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xfilesfanficexchange · 5 years ago

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IMDB Trivia for “Beyond the Sea”

- One of Gillian Anderson's favorite episodes.

- In the scene where he appears as a vision to his on-screen daughter, Don S. Davis is mouthing The Lord's Prayer.

- Chris Carter had to lobby hard for the casting of Brad Dourif as serial killer Luther Lee Boggs. Dourif was more expensive than the usual guest star but Carter knew he would be perfect for the role. He rang Fox president Peter Roth at his home on Thanksgiving to plead his case. Roth agreed to it, mainly because he wanted to get back to his dinner.

- One of the killers is named Lucas Henry. There was a real-life American serial killer named Henry Lee Lucas (subject of the movie Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)).

- Mulder addresses Scully as "Dana" while inquiring as to her well-being in their first scene. Presumably, because he heard of her father's death. She hesitates and mouths her name to herself before responding "fine". The agents had been exclusively on "last name basis" up until this point.

- Chris Carter's favorite episode of the first season.

- Near the beginning of the episode, as Mulder takes his coat from the coat rack by the door of his office, Max Fenig's NICAP cap from the The X-Files: Fallen Angel (1993).

- The network was opposed to even doing this episode, one of the high watermarks of the first season, as they felt it traded too much in the shadow of The Silence of the Lambs (1991).

- Don S. Davis and David Duchovny acted together in Twin Peaks (1990).

- Brad Dourif, Don S. Davis and David Duchovny all had previously worked with director David Lynch on various projects.

- While the series is known for its alien storylines and mutant stand-alone stories, it has also dealt extensively in the area of seemingly ordinary serial killers. "Beyond the Sea" is the first episode to reflect that.

- First appearance of Scully's parents.

- The first of many episodes which sees Mulder end up in hospital.

- Brad Dourif is the second Academy Award nominated actor to guest star in the show's first season, following Carrie Snodgress in the fourth episode, The X-Files: Conduit (1993).

- Part of this episode was filmed in Vancouver. After her first meeting with Boggs, Scully is driving back to the hotel and sees the "angel of stone." This is a WWI memorial piece called the "Angel of Victory" located at Waterfront Station.

- Interestingly, the character beliefs of Mulder and Scully are switched this episode. Mulder is skeptical and Scully believes.

- Second utterance of the line "I want to believe". The first was nine episodes earlier The X-Files: Conduit (1993).

- The version of Beyond the Sea that we can listen to in this episode is Bobby Darin's. Glen Morgan's parents were huge fans of him and named Glen's brother, possibly the best writer of The X Files, after him.

- After writing Humbug, Darin Morgan seemed to be dissatisfied with his work, so, in order to write his next script, Clyde Bruckman Final Repose, he reviewed Beyond the Sea in order to catch up with what the series was about.

- In this episode we can see how different is Scully's home layout from how it is in the last seasons. The door is in the opposite side of the kitchen among other details. In The X-Files: Tooms (1994) we could see that the bathroom also is different, and in The X-Files: Duane Barry (1994) and The X-Files: Ascension (1994) clearly we could see she lives in a low floor. It's even plausible that she moved to an upper floor after the first seasons, as far that we can see that they use the stairs when they go out from there.

- This is the first episode in which either Mulder or Scully appears in the teaser. The opening scene depicts Scully with her parents William and Margaret.

- This is the first time that Mulder is shot in the series.

- This could be the only time in the entire series in which we can probably see Scully's little brother, Charles, and probably his kids and wife. In the funeral Maggie Scully says that her father only wanted his family there and we can see besides them two men, two women, and two kids, who could be Bill, Melissa, Charles and his family.

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okimargarvez · 5 years ago

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REVERSE - 1

Original title: Reverse.

Prompt: Penelope is the new girl on the BAU team and Luke tries to treat her cold.

Warning: A.U., possible OOC.

Genre: drama, romantic, family, friendship.

Characters: Luke Alvez, Penelope Garcia, BAU team, Derek Morgan, O.C. Sam Cooper’ team, Roxy.

Pairing: Garvez.

Note: oneshot 62 in Garvez collection.

Legend: 💑😘👓🔦🐶❗🎲🎈👻🎬🎵.

Song mentioned: Amici per errore, Tiziano Ferro.

Reverse- Masterlist

GARVEZ STORIES

Note: I written the whole story in just two days; yeah, I’m not normal. It was funny (but also not so easy) re-writing their main scenes and dialogues imagining that the situation was reverse: she the new girl, he with the team since… the beginning.

1 # In no way I would like to be elsewhere, that’s why I’m still here

About a month had passed since Christine left to follow her husband to another city. He couldn’t really blame her without feeling selfish: in her place he would probably have done the same. Not only had Rich risked dying from one of the madmen they were chasing (as had happened to Hotch, with a less positive ending), but at that moment she was actually pregnant. It had hurt him, that she hadn’t told him, to have to find out in such a brusque way. He was her best friend after all. Perhaps for a while, before Rich, he had even hoped for something more.

Her absence was not only noticeable in his heart, but much more practically when it came to solving a case. Hotch had called Kevin Lynch, with whom they had collaborated in previous years, but who for some reason he had never really liked him. Then, about a week ago, however, the man had announced that he was needed elsewhere and so his historic ex-girlfriend had replaced him (in the Bureau the gossip went wild, there was no concept of privacy): Penelope Garcia, the star of the behavioral analysis team led by the unscrupulous Sam Cooper.

Of course, he had already heard of her, not just through rumors. She was definitely the best in her field (as much as it bothered him to admit it, because he seemed to be doing wrong to Chrissie). Probably the best in the entire FBI or perhaps even in the world, without exaggerating. Someone said that CIA has banned her from its archives. Top level hacker, like any good computer technician. Even Agent Oller idolized her in a way he never really understood, since they were almost peers. Not before he meets her in person.

But there were other voices circulating, of another kind. Epic stories, almost to compete with the Arthurian and Carolingian cycles. With a co-star: Derek Morgan. The nicknames they had given themselves (and that people had added, as the wireless phone tour continued) were wasted. Her lines were at least as famous as her speed in finding the address of a suspect found untraceable. It had happened to him sometimes to meet Agent Morgan at the shooting range. He had wondered what was in her and was about to find out, at his price.

The elevator doors open halfway. The solitude in which Luke Alvez has taken refuge is about to be broken by a blond hurricane. -Hello!- Garcia exclaims enthusiastically, getting on board and positioning herself too close for his tastes. It is as if the lone wolf that was before joining the BAU had returned after Christine’s departure. Although his eyes remain fixed on the reflective steel surface, his nostrils cannot avoid capturing her perfume. The first time he saw her he was bent over studying a file; Hotch appeared on the balcony, calling them to the meeting. And he glimpsed at her backside, beginning to understand Morgan. Then the big boss made the presentations one by one. She was dressed in such an indecent way… not so much for the clothes, even JJ occasionally allowed herself something low-cut… and also Chrissie. But for the bright colors. He remembers what he thought at the time. But it would have been proven wrong more than once. Because her perfume is not at all exaggerated, strong and annoying as expected. Indeed, it seems an almost natural and damn stimulating aroma.

He erases the last thought and forces himself to be at least polite. His mother and grandmother would otherwise scold him, even if they have no way of finding out. -Good morning.- he replies, with a cold, distant and professional tone.

Because of the silence he can hear Garcia take a breath before opening her mouth. But he knows she won’t be able to hold herself; she can’t help it. She is certainly the least formal creature of the FBI. And Chrissie would love her. -How was your week-end?- here she is. Luke remembers how difficult it was to be grumpy and unkind when he shook her hand. Surely it would have been easier to hate Lynch for no reason… but he was a man. The overlap was not working.

He feels the woman’s gaze on him. Those brown eyes so dark and penetrating, as well as so large and apparently innocent, covered by a pair of fuchsia glasses, naturally paired with the flower in her hair and the three-quarter jacket. He cursed himself for being so adept at noticing a great deal of detail in no time. He may even feel her expectation while she is patiently waiting for him to answer. -I don’t see why I should talk to you about it.- he chooses to continue with the farce of professionalism. But then, despite Garcia continuing to keep quiet and good, he feels driven by an external force to add a detail. -But if you really insist…- he turns for the first time towards her, instantly catching her eyes. -I stayed with my girlfriend, who is beautiful and loves me.- inside he laughs deeply, because she can’t know he’s talking about his dog. It doesn’t seem to have been added to his file.

-Oh, fantastic!- her reaction, sincerely enthusiastic, confirms that she has fallen for it. Naivety is another of the things she is famous for. This often made her the victim of her team’s (light) jokes. He feels a little bad in taking advantage of her weakness, but if it helps to make her understand that with him he doesn’t work, that she won’t be able to become his friend… Garcia looks at him again, without any shame. -And you stayed at home or…- apparently not, he will have to play it heavier. He sighs.

He doesn’t even shake his head. -No, we went for a walk in the park.- he smiles maliciously, reflecting on how easy it is to exchange Roxy for a woman. -She loves it.- he adds. -What about your weekend?- he asks, considering that only one floor is still missing before they reach theirs. But has this elevator always been so slow, or is it doing it on purpose? Everything conspires against him.

She speaks with much more tranquility. Of course, she hasn’t lost her best friend. -I stayed at home with my boyfriend.- Luke feels a pang of annoyance at that answer, but doesn’t want to believe it’s the thought that she can’t have an affair. Kevin is proof of that, isn’t it? It seems to him that they have been together for about five years, back and forth. Of course it was JJ and Chrissie who talked about it all the time, they love the internal gossip. He has never been a superficial type and Garcia has all the credentials; her curves certainly don’t leave men indifferent. -It helped me improve my fingering techniques…- she continues, then realizes the way he is now looking at her. Eyes wide open and narrowed in amazement. Yet he knew it would happen. She is also the undisputed queen of double meaning. It seems that this time however it was not wanted. -On my clarinet!- she then adds, almost screaming. She defends herself with too much emphasis, the skin of the face even paler. -I swear, I meant the musical instrument.- finally, she seems to succumb and he is even sorry.

