Ramblings on Moriam as it reruns....

[gershwhen.livejournal.com]

Watching a rerun of "Memoriam" on A&E and I can't but help (AGAIN) wish Hotch had stayed with Reid during the session with the hypnotist.  I wonder what the logic of having Rossi there was?  And was this just because it was a Thomas Gibson "lite" episode?

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[dragonladyk.livejournal.com]

A) TPTB do not ship Hotch/Reid. Therefore creating slashy subtext just isn't on their list of considerations. :/ (For which I am happy, but still, it's sad for you and I sympathize.)

B) If Hotch had been in Vegas, we wouldn't have had his hilarious "say what? OMG" face when Garcia stated she did good oral. Which had me laughing for days.

DragonLady

[antoinettemason.livejournal.com]

B) If Hotch had been in Vegas, we wouldn't have had his hilarious "say what? OMG" face when Garcia stated she did good oral. Which had me laughing for days.

if this were facebook, i would so be clicking "like this comment." :D

[annievh.livejournal.com]

agreed!

[gershwhen.livejournal.com]

You know, to be honest, I like Hotch/Reid okay, but I really love their friendship dynamics. So, I don't think asking for the authority figure that he has known and trusted since he joined the bureau was out of the question. And and sane person would know that any homosexual relationship would not be "shipped" by TPTB. But then I'd hope any inter-team romance would not be an option anyway. I like the concept of friends working professionally together -- anything else, TV tends to screw it up.

[dragonladyk.livejournal.com]

And and sane person would know that any homosexual relationship would not be "shipped" by TPTB.

... have you been in this fandom long? Because there is a not-small-enough contingent of fans who would argue that they are entitled to a certain level of slashy subtext between Hotch and Reid and get quite pissy when that doesn't happen.

So, I don't think asking for the authority figure that he has known and trusted since he joined the bureau was out of the question.

But not the by-the-book G-man who would have to send him home. Choosing to overlook officially what subordinates are doing with their vacation time and actively participating in full view of the local cops and Strauss are very different. Hotch could get away with one, but not the other -- not without facing consequences and jeaopardizing the Bureau's invitation-only reputation.

I've also noticed that after "Elephant's Memory," Reid has tended to choose Rossi and Morgan as his confidants, perhaps realizing that no matter what their friendship may be, Hotch is still the boss at the end of the day.

DragonLady