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more season 1 blathery reviews
hi all. so i'm finally getting around to typing up my comments on the next three episodes. here goes nothing!
1x13 poison
i like this ep. i think it's solid, and while it's not one of my top ten, i still enjoy it. i thought it was really interesting to learn about the different motives/reasons behind poison killings. this ep had some really good reid moments. let me show you them:
1. i'll show you in a minute. first i'd like to point out i can't imagine anything worse than what the father of the little boy is going through. show, sometimes you stomp my heart into tiny pieces. (more on that next episode.)
2. just a note: if i was in the woods (i'm looking at you cherish hanson and lsd!dad) i would NEVER yell out "hello? is anyone there?" that's like saying HEY RANDOM KILLERS COME AND GET ME!!!! no thanks.
3. reid looks nice in red. he wore red in LSDK as well. i'm just sayin.'it's not like i have a handy pie chart of all his outfits or anything.
4. i really liked elle's interaction with samantha. nice job. elle, i liked you just then.
5. GREEN SCREEN MAKES ME ALL HEARTY.
6. reid eats! i love it when reid eats! (dear erik kripke from supernatural: this is what eating looks like. please let sam do this someday.)
7. the look on reid's face when lynn dempsey dies makes me wibble. he's such a puppy.
8. okay, this ep has one of the best things ever: ACTION!REID. did you notice? at the end of the ep when they're trying to reach the poisoned CEO-types, REID JUMPS OVER A STONE WALL ON THE WAY TO THE CAMPSITE. AND HE STUMBLES. i don't know if MGG stumbled during filming or just figured reid would totally stumble after JUMPING OVER WALL (and he would, HE WOULD) but this fills my heart with joy. oh action!reid, i don't see you often, but you are adorable.
9. this quote about revenge and two graves is one of my favorites.
10. the final scene with jj and hotch is very well done. did you notice how she didn't lick the envelope?
i like this ep. i think it's solid, and while it's not one of my top ten, i still enjoy it. i thought it was really interesting to learn about the different motives/reasons behind poison killings. this ep had some really good reid moments. let me show you them:
1. i'll show you in a minute. first i'd like to point out i can't imagine anything worse than what the father of the little boy is going through. show, sometimes you stomp my heart into tiny pieces. (more on that next episode.)
2. just a note: if i was in the woods (i'm looking at you cherish hanson and lsd!dad) i would NEVER yell out "hello? is anyone there?" that's like saying HEY RANDOM KILLERS COME AND GET ME!!!! no thanks.
3. reid looks nice in red. he wore red in LSDK as well. i'm just sayin.'
5. GREEN SCREEN MAKES ME ALL HEARTY.
6. reid eats! i love it when reid eats! (dear erik kripke from supernatural: this is what eating looks like. please let sam do this someday.)
7. the look on reid's face when lynn dempsey dies makes me wibble. he's such a puppy.
8. okay, this ep has one of the best things ever: ACTION!REID. did you notice? at the end of the ep when they're trying to reach the poisoned CEO-types, REID JUMPS OVER A STONE WALL ON THE WAY TO THE CAMPSITE. AND HE STUMBLES. i don't know if MGG stumbled during filming or just figured reid would totally stumble after JUMPING OVER WALL (and he would, HE WOULD) but this fills my heart with joy. oh action!reid, i don't see you often, but you are adorable.
9. this quote about revenge and two graves is one of my favorites.
10. the final scene with jj and hotch is very well done. did you notice how she didn't lick the envelope?
1X14 ride the lightning
here is an ep that i love that has hardly any reid. but frankly, the acting is so amazing, i was able to function just fine without a bigger fix of MGG. the first time i saw this ep i cried through the last 15 minutes. i did better this time and only blubbered through the last 5. oh sarah jean, you amaze me.
awesome things:
1. show, you're tricksy. first scene: wtf? why do i care that gideon is at a cello concert? where is my unsub and hapless victim?
2. GARCIA FTW! so this was the first time garcia got a field trip. it seems she's allowed one jaunt per season. i'm sorry she can't come out to play more often, but i'll not look agarcia gift horse in the mouth.
3. reid is so excited to come on the interview. also, i have no idea if the fbi really interviews death row serial killers. i think it's likely they do, but regardless, this is a fascinating idea. well done!
4. the green screen for jacob's shed during elle and morgan's visit wins the creepy award.