But not from the outside. Luke, on the other hand, chuckles, nodding, amused by the situation, he can’t help. As he wonders if Agent Morgan has ever been able to test the skill of her fingers. -There is no need to get agitated.- he says, but it doesn’t sound reassuring at all and in fact he didn’t want to be. -Whatever you do in your spare time, this is only about you.- he is amazed at the ease with which such nonsense comes out. Then he feels the cell phone vibrate in his pants pocket, just in time, even if he hasn’t programmed it. He extracts it and looks at the familiar message. -And, sorry- how damned fake he is! -but we have an important case.- without looking at her once, he goes down the elevator first. Really not very gallant. -Have a good day.- he adds as compensation.

-Wait!- she shouts after him. He hears the sound of her heels as she tries to reach him. -I can also play the ukulele.-

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fibula-rasa · 6 years ago

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August 2018 in Review

I have a weird memory. It’s highly pattern-driven and very visual. This means that my memory of films I’ve watched is based on images and series of images that made an impression instead of plot points. It’s why I rewatch movies so often. Even though I’ve been tracking my movie viewing habits for two and a half years, that doesn’t mean I’ve created strong memories for all those movies. That’s why I’m gonna start doing monthly roundups of the new-to-me films that struck me, one way or the other.

[If you wanna know all the films I’m watching, I keep full lists on letterboxd and imdb.]

The reviews below are essentially transcriptions of the notes I took right after watching the films. Because of Summer Under the Stars and my cosplay challenge, this month was pretty TCM heavy for me.

Full Roundup BELOW THE JUMP!

Teen Titans Go to the Movies (2018)

27 July 2018 | 84 min. | Color

Directed and Written by Aaron Horvath and Peter Rida Michail

Starring Greg Cipes, Scott Menville, Khary Payton, Tara Strong, and Hynden Walch

I’m already a fan of the show and the movie kicks it up a notch with its humor and style. [If you liked the original series, give TTG a chance already.] TTG to the Movies is a great superhero movie for anyone who’s down for superhero stories but is fatigued by the current spate of offerings. Grain-of-Salt warning here because I think Superman III (1983) is great.

Fun that they included some gags here and there for the parents out there who’ve had to hear the Waffles song a few too many times. Also, one of the best ending gags for a kid’s movie ever.

Where to Watch: Still in theaters, but I’d imagine Cartoon Network will be playing it soon.

Doctor X (1932)

27 August 1932 | 76 min. | 2-strip Technicolor

Directed by Michael Curtiz

Written by Earl Baldwin and Robert Tasker

Starring Lionel Atwill, Lee Tracy, and Fay Wray

I made the statement that Darkman (1990) is the most comic-book movie that isn’t adapted from a comic book. I hadn’t seen Doctor X yet though.

The set pieces are phenomenal. Each shot is artfully constructed and the way the shots are strung together makes the most of the production design. If one were to do a comic adaptation, it would take some imaginative work to not just mimic the film. The 2-strip technicolor is particularly effective in the laboratory scenes in creating an eerie aura. Sensational.

Lee Tracy is playing, as usual, a press man and he’s doing so perfectly. Tracy is so underrated.

Where to Watch: Looks like the DVD is out of print, so maybe check your local library or video store. TCM plays it every once and a while and, since Warner Bros has a deal with Filmstruck, I wouldn’t be surprised to see it pop up there eventually.

The Half-Naked Truth (1932)

16 December 1932 | 77 min. | B&W

Directed by Gregory La Cava

Written by Corey Ford and Gregory La Cava

Starring Frank Morgan, Eugene Pallette, Lee Tracy, and Lupe Velez

You might very well think Lee Tracy was a featured TCM star this month. (Maybe next SUTS? Pretty please.)

Lupe Velez is so talented and natural it was nice to see her in a film where her wits were matched. I’ll be honest, I’m a big Lupe fan but, for most of her films, she’s the only good reason to watch them. This wasn’t the case here! There are a lot of wonderful moments with small movements and gestures that make Velez and Tracy’s relationship feel very real, as if they’re actually that caught up in one another. Eugene Pallette, Franklin Pangborn, and Frank Morgan round out the ensemble. The running eunuch joke might not be all that funny, but it’s a masterclass in not saying what you mean. Also, very cute chihuahua.

Where to Watch: The DVD is available from the Warner Archive. (So, once again, local library or video store might have a copy.)

The Cuban Love Song (1931)

5 December 1931 | 86 min. | B&W

Directed by W.S. Van Dyke

Written by John Lynch, Bess Meredith, and C. Gardener Sullivan

Starring Jimmy Durante, Lawrence Tibbett, Ernest Torrance, and Lupe Velez

Lupe is wonderful in this. She plays a Cuban woman who sounds an awful lot like a Mexican woman--which might be something you have to overlook to enjoy the film FYI. Lawrence Tibbett has a shocking dearth of charisma in the lead, but Jimmy Durante, Ernest Torrence, and Louise Fazenda take the heat off him well. It’s a little hard to root for Tibbett’s character and the ending is disappointing. (Spoiler: privileging of the affluent “white” couple.)

The songs are great. I love the habit of placing people in musicals so that they are singing full force directly into each other’s faces. I don’t know why I find it so funny, but it’s not a mood ruiner for Cuban Love Song. The editing is fun and energetic. Until the war breaks out, there’s a lot of solid humor.

After watching so many Lupe films this month, I’d love to sit down with people who do and don’t know Spanish to talk about her films. There seem to be some divisions on social media and across blogs about Lupe’s films that might be attributable to whether or not one understands Spanish. I myself understand Spanish reasonably well and I think knowing what Lupe and others are saying makes almost all of her films funnier. And boy, does Lupe like calling men stupid animals.

Where to Watch: This one seems kinda rare. Looks like there may have been a VHS release, but you may just have to wait for TCM to play it again!

The Night Stalker (1972)

11 January 1972 | 74 min. | Color

Directed by John Llewellyn Moxey

Written by Jeffrey Grant Rice and Richard Matheson

Starring Carol Lynley, Darren McGavin, and Simon Oakland

and

The Night Strangler (1973)

16 January 1973 | 74 min. | Color

Directed by Dan Curtis

Written by Jeffrey Grant Rice and Richard Matheson

Starring Darren McGavin, Simon Oakland, and Jo Ann Pflug

I loved that these films are exactly like the Kolchak TV series. My SO and I have been watching the show weekly as it airs on MeTV and so he surprised me by renting the movies that kicked off the series. Honestly, watching backwards may have made the movies even more entertaining. How is Kolchak still working for Vincenzo in Las Vegas?? The answer is in Seattle.

The TV movies were intended as a trilogy, but after the success of the first two films, it was developed into a series instead. It’s cool to see how every piece of the Kolchak formula was in place immediately and how firmly Darren McGavin had a hold on the character. His chemistry with Simon Oakland (Vincenzo) is spectacular--a great comedy duo TBH. If you like their shouting matches on the show, Night Strangler has a humdinger to offer you.

Night Stalker is a pretty straight-forward vampire story, written by Richard Matheson, one of the great spec-fic writers of the 1960s and 1970s. Matheson also wrote one of the best undead novels of all time, I am Legend. What elevates the film over the basic mythology, aside from the great performances, pacing, and editing, is that the story’s really about how suppression actually goes down--how mundane and frustrating it can be even in the face of the supernatural.

Night Strangler is a little more creative with its monster. They integrate the nature and landmarks of Seattle in fun ways. The stripper characters are delightful. Jo Ann Pflug gives a truly funny performance and feels like a natural contender for Kolchak. Even his romantic relationships should be affectionately combative. The ditzy lesbian, Charisma Beauty (Nina Wayne) is hilarious and Wayne’s timing is impeccable. (BTW: they don’t explicitly call her a lesbian but it’s still made very overt.) There’s also a wonderful cameo by Margaret Hamilton.

As far as I can tell, it’s easier to get access to these films than the series. They’re worth seeing even if you haven’t seen the Kolchak TV show. They’re also a good pick if you’re a fan of X-Files, as Kolchak is the mother of that show. Even though I’m an X-Files fan and grew up watching it, Kolchak is edging it out for me lately. Maybe because if you’re telling a story about fighting for truth against the suppression of information, you undercut yourself by making the protagonist a fed.

Where to Watch: Kino Lorber is releasing restored editions of the films on Blu-ray and DVD in October!

The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)

1 July 1944 | 95 min. | B&W

Directed by Jean Negulesco

Written by Frank Gruber

Starring Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, and Zachary Scott

This was great! I loved Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet together. If you’re looking for a mystery story that flows and escalates well and presents a parade of interesting characters and locales, Dimitrios is for you. It’s also always nice to see Lorre in the lead.

Where to Watch: The DVD is available from the Warner Archive. (So, once again, local library or video store might have copy.)

Strait-Jacket (1964)

19 January 1964 | 93 min. | B&W

Directed by William Castle

Written by Robert Bloch

Starring Diane Baker and Joan Crawford

I mentioned in my Joan Crawford CUTS post that I’d been meaning to see this for years. My enjoyment of the film didn’t suffer a bit from that length of anticipation.

I like William Castle’s movies a lot. I like the campy humor and quirky stories. This one is campy still, but not as heavy on the humor--unless you have a real weird sense of humor. That’s not a strike against Strait-Jacket though. Castle builds so much tension that by the end of the film, you feel like anyone could be axe-murdered at any moment, which becomes absurdly fun. The ending might be a little predictable, but it’s fun to go along for the ride. I didn’t particularly like the tacked on ending but I guess every JC movie needs to end on JC?

Largely unrelated, but if you’re a Castle fan, have you checked out his TV show Ghost Story/Circle of Fear? The first episode, The New House, in particular is top notch.

Where to Watch: It’s on Blu-ray and DVD from Sony (your local library or video store might have a copy) and it’s for rent on Amazon Prime. It’s also still on-demand via TCM for another few days.

