tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766173897342994367.post6912850705717961627..comments2023-10-24T08:19:50.053-04:00Comments on Criminal Minds Round Table: CRIMINAL MINDS Season 10 - 1004. The Itch - Comments ThreadAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05629899100923268374noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766173897342994367.post-90438891227504170422014-10-29T02:25:18.421-04:002014-10-29T02:25:18.421-04:00Janet, There wasn't a lot of procedural Behavi...Janet, There wasn't a lot of procedural Behavior in the episode, and the ICK factor on a scale from 1 to 10 rated about a 12.5. But there were some good points to the show. Particularly the scenes at the end with Hotchner getting a woman suffering from this disorder to see past it and move on. JJ tried the same thing with another woman with no success. Other than that, it was pretty uneven. <br /> I too am hoping for a better show, but with kids involved, it could be a real crapshoot. RoberttheFrosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12679093079198705338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766173897342994367.post-32045641635841499232014-10-29T02:04:28.575-04:002014-10-29T02:04:28.575-04:00I'm kind of glad I didn't watch the whole ...I'm kind of glad I didn't watch the whole show! I saw the previews, and, despite the ick feature if bugs decided to watch. But..the needle at the beginning going into his arm and something moving inside made me scresm. Lol<br /><br />Then, after seeing Reid pull a bug out of the guys nose, I was done.<br /><br />Reading comments it doesn't sound like a great episode.<br /><br />Looking forward to tomorrow night's episode!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754557346421754511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766173897342994367.post-68600823739825470702014-10-28T03:15:16.997-04:002014-10-28T03:15:16.997-04:00Debra, The Screen time I was referring to was the ...Debra, The Screen time I was referring to was the actual time the writers, director, and editors spent torturing AJC on screen. I find that type of Television to be tawdry, unnecessary, and beyond the scope of family T.V. during a family hour. (8 PM here) We already know what these creeps can do. (the show IS named Criminal Minds) the reason I started following this show was for the thought processes, and different methods used to capture these people who do these things. I haven't signed up for the gratuitous abuse of women on T.V. <br /> I also think the reason EM has "walked back" on 200 was to justify and deflect the flack she, Larry Teng, Rick Dunkle, Jim Clemente, and Shemar Moore took for talking AJC into doing those torture scenes. I also think Ms. Cook was hurt much more than either she or the show let on. The type of injury she described on "The Talk" is an injury to the spine, not the arm, as reported. This injury is between the C-5 and C-6 area of the spine. It's the type of injury that forces truck drivers to retire prematurely. (It's what happened to me.) <br /> In an ensemble cast such as this one, there are going to be some members of the cast who aren't going to get "equal" air time. Over the course of a year, it "hopefully" averages out. I'm more concerned with EM's apparent abandonment of the precept of how they go about capturing the criminals. It's about profiling, not about the "perils of Pauline". RoberttheFrosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12679093079198705338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766173897342994367.post-38885129429710924372014-10-27T17:18:04.881-04:002014-10-27T17:18:04.881-04:00Robert, I've also heard something similar abou...Robert, I've also heard something similar about that behind the scene's fight.Sadly both to the detriment of the show and it's characters EM came out the winner.<br />I wouldn't have mind so much if EM had shown that she cared about the original concept of both show and characters, but I saw evidence of just the opposite happening, unfortunately.<br /><br />Oh and if you are referring to JJ's screen time in 200 the actually percentage was over 50% Because the episode was only 42 minutes long and at least 27 minutes of screen time was dedicated to the Mary Sue's predicament. Meanwhile Morgan and Reid didn't even get a lousy 5 minutes. It was a disgrace and out outright travesty. And the only reason I can think of as to why EM decided to go back on her word regarding 200 is she likes pandering to the tweeny boppers who are as in love with JJ as she is.Debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08443321873179425219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766173897342994367.post-9872872759858828992014-10-27T13:56:55.540-04:002014-10-27T13:56:55.540-04:00I agree with you RtheF, unfortunately.I agree with you RtheF, unfortunately.Suegypthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581603249279624709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766173897342994367.post-16208690678805723482014-10-27T00:26:49.695-04:002014-10-27T00:26:49.695-04:00Debra, I agree with you. The people running the sh...Debra, I agree with you. The people running the show would be well served in stepping back and assessing what they are doing to Criminal Minds. But personally, I don't think their hubris would allow them to do so. I don't know the details, but it's my belief that EM was the clear winner in a WTA fight behind the scenes for control of the show in 2010 - 11. Having won this fight, she probably isn't willing to allow anyone within 5 feet of the title of "Show Runner". Again, it isn't the actors, both men and women, fault. It's the seriously degraded scripts that are holding the show in this unending circle. Couple this with the fact that the writers, after stating there wouldn't be any more episodes referring to 200, are now producing an