Oh, Agent Prentiss, it's been too long!
Two things I need to squee about, and this probably comes across as truly obnoxious, my apologies. First, I'm going to Barcelona at the end of the month, which is obviously fabulous in itself. But, more importantly, while I'm there, I'm going to see a play (I know, why have I suddenly turned into a theatre aficionado??), Mi Primera Vez, and one of the cast members just happens to be...Marián Aguilera. [feel free to insert squeeing and flailing here] Yours truly can die happy after that.
...Now, if only there was a play with Patricia Vico in it.
But anyway, back to regular programming, as in, it was a whole new Criminal Minds this week! Finally, finally we got a decent episode, I really couldn't be happier right now. I was beginning to think that the radical changes in the writing department at the end of Season 4 were starting to ruin the whole thing, but, fortunately, there are still some great writers left. All in all, this was also one of the most horrifying episodes EVER.
- For some reason, this episode really got to me. I'm not proud to say that, most of the time, crime shows don't make me feel particularly horrified anymore, but when the woman thew the boy into the crematorium, I had to look away. Just awful.
- Sort of relates to the first point, but now I'm even more certain that I'll never have kids! Ugh.
- There was some serious eye shagging going on in this episode! All the Emily/JJ interaction made me realise how incredibly much I've missed their scenes together.
- Morgan. You twat. I can't believe it was him, again, who was all "No, we don't have a case! JJ, you're just being a mum, let's move on." Annoying.
- The only thing I wasn't quite convinced by was how Charlie was able to define the kidnapper so easily at the end. Perhaps it was the change in circumstances that prompted him to take action, but somehow it all happened a little too easily.
- Emily had her hair in a ponytail throughout the entire episode. A very nice change!
1. It's all very gay, right from the beginning.
Emily's dyke-y side is really obvious this week, making various appearances throughout the whole thing. First, it's the wonderfully familiar watch check.
Mmm... It's been repeated on several occasions, but the continuity when it comes to Emily's manners, the way she carries herself, and little details like the wearing of the gay!watch, is simply wonderful.
2. *This* is the JJ I want to see.
Not only is the plot of the episode better this week, but JJ is back to looking hot as well. The fringe still bothers me a little, but when she wears it a tad to the side, I'm not complaining!
Also, kudos to the wardrobe department, because that shirt (and jacket!) looks marvellous on her.
3. Oh, so that's what happened to Hahn!
I can't help it, she'll always be Erica Hahn to me.
Whenever she's on screen, I just want to exclaim "I can see leaves!". And as much as I adore Arizona, I'm still pissed off at what Grey's did to Brooke Smith.
4. Example #2: Totally Gay Posing.
Emily, your gay is showing. Like, really showing.
Holy shit. Seriously. What I love the most about this is the fact that she just keeps doing the pose while JJ's keenly watching on. Side note: Emily still has the same phone she's used for at least a season -> continuity love!
Anyway. Emily keeps the hand on her hip and somehow JJ is able to actually form coherent sentences. The following is quite perfect as well.
JJ: Wait, Sarah said the same thing when Charlie was taken. There was a mother searching for her lost son. You think...you think it's a coincidence?
Emily: Uh, or what? A ruse?
JJ: A woman looking for her lost son, that's a pretty specific, right?
Emily: Add to that a target rich environment with no security, yeah.
They're both immediately on the same page (also, the way Paget says "yeah" is fabulous), of course, but it's interesting how you can clearly tell Emily isn't 100% convinced by the theory. Come #5, however...
5. Emily = completely convinced and completely gay.
Suddenly, it's like Emily sees things exactly the way JJ does; between these two scenes, she clearly changes her attitude.
And that is one seriously gay Lara Croft pose she's sporting in the fourth cap.