One I didn’t write up: Cairo (1942). I brought up in my Jeanette MacDonald post that I was hoping to find a MacDonald film I enjoyed watching on her Summer Under the Stars day and I did!

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stargleeksil-blog · 7 years ago

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Criminal Minds s04e07 Memoriam - or more aptly named, that episode where we realize how great an actor Matthew Gray Gubler is and it’s not fair, and I just love this season so much

Episode 07 – Memoriam

Hey guys! So this episode has me freaked out like hell, because it suggests that there is a DEFINITE death and somehow they remember the victim, and after last time I’m not really sure I can deal with it.

But as always, I get ahead of myself. Let’s see what happens.

Oh my god, Derek is playing a slot machine in Vegas, “Come on, baby. Give it to me.” That is wrong! And yet so right XD

“You know these things are rigged, right?” and yet you play them, you silly dude.

“Come on, Prentiss. How can you hate Vegas? This is a grown folk’s playground.”

Oh god, Rossi miming that Prentiss is hungover is the best.

“What you do? Sleep through your alarm?” why be judgy to my poodle, puppy?

Wait. He’s gonna stay at Vegas? Why?

I love how JJ is so worried about everyone.

“Take care of yourself.”

“You, too. Both of you.”

Honey!

I’ve never seen my poodle this serious.

Wait. Did my poodle just use his FBI status to start investigating the murder of that kid? Oh my god, poodle, be careful.

Wait. So he goes up to his hotel room, the door is cracked a bit open.

Turns out Morgan and Rossi are there.

Oh my god, I love those two so fucking much. They stayed behind to help Reid! OH MY GOD I JUST FELL IN LOVE ALL OVER AGAIN!

Hold up the fucking phone. They’re watching ‘Young and the Restless’? Inception much?

“Aren’t you supposed to be on a plane back to DC?”

“You’re supposed to be hanging out with your mom. And you’re not.”

So don’t bullshit a bullshitter.

“Come on, man. Who do you think you’re talking to?”

So he seriously is suspecting his dad cuz he had a premonition dream thing going on? Oh honey.]

Friedrich Nietzsche: “What was silent in the father speaks in the son, and often I found in the son the unveiled secret of the father.” That just messed with my brain. Too early for philosophy. It’s half past noon.

Oh god, when Emily says “I think JJ may have stolen the last viable donor” and Hotch just comes in and asks what are they talking about. It’s so hilarious. Like, dude, do you really want us to tell you? Oh god, when Emily says “I think JJ may have stolen the last viable donor” and Hotch just comes in and asks what are they talking about. It’s so hilarious. Like, dude, do you really want us to tell you?

Poodle’s brow is furrowing. Something’s up.

Reid is sure it’s his dad.

“The man we’re looking for is a pedophile. So, I’ll ask you again. Are you sure you want to go down this road?”

Oh honey, please say no and go back to Emily and JJ, okay?

I love Jane Lynch so much. She’s beyond amazing.

“So you didn’t want more kids?”

“Why mess with perfection?”

YOU ARE PERFECT, LADY!

Hold up. His dad was the coach? Oh boy.

“You were not normal. You were exceptional.”

How can my heart contain this much love?

So Riley’s dad doesn’t think that Spencer’s dad was the murderer? Okay.

“Who the hell are you to come here, asking this?”

“I’m his son.”

Boom.

Wait, he knew Spencer when he was a kid? Aw.

Wait. Spencer’s dad was in Vegas this whole time? Oh man.

“You OK?”

Yeah, I think someone is about to have a panic attack.

“I’ve never seen him like this before.”

“Seventeen years is a long tome to go between visits.”

“Not long enough. The kid’s still angry.”

“Yeah, I’m starting to get that.”

No kidding.

“You don’t look like me anymore. You used to. Everybody said so.”

“They say some people look like their dogs, too. It’s attributed to prolonged mutual exposure. Elderly couples, also. They unconsciously mimic the expressions of people they’ve been around their whole life. So, it kind of – kind of makes sense that I wouldn’t really look like you. I haven’t seen you in twenty years.”

“I saw his killer and he was you.”

And yet no reaction.

“You don’t seem all that surprised.”

“I stopped being surprised by Spencer’s mind a long time ago.” Come on, dude.

“There are certain criteria we consider when looking at this type of suspect. You fit parts of that profile.”

I really love how Morgan is inspecting Mr. Reid like a hawk. Amazing.

“You’re not actually saying you think I killed Riley Jenkins?” “We didn’t say that.”

Nope, they didn’t. They just said that the profile fit in parts to him.

He implicated himself.

“We can’t get a warrant, so we have to go under the radar on this one, Garcia.”

“You want me to hack your father’s network? You sure about that?”

“I really wish people would stop asking me that.”

Oh honey.

Wait. So he’s been left an envelope about a different guy that all of a sudden pops into his memory, and it has been left right in his room? Oh boy.

“I do have to admit, the timing of this is a little suspicious.”

No shit, Sherlock!

“Yeah, talk to me, baby girl.”

Great. But again – you need to speak to the speaking part, not the hearing part!

SOMEONE TEACH SHEMAR HOW TO USE A FLIP PHONE!

(I feel this is a recurring gig)

“I’m not interrupting boy time at Crazy Horse 2, am I?”

“You know that’s not my thing. I’m more for in-room entertainment.”

OH MY GOD!

So I had to google Crazy Horse 2, cuz I’m kind of innocent in that field, and turns out it’s a reference to Crazy Horse, a movie about nude dancers. Oh my god. I just got the reference and I’m flipping out over Derek’s comment.

“I can’t help you there, but I do give good phone.”

WHAT?

Hotch is like, what the fuck is going on here? I’m here, you know?

So his dad isn’t suspicious at all? Damn.

“Well, he did buy a ticket to see Celine Dion six months ago. But I think we can overlook that.” Oh Emily.

“He does have one other major interest. On his home computer, he’s archived, like, a kajillion things on one common subjects.”

“What?”

“You, kiddo.”

Aww, my heart just burst.

“Yeah, he googled me. That makes up for everything.”

Oh, god, Reid is still resentful towards him. Oh honey.

“I thought we were giving him good news.”

Oh honeybear.

Wait. Hold up. Is that lady seriously flirting with Reid? Oh my god, I’m dying here.

And my poodle obviously is totally oblivious.

Did Derek just seriously cockblock Reid? I never thought I’d live to see the day.

“Hey, you won like $2,000 here.”

“Keep it.”

What?

“You do realize you just gave two grand to a hooker?” WHAT?

“Must have been quite a conversation.”

Oh my god, I love Reid so fucking much.

“I’m aware of the limitations of hypnotherapy.”

Oh boy. He’s trying to hypnotize himself to get himself to remember. Oh baby.

Wait. Someone’s coming into his room while he can’t sleep cuz he hears his parents argue? Oh boy.

Wow. Hypnotized Spencer is cute.

Oh my god, thank goodness. He’s waken up. Oh god, I was so worried for a sec.

Can I just say something? Matthew Gray Gubler is amazeballs.

Oh god, he’s so traumatized by whatever he’s seen that he needs his mom to confirm it. Oh, baby.

Someone give Jane Lynch the biggest fucking Emmy known to the Americans for this performance. Please.

“It could have been you.” WHAT?

“You can’t put stock in what she says. I don’t need to tell you that.”

“And I don’t need to tell you this is textbook. Father reroutes compulsion to molest away from his own son to a surrogate.”

“The woman thought Riley Jenkins was an imaginary friend until you told her otherwise.”

“The mind’s way of suppressing memories she doesn’t want to face.”

“You’re losing objectivity here, kid.”

Er, no. he just fucking wants to know why he’s being haunted by those memories, and solve the damn case, babycakes. Okay?

“I’m not trying to say I know what happened. Or how my dad’s involved, Morgan. But my dad’s involved.”

What is his dad’s buddy doing there?

So they want to hold that buddy of his under arrest? Good. And look at Morgan standing there like a guard, I love you so much, and your lickable abs and your yummy tushie.

Wait what? He wants to arrest his dad? Damn.

“What’s your point, detective?” OH DAMN. He did NOT just say that.

So Morgan is the voice of reason here? Oh boy.

“You gotta keep your head, man.”

Damn straight.

“Talk to me, Garcia.”

“So, this Gary Michaels you asked me to track down seems to have peeled himself right off the grid.” “What did he do? Skip town?”

“Feels like it. Maybe he took a new name, too. Everything in his name laps from non-use in the year after the Riley Jenkins murder”

Wait what? Oh boy.

“Maybe he didn’t want to stick around for the investigation.” “Trespassing?”

At a nursery school? Oh god.

“You betcha. They swabbed him in ’85 for the exposure beef. So I’m sending up balloons through vicap and codis.”

Oh Garcia, you lovely lady, you.

Oh my god! JJ’s in labor!!!!!

“Newsflash! You’re in labor.”

Oh honey, you’re three weeks early. It happens.

“You need you, right now.”

“Ladies and gentlemen, I’m not a doctor.”

‘I don’t even play one on TV, but I believe young JJ’s going into labor.”

Oh my god, I love Garcia so fucking much.

“Breath and walk.”

Oh baby!

Literally.

So hot.

I’m still creeped out that Reid is so sold on the fact that his dad committed that murder. I’m like, why would you even think that about the guy who helped get you here? Well, not here, I mean, onto paper, and into my computer screen, because you two are fictional characters, but still.

“I’m not mad. I’m confused. I never told him we were staying at the Fountain View.”

Oh snap! It’s the cop! The cop gave him the file to lead him away from his dad. Oh shit. My poodle isn’t crazy anymore, he is the most precious poodly poodle that ever poodled the TV network.

“If you don’t have anything to hide, you don’t need a lawyer.”

That’s true.

And it’s your son, so come on, dude.

“I chose to study murderers. Why do you think that is?”

Oh wow.

Why is his dad trying to talk him out of finding the killer? I’m not really following.

Oh my god, Penelope is so excited about this, I can’t handle this.

