Atticus

rewatching old criminal minds and suddenly I wanted a 1940s noir AU

I love how Hotch almost always thanks her for her help, he’s so polite! 

Kathleen is definitely not Daddy’s girl from Seasons 6-10, as she gets into lots of trouble and arguments with her dad, because of her undiagnosed bi-polar.

I think we see enough of Elliot as a pretty good dad in the early Seasons. In Season 1, we see him take Dickie to the park and make him fly across the monkey bars ( the episode with the falsely-accused paedophile) he reads Twas The Night before Christmas to the twins in Nocturne (and they climb all over him, giving him hugs and kisses), in Wanderlust, he does Lizzie’s hair ( so probably did Kathleen’s and Maureen’s too), then he kisses them all goodbye and tells them he loves them when he is called into work, he plays soccer with Kathleen, he apologises to Maureen when he comes down too hard on her in Sophomore Jinx and Chat Room… He and Maureen butt heads a little in later Seasons, but they have quite a sweet, teasing relationship based on what we see in the Season 2 premiere. His relationship with Dickie is very warm and affectionate until Turmoil in Season 11. Dickie plays a game with him in S5 Home, accuses his dad of cheating and he playfully growls at him, chases him and catches him which shows how playful their relationship is, Dickie spends a few days with him in S6 Game, and in S 10, Lunacy, their closeness is very nicely portrayed too. In S 6, Contagious, they all come to the precinct to celebrate their dad’s birthday, he gives them all hugs and kisses. There’s an episode in S6 where Dickie has appendicitis and Elliot stays with him the whole time ( he knows his son ate lots of ice cream and watched Jackass on repeat, so must have been there to witness it) which also shows his dedication and love for his son. I wish we’d seen and heard more of Lizzie, there was certainly potential there. Maybe an episode with her theatre teacher being accused of having a relationship with another student, her dad investigates and thinks the guy is guilty, but Lizzie thinks he is innocent, so they disagree over that. Or she fake dates a gay guy on the cast as his parents are homophobic and he can’t come out to them but has to her, Elliot can tell there is something not quite right about the relationship and fears the guy is pressuring her/abusing her in some way…

I like how Elliot has very different relationships with all his children, but I always felt the show did a good job showing that he loved them and they loved him.

Did Elliot work when he was in Italy with Kathy and Eli? He expresses that he’d love to be a stay at home dad in at least one episode, so I thought Kathy would work in Rome and he would do the childcare/house chores/school pick-up/take Eli to playdates, the park and his activities… We know he did the day shift with Maureen when she was a baby/toddler , and studied/worked at night, while Kathy had a day job and then did the night shift. So Elliot did grocery runs, park trips, playgroups, stories, meals etc with Maureen, so had lots of time with her, which probably made them extremely close. I definitely had her down as a Daddy’s girl when she was younger, as in S1, she’s pushing him away/off his pedestal a bit. There are entire Seasons with no mentions or appearances from the kids ( notably 4 and 7), which I always thought was a shame. Maybe the kids thought it would have be3n better/easier if their dad died, but I can’t imagine any of them actually saying that to his face. I think they are more worried about losing him after Kathy dies, to be honest, especially Eli.

it’s almost a pity that the shows favour kathleen (daddy’s girl) and eli (got the good childhood) when it comes to elliot’s kids cause in any other universe oc s1 would have had a scene where one of the other three tell elliot point blank that they wish he’d died in place of kathy. and they’d be right.

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Introverted, asthmatic and uncoordinated! Guess who was always picked last for team sports. Especially baseball, which is basically my worst nightmare! Also had my fair share of sexist/rubbish teachers for that subject! It took having an asthma attack for my teacher to realise that I couldn’t actually run any faster without dying! 

1) Season 4! Close contenders are Seasons 1,2 and 3.

2) The living dolls one was good ( the woman who had electric shock therapy) and I love Reflections of Desire, Boxed In ( Season 10 Halloween ep)... Riley Jenkins arc was pretty gripping, The Black Queen was great too... I really like the eps with a focus on a character and their past/family.

3) Tara Lewis or Alex Blake. Both highly intelligent, brilliant women that I admired a lot.

4) Ashley Seaver or Jordan Todd, mostly because they were badly written or underwritten!

5) That would be the Strauss/Cruz  role, right? If so, none of them! 

6) Kate Callahan. I thought she was lovely, got on with everyone on the team, did a great job balancing work and home life and was great at her job!

7) least favourite season would be 9!  8) 1 was great, loved 4, 5 and 6 too! 2 and 3 were also highly enjoyable.

9) Elle’s ending made sense to me. I started getting attached to her character at the end of Season 1 when she got shot. Loved her final scene with Hotch. 

10) Hotch was an awesome mentor to Reid. In Season 1 when they were hostages, after Tobias Henkel, he looked out for his emotional well-being. Definitely not Gideon, who left him a letter before disappearing!

11) Hotch, Garcia, Reid and Morgan all had quite a lot of episodes focused on them, their families and their backstories. Some of the info for Hotch is implied ( mom was probably a victim of physical and/or emotional abuse from his father, abuse from his father through how he deals with unsubs/unsubs’ and victims’ families! Possibly why they are my favourite characters.