Hawt. So yeah, Morgan's a prick, and I love the way JJ glares at him in a bitch-are-you-for-real manner. But, what I love even more is Emily's reaction to it all. She looks at JJ, recognises the dilemma of the situation, and immediately becomes the mediator. And she always takes JJ's side. ♥
Emily: Okay, distraction of a lost child, 8-year-old victims, taken from public places with little to no security. That's not just the same ruse, that's a signature! [pause] And I'm not a mother.
In a biological sense of the word. But anyway.
It's just wonderful how Emily always has JJ's back, and how brilliantly she profiles the situation, because there's definitely a danger of JJ seriously snapping at Morgan (oh, if only).
6. The Conclusion.
Naturally, after Emily singlehandedly convinces the entire team, JJ looks at her with a grateful look on her face.
And Emily returns the look. Bonus points to one Agent Prentiss!
7. It's corny, but hey, it's our favourite female threesome.
The final scene begins with a lovely camera shot of Emily's backside (Matthew Gray Gubler, you obviously have talent when it comes to directing!), which I always know to appreciate! We then get Emily, JJ and Garcia cleaning up the office, and just how long has it been since we had a proper Emily/JJ/Garcia scene? Way too long, people.
We need a new girls night out stat! It's like Charlie's Angels: Virginia.
As for the scene itself, I won't go into the utter corniness of it ("I just can't thank you enough!" / "We do it for days like this." [cue to: the world's tiniest violin]), but the episode certainly could end a tiny bit better, given how fabulous the first 40 minutes are.
8. Gratuitous Emily ogling.
You know it needs to be done. It's a tradition of sorts.
Lovely. Very lovely.
Next week: Someone kidnapping women. How original! But we'll have a lot of gay!Emily if the promo pics are anything to go by.
In other fandom news, Kalinda's life suddenly got all GAY in this week's The Good Wife. And of course she didn't accept the job offer, because she has a crush on Alicia & only wants to work with her. Oh, yes.
Oh, and speaking of awesome Spanish things (referring all the way back to the first paragraph - segways have never been my forte), I'm going to see La Oreja de van Gogh live this weekend! Dream come true, peeps! And if that wasn't awesome enough, two of my friends are coming over all the way from Finland, so the next week or so is going to be FANTASTIC (and will certainly help me forget the infuriating Legend of the Seeker news). Sightseeing, delicious food and ridiculously good company - life doesn't get much better than that. ♥
...Now, if only there was a play with Patricia Vico in it.
But anyway, back to regular programming, as in, it was a whole new Criminal Minds this week! Finally, finally we got a decent episode, I really couldn't be happier right now. I was beginning to think that the radical changes in the writing department at the end of Season 4 were starting to ruin the whole thing, but, fortunately, there are still some great writers left. All in all, this was also one of the most horrifying episodes EVER.
- For some reason, this episode really got to me. I'm not proud to say that, most of the time, crime shows don't make me feel particularly horrified anymore, but when the woman thew the boy into the crematorium, I had to look away. Just awful.
- Sort of relates to the first point, but now I'm even more certain that I'll never have kids! Ugh.
- There was some serious eye shagging going on in this episode! All the Emily/JJ interaction made me realise how incredibly much I've missed their scenes together.
- Morgan. You twat. I can't believe it was him, again, who was all "No, we don't have a case! JJ, you're just being a mum, let's move on." Annoying.
- The only thing I wasn't quite convinced by was how Charlie was able to define the kidnapper so easily at the end. Perhaps it was the change in circumstances that prompted him to take action, but somehow it all happened a little too easily.
- Emily had her hair in a ponytail throughout the entire episode. A very nice change!
1. It's all very gay, right from the beginning.
Emily's dyke-y side is really obvious this week, making various appearances throughout the whole thing. First, it's the wonderfully familiar watch check.
Mmm... It's been repeated on several occasions, but the continuity when it comes to Emily's manners, the way she carries herself, and little details like the wearing of the gay!watch, is simply wonderful.
2. *This* is the JJ I want to see.
Not only is the plot of the episode better this week, but JJ is back to looking hot as well. The fringe still bothers me a little, but when she wears it a tad to the side, I'm not complaining!
