LOL, [info]thelana - you've really analyzed every possible angle :)
Heh, I try ;)
I really wish I knew my own reaction to the scene, but unfortunately I spoiled myself on the discussion before I watched it. I did think that the whole thing came across as very sexualized even back when the first promos of Foyet shirtless came out.
I tend to lean towards "the writers want it to seem sexulized, but have no intention of following up" and the "Foyet wants to show him he loves stabbing all on its own" options. The option that maybe he was pressing up on Hotch while stabbing Hotch for example seems really sensible to me.
I also agree that in a way the details don't matter that much because Hotch was majorly violated either way, his home, his body, his sense of security, etc. And yes, I really want to know what comes next and whether it will change how Hotch is in the field.
I also think that one factor in me leaning towards "no" is that in a way I feel it might be too redundant to Morgan's story. But I have heard some good arguments from the other side too (and I do think that CM essentially saying "this is a rough job, in this universe, really crappy stuff like this totally happens and they get over it" would be an interesting thing to do, especially since they tend to drop this on the male characters (Morgan, Reid and Hotch stories) rather than the female ones (Emily got "taking a beating" and Elle got "being tempted to take law into her own hands and go rogue"). Emasculation would be more creative to me, more unusual, but I can't help but feel like the evidence on it is not enough so far to make me think that's what happened. Poor continuity in procedurals aside, I still hope have the hope that we'll hear something more on this either way.
Either way, it's definitely interesting to see what people think :)
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Heh, I try ;)
I really wish I knew my own reaction to the scene, but unfortunately I spoiled myself on the discussion before I watched it. I did think that the whole thing came across as very sexualized even back when the first promos of Foyet shirtless came out.
I tend to lean towards "the writers want it to seem sexulized, but have no intention of following up" and the "Foyet wants to show him he loves stabbing all on its own" options. The option that maybe he was pressing up on Hotch while stabbing Hotch for example seems really sensible to me.
I also agree that in a way the details don't matter that much because Hotch was majorly violated either way, his home, his body, his sense of security, etc. And yes, I really want to know what comes next and whether it will change how Hotch is in the field.
I also think that one factor in me leaning towards "no" is that in a way I feel it might be too redundant to Morgan's story. But I have heard some good arguments from the other side too (and I do think that CM essentially saying "this is a rough job, in this universe, really crappy stuff like this totally happens and they get over it" would be an interesting thing to do, especially since they tend to drop this on the male characters (Morgan, Reid and Hotch stories) rather than the female ones (Emily got "taking a beating" and Elle got "being tempted to take law into her own hands and go rogue"). Emasculation would be more creative to me, more unusual, but I can't help but feel like the evidence on it is not enough so far to make me think that's what happened. Poor continuity in procedurals aside, I still hope have the hope that we'll hear something more on this either way.
Either way, it's definitely interesting to see what people think :)