1. how many buckets did you cry for sarah jean? did you think she'd be saved?
Didn't cry - just threw things at the screen. Actually, the whole Sarah Jean storyline really made me dislike this episode (the Hotch/JJ one saved it for me). I got into a huge arguement with my friend over the fact that they had no right to keep Riley's true heritage from him, and that it's exactly the kind of secret-keeping that leads to people becoming unsubs on this show (like in 'Birthright' - when the son found out his dad was a murderer and they'd all kept it from him, he ended up resenting everyone and following in dad's footprints). I know - it was supposed to be a "big sacrifice" on Sarah Jean's part, but it seems to me that Riley has a right to know who his parents are, and that he'd do better from knowing Sarah Jean than finding out who she is after she's dead when he has no chance of talking to her. If there's one thing this show has taught us, it's that secrets can become poison.
2. what is your favorite action!reid moment?
Probably 3rd Life - when we see him drive for the first time, and then he runs around the abandonned school with his gun pointed all funny and awkward-like at the ground. Actually, I love it whenever he runs - adorable awkwardness abounds.
I loved that scene in Poison when he stumbled. It was especially cute because once the BAU was done running like action heroes to the toxin victims, they basically just stood there ineffectually as the paramedics did all the work (And I love how Gideon telling the one guy to "breathe" garners a "thank you", while the paramedic actually *administering* the life-saving antitoxin gets ignored lol).
3. what is your fav song that's been used on cm?
Hmmm... Tie between 'The Moment I Said It' in 'Seven Seconds', and 'Bodicea' in 'Ashes and Dust', I think. Those are the two that spring most easily to mind. Very moving.
Oh - And 'Sympathy for the Devil' in 'Revelations'! I couldn't stop laughing when that came on - so perfect! I love my show!
4. is riding the lightning your fav gideon ep?
Nope. I think that award goes to 'Won't Get Fooled Again'. I can't explain why, but that's one of my favourites. And I especially love the last scene between him and Adriam Bale - "You might even call it an emotional release". That was the first time I cheered for Gideon.
On a side note, 'Poison' was one of the first episodes I saw (I watched many of them out-of-order), and frankly, one of the scenes almost turned me off Criminal Minds completely. I couldn't get over the completely unrealistic conversation the team has near the beginning about rohypnol (where Elle explains to the other four *FBI AGENTS* what rohypnol - or the date rape drug - is, and they all look at her like it's new information to them).
I understand that they probably wanted to show Elle's background in sex crimes, and that shows often have to explain things like that for the percentage of their audience who doesn't know about it, but I found it incredibly hard to believe that none of them knew what a roofie was (especially Reid - master of all knowledge - and Hotch - former prosecutor who's probably encountered it more than once). I felt like yelling at the screen: "There are other ways of giving your audience information!" *sigh*
*realises she's ranting and takes a few calming breathes* I'm very glad that I didn't judge the show on that episode alone, because they're usually quite good at keeping the dialogue realistic, but I still can't watch that scene without cringing.
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Didn't cry - just threw things at the screen. Actually, the whole Sarah Jean storyline really made me dislike this episode (the Hotch/JJ one saved it for me). I got into a huge arguement with my friend over the fact that they had no right to keep Riley's true heritage from him, and that it's exactly the kind of secret-keeping that leads to people becoming unsubs on this show (like in 'Birthright' - when the son found out his dad was a murderer and they'd all kept it from him, he ended up resenting everyone and following in dad's footprints). I know - it was supposed to be a "big sacrifice" on Sarah Jean's part, but it seems to me that Riley has a right to know who his parents are, and that he'd do better from knowing Sarah Jean than finding out who she is after she's dead when he has no chance of talking to her. If there's one thing this show has taught us, it's that secrets can become poison.
2. what is your favorite action!reid moment?
Probably 3rd Life - when we see him drive for the first time, and then he runs around the abandonned school with his gun pointed all funny and awkward-like at the ground. Actually, I love it whenever he runs - adorable awkwardness abounds.
I loved that scene in Poison when he stumbled. It was especially cute because once the BAU was done running like action heroes to the toxin victims, they basically just stood there ineffectually as the paramedics did all the work (And I love how Gideon telling the one guy to "breathe" garners a "thank you", while the paramedic actually *administering* the life-saving antitoxin gets ignored lol).
3. what is your fav song that's been used on cm?
Hmmm... Tie between 'The Moment I Said It' in 'Seven Seconds', and 'Bodicea' in 'Ashes and Dust', I think. Those are the two that spring most easily to mind. Very moving.
Oh - And 'Sympathy for the Devil' in 'Revelations'! I couldn't stop laughing when that came on - so perfect! I love my show!
4. is riding the lightning your fav gideon ep?
Nope. I think that award goes to 'Won't Get Fooled Again'. I can't explain why, but that's one of my favourites. And I especially love the last scene between him and Adriam Bale - "You might even call it an emotional release". That was the first time I cheered for Gideon.
On a side note, 'Poison' was one of the first episodes I saw (I watched many of them out-of-order), and frankly, one of the scenes almost turned me off Criminal Minds completely. I couldn't get over the completely unrealistic conversation the team has near the beginning about rohypnol (where Elle explains to the other four *FBI AGENTS* what rohypnol - or the date rape drug - is, and they all look at her like it's new information to them).
I understand that they probably wanted to show Elle's background in sex crimes, and that shows often have to explain things like that for the percentage of their audience who doesn't know about it, but I found it incredibly hard to believe that none of them knew what a roofie was (especially Reid - master of all knowledge - and Hotch - former prosecutor who's probably encountered it more than once). I felt like yelling at the screen: "There are other ways of giving your audience information!" *sigh*
*realises she's ranting and takes a few calming breathes* I'm very glad that I didn't judge the show on that episode alone, because they're usually quite good at keeping the dialogue realistic, but I still can't watch that scene without cringing.