Also, kudos to the wardrobe department, because that shirt (and jacket!) looks marvellous on her.
3. Oh, so that's what happened to Hahn!
I can't help it, she'll always be Erica Hahn to me.
Whenever she's on screen, I just want to exclaim "I can see leaves!". And as much as I adore Arizona, I'm still pissed off at what Grey's did to Brooke Smith.
4. Example #2: Totally Gay Posing.
Emily, your gay is showing. Like, really showing.
Holy shit. Seriously. What I love the most about this is the fact that she just keeps doing the pose while JJ's keenly watching on. Side note: Emily still has the same phone she's used for at least a season -> continuity love!
Anyway. Emily keeps the hand on her hip and somehow JJ is able to actually form coherent sentences. The following is quite perfect as well.
JJ: Wait, Sarah said the same thing when Charlie was taken. There was a mother searching for her lost son. You think...you think it's a coincidence?
Emily: Uh, or what? A ruse?
JJ: A woman looking for her lost son, that's a pretty specific, right?
Emily: Add to that a target rich environment with no security, yeah.
They're both immediately on the same page (also, the way Paget says "yeah" is fabulous), of course, but it's interesting how you can clearly tell Emily isn't 100% convinced by the theory. Come #5, however...
5. Emily = completely convinced and completely gay.
Suddenly, it's like Emily sees things exactly the way JJ does; between these two scenes, she clearly changes her attitude.
And that is one seriously gay Lara Croft pose she's sporting in the fourth cap.
Hawt. So yeah, Morgan's a prick, and I love the way JJ glares at him in a bitch-are-you-for-real manner. But, what I love even more is Emily's reaction to it all. She looks at JJ, recognises the dilemma of the situation, and immediately becomes the mediator. And she always takes JJ's side. ♥
Emily: Okay, distraction of a lost child, 8-year-old victims, taken from public places with little to no security. That's not just the same ruse, that's a signature! [pause] And I'm not a mother.
In a biological sense of the word. But anyway.
It's just wonderful how Emily always has JJ's back, and how brilliantly she profiles the situation, because there's definitely a danger of JJ seriously snapping at Morgan (oh, if only).
6. The Conclusion.
Naturally, after Emily singlehandedly convinces the entire team, JJ looks at her with a grateful look on her face.
And Emily returns the look. Bonus points to one Agent Prentiss!
7. It's corny, but hey, it's our favourite female threesome.
The final scene begins with a lovely camera shot of Emily's backside (Matthew Gray Gubler, you obviously have talent when it comes to directing!), which I always know to appreciate! We then get Emily, JJ and Garcia cleaning up the office, and just how long has it been since we had a proper Emily/JJ/Garcia scene? Way too long, people.
We need a new girls night out stat! It's like Charlie's Angels: Virginia.
As for the scene itself, I won't go into the utter corniness of it ("I just can't thank you enough!" / "We do it for days like this." [cue to: the world's tiniest violin]), but the episode certainly could end a tiny bit better, given how fabulous the first 40 minutes are.
8. Gratuitous Emily ogling.
You know it needs to be done. It's a tradition of sorts.
Lovely. Very lovely.
Next week: Someone kidnapping women. How original! But we'll have a lot of gay!Emily if the promo pics are anything to go by.
In other fandom news, Kalinda's life suddenly got all GAY in this week's The Good Wife. And of course she didn't accept the job offer, because she has a crush on Alicia & only wants to work with her. Oh, yes.
Oh, and speaking of awesome Spanish things (referring all the way back to the first paragraph - segways have never been my forte), I'm going to see La Oreja de van Gogh live this weekend! Dream come true, peeps! And if that wasn't awesome enough, two of my friends are coming over all the way from Finland, so the next week or so is going to be FANTASTIC (and will certainly help me forget the infuriating Legend of the Seeker news). Sightseeing, delicious food and ridiculously good company - life doesn't get much better than that. ♥