Okay, on a completely shallow and superficial note, let me just acknowledge how totally smoking hot the Chocolate Adonis and Dr. Sex Kitten (homage to stories I read on FanFic) are looking this Season! ROAR! Okay now that I got that out of my system, let's talk about the show, shall we.
Yes, the case about the Dr. and his son was interesting; not dramatic and I really wasn't too invested in it, ya know? I think that was the point anyway.
So Emily, let's talk, we got confirmation (subtle though it may have been) about what we all suspected from past seasons, you have a dilemma; Aaron or Derek? You have a slow burn for both of them. The scenes with you at Hotch's bedside (offering your presence as physical comfort) and then at the end seeking to comfort/reassure Derek (with your words and body language). Oh, to be you what a choice you have they are both very fine specimen of man. Aaron - brooding latent sexuality. Derek, smoking hot, burning sexuality. Uh...what the hell was I saying again?? Right, onwards.
The main story here is Hotch and the battle of wills with Foyet. Let me just say it right now. Hotch has balls of steel; he didn't flinch when Foyet shot at him, his eyes didn't even blink! Let me also reiterate, Foyet is one crazy-assed psycho! Here's an important question. Does anyone else besides me think that Hotch was raped or in some other way violated/ assaulted by Foyet? Cause that whole 'let me show you my scars' and then 'the knife being a substitute for sexual intercourse by someone who is impotent' speeches freaked me to hell out and made me think that he did something sexual to Hotch. I mean there was no need for him to take his shirt off and straddle Hotch to show him the scars, right? Then when he was talking about the impotence thing, he mentioned that Hotch might want to change his profile now. Was that because he was going to prove to Hotch that he was NOT impotent by raping him? Or was it that he was hard as he was straddling Hotch and Hotch would therefore be able to confirm that Foyet was NOT impotent. Either way, something happened that Hotch ain't telling. What an ordeal. I wonder if we will continue to see flashbacks of what happened after the stabbing and before he landed in the hospital.
I have one peeve/nitpick. I thought that Foyet was so injured by his (self inflicted) stab wounds that he had limited range of motion. How then was he able to immobilize Hotch so quickly after Hotch attacked him and knocked away his gun? Or was the painful range of motion a part of his ruse to make it believable that he was attacked by the Unsub and therefore rule him out as the actual Unsub? He did say something about making sure that he didn't do serious harm when stabbing himself so many times. Yeesh, like I said Foyet is fucking Cuh-Ray-Zee!!!!
The scene with Hotch saying goodbye to Jack at the hospital was very sad and what he told Rossi at the end is scary; if Foyet stops killing for another 10 years just to torture Hotch, what will Jack remember about his Dad? Guh, cue the waterworks at that.
Nice epi, but I hope they bring Foyet out to play again soon, he is oh so scary, but he also brings the drama.
Good on your Derek for not letting Foyet get to you and make you lose your nerve and fall apart with the guilt about your 'creds'.
To Dr. Sex Kitten, I love your new hair and I hope you get better soon. Sucks about the 'death by Cop' end to the standoff with the father and you getting shot in the process.
I wonder if they're going to have Emily and Hotch start a relationship under the guise of her 'helping him to heal'.*Snicker*
Will Hotch continue to lie that he doesn't remember anything after the first stab wound? BTW, Rossi ain't buying that Hotch.
Good to have the show back.
Dazz
