premiere hotch speculation

[ohshiznaps.livejournal.com]

This was discussed briefly on the episode discussion post, but i felt it needed it's own as it could be a HUGE added pain for our beloved leader.

The reaper, Hotch... was there a rape? it was most definitely insinuated, but i felt it was more of a "wait, WHAT?!" moment that passed to quickly to get  a full read on the situation.

im thinking no. if it had, i feel they would have put in more content to support it. all we really saw was a stab that looked below the belt. and the reaper was still fully in pants through the whole thing. 

unless it's something hotch blocked from his memory...

does anyone remember what the reaper said to him? about stabbing being a substitute for sex?

  if this has been discussed or anything already, feel free to mod it up.

Comments

[took-skye.livejournal.com]

Very true, they did. ...But I'd still like to see the psychological aftermath of this attack because while many emotions would be similar (shame, anger, self-blame, confusion) some would be different. Morgan had years to deal with his molestation (not that he recovered - I don't think anyone really, completely, does after any sexual assault - but he was able to build his psyche and life back up; Hotch's trauma is very fresh. And Hotch has to deal with the clearly violent aspect of his attack; Morgan's molestation, from my understanding and recall, wasn't violent (I'm not saying it's wasn't painful - physically or otherwise - but the UNSUB was a pedophile that seduced boys, not simply attacked them).

Did that make sense? Hope so, haha!

[took-skye.livejournal.com]

Very true...the personalization, or over-personalization it seems at times, adds a much deeper element to the Foyet/Hotch dynamic. Both men have been invested in the other - in one way or another - for a good chunk of their lives (much like, if not even more than, Gideon and Frank were in previous seasons - I can't currently remember if Frank's first appearance on the show was the first in Gideon's career or not). That fact alone changes the inner monologue, and thus behavior, of both the victim and the attacker...and my guess/hope is it'll continue to do so throughout this season.

[took-skye.livejournal.com]

I agree, he pretty much is. Yeah, I think you're right, Gideon was aware of the killer but I don't think he ever really was able to create a profile. Hotch did...Of course Foyet seemed to make a point to try and destroy every aspect of it during the attack.

...Which actually makes me think that their (Hotch and Foyet's) connection/relationship/whatever you choose to call it is deeper. Not only did Frank not brazenly go after Gideon like Foyet did (he used surrogates instead) Frank didn't really change his MO at all even while attacking those close to Gideon (same Ketamine use, same evisceration, etc). Hotch made Foyet change his behavior; Foyet made Hotch "rethink the way [he'll] profile"...whatever that might imply.

[took-skye.livejournal.com]

Haha, well Hotch certainly shook the killer up, that's for sure! And, no doubt, Foyet repaid him big time! They feed off each other because they are both stubborn and completely unwilling to give in to the other. Hotch's refusal to make a deal (failure, what sets a killer off) and then the implied statement that Hotch would hunt him down because he was just like all the rest (insult to injury)...well that set the killer off in a different direction than, I'm sure, either of them expected. And now that Hotch's suffered victimhood, for all intensive purposes lost his son (and ex-wife who I'm sure he still cares for), and was unable to catch Foyet yet again it should certainly change Hotch as well. ...And that's why the whole thing is so great to follow, haha!