this hasn't happened in a while...
I really expected this week's episode of CM to be great...instead, I just feel... kinda bleh about it. Which is weird because I thought last weeks was going to suck and I wound up loving it.
Basically the highlights this week were Hotch barking the words "it's my ass" at Dave (which prolly shouldn't be so amusing TOTALLY IS - even Mom made a wicked amused noise, "he said ass!" *G*), all of the team stuff, and the way the potato snowflakes landed on Hotch's floofy hair at the end.
There was a lot I liked about this episode, but there was a lot (mostly the non-team stuff, you know, THE PLOT) that I didn't. We'll focus on the good stuff.
I did enjoy the way that the unbelievably strong bond within the team was so openly displayed because this incarnation of the team is my absolute favorite. This is my team. For instance, I KNEW Morgan & Emily would be okay at the end of it all without a big schmoopy apology scene because he's strong enough to take her grief-induced anger and not let it bother him - he understands that feeling - and I really liked watching that unfold. I absolutely LOVED the Rossi/Em stuff because I really do love them together (oddly enough, right?). I actually made a happy noise when he caught the elevator to go with her knowing that Hotch would totally not approve, but also knowing that he couldn't let her leave alone. I was hoping that they'd hug or that he'd walk with her at the end, but instead the ending was...just...odd. We assume the nosebleed meant she was touched by God? I'm not really sure. I wish she'd gone into the church at the end, instead of another "gray area" kind of ending.
And can I talk about Hotch for a minute? Every.single.time. I start to feel good about his mental state he says or does something that makes my blood run cold. This week it was the line, "I think deep down we're all capable of unspeakable things." (I'm possibly paraphrasing since I was so focused I forgot to take notes.) I continue to worry that this is really evil foreshadowing. I won't even mention the Penelope line about him "living" at the BAU.
I thought the plot of the killer priest was meh. When he got diplomatic immunity, I was afraid the ep might drag into a second week. I'm so freaking glad it didn't.
I love Emily. Like, I have a serious girlcrush on Paget Brewster and I think she's a fantastic actress, but I was hoping the story would be about the reason she wanted the BAU so badly and not an abortion story, but as soon as I heard they were doing an episode about her, I knew that was going to be her story. Sadly, it just felt like they threw together a run-of-the-mill female backstory so they could do an episode about her. I'm glad she got an episode, but it wasn't the episode I was hoping for, I guess is what I'm whining about.
Okay, enough serious talk, let's talk about the shallow stuff!
Reid looked smashing. Rossi's influence on his wardrobe continues to dazzle. I spied the pocket watch and squeed. He not only wore his purple shirt that I *love*, I believe he had a new purple scarf. We're having a storm so we had to watch it with the crappy rooftop antenna and it was fuzzy as hell, but that scarf looked darker than The Purple Scarf. I approve. Also, he was wearing this one tie that was so tacky but so Reid that I kinda really LOVED it a lot. Seriously, the writers NEED to clarify that Rossi took the kid shopping because it HAS to be Rossi. He's fricken dapper instead of looking like he dressed in the dark with a ten second time limit. Hotch would have bought him a suit, Morgan would have bought him jeans (*whimper*), this look just screams "David Rossi dressed me!". Which I believe I said last week, but it bears repeating. (Mom's theory is that someone took drastic measures after he wore that pink shirt under his kevlar vest.)
Rossi gets better looking with each passing week. How is it that he looks younger now than he did when he started over a year ago? I mean, the hair dye helps, but he just looks...refreshed and relaxed and debonair. And yet, I'm using my "grumpy" icon instead of my "debonair" icon tonight. Sorry, Dave.
Morgan, of course, was awesome. I loved his line about knowing the Bible as well as anyone. I've always wondered if he got his faith back after Penelope, and that felt like a yes to me. Of course, there was the requisite Morgan/Reid sharing a look when Emily went all "hatechu" on Morgan. That was ridiculously cute. But I'm also ridiculously biased ^_^
Next week's episode seems to be focused on Morgan and it looks like it's going to be one helluva ride. Frankly, I think they owe me after this crappy plot this week. I kinda really wish I hadn't seen the preview because now I'm itchy as hell to see it. It's gonna be a long week of waiting. I'll be spending my week praying for some very solid Morgan/Reid angst next week. I want the girls at geekystudmuffin to write a new M/R epic...but I'm not holding my breath, really.
Maybe my lack of interest in this episode's plot has to do with my rotten mood this week. I won't even pretend that I'm not grouchy this week. I'll have to get T to download it for me, and re-watch it when this little Eeyore cloud passes. I've gotta clear my palate with some good fic before bed now. Miles To Go, here we come!
