Top 5 Reid/Prentiss Moments Picspam
Honorable Mention: The One Where Prentiss Calls Reid on His Shit
2x17 “Distress”
Prentiss: What the hell was that in there?
Reid: What?
Prentiss: ‘He may even be in this room as we speak’? We have nothing to support that!
Reid: We’re investigating a serial homicide - should I have pretended there was no danger?
Prentiss: We just left that woman potentially afraid of every man that walks into this shelter.
Reid: Again…until we find this unsub, how is that a bad thing?
Prentiss: What is the matter with you?
Reid: What do you mean, what’s the matter with me?
Prentiss: I have never seen you act like this.
Reid: Oh, really! Oh, in the, in the months that you’ve known me, you’ve never seen me act this way? Hey, no offense Emily, but you don’t really know what you’re talking about, do you?
05. The One Where Prentiss Tries to Ask Reid Out and He Cockblocks Himself
6x06 “Devil’s Night”
Reid: The cool thing about Halloween is that it’s a uniquely American holiday. Despite its obvious origins in the Celtic festival of Samhain and the Christian All Saints’ Day, it really is a melting pot of various immigrants’ traditions and beliefs. It became a little more commercialized in the 1950s with Trick-or-Treat, and today, it rivals only Christmas in terms of popularity.
Prentiss: All I asked was what he was doing this weekend.
[…]
Reid: And it just so happens I have an extra ticket!
04. The One Where Reid Proves His Undying Love
5x13 “Risky Business”
Reid: What is that?
Prentiss: It’s called a star puzzle. It’s basically impossible to figure out. You have to put all of the pieces back together to form a perfect star. But…the origin of it is, um, kind of a romantic tale. There was this young prince who wanted to win the heart of the fairest maiden in the land. So, he climbed to the top of the tallest tower in the kingdom, and he caught a falling star for her. Unfortunately, he was so excited that he dropped it and it smashed into all of these pieces. So he frantically put it back together again to prove his undying love to her, and he succeeded, and they lived happily ever after.
Reid: …That doesn’t make any sense.
Prentiss: Whaddya mean?
Reid: You…can’t catch a falling star; it would burn up in the atmosphere.
Prentiss: Yeah, but it’s not literal, Reid, it’s a fable.
Reid: But there’s no moral…uh, fabels have morals…
Prentiss: OKAY, so, it’s just a romantic little story. The point is, it’s basically impossible to do because you have to take all of those pieces and fit them together exactly and -
Reid: [solves puzzle and sets it on the table]
Prentiss: There’s a lot to hate about you, Dr. Reid.
03. The One Where They Talk About Having Babies
4x05 “Catching Out”
Reid: [turns back from looking at a pregnant JJ]
Prentiss: You considering it?
Reid: Considering what?
Prentiss: Having baby geniuses one day?
Reid: [looks down, pounces at the phone when it rings]
02. The One Where Reid Shuts Up and Listens
4x03 “Minimal Loss”
Prentiss: Hey.
Reid: [softly] Hey.
Prentiss: [takes his hands] Hey. I need you to listen to me. What Cyrus did to me is not your fault. It was my decision, and I would do it again. Do you hear me? [pause] Thank you.
01. The One Where Emily Pwns Reid at Cards
5x20 “A Thousand Words”
Prentiss: Three cards, please.
Reid: [as he deals her cards] Three cards for the lady…and…I’m gonna take one card.
Prentiss: Oooo. One card. Straight or a flush, Dr. Reid, what’re you trying to fill in?
Reid: Well, considering the odds of filling an open-ended straight with one card are five-to-one against, while a one-card flush-draw is more like 4.5-to-one, I guess you’d say if I was smart, I’m drawing to a flush.
Prentiss: [stares]
Reid: Hm. I think I’m gonna go all in on this. [moves in all of his pretzels and looks at her expectantly]
Prentiss: [smiles and pushes in her peanuts] So. Are you?
Reid: Am I drawing to a flush, or am I smart?
Prentiss: [shrugs] Either.
Reid: Well…I’m, y’know, provably a genius. [Prentiss laughs] But, uh, actually…I was drawing to a full house, eights over sixes.
Prentiss: [exasperated sigh] I always forget you’re from Vegas.
Reid: Yep! [gleefully reaches out to take chips]
Prentiss: Ooo I’m sorry - not so fast.
Reid: [looks up, confused]
Prentiss: I too have a boat…jacks over threes.
Reid: Wait, you drew three cards to a full house? Th-that’s like 100-to-1 against.
Prentiss: 97-to-1. Looks like you’re out.
[…]
Reid: [baffled] …I never lose.
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Also, the "Honorable Mention" is only an honorable mention because it didn't fit the relationship-feel of the top five - it's one of my favorite scenes with Reid and Prentiss, but not one of my favorite Reid/Prentiss scenes, if that makes any sense.