A question re: CM
So we all know that Hotch wears two guns, right? And it's duly emphasized on several occasions on the show, right? And it's mentioned in many fics, too? So why is it that we never get a viable explanation, canon or fanon, as to why, exactly, he does?
I mean, it would have been natural to explain it in 'LDSK', as long as their version of reality is that profilers aren't required to carry a sidearm. Why didn't they then, and why haven't they since? As far as I can remember, there have been four mentions or allusions to Hotch carrying two guns; in 'LDSK', 'Natural Born Killer', 'The Tribe' and finally 'Secrets and Lies'; all in season one. In 'In Birth and Death', when Hotch gets his piece our of the gun safe, there's just the one. Have TPTB decided that the two guns were insignificant? If they have, I'm a bit disappointed, because it was such a nice touch to Hotch's personality, and I'd love to see it explored and explained.
But you know, in 'In Birth and Death' we also learn that Morgan carries two pieces...
I mean, it would have been natural to explain it in 'LDSK', as long as their version of reality is that profilers aren't required to carry a sidearm. Why didn't they then, and why haven't they since? As far as I can remember, there have been four mentions or allusions to Hotch carrying two guns; in 'LDSK', 'Natural Born Killer', 'The Tribe' and finally 'Secrets and Lies'; all in season one. In 'In Birth and Death', when Hotch gets his piece our of the gun safe, there's just the one. Have TPTB decided that the two guns were insignificant? If they have, I'm a bit disappointed, because it was such a nice touch to Hotch's personality, and I'd love to see it explored and explained.
But you know, in 'In Birth and Death' we also learn that Morgan carries two pieces...