“Did they find Gary Michaels?” “Some of him.”

Wait what? He died? Oh god.

“Maybe it wasn’t Riley’s blood on those clothes your dad was burning.” Yup. Oh god, this just got me all confused.

I’m still extremely suspicious about the dad.

I’m really not happy with poodle right now. He wants to nail his dad for something, no matter what. Fuck.

“Tremors, panic, then the voices. But before that, when the fog lifts, a window of clarity. I really need that right now.”

Oh dear, my heart.

“You did?”

They did what?

So they got a match, but not to William Reid. God, I’m so confused here.

Also, as I post this picture, I just realized that you can see the whole casinos and hotels behind them in the window, so amazing.

Oh shit. It was the neighbor all along. Fuck.

So I was right? The detective was trying to stir them away from Reid’s dad, knowing it wasn’t him, but he gave them the wrong guy anyway because Lou was a friend of his. Oh damn.

“Did you even look?” I love you, poodle.

So he claims he killed that fucker all by himself? Oh god.

Ooh, aggressive poodle. Me likey.

“What makes you think Gary Michaels killed your boy?” “You beat a guy with a baseball bat, he’s going to admit to a lot of things. How do you know he was the right guy?”

So Lou knew about the fucker who asked to play chess with Reid as a kid? Oh god.

And this is seriously one of the few times I am scared by Spencer Reid. DAMN.

“Do not interfere with this interrogation, detective. This is not your case anymore.”

HOLY SHIT!

Wait what? Why is Diana admitting to having seen that fucker go up to Reid? Oh god.

Oh god. So she saw Lou after he killed Michaels? Oh my goodness.

So the bloody clothes that his dad was burning belonged to Diana. Oh honey.

Oh god, I can’t handle Reid tearing up.

Gilbert Parker: “There is no refuge from memory and remorse in this world. The spirits of our foolish deeds haunt us with or without repentance.” Gosh darn it, that is one depressing fucker.

That is the cutest baby ever!

“Will, he looks just like you.”

How can you even say that? Newborn babies are just spongy, pink and squinty-faced, they don’t really have features that remind us of his parents. Come on.

“Is there room for one more in here?”

Aw, Spencer butting in is the cutest.

“How is it that I just went through fifteen hours of labor and you look worse than I do?” “Don’t be ridiculous. You look beautiful.”

Charmer.

Oh my god, Spencer’s look of awe at new life is just the cutest ever!!!!

Wait. What does JJ want to ask him?

Oh my god!!! Spencer is Henry’s godfather!!!!!

JJ’s son is named Henry!!!!

And Garcia is the godmother!!!!

So cute!

Wow. She already has aspirations for him to go to Yale?

“Do you want to go to Yale, Henry?”

Oh my god, Spencer’s face when he talks to babies is the freaking cutest thing I’ve ever laid eyes on.

“That was your godfather’s safety school.” LOL.

“Don’t worry, I can get you into Cal-Tech with one phone call.”

Yup. Henry, you are one lucky bastard to have Dr. Spencer Reid as your godfather and Penelope Garcia as your godmother.

Okay, so this episode was just one big ball of amazing. It was awful, because Spencer had to go back into his memories and dig up scary details, that turned out to be wrong after all, but it was still awful to witness. But this whole episode made me realize that Matthew Gray Gubler is one of those seriously amazing people who can just act out of a paper bag and amaze you every fucking time and you just want to wrap him up in your arms and cuddle with him near the fire. Also, JJ and Will have a boy! His name is Henry! And Penelope and Spencer are his godparents! I so fell in love with everything about this show already, and every time they reel me in even further.

Also, did someone notice the whole Inception gimmick they implemented in this episode? Derek and Rossi watching ‘Young and the Restless’ when Shemar Moore was actually on that show? I died laughing when Rossi corrected Reid. Oh god.

Anyway, so happy with this episode, so amazing, and I got to have Jane Lynch on my screen again. I’m seriously in love with this woman. So amazing.

So I hope that the tone they set for this season will continue, because so far I’m amazed and awed and just, overall excited.

I’ll see you guys next time, you humble me with your likes and follows. I’m seriously flabbergasted.

As always, here are the photos that didn’t make the cut above:

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‘Picked Apart by Vultures’: The Last Days of Stan Lee

Months after losing his wife, the 95-year-old comic book legend is surrounded by charlatans and mountebanks.

You might expect Stan Lee, at age 95, to be enjoying the fruits of his many labors: Marvel Comics, the company he served as the former president and chairman of, dominates popular culture. Characters he co-created — among them Spider-Man, Iron Man, X-Men, and the Avengers — are household names. He’s a comics legend, with his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. When Marvel sold to Disney in 2010 for $4 billion, he personally pocketed a cool $10 million, and tours the world as its ambassador emeritus. And midway through his tenth decade, Black Panther, based on a character he and Jack Kirby first envisioned in 1966, currently sits atop the global box office charts and carries a Rotten Tomatoes score of 97%. Instead, seven months after the death of Joan, his wife of almost 70 years, beset with pneumonia, the apparent victim of gross financial malfeasance and surrounded by a panoply of Hollywood charlatans and mountebanks, he may be facing his greatest challenge, every bit the equal of any of the psychologically flawed superheroes he helped shepherd into being. According to one insider with working knowledge of Lee’s current situation, “It’s a real fucking mess over there. I think his money will be gone in a few weeks… Stan and JC are literally being picked apart by vultures.” In just over two months, there have been published reports of an unauthorized check for $300,000 written from Lee’s business account without his knowledge to Hands of Respect, a “merchandising company” and ersatz charity formed by Lee and Jerry Olivarez, a former business associate of his daughter’s. The word “loan” is inscribed on the face of the check. Other red flags included the purchase in the fall of 2017 of an $850,000 condo in West Hollywood a short distance from Lee’s home in the Hollywood Hills; and $1.4 million that mysteriously disappeared in a complicated wire-transfer transaction. Most dramatically—and according to published reports— police on February 16th were called to Lee’s home to remove long-time bodyguard Mac “Max” Anderson, often seen accompanying Lee at his lucrative live appearances after he allegedly threatened Lee and his daughter. Anderson’s attorney declined to comment for this story.

"It's a real fucking mess over there. I think his money will be gone in a few weeks."

Lee did not return a request for comment. But incredibly, according to multiple sources, even this may be the tip of the iceberg. A half dozen anonymous former nurses have accused Lee of sexual impropriety; Lee denies the allegations. One or more five-figure checks have been made out to Olivarez, money leaking out of larger financial transactions, mysterious bank transfers, and questionable real estate purchases. Under particular scrutiny is the period when Olivarez was briefly able to gain power of attorney over Lee’s affairs in the chaos surrounding the death of Lee’s wife. Forensic accountants (among them Tobey Maguire’s brother Vince) are currently ferreting through over a thousand pages of financial records from the eight individual estates, corporate entities and trusts comprising Lee’s holdings. And that’s not even including the private collector of Marilyn Monroe and Abraham Lincoln memorabilia who has materialized to lead the resistance against the forces of darkness.

JC (Joan Celia) Lee, 67, Stan’s daughter and sole heir, was born in 1950. (A second daughter, Jan Lee, was born three years later, but died several days after birth.) “She was totally enamored with her parents,” says the Lee family insider, “totally in love with them. It’s a very close and fraught relationship. When I was with her, she would call her mother and father every few hours throughout the day—sometimes talking to them almost like a baby, and other times screaming at them like a teenager. And she’s never met a con man she doesn’t like, you know?” The insider continues, “Stan is not a whole lot better. Maybe their contemporaries and friends are all dead, and now they just have a bunch of hangers-on and sketchy-ass people hanging around. I have the feeling that he has been taken by everyone in the world. I was talking to this guy at a party with them, and he walks away, and somebody says, ‘That’s the motherfucker who took pictures of Whitney Houston when she was dead in her bathtub.’ That’s the kind of people that hang around them.”

"She's never met a con man she doesn't like, you know?"

Behavior like this might be the norm in such rarefied zip codes, and little cause for concern with such a pedigree were it not for JC’s alleged spending habits. Says the insider: “When I’m with her, the stores on Rodeo are calling: ‘Why didn’t you come in today? We have something for you.’ And she feels guilty if she doesn’t spend thousands of dollars a week in Barney’s. She walks in and they all know her; I don’t know how much of Beverly Hills is living off her. My concern is that when he goes, the way she spends money, it’s all gonna go away, and then she’s gonna be out on the street.” But a person close to JC—and authorized to speak on her behalf—said that she’s in perfect command of her faculties. “JC is 67 and looks 40. Statuesque and beautiful. Not a wrinkle on her face. No plastic surgery. She’s been an artist, actress, dancer, and entrepreneur most of her life. While eccentric, she is the most lucid person I’ve ever met,” the source added. Like any artist, she has some paranoia that people steal her ideas. But she loves and idolizes her father. She would give her whole inheritance away to get these people out of his life.”

