That thing we are discussing about 5x01

[thelana.livejournal.com]

The dialog from the scene:
F: Do you want to see my scars? What do you think? Do you like them? Yours are gonna look just the same
H: My team
F: Your team, your team didn't catch me untill I wanted them to. You're not in charge so don't be foolish. Now try to relax. Your body will go numb (knife goes in) and it goes in so much easier if you relax. The hard part is not passing out from the pain. (Foyet pulls the knife our slowly) Now I understand that profilers think that stabbing is a substitution for the act of sex, that if somebody is impotent, they'll use a knife instead. Is that what you think agent Hotchner? Maybe this will change the way you profile. (knife goes in)

So what do you think did the scene mean?

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Comments

[iscaris.livejournal.com]

Also -- good point about how the male characters seem to be getting the roughest deal on this show. I don't think that (if Hotch were indeed sexually assaulted) that would be redundant to Morgan's story because the context is entirely different. Morgan was abused when he was a kid by a figure of authority, and maybe that made him want to go into law enforcement to catch bad guys (?). But Hotch suffered the abuse on the job, as an adult. I think the dynamics are entirely different and while there are similarities (such as hiding what happened) it won't be too much alike to feel like a redux.

I do believe it would easier for the writers to do a decent job at dealing with PTSD for non-physical/psychological rape than it would be for actual sexual assault, especially given the constraints of procedurals and their poor track record of continuity.

After some mulling I do have a couple of other theories about what happened -- maybe a sign that I should get back into writing CM fic, which has always been a great way of filling in the canon blanks :)

[thelana.livejournal.com]

:) :) :) :)

I have to say, scouting through some CM fic, I realized I'm so not used to again be in a fandom where there are actually people who write longer fic! Or a lot of long Gen fic!