[ SECRET POST #3549 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3549 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[Fire Emblem Fates]


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[Stellan Skarsgård in River]


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[Labyrinth]


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[Mr. Clarke from Stranger Things]


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[Criminal Minds]


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[Star Trek]
















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Comments

[fscom]

07. http://i.imgur.com/tGV40S5.jpg
[Criminal Minds]

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah, he had a really good balance personality-wise. He earned the respect of his team precisely BECAUSE he made it clear he cared about them both professionally and personally, and he was always supportive and willing to help them through whatever they struggled with. He treated them like individual human beings instead of just some faceless team (which is especially impressive given how many people have come and gone on the team over the years!). It's that quality that I'll definitely miss most about him, for sure, and I second your wish to see more men like this on TV.

[babydraco]

Yeah, me too.

[skeletal_history]

You're right--TV doesn't. That's why I fell in fangirl love SO HARD for Dr. Lee Rosen in Alphas -- he was maternal to his super-powered underlings, not paternal, and was a normal human and thus much weaker and more vulnerable than they, and yet he was very much their leader whom they respected. I had never seen a lead male character like him before.

He even had all the negative traits associated with mothers -- he was nosy, meddling in their business, guilt-tripping them into doing what he thought was best for them... Just a fascinating character, and played by the wonderful David Straithairn, who didn't miss one shade of nuance in his portrayal.

Though he's not warm and nurturing, Will Graham of Hannibal is another lead male character who is utterly unique in the landscape of American television -- emotionally vulnerable to the point of being likened to a fragile teacup, ffs, and for much of the series, mentally and physically unhealthy and under the thrall of an extremely powerful man. A huge portion of why I love him so much involves how much the character departs from the typical Strong Male Hero mould.

[(Anonymous)]

Men, by virtue of being men, are not maternal. They are paternal. There is no set way to be fatherly and anything else is motherly. That's insulting to men and women.

[skeletal_history]

I'm talking stereotypes; I thought that would be obvious.

[(Anonymous)]

It is obvious.

[(Anonymous)]

Yes to all of this. I remember the moment I really fell for the character. It was the scene where he goes to Elle's house and starts washing her blood off the walls while she's in the hospital. It just wasn't something I expected him to do and it was so awesome. I understand why he has to go, but I'm going to really miss him.

[(Anonymous)]

I LOVE that scene with him cleaning the walls. It's such a subtle, seemingly simple thing to do, and yet it speaks volumes to how truly compassionate and thoughtful he is.

I got into this show late in its run, so my experience seeing the early seasons was in DVD form, when I'd hang out with a friend who was a big fan of the show. But I clearly remember watching this episode on DVD, and Hotch cleaning the walls was definitely my, "Okay, I'm officially sold on this show and these characters and must watch more" moment :). The entirety of the "Sex, Birth Death" episode further fueled that feeling (I just basically really love season 2 in general :D).

[(Anonymous)]

Kind of mad at the actor because if he wasn't such a jerk we'd still have this character.