Spider-Man creator Stan Lee poses at his office on June 18, 2004 in Beverly Hills, California. Case in point is Jerry Olivarez, the diminutive, middle-aged peripatetic hustler and design maven for JC’s website. Olivarez is the author of an aspirational memoir entitled My Life on the Red Carpet: He Grew Into the Suit that recounts his journey from a small-town florist in Concord, California to a celebrity wrangler of the likes of Kid Rock, Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Oprah. (His website, http://www.jerryolivarez.com/, features videos of Stan Lee promoting his tell-all.) According to public records, Olivarez as of this January had also amassed 45 liens (mostly federal, state, city, and county tax liens) filed against him, totaling in the low six figures, as well as 15 judgments against him for around $40,000. He is also, according to Olivarez’s attorney, Uri Litvak, the co-owner of an LLC, in partnership with Stan Lee, that controls the Hands of Respect company, recipient of the $300,000 “loan,” and the entity that purchased the $850,000 condo. “I’ve been watching Jerry for a long time,” observes the insider. “He’s always in tailored suits – everything is monogrammed; everything is gold. He’s a sycophant, but he’s also charming, professional and polite to the point where it would be rude to call him out.” JC’s spokesperson confirms what two other sources tell The Daily Beast: that Olivarez briefly was able to gain power of attorney over Lee’s financial affairs, a situation “that has subsequently been reversed.” (Litvak referred us to Olivarez, who did not respond to request for comment on these matters.) The insider claims that JC believes this was among papers that Olivarez had Stan sign in the days following his wife’s death. (JC declined to comment on the record for the article, but through her spokesperson, I was allowed to listen in on a phone call as she spoke about her parents, all off the record.) Keya Morgan sees himself as the cavalry riding into this beleaguered hilltop redoubt. A wealthy memorabilia collector and amateur historian-turned-film producer with a world-class Rolodex, he has been friends with Stan and his wife Joan for a decade. He claims to have been at Joan’s bedside when she died—and promised her he would look out for her husband and daughter. Morgan also boasts of being as a business partner with Stan on the Nitron comic series and its attendant film possibilities. Morgan seems to have Stan’s ear during this time of trial, and (at Stan’s behest) has hired security guards, secured a new lawyer and forensic accountants, and changed the locks on the house to restrict the escalating flow of unwelcome surprises. Within days of Lee’s wife dying, Morgan says, the family “fired his accountants at Merrill Lynch and his lawyers of 20 or 30 years... And I quickly realized that there was a coup d’etat in his camp.” A representative for JC confirmed this account. Morgan claims to be the one who first raised flags about the six-figure check and the real estate purchase. “I personally found that $300,000 check, which Stan says is a forgery,” he says. “Two people that know signature also said it was a forgery. So I took Stan to the police department myself.” Morgan later provided a copy of the questionable check along with a police report number that the Beverly Hills authorities confirmed was valid. (J.C.’s spokesperson believes Lee did sign the check, but that it was done under false pretenses.) Morgan continued, “I also personally discovered a condo at 999 Doheny , on the 7th floor, that was bought with money for close to $1 million .” Olivarez’s attorney later confirmed this purchase—but cast it in a much different light. “My understanding is that Mr. Lee wanted to have Mr. Olivarez around all the time to look after him, take care of him, advise him and so forth. So if I had to surmise, I would have to say that would be the purpose of the transaction,” Litvak told The Daily Beast. Morgan also produced for The Daily Beast a check dating back to 2012 made out to Olivarez from SL Productions, Stan Lee’s company (signed by Joan), for $35,000, which he claims was for a tie company that never materialized. JC’s representative confirmed this account; Litvak did not return a call to comment on this matter by press time.

Olivarez appeared on the scene with a brainstorm known as Hands of Respect, a novelty company that comes across as a kind of unregistered charity. It was an initiative “to promote a culture of respect among all communities across the nation,” manifested in a lapel pin — clasped black and white hands featuring the word “RESPECT” (two for $10) that was designed by Stan Lee, ostensibly at the suggestion of his daughter. (Olivarez, Stan, and JC were listed as the official “Hands of Respect Team,” with Stan featured prominently in the promotional material. Stan and JC have since severed tied with the outfit.) Jonathan Bourne, a TV writer, and producer mostly of game shows (Weakest Link, Win Ben Stein’s Money and, more recently, Iron Chef Gauntlet), came across a feel-good story in the Washington Post on the company and was intrigued. “It’s a pin to end racism, or end a problem in the community between police and African-Americans,” he says. “But how? So I contacted them, saying, ‘Hey, where does the money go?’ and they were really evasive.” (Hands of Respect’s response, memorialized in a December 11, 2016, Twitter post, reads: “Thank you for challenging and important questions. The website anticipates reconstruction which provides full transparency.”) “They wouldn’t give me answers, so I contacted some of the people on their page. One of them said, ‘We don’t have anything to do with this.’ One of them said, ‘They told us they are going to send us money. We haven’t seen it yet.’ Red flags started to go up everywhere. You can’t even name one charity that you’re giving your money to? But at every one of the ComicCons, there they are — Stan Lee, or someone using Stan Lee’s name, to take money, mostly from kids, and then not do anything with it. This seems like thought, ‘Well, Avengers fans will buy anything.’ I don’t know if it’s a scam or not, but it doesn’t look good.” “You have to understand,” says attorney Litvak—who insists that he represented Lee in the POW! sale, though Morgan denies this—“ is a for-profit company. It’s like any other company, so there’s nothing special about it… The profits get distributed to the owners.” About the controversial $300,000 check made out to Hands of Respect, Litvak says: “The first thing to understand is that there are no funds missing because it’s very clear that the funds went from Stan, or one of his companies, to Hands of Respect. It was just Stan taking funds from one of his companies and moving it to one of his other companies.” JC’s spokesperson says she has seen no money from Hands of Respect. “She is due money, but she never had any control over that company,” he says. “She has no clue how much money it generated. The Lee family will fully audit and scrutinize Hands of Respect going forward.” As for Olivarez, the spokesperson says, “It was a friendship of convenience. Jerry had plans to monetize Stan. After all of this, they have cut off all connection to him.”

"At every one of the ComicCons, there they are - Stan Lee, or someone using Stan Lee's name, to take money, mostly from kids, and then not do anything with it."

In an odd coincidence, during a phone interview with Keya Morgan, JC dialed in on the other line, and according to Morgan, dictated the following message for him to convey to me (edited for brevity): “Jerry and promised to make me and my Dad a lot of money, but we got nothing out of it except losses. There was a lot of sexism involved with the way Jerry and treated me… These guys separated me from my Dad. They alienated me. They used me. They did very bad paperwork, and they were very sneaky... They ruined my life.” (JC’s spokesperson confirms that these are JC’s words.) There are other red flags, apart from the allegations against Olivarez. And there’s another point of contention—rather, 1.4 million of them. “There is $1.4 million missing,” said Morgan, referring to vanished cash first reported by TMZ and confirmed by JC’s representative. “What happened was, it was $6 million. By the time it was transferred to Merrill Lynch and back to UBS, it was $4.6 million, so I want to know what happened to that $1.4 million. We have Vince Maguire—Toby Maguire’s brother has an accounting firm, and he handles all of Toby Maguire’s money also, and he’s got several forensic accountants on this to figure out what happened… Morgan scrupulously refrains from naming the parties he believes responsible for the time being. He remains optimistic that the estate can recover everything but the $1.4 million without the benefit of a lawsuit.

Morgan also claims to have been the one to summon the police and have ex-bodyguard/road manager Mac Anderson removed from Stan’s property. As reported previously, Anderson has a prodigious list of priors, including spending a year in jail following a 2002 felony conviction for beating and injuring his wife, and he was found guilty in 2010 of brutalizing his son, for which he received 36 months probation. As reported by the Daily Mail on February 28, one of Stan Lee’s nurses was approached by Anderson and “offered a $50,000 cash bribe to make false claims against JC and one of her associates.” When I contact JC’s spokesperson for corroboration, I am summoned to a nondescript office somewhere in Los Angeles, where I am shown a brief phone-cam video. Filmed at Stan’s home, with multiple people in and out of frame (of which only JC is identifiable), it depicts a young Muslim woman — short, with brown hair, in a nurse’s smock. This is one of Stan’s nurses, known to them by her nickname, “Sheba,” and she is out of breath and sporadically crying hysterically as she tries to recount what has transpired. Over several minutes of shaky, hand-held video, I witness the woman, through intermittent sobs, and with those present trying to get her to remain calm, tell them that she had recently been contacted by Anderson, who told her he would pay her a substantial amount of money if she would sign a declaration against JC.

"When you're at your weakest, somebody kicks you - especially when you're a 95-year -old man."

Then, she says, walking down the hill after finished her night shift that morning, Anderson had pulled up alongside her in a car different than the one she remembered him driving. He rolled down the window and told her that he had the documents he wanted her to sign. He emphasized that she would be saving his job and that he would be very grateful. He also said he would pay her $50,000 in cash, which was in a bag on the front seat next to him, and that he “would take care of her for a year.” She told him that she was a Muslim and could not lie, as it was against her religion. As quickly as she could, she extricated herself from the conversation and continued on her way home. Now, later that same day, as her next shift is beginning, and having had time to let it sink in, the incident has clearly rattled her, and she's near panic.

“When wife passed away,” says Morgan, “within a day, I saw all the vultures, snakes, leeches, jackals, and coyotes all circle around Stan to grab a piece of his flesh. When you’re at your weakest, somebody kicks you – especially when you’re a 95-year-old man… I have a clean conscience. I’ve done nothing but help him. Whoever has been scamming him should be held responsible. No one else dares to get close to the police, and the reason is they all have a lot of things to hide.” However the money shakes out, Stan’s daughter JC seems the party most at risk. “With all these people bleeding Stan dry,” says the insider, “I don’t think there was that much in the till to begin with. I have a feeling that they’re going to find out there’s nothing left. It seems like every time they chase away one guy, JC finds another one. Or Stan finds another one. They are just so easily conned. It’s a real problem. “If JC were broke, I’d let her live on my couch,” he adds. “But I really don’t want that. I’d like her to be set up. But it would have to be somebody who can have a lot of power to say no to her.” Read the Original Article on TheDailyBeast Read the full article

#comicbooks #comics #Disney #HandsofRespect #JC(JoanCelia)Lee #JCLee #JerryOlivarez #JoanCeliaLee #KeyaMorgan #Mac“Max”Anderson #MacAnderson #Marvel #MerrillLynch #Sheba #SLProductions #StanLee #VinceMaguire