episode with AJC having a major PTSD issue. My only fear in that is we will be "treated" to more torture scenes evolving around what happened in 200. If this is the case, the writers run the risk of much more backlash and angry rants like this one. As I've stated in another comment on this blog, 27% of a show dedicated to the on screen torture of a major character, was way over the top of acceptability. The people (translate Creeps) who do these things for real, don't need any encouragement to commit these terrible crimes. As a fan, I was personally much more interested in the methodology, thought process, and actual effort employed in catching criminals than in what the criminals do to their victims. We already know that. Lets move on.RoberttheFrosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12679093079198705338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766173897342994367.post-36384603872916786122014-10-26T15:17:25.747-04:002014-10-26T15:17:25.747-04:00@ RoberttheFrost
Well I can certainly understand y...@ RoberttheFrost<br />Well I can certainly understand your point of view. I myself keep looking for reasons why CBS keeps letting Messer shove JJ down the throats of the fans. When it's become clear that a good many of us have become sick of it. However if they are doing this,don't they risk destroying the show altogether.Debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08443321873179425219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766173897342994367.post-51037781890250761902014-10-26T12:08:31.352-04:002014-10-26T12:08:31.352-04:00I agree with you on the backlash over 200. If you ...I agree with you on the backlash over 200. If you remember, They put Paget through the same ringer when they wrote her out of the show. Could this be a preamble for an exit of AJC? They both would still be gone today if it hadn't been for the fan revolt over their exit in 2010. I see it as an intentional destruction of the fan support for AJC so when they do pull her contract, there won't be the outcry like there was in the past. Sometimes the writers forget. They present marginal scripts and expect the actors to pull the rabbit out of his lair. This may be one of those occasions. IMO writers can be changed, Main cast character changes should only be done at the actor's request. (I.E. M.A.S.H.)RoberttheFrosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12679093079198705338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766173897342994367.post-16656767738293725802014-10-26T02:06:15.995-04:002014-10-26T02:06:15.995-04:00agree, Garcia isn't able to find some informat...agree, Garcia isn't able to find some information lately, in previous seasons she even helped the team finding information not only using her system but also chekking old archives, or using her hacker tricks, she even interpreted the law, to enter some system. Like Rossi once says: she is a investigator too, i like when she "did something." Hotch and garcia are now the liasons, i don't see much of that. And i miss the banter between her Hotch Rossi Garcia and Reid. Since JJ is a profiler i don't see much of these 2 girls old friendship.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766173897342994367.post-1546498436389424482014-10-25T16:53:15.028-04:002014-10-25T16:53:15.028-04:00Balance is not showing On Screen, the torture of a...Balance is not showing On Screen, the torture of a woman for over 27% of the entire episode. The time would have been better served in building a better backstory without so many holes in it.RoberttheFrosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12679093079198705338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766173897342994367.post-46895684617262493252014-10-25T07:46:51.370-04:002014-10-25T07:46:51.370-04:00i would love to see garcia a little be more, she i...i would love to see garcia a little be more, she is great. looking for information, sneaking into other systems, somebody's pc...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766173897342994367.post-54993283575847470852014-10-25T07:40:52.534-04:002014-10-25T07:40:52.534-04:00still i like the cast, Love them all. I think crim...still i like the cast, Love them all. I think criminal minds has one of the best team in a tv show, and every character is important to me. And Aj cook is a great actress same for each one of this amazing teamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766173897342994367.post-84641708639425359022014-10-24T19:21:51.863-04:002014-10-24T19:21:51.863-04:00You're very welcome Liv....You're very welcome Liv....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00717518465510340920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766173897342994367.post-46654475378001182982014-10-24T16:34:23.197-04:002014-10-24T16:34:23.197-04:00Thank you so much, Barbara :)
Thank you so much, Barbara :) <br />Liv00859https://www.blogger.com/profile/02688378170511902551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766173897342994367.post-90115212312991884732014-10-24T15:24:32.053-04:002014-10-24T15:24:32.053-04:00Liv