5. the actress playing sarah jean is phenomenal. the first time i see her and hear her voice i already like her. and that's when i still think she' s a murderer! she just seems so dignified and kind.
6. sarah jeans' comment to reid "a doctor so young--your mother must be very proud." she has no idea how much her words must hurt.
7. the fact that sarah jean KNEW IMMEDIATELY gideon planned for her and jacob to see each other. she's no dummy. you tell him, sarah!
8. jacob's question to hotch "do you ever smile?" HEE.
9. reid's voice when he talks to sarah. i imagine this is the voice he uses on his mother sometimes.
10. the scene where jj and hotch play jacob. jj and hotch? have i mentioned you're made of win lately?
11. it's interesting gideon carries pictures of the poeple he's saved in his wallet, but not stephen.
12. hotch's cold "i'm not done yet" to jacob. oh YEAH, that's RIGHT jacob. you're pwned!
13. reid recognizes exodus 2:3. foreshadowing that reid knows his bible. (i'm looking at your, revelations.)
14. i love sarah jean's wonder at seeing the moon a final time. (cue tears.)
15. when gideon found the clipping of riley on the back of the painting i cried AND fist-pumped.
16. one of my fav moments of BADASS HOTCH. when he slaps the picture of riley against the window at jacob: YOU LOSE. *hearty hearty hearts*
17. gideon's desperation to save sarah jean and her equal (and greater) desperation to "save" riley from her and jacob's legacy. i fully expected sarah to be saved. i did not think show would let her die because she was innocent. i was wrong. and this is the exact moment i learned my show does not fuck around. O.O this is the exact moment i realized my show requires one box of kleenex to watch this ep.
18. the hug between gideon and sarah made me sob like a baby. i really liked sarah. in another life i think she would have been good for gideon. and i find it interesting that his "friend" who frank killed was named sarah as well. (wasn't it? am i just high?)
19. frank sheffield's quiet "thank you" to morgan when morgan says they made a mistake.
20. gideon watching the cello concert. no more wtf now. now there's only crying and bittersweet love that my show breaks me as much as it breaks gideon. and i wouldn't have it any other way.
here is an ep that i love that has hardly any reid. but frankly, the acting is so amazing, i was able to function just fine without a bigger fix of MGG. the first time i saw this ep i cried through the last 15 minutes. i did better this time and only blubbered through the last 5. oh sarah jean, you amaze me.
awesome things:
1. show, you're tricksy. first scene: wtf? why do i care that gideon is at a cello concert? where is my unsub and hapless victim?
2. GARCIA FTW! so this was the first time garcia got a field trip. it seems she's allowed one jaunt per season. i'm sorry she can't come out to play more often, but i'll not look a
3. reid is so excited to come on the interview. also, i have no idea if the fbi really interviews death row serial killers. i think it's likely they do, but regardless, this is a fascinating idea. well done!
4. the green screen for jacob's shed during elle and morgan's visit wins the creepy award.
5. the actress playing sarah jean is phenomenal. the first time i see her and hear her voice i already like her. and that's when i still think she' s a murderer! she just seems so dignified and kind.
6. sarah jeans' comment to reid "a doctor so young--your mother must be very proud." she has no idea how much her words must hurt.
7. the fact that sarah jean KNEW IMMEDIATELY gideon planned for her and jacob to see each other. she's no dummy. you tell him, sarah!
8. jacob's question to hotch "do you ever smile?" HEE.
9. reid's voice when he talks to sarah. i imagine this is the voice he uses on his mother sometimes.
10. the scene where jj and hotch play jacob. jj and hotch? have i mentioned you're made of win lately?
11. it's interesting gideon carries pictures of the poeple he's saved in his wallet, but not stephen.
12. hotch's cold "i'm not done yet" to jacob. oh YEAH, that's RIGHT jacob. you're pwned!
13. reid recognizes exodus 2:3. foreshadowing that reid knows his bible. (i'm looking at your, revelations.)
14. i love sarah jean's wonder at seeing the moon a final time. (cue tears.)
15. when gideon found the clipping of riley on the back of the painting i cried AND fist-pumped.
16. one of my fav moments of BADASS HOTCH. when he slaps the picture of riley against the window at jacob: YOU LOSE. *hearty hearty hearts*
17. gideon's desperation to save sarah jean and her equal (and greater) desperation to "save" riley from her and jacob's legacy. i fully expected sarah to be saved. i did not think show would let her die because she was innocent. i was wrong. and this is the exact moment i learned my show does not fuck around. O.O this is the exact moment i realized my show requires one box of kleenex to watch this ep.