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Popeyes

Popeyes maintains a "Hall of Fame" of its franchise holders. Among the inductees is Morgan W. Walker, Jr. (1928–2008), originally from Alexandria, Louisiana, who held a franchise in the Washington, D.C., area from 1979 to 2007. Some international franchises, such as the ones located in Germany, France, and Japan, are only located on U.S. military installations and are generally not accessible to the local civilian public. Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen is an American multinational chain of fried chicken fast food restaurants founded in 1972 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Often referred to as Popeyes and sometimes as Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits[2] or Popeyes Famous Fried Chicken & Biscuits,[3] it was acquired by Sandy Springs, Georgia–based AFC Enterprises, originally America's Favorite Chicken Company in 1993. According to a company press release dated June 29, 2007, Popeyes is the second-largest "quick-service chicken restaurant group, measured by number of units",[4] with more than 2,600[5] restaurants in more than 40 states and the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and 30 countries worldwide including Bahamas, Bahrain, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Republic of Georgia, Germany, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Panama, Peru, the Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Suriname, Trinidad, Turkey, Vietnam, and United Arab Emirates. About thirty locations are company-owned, the rest franchised.[6] As of 2016, Popeyes has over 2,600 restaurants worldwide according to its website.[7]

On February 13, 2017, Restaurant Brands International, owner of Burger King and Tim Hortons, is reportedly in talks to acquire Popeyes.[8]

On February 21, Restaurant Brands announced a deal to buy Popeyes for US$1.8 billion, subject to regulatory and shareholder approval. The deal is expected to close by April 2017.[9]

Popeyes Mighty Good Fried Chicken was first opened in Arabi, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans in St. Bernard Parish, on June 12, 1972, as "Chicken on the Run",[10] owned by Al Copeland to compete against Kentucky Fried Chicken. As the company's official history states, they sold "traditional mild fried chicken [but] business was slow, and the chicken team realized they'd have to sell a spicier alternative to their standard chicken recipe if they wanted to impress flavor-seeking New Orleanians. Copeland started franchising his restaurant in 1976, beginning in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and over the next ten years added approximately 500 outlets. B.P. Newman of Laredo, Texas, acquired various franchises in Texas and surrounding states. Two hundred additional locations were added during a period of slower expansion. By 1990, Copeland Enterprises was in default on $391 million in debts, and in April 1991, the company filed for bankruptcy protection. In October 1992, the court approved a plan by a group of Copeland's creditors that resulted in the creation of America's Favorite Chicken Company, Inc. (AFC) to serve as the new parent company for Popeyes and Church's.[11] AFC went public in 2001 with initial public offering (IPO) of $142,818,479.[12] On December 29, 2004, AFC sold Church's to Arcapita, formerly Crescent Capital Investments, retaining Popeyes.[citation needed]

On June 17, 2014, Popeyes announced it had re-acquired full control of its seasonings, recipes and other proprietary food preparation techniques from Diversified Foods & Seasonings, which remained under the control of Al Copeland and his estate after the creditor sale of Popeyes to AFC. Popeyes had continued to license the seasonings, recipes, and techniques from DF&S for a yearly 'spice royalty', before buying them outright for $43 million. DFS will remain the main supplier for Popeyes until at least 2029.[13]

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Alvin C. Copeland claimed he named the stores after the fictional detective Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle in the movie The French Connection[14][15] and not the comic and cartoon character Popeye the Sailor. Copeland would claim facetiously that he was "too poor" to afford an apostrophe.[14] The chain later acquired rights to use Popeye the Sailor for marketing. The company's early brand became deeply tied to the cartoon star with its sponsorship of the Popeye & Pals children's show in New Orleans, and the character appeared on items from packaging to racing boats. In late November 2006, AFC announced the mutual termination of their licensing contract with King Features Syndicate, effectively ending their association with the Popeye characters.[16]

Popeyes serves chicken dishes in mild and spicy flavors and offers sides such as Red Beans and Rice, Cajun fries, mashed potatoes with Cajun-style gravy and Cajun rice. As well as fried chicken, other entree items include a chicken-and-sausage jambalaya and po' boy sandwiches. Most combo meals come with a side order, drink, and a biscuit. On October 30, 2006, AFC announced that Popeyes planned to introduce a trans fat-free biscuit as well as french fries containing one gram of trans fat by year-end.[17] On November 18, 2011, AFC announced that Popeyes is releasing a Fried Turducken sandwich that will show off the first ever Turducken patty just for the Thanksgiving holiday. On July 29, 2013, AFC in conjunction with their Popeyes brand, released a special entree of fried chicken strips dipped in waffle batter, which was already a proven success in some markets.[18] On February 21, Restaurant Brands announced a deal to buy Popeyes for US$1.8 billion, subject to regulatory and shareholder approval. The deal is expected to close by April 2017.[9]

The restaurants have a distinctive red-and-yellow color scheme. The original and other older locations had a black lava rock exterior with a red shingled roof. Most older locations have covered the rock exterior to conform with the current yellow stucco appearance. During the 1970s and 1980s, the company occasionally licensed characters from the Popeye comic strips to use in their advertising. TV and radio ads often use New Orleans-style music, along with the trademark Love That Chicken jingle[19] sung by New Orleans funk and R&B musician Dr. John.

In 2009, Popeyes introduced "Annie the Chicken Queen", a fictitious, upbeat, African-American Popeyes chef. The character is meant to be "honest, vibrant, youthful and authentic" according to Dick Lynch, Popeyes Chief Marketing Officer. "Everyone has a relative or a good friend who will give it to them straight, and that's what the Annie is all about," Lynch said.[20]

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Anders Manor – New Film from Woodhaven Media (2017) — with Christina Robinson.

Anders Manor is the new indie horror from Rhode Island (yes, that Rhode Island, in the US) based Woodhaven Media, and we’ve got our hands on some stills from the forthcoming flick.

With five features under their belt, Anders Manor is in production and expected later this year.

For Anders Manor, Woodhaven Media has teamed up with 2 Cousins Productions to create the eerie horror.

Here’s the story:

It’s Amy’s 18th birthday. While most girls her age are celebrating with friends and painting the town, Amy is checking herself out of the insane asylum. Her mother Jane decides to take her on a family get away, to celebrate her birthday and re-acclimate her to everyday life. A weekend of, camp fires, and cotton candy socials, to rekindle family ties, quickly turns to the most horrific family reunion in American history. And it all goes down at Anders Manor.

Christina Robinson (Dexter) has been brought on to play the lead, Amy. Godsmack front man, Sully Erna has also come aboard, Rachel True (The Craft) along with, Kevin Nash (The Punisher, Magic Mike, John Wick) who is doing something completely out of character as Reverend Thomas, TNA Impact Wrestling Superstar “The Miracle” Michael Bennett will be portraying a wild and unruly redneck named Darsaw.

Other actors appearing as guests at Anders Manor, will be played by Tanja Lynch (Bleed For This), Eric Lutes (How To Get Away With Murder), Mark Sullivan, David Tessier, Michael Zuccola, Danielle Guldin, Mike Messier, Pamela Morgan, and Armen Garo (Vinyl, The Sopranos), Chelsea Vale (Mostly Ghostly, Inner Demons) round out the cast.

Here’s the trailer, but be warned this is a rude word, scary imagery and gore:

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THE MISSING PIECE

Original title: Il pezzo mancante.

Prompt: mistery, action, hacker.

Warnings: A.U., OOC.

Genre: romantic, action, mistery, friendship.

Characters: Luke Alvez, Penelope Garcia, Derek Morgan, BAU team.

Pairing: Garvez.

Note: oneshot.

Legend: 💏😘👓🔦🐶🎲👻.

Song mentioned: none.

Translated by my lovely sister of delirium @theshamelessmanatee ❤

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-What? Me? In danger?- she protested. -I need no bodyguard!- unfortunately she had no choice. This is why he was standing at her door waiting to enter. He wasn't in a formal attire: a plain white shirt and a pair of jeans. He had with him a little shoulder bag in which she was sure he was hiding his gun. But she tried to not think about it, actually she tried to think about nothing at all. - I told you I don't need protection.- she said even if she knew she already had lost that battle. He smiled back at her as he entered the apartment. The place was as colourful as its owner: there were little things and puppets and posters everywhere. It looked more like an art installment than a proper home. -I prepared the couch for you- she said showing it to him. -tell me if you need anything else...- she started heading towards her bedroom but he stopped her.

-But it's early. Would you like to take me company?- he proposed with one of his brightest smile. She looked away.

-And what you had in mind?- Luke was thinking about a couple things he couldn't say out loud. So, he shrugged and watched as she closed the door of the bedroom behind her.

He was sure he'd have a sleepless night ahead of him, so he was really surprised when the strange ringtone of her phone woke him up. He tried to listen for a moment, feeling bad about it but it was his duty. He couldn't hear anything clearly, just some random words but as soon as he heard a broken cry coming from the opposite side of the door he knocked -Everything ok?- he asked but she didn't answer.

-Miss Garcia, I'm coming in...- silence again. When he opened the door, she was sitting on her bed hugging a pillow. Without the bold dress she was wearing in the morning she looked younger and fragile. She raised her head from the pillow to properly look at him and he noticed the tears on her face.

-What are you doing here?- she tried to look strong. He walked closer to her instead of replying.

-I heard you crying...something happened?-

-It was the clinic... Flick...- she sobbed -...he was really old, but he seemed to be better and then...- Luke realised she was talking about an animal of the clinic. -It's nothing. you are probably thinking I am stupid... I am really...emotional...- she tried to smile. Luke didn't think she was stupid. Without a word he got closer and hugged the woman letting her head rest on his shoulder. He had always been bad at consoling people in his job, not knowing what to say or do when they were crying for a lost loved one in front of him. But in this case, he wanted to be there for her. He caressed lightly her back as she cried. He couldn't believe she was responsible of Lynch's disappearence, couldn't believe she was an enemy to capture. He couldn't believe she was acting now.

Finally, after a while, she calmed down. The clock showed it was 3 a.m. -You feeling better?- he asked, formal attitude long gone. She nodded.

-Yes... I know what you are thinking: I sure did love Kevin so much if I couldn't cry for him and here I am, drowning you in my tears for an old dog.- Luke looked down at the wet patch on his shirt and shrugged because he didn't care.

-Everybody suffer their own way... they say.- he smiled at her trying to lighten the mood. He knew he should go back to the couch, but something told him to not leave her side.