Basically the highlights this week were Hotch barking the words "it's my ass" at Dave (which prolly shouldn't be so amusing TOTALLY IS - even Mom made a wicked amused noise, "he said ass!" *G*), all of the team stuff, and the way the potato snowflakes landed on Hotch's floofy hair at the end.
There was a lot I liked about this episode, but there was a lot (mostly the non-team stuff, you know, THE PLOT) that I didn't. We'll focus on the good stuff.
I did enjoy the way that the unbelievably strong bond within the team was so openly displayed because this incarnation of the team is my absolute favorite. This is my team. For instance, I KNEW Morgan & Emily would be okay at the end of it all without a big schmoopy apology scene because he's strong enough to take her grief-induced anger and not let it bother him - he understands that feeling - and I really liked watching that unfold. I absolutely LOVED the Rossi/Em stuff because I really do love them together (oddly enough, right?). I actually made a happy noise when he caught the elevator to go with her knowing that Hotch would totally not approve, but also knowing that he couldn't let her leave alone. I was hoping that they'd hug or that he'd walk with her at the end, but instead the ending was...just...odd. We assume the nosebleed meant she was touched by God? I'm not really sure. I wish she'd gone into the church at the end, instead of another "gray area" kind of ending.
And can I talk about Hotch for a minute? Every.single.time. I start to feel good about his mental state he says or does something that makes my blood run cold. This week it was the line, "I think deep down we're all capable of unspeakable things." (I'm possibly paraphrasing since I was so focused I forgot to take notes.) I continue to worry that this is really evil foreshadowing. I won't even mention the Penelope line about him "living" at the BAU.
I thought the plot of the killer priest was meh. When he got diplomatic immunity, I was afraid the ep might drag into a second week. I'm so freaking glad it didn't.
I love Emily. Like, I have a serious girlcrush on Paget Brewster and I think she's a fantastic actress, but I was hoping the story would be about the reason she wanted the BAU so badly and not an abortion story, but as soon as I heard they were doing an episode about her, I knew that was going to be her story. Sadly, it just felt like they threw together a run-of-the-mill female backstory so they could do an episode about her. I'm glad she got an episode, but it wasn't the episode I was hoping for, I guess is what I'm whining about.
Okay, enough serious talk, let's talk about the shallow stuff!
Reid looked smashing. Rossi's influence on his wardrobe continues to dazzle. I spied the pocket watch and squeed. He not only wore his purple shirt that I *love*, I believe he had a new purple scarf. We're having a storm so we had to watch it with the crappy rooftop antenna and it was fuzzy as hell, but that scarf looked darker than The Purple Scarf. I approve. Also, he was wearing this one tie that was so tacky but so Reid that I kinda really LOVED it a lot. Seriously, the writers NEED to clarify that Rossi took the kid shopping because it HAS to be Rossi. He's fricken dapper instead of looking like he dressed in the dark with a ten second time limit. Hotch would have bought him a suit, Morgan would have bought him jeans (*whimper*), this look just screams "David Rossi dressed me!". Which I believe I said last week, but it bears repeating. (Mom's theory is that someone took drastic measures after he wore that pink shirt under his kevlar vest.)
Rossi gets better looking with each passing week. How is it that he looks younger now than he did when he started over a year ago? I mean, the hair dye helps, but he just looks...refreshed and relaxed and debonair. And yet, I'm using my "grumpy" icon instead of my "debonair" icon tonight. Sorry, Dave.
Morgan, of course, was awesome. I loved his line about knowing the Bible as well as anyone. I've always wondered if he got his faith back after Penelope, and that felt like a yes to me. Of course, there was the requisite Morgan/Reid sharing a look when Emily went all "hatechu" on Morgan. That was ridiculously cute. But I'm also ridiculously biased ^_^
Next week's episode seems to be focused on Morgan and it looks like it's going to be one helluva ride. Frankly, I think they owe me after this crappy plot this week. I kinda really wish I hadn't seen the preview because now I'm itchy as hell to see it. It's gonna be a long week of waiting. I'll be spending my week praying for some very solid Morgan/Reid angst next week. I want the girls at geekystudmuffin to write a new M/R epic...but I'm not holding my breath, really.
Maybe my lack of interest in this episode's plot has to do with my rotten mood this week. I won't even pretend that I'm not grouchy this week. I'll have to get T to download it for me, and re-watch it when this little Eeyore cloud passes. I've gotta clear my palate with some good fic before bed now. Miles To Go, here we come!