12) Garcia and Morgan were brilliant with their flirty banter, but I have such a soft spot for Hotch and Garcia. She can make him smile, he encourages her, they have similar interests ( spicy food, cooking and theatre) and are just polar opposites in a lot of ways, but at their core, they both care deeply for and are fiercely loyal to their loved ones. 

13) Mr Scratch just scared the crap out of me, so I’ll say that!

14) Hotch. I hate how he left, he was such an important character/part of the team. Morgan was a close second, but at least he got proper goodbyes!

15) Never watched past Season 11, but it could have finished in Season 12. The Mr Scratch ep could have been resolved by almost the end of the season, then perhaps everyone on the team could have decided to quit, and they’d have trained up their replacements. Hotch would go back to being a prosecutor or teach law, Rossi would write another novel, Garcia would do freelance tech support for schools and businesses, possibly giving internet safety talks and organising coding clubs at school, Reid could teach at university/ start another PhD. Only one I am not sure about is JJ, maybe she’d stay at home for a bit and have another baby ( she could find out she was expecting again in late Season 12) . Reid, Hotch and Garcia would all have met someone new and be happily settled down with them, and Rossi would be back together with Hayden , and they’d be excited about Joy’s second baby arriving! 

criminal minds asks!

1. what was your favorite season finale?

2. underrated episode that you love?

3. who was your favorite character outside of the main 7?

4. least favorite replacement character?

5. who did you think was the best unit chief?

6. most underrated character?

6. least favorite season?

7. favorite season?

8. what did you think of elle’s ending?

9. who do you think was reid’s best mentor/parental figure?

10. who was the most developed character?

11. your favorite duo?

12. a story line most people love but you don’t?

13. if you could keep one character to not leave the show, who would it be?

14. what season would you have wanted the show to end at instead of 15?

15. unpopular opinion?

I love this show, and their relationship is so great.

31 DAYS OF HORROR TV ➛ Day 19: Medium

Law and Order Organized Crime Season 5 episode 7 thoughts

That was quite some opening. At least I was prepared for the explosion, thanks to promos and trailers. 

Elliot definitely seems to be having some sort of PTSD. He should not be living alone! 

When his gaze rested on the bin/trash can with the doll dressed in a police uniform used to prank/haze Eli felt very symbolic and significant as a metaphor for Eli’s very brief police career ( I really can’t see him continuing in that career whatever the outcome to the investigation following the shooting is, and my gut is telling me it’s going to be bad).

He’s such a good dad, bringing Eli and Becky breakfast and helping out however he can, unlike Eli, who just seems totally out of it and doesn’t seem to be helping with household chores, the baby or anything that is important to Becky. He was also really rude to his dad, barely said hello to him and was dismissive ( « We’re not using that ») regarding all the baby things Bernie used with Elliot and his siblings. There were so many other ways he could have said he didn’t like/want it ( « Say thanks to Grandma, but we already have one/I don’t think it will match the colour scheme or theme for the nursery »). 

Nice little callback to Elliot watching the news of the explosion that nearly killed him a couple of eps ago and Eli standing the exact same way. 

Towards the end of the episode, when Elliot was holding baby Owen, I got flashbacks to S9 of SVU, Paternity, when Elliot holds baby Eli ( who also has a blue hat and a white/cream blanket round him), which was a sweet parallel. 

Also, dude, stop pushing your dad ( that you allegedly love) away. He’s trying to help you! 

Not a fan of the new baby’s name, as it reminds me of a character I really cannot stand on Grey’s Anatomy, especially as he shares a surname with Eli’s FTO, who is equally awful!

He should be recommending therapists/counselors to Eli, not dragging him out to get completely drunk ( also, how is Eli 21? I had him at 20 tops!), Also blowing off dinner with Becky’s parents is just immature and rude. I did love seeing Protectelliot/Papa Bear Elliot chew Hunt out for what he did, though I’m not sure Eli deserved to be defended as he was really bratty to his dad. 

I get that Eli is probably depressed/has PTSD/is traumatised by what he went through, but he has so much love and support to help him get through it. Becky saying she wants her soft and sensitive/kind and gentle boyfriend back was very telling, as those are not words I would use to describe a member of the police force! 

Poor Becky, at least she has Elliot to confide in, but he had so much going on already:worrying about his mum, Randall’s actions ( we have to get that convo next episode, it’s going to be explosive! I think Vargas will get some of the heat too.), his deep concern about Eli and his own health issues are not conducive to s happy, healthy Elliot. 

I did love that he referred to Randall as « his Randall » which felt very protective and big brotherly of him, though he is the younger brother. 

And I think Bernie actually saw Joe Jr, as usually when she has her memory lapses, she seems to ignore the other people’s response but this seemed like a real conversation, 

Elliot had spent so long being the reliable, responsible son and father that I understand why Bernie suggests Joe Jr seek him out, but Elliot really needs a break from fixing everyone’s problems!

I liked seeing more of Vargas, but really missed Bell and Reyes ( did he go to Italy with her?).

The actual crimes are not what I watch the show for, can you tell?

I used to be mad about "whole language" reading approaches in theory but now I work with school-age kids and I am mad about it in practice.