| | UGH - Miss Reid Needs a Daddy is BackOkay, technically, her post isn't focusing on him needing a Daddy (Gideon - or any over 50 guy substitute) although I think even this is ultimately where it's headed. Apparently, Reid isn't "opening up." Funny, when he told Hotch in Elephant's Memory that he felt it was his turn to save someone, and that he acted the way he did because he was thinking that it would have been the second time a kid died in front of him, I thought that was pretty open. Apparently, in the version this person saw, Hotch loomed over Reid and scared him speechless. Another possible interpretation is that because Reid isn't talking about Gideon that means he's not opening up. A different person appears to think that Reid craving Dilaudid had to do with missing Gideon - even though the episode (and Reid) clearly stated that his issues here were about the case in Third Life.
Isn't it possible that Reid doesn't go home every night and have a good cry over missing Gideon? That he's accepted that he's gone and he misses him, but it's not a constant sharp pain? That other things have happened since Gideon left that have affected him (that he's opened up about - despite this person's idea that he hasn't)? That the reason he hasn't gone 15 minutes into everything that's troubled him is because episodes focus on one particular thing? That if an episode is about Reid identifying with the unsub, and about how he connected this case with the case where he saw a kid die in front of him, that he would open up about that? Not about a whole bunch of other things? And, not because people don't care, but because the episode isn't about Everything That's Ever Traumatized Spencer Reid Since Conception. Of course, one thing that would really mess Miss Reid Needs a Daddy;s mind would be if I said the odds of Reid having a big heart to heart about missing Gideon are almost zilch. Why? Because the show has moved on from Gideon. Because Gideon's story ended in Scared to Death. - Well, the final piece was Rossi removing Gideon's name tag in About Face. But, for all intents and purposes, Scared to Death was the final farewell to Jason Gideon and to any attention paid to any relationships he had on the team. And, I think that's partly because of Mandy Patinkin flaking out like he did. But, even Elle didn't get lingered on, and as far as I know there was no animosity with the actress when she left (since she did it the right way). Still, if someone is looking for a scene where someone asks Reid to let loose about Gideon and why he feels so lost and alone (boo-hoo) they'll never get it. Or, actually, they got in Scared to Death when he talked to Prentiss.
Oh, and apparently, something is going on with Morgan. And, once again - no one notices. I'd really like to know what channel the show is where members of the BAU are constantly ready to throw themselves off rooftops while the rest of them go blithely on not even noticing something might be wrong. I'd like to know so I can avoid it and continue to watch Criminal Minds.
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| | Posted 5/12/2008 5:33 PM - 0 comments
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