18. the hug between gideon and sarah made me sob like a baby. i really liked sarah. in another life i think she would have been good for gideon. and i find it interesting that his "friend" who frank killed was named sarah as well. (wasn't it? am i just high?)
19. frank sheffield's quiet "thank you" to morgan when morgan says they made a mistake.
20. gideon watching the cello concert. no more wtf now. now there's only crying and bittersweet love that my show breaks me as much as it breaks gideon. and i wouldn't have it any other way.
1x15 unfinished business
the previous ep is a good example of centering an ep on a character i care about. this ep is an example of centering an ep on someone who makes me yawn. and i'm sorry. maybe loads of you find max ryan interesting and cool. i'm not one of them. HOWEVER. i do like the ties back to early BAU TIEMZ. i imagine ryan and rossi as the assy old guard. suddenly rossi looks pretty cool in comparison. i think making the unsub be injured and forced to take a break from killing for so long is an interesting idea. and there were parts of this ep i liked. see?
1. reid's excitement at meeting max. someday he'll be just as excited at meeting rossi. and he'll be able to quote both their books.
2. this ep features one of my fav things: the reid-o-vision as he finds the clues in the word search. OH YEAH, FOLKS. doctor spencer reid, ladies and gentlemen. he kicks ass.
3. gideon telling max that working solo was wrong. UH HUH.
4. hiding the woman beneath the bed? CREEP-EEE.
5. the moment between jj and the victim's brother during the press conference. oh jj, i don't say it often, but your job sucks. i do not envy you. you are strong and made of win.
6. reid's speech about the types of strokes. his excitement over video games helping stroke victims and the look of pure WTF ON MORGAN'S FACE. hee. heehee.
7. reid figures out the unsub picked the victims out years ago, he's just finishing his work.
8. ELLE DOES THE END QUOTE.
9. the final scene in this ep is beautiful. on one side you have max more relaxed, sharing stories with reid and morgan and the laughter. on the other side of the plan is hotch and elle, together but alone. elle's reveal that she's afraid she'll turn into max does break my heart. so much sad foreshadowing in this scene. "divorce is not uncommon in the bau." we know, hotch. we know.
the previous ep is a good example of centering an ep on a character i care about. this ep is an example of centering an ep on someone who makes me yawn. and i'm sorry. maybe loads of you find max ryan interesting and cool. i'm not one of them. HOWEVER. i do like the ties back to early BAU TIEMZ. i imagine ryan and rossi as the assy old guard. suddenly rossi looks pretty cool in comparison. i think making the unsub be injured and forced to take a break from killing for so long is an interesting idea. and there were parts of this ep i liked. see?
1. reid's excitement at meeting max. someday he'll be just as excited at meeting rossi. and he'll be able to quote both their books.
2. this ep features one of my fav things: the reid-o-vision as he finds the clues in the word search. OH YEAH, FOLKS. doctor spencer reid, ladies and gentlemen. he kicks ass.
3. gideon telling max that working solo was wrong. UH HUH.
4. hiding the woman beneath the bed? CREEP-EEE.
5. the moment between jj and the victim's brother during the press conference. oh jj, i don't say it often, but your job sucks. i do not envy you. you are strong and made of win.
6. reid's speech about the types of strokes. his excitement over video games helping stroke victims and the look of pure WTF ON MORGAN'S FACE. hee. heehee.
7. reid figures out the unsub picked the victims out years ago, he's just finishing his work.
8. ELLE DOES THE END QUOTE.
9. the final scene in this ep is beautiful. on one side you have max more relaxed, sharing stories with reid and morgan and the laughter. on the other side of the plan is hotch and elle, together but alone. elle's reveal that she's afraid she'll turn into max does break my heart. so much sad foreshadowing in this scene. "divorce is not uncommon in the bau." we know, hotch. we know.
1. how many buckets did you cry for sarah jean? did you think she'd be saved?
2. what is your favorite action!reid moment?
3. what is your fav song that's been used on cm?
4. is ride the lightning your fav gideon ep?
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I love the interactions between Reid and Morgan almost as much as I between Morgan and Garcia. Actually I just love the way they all interact, they're so real and human.
EDIT: I forgot to choose an icon. :P
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EXACTLY! just another why i adore this show.
EDIT: I forgot to choose an icon. :P
and what a pretty pretty icon it is. ♥