Just to be sure it's in place...

[full-metal-ox.livejournal.com]

This is the discussion post for episode 9 x 04: "To Bear Witness." As always, be forewarned that the comment thread will contain spoilers.

Comments

[runriggers.livejournal.com]

I really hope not, unless it was before Will. I really don't wasn't a story arc about her having an affair.

[mycha-kk.livejournal.com]

Same here... I'm rather neutral about her, but if there is an affair involved I'm hoping to lose all the respect I have for the character...

Personally I hope they are family, him being a father is rather cliche so maybe some kind of half brother considering the theme of the episode? Or maybe they dud some kind of undercover job/case and they maybe become friends although they shouldn't.

[twisted-slinky.livejournal.com]

I like JJ, so I'd be so sad if they used an affair plot.

I thought JJ and the new section chief might be family, too. I was thinking father/daughter because the unsub asked him if he had kids and he said yes (probably means nothing, but I thought it might be a writer's hint). At the end, when JJ mentioned she was going to go make supper for her boys, neither of them acted awkward enough for it to feel like an affair to me. And we know from her relationship with Will that JJ's first instinct when she's conflicted is to keep her personal life separated from her team, so if she's trying to reconnect with a family member or something, I could see her keeping it a secret. Granted, if it's a family connection, if it were obvious Garcia or one of the team member would have put it together quickly, so they'd have to have been estranged for some reason. (Separation after her sister's suicide? Or maybe JJ's mom had an affair with him or something along those lines?)

And I just need to shut up now before my bunnies force me to write a one-shot...

Loved the mention of Emily in this epi! :)

[mycha-kk.livejournal.com]

Exactly my thoughts/hopes on the plot with JJ. I was on my way to an important convention and was typing hastily my reply on my phone, so I was not as eloquent as you :-) but I agree completely.

Also, I found myself quite surprised with the almost squeal I made at the mention of Emily. I find myself hoping for a guest appearance on a case related plot (as there is probably no chance for her to visit with them just because...)

[full-metal-ox.livejournal.com]

...the unsub asked him if he had kids and he said yes (probably means nothing, but I thought it might be a writer's hint).

I read something different between the lines of that exchange: the UNSUB may have been asking, "Do you have any loved ones I might be in a position to harm if I escape?" (The conversation also answers viewers' questions on the subject; I didn't think Blake was a mother, but that was a definite answer.)

And my personal opinion--and hope--is that Cruz and J.J.'s shared adventures took place in Spookland, rather than at the No-Tell Motel.

[mycha-kk.livejournal.com]

At the risk of coming out as ignorant, I'll ask what do you mean by the last comment? As I don't get the reference...

[full-metal-ox.livejournal.com]

"Spook" is American English slang--possibly a bit dated by now--for a government intelligence agent; the "No-Tell Motel"--a term that I seem to recall originated in an old Bob Hope joke--is a venue for the other sort of clandestine affairs.

[mycha-kk.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the clarification :) I love all things English but there so much you can learn ;)

[full-metal-ox.livejournal.com]

I realize it's nearly three weeks after the fact, but...

There's an additional cautionary point I ought to make for the benefit of an ESL speaker: had Morgan been among the parties referenced, I would not have chosen to use the word "spook"--it can also be a derogatory term for a black person.

[a_blackpanther]

If it was an affair JJ wouldn't be careless enough to go running in public with the guy. I'm guessing it has to do with whatever she did in that year that he was away.