[ SECRET POST #3718 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3718 ⌋

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

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[Criminal Minds, Stephen Walker]


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[Death in Paradise, Humphrey/Florence]


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[The NeverEnding Story]


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[Beyoncé]


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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I think this lack of 'show, don't tell' is a problem CM has a lot. The whole idea of team as family is one I adore and look for in fandoms. The characters on CM all talk it up, but I don't always see the evidence. It's become glaringly obvious with all the cast changes and this big Reid arc. I mean, where are Hotch and Morgan? I get that the actors can't show up, but they don't even get a mention? The same guy who framed Hotch and sent him into hiding is now doing the same to Reid and nothing? Morgan who made Reid part of his family by naming him his son's godfather, he's not going to support him? It's like the show doesn't have object permanence: once someone is out of sight, they cease to exist. It's why Elle wasn't mentioned for years, why Todd, Seaver, Blake and Callahan are forgotten. And then there's the other side of the coin: apparently people *become* part of the family as quickly as they get booted out of it. Take this current Reid arc. We're seriously supposed to believe that Walker who has worked with Reid for maybe a month is just as invested in all this as JJ or Garcia who have known him for years? Plus, how do all the new people always know about all the team's past traumas? Is there a briefing with a quiz at the end? These flaws have always been there, it's just that they're doing so much at the moment, you can't help but notice.

[(Anonymous)]

Plus, how do all the new people always know about all the team's past traumas?

The team always told them about that stuff after they joined the group, though. For instance, Luke, Tara, and Stephen were just recently informed about everything involving Tobais Hankel by the others, they didn't know any of that coming in.

I do agree with your point about team members who've left barely being mentioned anymore, if ever, though. The only ones they ever really did that with were Emily and Gideon. But it would be nice to know what Blake or Seaver or Todd or Callahan are doing now. The show mentions them being transferred to new units/going back to teaching/whatever, but then that's it for any further mention of them. I would think Reid would talk about Blake a lot, for instance, considering how close they were.

And Elle, yeah, what did happen to her over the years? It'd be nice to hear how she's doing, especially given how concerned about her Hotch and Reid in particular were in the aftermath of her whole thing with Garner.

As for the current situation, yeah, Hotch not being there makes sense since he's in Witness Protection, but Morgan? He DEFINITELY should be showing up. We've all seen how uber protective he can be of Reid. And obviously there might be some limits to what he's able to do since he's not part of the team anymore, but no way would he let this whole thing slide without doing something. I'm hoping that he has filmed a guest spot during this whole arc somewhere, and they're just keeping it secret so it can be a nice surprise for viewers down the line.

But if we go through this and there isn't even a mention of Morgan, or a mention of somebody on the team talking to Morgan about what's going on (you know Garcia especially would want to alert him about all of this and keep him in the loop), if not an actual appearance from Morgan himself, then...yeah. I'll be very surprised and bothered by that.

[(Anonymous)]

I WAS SO CLOSE TO MAKING A SECRET ABOUT THIS. I hadn't gotten around to it, but yes to all those things. I know it's an inevitable problem when an actor leaves the show, but the continuity and characterization issues that causes is so frustrating. When Reid was in trouble in Mexico, I could maybe understand Hotch not coming back to help in whatever way he could, but there's no way Morgan would've stayed away. NO WAY.

And yeah, they're so eager to integrate the new team member into the fold that it often feels very rushed and artificial to me, as if they became BFFs in a week. I don't think it was as noticeable earlier on when the cast was more stable, but now that so many changes have happened, it's hard to have everything make sense.

[(Anonymous)]

SO MUCH WORD.

Even without the actors here, they could still mention that Morgan visited or called or even show an e-mail or text by him. Or mention something along the line how they hope Hotch has a peaceful life now or ANYTHING. It's the most frustrating thing about the show currently (well, and the lazy cases).