Haunted

[a_blackpanther]

This is the discussion post for episode 5x02 "Haunted". Watch out for SPOILERS in the comments.

Comments

[bibliothekara.livejournal.com]

they made him look so tiny, which, being that Thomas is significantly above six feet, is hard to do. He was all, "WTF do I do now?"

[jujuberry136.livejournal.com]

Sean Patrick Flannery killed it as the unsub. Poor guy.

The ending was so tragic! That last shot of Hotch was just heart breaking.

[jujuberry136.livejournal.com]

Oh man, Reid's hair was so pretty this ep. And JJ's, her new haircut is awesome (and not mom!hair I'd like to point out)

[jujuberry136.livejournal.com]

He looked so small and lost. He clearly needs a group hug.

MAKE IT SO SHOW, make it so *shakes fist*

[took-skye.livejournal.com]

It screams suspicious, doesn't it? And by the time the team enters the UNSUB (who looks utterly stunned) is already being cuffed and an almost so cool he's cold Hotch sorta throws out a "I tried to stop him" and that's it. ...Yeah...that's a little concerning to me.

[irvys-sefie.livejournal.com]

I was seriously distracted by Reid whenever he was onscreen. I kept thinking "His hair looks amazing." "He's dressed really well." and then "Wait. How did he dress himself so well when he can't even stand up on his own?" and then my mind wandered.

Like I said. Distracted.

[jujuberry136.livejournal.com]

Now my mind is totally in the gutter lol.

THANKS :D

[irvys-sefie.livejournal.com]

You love it! Don't pretend you don't! XD

[jujuberry136.livejournal.com]

I DO, I SO DO!!!

[irvys-sefie.livejournal.com]

Thinking like this is totally a natural reaction to...uh...the horrors of...what went on...in that episode! Yeah! It's the mind's defense. Totally. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

[cupcakery.livejournal.com]

There was a gun in the house; the unsub had the one he took from the pharmacy guard.

[copperiisulfate.livejournal.com]

amazing episode. more rambling here (http://copperiisulfate.livejournal.com/5762.html#cutid1)

[vampireheart88.livejournal.com]

THANK YOU!
Nobody who watched this with me got that.

I was like "HOLY FUCK, IT'S CONNOR MCMANUS!"
That one of my absolute favorite movies.

[princesskiwi07.livejournal.com]

Honestly, in the state that Hotch is in, I think he would just shoot. He left the scene way to quickly, and I agree it was very suspicious how it went down. I wouldn't mind seeing Hotch turn into a vigilante, or something along those lines (not another Elle) but I think we'll see more questionable tatics from Hotch that might get him into trouble.

[took-skye.livejournal.com]

I hope you're right, that it was the UNSUB and not Hotch that shot the man. I just noted that who shot the guy wasn't shown which concerns me some because, since the gun was being pointed at Hotch ("Don't tell me what to do!!") before it panned outside, we don't get to see what happened between that and Hotch, fully in charge, cuffing the UNSUB while the father is shot dead.

Though an argument against Hotch having anything to do with the shooting...that sort of vigilante justice behavior Hotch would highly likely consider a form of Foyet winning; changing Hotch (he's never been pro-vigilante), and making him more like the killers he hunts. That would be something Hotch would never stand for. Ever.

[princesskiwi07.livejournal.com]

I'm glad the cases are more disturbing. People now a days are disturbing, so it fits, and you never get bored because you don't know what to expect.

So far they are killing it this season, and I honestly feel that this is going to be the best season of the show so far (and I think all the seasons have been completely awesome) the cases are great, the continuity is there, the emotion and tone is there, and the acting from the entire cast is superb.

Reaction to Reid vs Hotch and Elle angst

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I just do not understand why Reid must suffer alone while the team is all over Hotch. When Reid went through what he did after Henkel they all just looked at him like he was a petulant teenager rather than a man who had been through hell. No one picked him up or drove him to work. They just let him suffer until he finally had to ask for help in a profiling session in Ashes to Dust. When he could have died of Anthrax they couldn't afford one person to be with him while he could have easily died. They keep talking about this team as a familly but no police office in the world would have been sent to the hospital to die alone. When Hotch came on the plane tonight, he didn't even ask if he was okay, he just asked how long he would be on crutches. I used to love the Hotch character but since his divorce he has seemed weak and needy.

[took-skye.livejournal.com]

...Ready to be more disturbed? This case - well the one involving the UNSUB's father and what he did - is based on a real case in the 1920's-1930 The Chicken Coop Murders. The movie The Changling with Angelina Jolie dealt with the case as well. If you want to read the basics it's here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wineville_Chicken_Murders

I'm glad they showed the changes in Hotch too - the alarm system, Foyet case files every where, the fact his routine seems stunted and off in general.

Yes, I did, an I'm sure you're right - Hotch was having flashbacks of some kind. Haha, because it got bored beating up on Reid for awhile and thought "Hey, Hotch! Haven't kicked your butt in forever, get on over here!" ;-)

The last scene absolutely killed me as well.

[0justanothergrl.livejournal.com]

The writers certainly are throwing tonnes of H/P subtexty-text at us.

I personally, am loving it.

[0justanothergrl.livejournal.com]

^^Realizing my icon probably wasn't the best choice. Oops.

[0justanothergrl.livejournal.com]

I love Reid's hair in this episode.

^Yes. This. Also, JJ's was rather nice.

[0justanothergrl.livejournal.com]

I've been there, trapped in the house where sad stuff's gone down. (Though no abuse, thank God.)

Moving out = best thing I've ever done.

[0justanothergrl.livejournal.com]

And I was hoping Emily was going to be spending the night when she dropped him off at the very end.
Yeah, me too. Not it wasn't even totally in a shippery-way, but a "Morgan-in-Penelope-on-Garcia's-couch" sort of way. Just so he wasn't alone.

[knit.livejournal.com]

Yes, exactly. Or have her at least offer because I doubt Hotch would agree to that. :D

[knit.livejournal.com]

I want to see some falling/stumbling scenes, just because that'd be cute.