All this is available from Erica's 'i...Liv<br /><br />All this is available from Erica's 'interviews'... CMRT usually posts all the interviews. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00717518465510340920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766173897342994367.post-7250158331185381222014-10-24T12:43:51.479-04:002014-10-24T12:43:51.479-04:00I realized that, too, Kate completely disappeared,...I realized that, too, Kate completely disappeared, that sucked, she doesn't bother me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17007164249062024129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766173897342994367.post-62432895771369015872014-10-24T12:41:44.053-04:002014-10-24T12:41:44.053-04:00Carrroll, I didn't say it is a show about Ross...Carrroll, I didn't say it is a show about Rossi, Reid or Hotch, it obviously is not, it is "The JJ Show". I love most of the cast but ever since season 1, I was never intrigued by the characters of Morgan and JJ, they were never interesting to me and the overexposure of them since season 7 has been beyond ridiculous.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17007164249062024129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766173897342994367.post-19114418120018099472014-10-24T12:20:17.295-04:002014-10-24T12:20:17.295-04:00How do you all know these things? like that they s...How do you all know these things? like that they shelved Reids drug addiction and that Reid was supposted to be centric and Hotch is going to brake up with that woman he dated in season 9 and so on? Do you guys read spoilers or something? if so, where do you find these spoilers? Liv00859https://www.blogger.com/profile/02688378170511902551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766173897342994367.post-87079423275231474142014-10-24T12:13:47.162-04:002014-10-24T12:13:47.162-04:00I would like to propose that all the other writer&...I would like to propose that all the other writer's have a contest to see 'who' can write the team as well as Sharon did! LOL... I'd cough up money for the winner of that one! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00717518465510340920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766173897342994367.post-63118198287278036192014-10-24T11:20:37.334-04:002014-10-24T11:20:37.334-04:00I'm also glad they shelved Reid battling the d...I'm also glad they shelved Reid battling the drugs again and I do hope that it is Hotch calling time on the Hotch/Beth relationship and that he is the one in control of events this time. I also never believe Erica Messer on what's happening but I see that we are due at least two major JJ episodes - If the Shoe Fits coming up soon and the "anniversary" PTSD episode so it seems that this may end up another season top heavy with JJ. I just hope they can pull some decent stories out about the rest of the team to balance things out. If only Sharon Lee Watson's approach to writing the team was echoed by the other writers. We shall see but I'm bracing for yet more JJ.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17858868299991645521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766173897342994367.post-3077231901195486382014-10-24T10:28:49.760-04:002014-10-24T10:28:49.760-04:00Mary,
I've come to NOT believe a thing Erica ...Mary, <br />I've come to NOT believe a thing Erica Messer says when it comes to 'what's planned for happening in the show. <br />I am extremely happy that what appears was supposed to be a Reid battling addiction again (my theory) story arc was scrapped or shelved. <br />I am 'nervous regarding the Hotch/Beth break up... I hope to all the God's that whoever write's is doesn't do 'Heartache Hotch' again, and that it's Rossi who he confides to. I miss Rossi/Hotch friendship scenes and hope they bring that out more. <br />Also, since A Thousand Suns aired I can't help but wonder 'what' the ratings would have been as well as fan reaction if 'that' episode (or something like it) had been 200...<br /><br />*sigh* Alas, we will never know. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00717518465510340920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766173897342994367.post-77041793816865253612014-10-24T10:10:46.594-04:002014-10-24T10:10:46.594-04:00I agree with you that the characters lack characte...I agree with you that the characters lack character! In the earlier seasons like season 2 and 3 it was more personal in a way. Liv00859https://www.blogger.com/profile/02688378170511902551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766173897342994367.post-42395298552051595842014-10-24T01:48:51.829-04:002014-10-24T01:48:51.829-04:00I agree completely. 200 was a complete insult to t...I agree completely. 200 was a complete insult to the viewers' intelligence and a waste of a one-off special celebratory episode. I do not think it can be forgiven or forgotten no matter what they do. I agree they have softened up JJ a lot this season so far, but I would rather they left the events of 200 in the bin where they belong instead of dredging all that nonsense up again for the "anniversary" episode. Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17858868299991645521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766173897342994367.post-76349070205533169102014-10-23T23:20:30.696-04:002014-10-23T23:20:30.696-04:00They should have used Garcia more to gathered ther...They should have used Garcia more to gathered there information. This episode was a bit off to me, like the characters lack character.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02131534630895287867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766173897342994367.post-46068085244460522122014-10-23T22:43:58.913-04:002014-10-23T22:43:58.913-04:00It really depressed me that Kate wasn't at lun...It really depressed me that Kate wasn't at lunch with them. Really, they're banishing her to the dungeon already? <br /><br />I think the UnSub story line was good. A bit too gross, but the parts with Jane I understood. While in the earlier seasons, they didn't have as much UnSub, I still feel this harkens back to the olden days when there would be a lot of the victims. It's kind of the same thing because they are showing this UnSub more as a victim himself. <br /><br />JJ showing up at the morgue really confused me. She was at the college with Rossi and suddenly she pops up with Reid? I didn't mind it, it was just confusing. And her hair looked really weird. <br /><br />This is what I describe as fascinating, but boring. Things drifted along instead flying. <br />8/10Meowserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13442017733870843515noreply@blogger.com