-Will you be able to sleep?- she didn't answer. -Do you want to go to the clinic?- he noticed that they were still hugging.

-No... there is nothing I can do. Doctor Smithson called me because he knows how much I care about our animals... Flick had no family, no home, he was our mascot.- she smiled sadly.

-Are you a vet?- he knew she wasn't, he had read it in her file, but he was curious to hear her answer.

-Oh no! I have a degree in computer technology but… some circumstances prevented me from using my knowledge and since I love animals...- she shrugged.

-Good night then, or almost good morning.- it was close to 4 a.m. now.

-Good night Luke.-

-I forgot to tell you last night that you shouldn't go to work for your own safety until we solve the case...- Penelope shot him a judgy look since she had just finished to get ready, make up and all.

-And what I should say to my boss? They want to kidnap me but I don't know why...do you think he is gonna pay me anyway?- she rolled her eyes and left the room to make a long phone call. When she was back she had an enigmatic look in her eyes -Problem solved.- she said ironically. -What now?- Luke had an idea but again it would have been not professional to say it out loud.

-My teammates will do anything to find Kevin, but you must be real honest with me- she scrunched her face like a kid and Luke tried to not smile. -you haven't told me everything. And I haven't been totally honest to you too.- Penelope was surprised and worried by his admission. -I am not here only to protect you. We know about your past and the reason why they are after you. We think Lynch was just a decoy to get your attention not the real target.- she didn't say anything but she turned paler. -The name black queen rings any bell?- she buried her face in her hands and then gestured Luke to sit down.

-Ok. I am a hacker. This is what you wanted to hear? But I still don't know why someone would kidnap me..- she was lying. She blushed- Ok, I know why. I was one on the most dangerous people on a CIA blacklist... but that was a long time ago.- she sounded like she was telling the truth. -Oh my God it's my fault, if something bad happens to Kevin...- she bit her lips to stop from crying.

-Hey hey listen to me. It is not your fault, anything that can happen would not be your fault...- he grabbed her shoulders trying to calm her down but in the hurry of the movement her jacket slipped down a little revealing a bruise. They looked each others in the eye as she tried to convey silently the same argument of the day before. At the same time, he received a text. He let her go to look at his phone.

Evidence of abuse at Lynch's. He wasn't the little angel we thought. News?

He decided to not answer the message. He tried to look at Penelope from another point of view: those bruises couldn't be caused by her clumsiness. Kevin bit her. Probably regularly. He wondered how she managed to have kept her own home for so long, to have kept some sort of independence from him. Only thinking about it made him mad.

-What happened?- she noticed something was wrong

-Why didn't you tell me he was beating you?- he grabbed her arms and revealed the several bruises and cuts she had on them. -Penelope you can trust me.- why was he saying something like that? If their roles had been reversed would he trust her?

-Of a fed?- she tried to compose herself and withdraw from him. -If you think I make Kevin disappear because he beat me, you are wrong.- her tone was terribly bitter. -You have no idea about the situation.- she adopted the formal tone too.

-Then tell me.- he got closer again. Penelope looked scared.

-No. You wouldn't understand and... - she shook her head- if you want to arrest me just do it.- she changed her behavior, showing her wrists. Luke grabbed them only to take her closer -It'd had been better if we never met.- she whispered but Luke heard it.

-Penelope what else are you hiding from me? There is something that scares you, I can see it in your eyes..- the blonde tried to look away -Do you know who took Lynch?- she then looked him in the eyes.

-No... but I have an idea.- for a moment he couldn't concentrate about anything except of her kissable lips -Please, Luke, I don't want you involved in this. It is dangerous.- who did she think she was talking to? Did he have a gun and a badge for nothing?

-I am already involved.- he said in a small voice, before touching her back and giving her a clear idea of his intentions but letting her pushing him away if she didn't want to. That was completely wrong. Firstly, she was a potential victim or perpetrator in an open. Anyway, she was involved in an open investigation. Secondly, she was the girlfriend of one of his coworker. But said coworker was hurting her and tossed her in some obscure mess with very dangerous people, if she was concerned about Luke being involved too. He thought that her lips were as soft as her voice and her eyes. He would never let anything happen to her. Something about her have attracted him since the beginning. A fragility hidden behind a thousand shades.

He had never done something so crazy before. Always in time, always respecting the rules, never cheated, not even in elementary school. And now he had fucked up in the worst way possible, like in a low badget soap opera. He fell in love with the woman he must protect and suspect at the same time.

His phone ringed again. Recognizing the number he answered -Alvez.- Penelope looked at him still a little shocked from what had happened. -How? You wouldn't believe...ok.- he closed the call annoyed. -They are coming to take you. The proofs of the physical abuses are a motive to make you a suspect. They are gonna still you until they can.- she noticed him referring as his coworkers as they were strangers. Like he didn't agree with them. -Without a real evidence they can't do anything.- he caressed her face, trying to give back some heat and colour to it. -Listen to me Penelope, I won't let anything happen to you...- but she wasn't listening anymore, shaking her head like in a trance state.

-They are gonna kill me. They are gonna kill me.- she looked shocked. -I didn't do anything to Kevin.- someone knocked at the door. She grabbed his hands desperately. -Luke, do you believe me?- everything was at stake in his reply. His future, his career...

- Yes-

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THE MISSING PIECE

Original title: Il pezzo mancante.

Prompt: mistery, action, hacker.

Warnings: A.U., OOC.

Genre: romantic, action, mistery, friendship.

Characters: Luke Alvez, Penelope Garcia, Derek Morgan, BAU team.

Pairing: Garvez.

Note: oneshot.

Legend: 💏😘👓🔦🐶🎲👻.

Song mentioned: none.

Luke Alvez is the agent who took Derek Morgan's place in the BAU, Emily is part of the team but Hotch is still the boss, there's no Stephen Walker nor Penelope Garcia, who is actually working in a vet office and the girlfriend of the tech analyst Kevin Lynch. When Kevin went missing, the BAU team is forced to investigate and the girlfriend is actually their first suspect...but the situation is more complex than they expected. With a final surprise. Translated by @theshamelessmanatee

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Special agent Luke Alvez didn't really want to work that morning. He hadn't slept well the previous night and the terrible headache he had would surely stay with him all day. But the text he received didn't promise any good.

He pushed the button to call the elevator, but noticing that it was taking too long he opted for the stairs. As soon as he arrived at the office he left his bag at his desk and joined the others in the meeting room. He noticed that their tech analyst wasn't there. He sat down in his usual chair. The person next to him stood up.

-We were waiting for you to start- the boss addressed him with his usual severe expression.

-This morning we received a peculiar phone call. A woman wanted to know if his boyfriend, our tech Lynch, was here, because she hadn't seen him in the past 2 days and it is unusual for him to just vanish without a word.- he then played the recorded call.

-He must be there, yesterday was our anniversary...something might have happened to him...you need to investigate!- the desperation was clear in her words. However, there was something strange, clashing with the rest.

-JJ, Rossi go to Lynch's apartment to look for evidences of a possible abduction. Alvez, Lynch's girlfriend is waiting for you in his office. The rest of us will investigate another case. Unfortunately, until we are certain of the gravity of the situation we still have our usual case load to work on. Meet back here at 14.00.- said as he stood up and ended the meeting.

Luke sighed, then he walked towards Lynch's bunker. Since he joined the BAU they never talked too much, he didn't even know he was engaged. A little ironic being the one to speak with his other half. He didn't know what to expect, he couldn't even imagine what kind of woman Kevin would like. He wasn't really prone to console people crying, but he would try out out of politeness.

He opened the door without saying a word. There was a blond woman standing in the middle of all the screens, the pink dress with flowers on it and her high heels glorifying the rich curves of her body. As she heard him approaching she turned in his direction, so he could admire an angelic face and a pair of intense brown eyes surrounded by pink glasses. She seemed to study him before speaking.

-Are you miss Garcia?- a stupid rhetoric question. He got close to the woman who nodded. He extends his hand to her to shake it- Special agent Luke Alvez, nice to meet you.- her skin was smooth under his touch. He noticed she wasn't wearing any ring. He was sure they have already met somewhere else.

-You can call me Penelope.-she said in a firm tone. And he suddenly remembered.

-We have seen each other in the office of vet. Smithson!- he exclaimed obtaining a surprised look in answer. -I’m sure we met there. I had taken Roxy for a checkup...- she beamed at the mention of the dog's name.

-Of course! A very sweet Belgian sheperd puppy! Roxy, what a peculiar name. How could I forget?- Luke wanted to make her notice that she didn't remember a thing about him but she knew the name of his dog, but he didn't want to sound rude. -How is she?- without noticing he scooted closer to her forgetting about his professional attitude.

-She is great.- she smiled at him and for a moment Luke was struck by the beauty of it. Then he forced himself back to reality. -You called this morning for the kidnapping of Kevin Lynch, right?- she nodded -Are you… his girlfriend?- this kind of interrogation was embarrassing for him. He wanted to tell Hotch that he knew her, but the boss would have taken him out of the case for conflict of interest. -How long have you been together?- were those really useful questions? He could have just checked Lynch's file for this information.

-Almost 4 years.- as she spoke she scratched her arm revealing a nasty bruise on her wrist. Luke noticed it immediately so she hurried to explain with a sad smile and a shrug -I’ really clumsy.- Luke could feel the same strange tension in her tone that he heard in the police call recording. -Agent... Alvez right? Will you find him?- he was tempeted between telling her the truth or comforting her with the usual vague answers he had been trained to say.

-Penelope I want to be honest with you, right now our team has several big cases to work on, and I have been told it is not the first time Lynch disappears abruptly for a while.- seeing her sadness at the news, he added in a rush -Now I was assigned this case and I promised I’ll do everything I can.- he tried to keep a firm tone but he was tempted to grab her hands in his like they were starring in an old cop movie. -Even if I don't know where to start.-

-How long have you been part of the Bau?- Luke smiled because their roles had reversed, now she was the one asking questions.

