I'm inclined toward Morgan/Garcia. (I love their banter and even more so their very close friendship). While I like how their relationship is portrayed and I DO NOT want them the become suddenly the couple, I've been wondering if there might be going something between those two behind the scenes... Some moments are a little too personal even for them and i'm getting confused... Any opinions, guys?

To sum up, I liked the episode, i'm interested in JJ's story, but I was not hyper about it all after, like i was last week - Imho, that was the best episode this season so far.

Edited 2013-10-10 11:38 (UTC)

Not shutting down! And if I decide I don't have time for this anymore someone else will get a chance to take over. The community belongs to the people using it, not to me.

Hot was special forces or something at some point. It's a thing that was established sometime in the early seasons, quite possibly in LDSK when he was teaching Reid how to shoot. This whole episode felt like one of the earlier seasons, more profiling, the greenscreen walkthrough, JJ being awesomely JJ and bluffing her way through that interrogation.

I must say, I did not see that twist coming. I was really confused for second there.

Good to hear the community is not going down :)

And I agree the episode did felt like old school - I've spent some time yesterday and today to skim over last seasons. LDSK is one of my fav episodes in season 1, so I was glad for the shoutout. And thank to my skimming over the previous episodes i stumbled upon the one when team has dealt with Doyle for the last time - when Prentiss returns (on the side note - never thought it but I do miss Prentiss after all...), anyway Hotchner was in Pakistan during that episode, so yeah I can see him being special forces. :) Well remember this fact for future ;)

I forgot JJ had a sister! Good point.

(btw, some fans are squeeing over them being partnered much - there is nothing wrong with that of course - but i just don't see the romantic tension between JJ/Morgan as it's implied by those fans. I wouldn't mind hear some thoughts on this :) ).

I'm a great fan of the canon's familial dynamic, but the various factions of inter-team shippers are out there, and I'm sure the writers are aware of them; the beauty of the interrogation scene was that it managed to be a (possibly deliberate) Ship Tease (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ShipTease) that actually served a crucial plot function. (and I was laughing my ass off watching the General turn shades of purple that do not occur in nature.)

I loved the General squirming as well.

I don't Ship anyone on this show. And I find it a little nauseating how much slash is out there in the fanfic world for a certain pairing I really don't want to 'say' out loud. Just NO.

As stated earlier by others, this did feel like a throwback episode. I mainlined the whole series last winter to catch up and I was surprised at how much I missed the green screen walk through bit. There were a lot in the early seasons. My favorite is actually in Out Foxed with Hotch. I also loved the direct connection to LDSK from the first season.

My fav episode ever is Legacy (season two) with a house-cleaner killing homeless people in Kansas City, that was noticed by a Cop with OCD. And Mosley Lane by MGG (his directing debut - ever since I adore his style). The most chilling/terrifying for me was season 7's The Proof with the slightly disabled brother lusting after his sister-in-law - the ending scene with the unsub laughing, and his black, chilling eyes - *shudder...* And the most gross killer was the taxidermist extracting the eyes, the stanistic cannibal from Lucky (season 3) and the one killing people like pigs in Canada... I also feel cold whenever i think about The North Mammon (s2 e7) - when the two girls kills the third one... so tragic...

The Fox was a really great adversary. :)

And I find it a little nauseating how much slash is out there in the fanfic world for a certain pairing I really don't want to 'say' out loud. Just NO.

If it's the one hinging upon what a bad guy is strongly implied to have done to a good guy during the commercial break, I second the sentiment,

Yeah, that's what I love about the show, it's a team show with familial dynamic but no inter-team shipping. That's why I get curious when i stumble upon squeeing fans :) And while... i do squee from time to time over M/G, too (:P but mostly because it's nothing serious and can be taken both as more then friendship or just them being them ;) ), I find CM to be very unique in the fact that it usually it leave me as a non-shipper (it's a first time ever for me... i usually ship something in everything...). I really love that about the show. :)

and yes, the General's reaction was priceless in that scene. Fierce Morgan was just the cherry on top for that scene :)

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