-Almost one year.- he arrived as a substitute of Derek Morgan, a real legend of the team. It hadn't been easy at first, but he has proved himself and worked hard. His phone vibrated -Penelope, I’ sorry, I have to go, but if you would leave me your contacts I’ll call you with updates on the case.- she scribbled something on a piece of paper and handed it to him. He then saved her number and called back, the sound of a very peculiar song filling the room. -Now you have mine. Call me if you remember something or hear back from Lynch.- he then walked her to the elevator and watched her as she disappeared behind its metallic doors.

***

-So Luke, what you think about it?- he took a while to realize the boss was talking to him.

-What about?- he questioned between his colleagues laughs.

JJ thought maliciously that Kevin’s girlfriend must have been a real beauty if she was able to distract a very focused guy like Luke. -Ah, the case...I don't know, Penelope wasn't very detailed...- Oh, Penelope! JJ beamed at the mention of the name. Since his arrival, Luke has seemed to be only interested in work and this attitude sure confused her.

Hotch didn't seem to notice the unprofessional tone of his coworker -Did you all find something at Kevin's apartment?- Rossi shook his head.

-Everything was clean and tidy. Too much for being a bachelor's apartment- so they weren't living together was the only thing Luke elaborated from the piece of information. They weren't living together after 4 years; peculiar.

-Too bad. We can't let it go because there are some news to consider.- everybody waited for the big reveal in silence -It seems that his girlfriend is an ex hacker.- that surprised Luke -She’s on a CIA black list. She’s lucky they haven't arrested her.- he couldn't imagine her as a criminal -She could be directly involved in Kevin's disappearance and called us for her alibi- he couldn't stay silent any longer.

-C'mon Hotch, you can't believe she is involved!- what gave him the absolute assurance that she couldn't kill a fly? He had seen her only one (two) time (officially).

-If she is not involved she is still in danger. Take a look at what we received while you were interrogating her.- Emily pushed a button and on the screen appeared what seemed to be a letter. A fax maybe.

We have Lynch. Give us back the Black Queen and we will give you back your tech. You have till tomorrow night to give her to us otherwise we will come for her and we will give you back Lynch in pieces.

-Black Queen?- asked Reid as his mind started elaborating possible analogies. Luke realized they were talking about Penelope.

-It’s the hacker name Lynch's girlfriend used- everybody nodded -given the situation at hand, we have to follow this lead. Luke, since you already met her, I want you to go back with her to her place. We need to know if she is a victim or a perpetrator, and protect her from being kidnapped too or leave.- Hotch ordered. He nodded.

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Criminal Minds s03e14 Damaged review - or more aptly named, PENELOPE WHY ARE YOU WITH LYNCH THE BITCH? And also, I finally feel compassion for Rossi.

Episode 14 – Damaged

Hey guys! So this episode’s name is seriously fucking my mind right now, and I’m not happy at all. But I hope we get more insight into our beloved team of superheroes. So let’s stay positive. Kay?

Let’s see what happens.

Oh god. Oh god. A kid screaming. I don’t like it!

Oh god. David’s having nightmares about that case, oh my poor Italian baby.

So, she has a romantic dinner on the table, she’s in a robe.

“There’s usually an acceptable excuse for violence, but for you I am making an exception.” WHAT?

So he really interrupted her. Um. In what exactly? And I hope it’s with who I want it to be.

I still can’t believe Rossi cockblocked her boyfriend. XD

So she was in the shower with him? Oh my god.

And he’s just walking inside her apartment like … okay?

And he’s just accusing her for not giving him everything on the file he requested? Seriously?

“I’m not a researcher, I’m a technical analyst.” “What the hell does that even mean?” SERIOUSLY?

“You left the middle of my back totally unloofaed.” …. What? That’s KEVIN? Not Derek? FUCK YOU, KEVIN!

Can I just say? Even though Nicholas’s upper body is totally hot, I still would have preferred Shemar. Just saying.

WAIT! That’s the elder sister from the Beethoven first movies!!!! Oh my god!

Dr. R. Joseph: “Within the core of each of us is the child we once were. This child constitutes the foundation of what we have become, who we are, and what we will be.” Too deep for a Sunday morning.

“I might be in big trouble.” “Come on in.” Oh Jayje, just help Penelope, would ya?

“So you don’t want to hear how Agent Rossi showed up at my door in the middle of the night while I was enjoying a post-coital shower with fellow FBI Technical Analyst Kevin lynch?”

“Sit.”

Oh my god, I love JJ so fucking much.

“From what I hear, Rossi is the reason most of these fraternization rules even exist …” WHAT?!

“I was all naked, and all drippy.” I WANTED TO SEE MORE OF WHAT WAS UNDERNEATH THAT ROBE!

So showering with someone is a workout. Got it.

Mrs. Hotchner? Shouldn’t it be Ex-Mrs. Hotchner?

“I’ve read some of your studies in police journals.”

Oh my god!!!!!! THAT FACE!

Okay, so they get yearly gifts? And they think they’re from Rossi? And they hate him? Why? I don’t hate him, I mean – I’m not a big fan of the guy right now, but I don’t hate him.

So they’re locked inside, with a prisoner who’s going to be executed, and the locking is from the outside, and they can only press a button to signal they want to get out? Oh my god.

And he looks DEMENTED as fuck! Ew.

I hate him already.

Wait. So Hotchner wants the chains off? DAMN.

Three pretty people.

Derek’s like, wait, that weirdo stopped by my baby girl’s house?

Sweetness, you wouldn’t have wanted to walk in on that. Trust me! I didn’t!

Hold up. So they convince Garcia to spill her guts about Rossi’s whereabouts, and then they intend on flying over to Indianapolis, with no authorization from Hotchner, to help Rossi? OH MY CUTIES!

Also, Shemar you are one sexy yummycakes.

Wait what? He bought the house in an auction? Why? The auction money went to the granny? Damn.

Chester requested an interview, and now he’s being defensive and closed off? Something isn’t right, and I think my poodle knows it.

Why does he call his mom by her first name?

Beautiful.

Aah!

LOL oh my god, this scene is perfect.

Kevin, I get it, you’re trying to be romantic, but Penelope is already stressed about the fraternization thingy so you might as well back off.

See?

“We were caught fraternizing by one of my bosses.”

“Rude? You found him (Rossi) rude?”

KEVIN ARE YOU NUTS? Well, you probably don’t have them, but still …

“You want to straighten out Agent Rossi?” SERIOUSLY?

“Kevin, if you get within 100 feet of Agent Rossi, I will unleash an unrecoverable virus on our personal computer systems that will reduce your electronic world into something between a Commodore 64 and a block of government cheese.” I LOVE YOU PENELOPE GARCIA!

“Call me later.”

That was hot.

“What’s a PDA?” oh honey.

So Garcia is being a sweetheart and Rossi’s being an angry bear. I don’t like it.

Oh god, this Chester makes me sick to my stomach.

Wait. WHAT?

He kept them there for a long time, just so they wouldn’t be able to get out so he can beat my poodle and Aaron up? NO!

Fuck you, Chester! And you probably also have chest hair … and not the sexy kind.

Ooh, the jacket’s coming off!

“You’re a coward.” OH DAMN

Wait. Is my baby boy seriously trying to stop Chester from hitting Aaron and explain in some convoluted, unexplainable way why he killed the women? OH I LOVE YOU POODLE!

“You’re buyin’, I’m drinkin’.”

“I don’t think any of us could afford this place otherwise.”

Oh my sweeties!

Oh my poodle!

Hahahahahahahahaha oh my poodle! He just pulled a bunch of sexual abuser psycho terminology out of his ass to buy time, and then was like, whatever dude, I’m out of here. I LOVE YOU!

Oh my honeys, trying to help Rossi figure out the case. I love you guys.

Also, Derek drinking Scotch shouldn’t have me wet my panties.

I just felt my heart snap for David Rossi. That’s it, I’m hooked on this character, too.

Wait. Rossi wasn’t the one who left the gifts? Oh boy.

So basically the unsub is one sick overgrown child who doesn’t know how to express that he just wants to play with kids? OH MY GOD!

“I guess you really didn’t help.” POODLE!

I love you, Penelope, so much!

Wait. He might be working in a carnival! Those are toys you win at booths.

Fuck. A messed-up clown. Oh boy.

“I can’t believe people would pay good money to play these fixed games.” Really, Morgan? You telling me you never played those to win something for a lady?

And JJ’s like, ‘Men.” And I’m like, yeah girl.

Gross. That manager is creeping me out and that clown is the freakiest thing I’ve ever seen.

God, that kid was messed up as fuck. shit. Fuck you, dick.

Aw, he’s giving them their parents’ house. So cute!

I love you Rossi!

So he wanted them to have their parents’ charm, and they end up giving it to him back? So cute!

“Pretty boy.” Seriously?

Derek’s like, who’s this bitch?

“What about Penelope?” WHAT?! Garcia hadn’t told him?

“I don’t know.” WAIT! Poodle doesn’t know either?

“Garcia and Kevin sitting in a tree …” JJ you little shit! I love you!

“Get outta here. Are you serious?” um, shouldn’t he be running out of there to make out with Penelope and shove Kevin aside?

“What? What does that mean?” OH MY INNOCENT POODLE!

“That song meant something?” OH MY GOD

Arthur Rubinstein: “There is no formula for success, except perhaps an unconditional acceptance of life and what it brings.” Smart.

Oh, my poor Hotch.

And, to make this review a bit more happy: Some hot photos of Shemar (as per usual)

OK, to sum this episode up - I CAN’T BELIEVE THEY PAIRED GARCIA WITH LYNCH THE BITCH!!!!!!!! SOMEONE GRAB THOSE WRITERS AND FORCE THEIR HANDS! Also, loved that I was finally able to connect emotionally with Rossi, it’s a definite nice change.

Also, I fucking Hate Hayley Hotchner with a passion.

So, I have to go to work in like thirty minutes, so I’ll leave this hear and get ready. And i’ll see you all lovelies tomorrow, okay? <3

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