#Michael Westen

[forcebookish]

We should go.

[isagrimorie]

I love how Criminal Minds 5x11 - Retaliation is a very Emily Prentiss episode. And more hints about Emily's past and her previous training, the ability to continue on and be alert.

The car she's in gets hit by a truck, and she keeps on trucking along. She empties her clip but is also cognizant enough to memorize partial plate numbers:

(Wow a night scene, look at that, I can see during a night scene, Criminal Minds Evolution!)

Emily's trained to go on (and honestly, also her dogged stubbornness just doesn't keep her down) despite serious injury.

Emily's so confused when Derek tells her she emptied her clip shooting at the truck.

Right up to the personality of people who would and could do undercover work:

Speaking from experience there, Special Agent Emily Prentiss?

And then, Reid unknowingly hits on the head Emily's ongoing existential crisis anytime a case hits too close to home.

But also, how, honestly Emily has it in her to just really murder a man.

As the criminal of the week, Schrader observed Emily has the look in her eyes that said she would and could kill him given the chance.

Schrader killed the cop who was in the car with Emily. Schrader taunted her about killing the man right next to her.

Schrader either thought he could psych out Emily from killing him or was desperate enough to just pull a suicide by cop.

Schrader taunts Derek about his arm injury and moves his gun an inch away from Joe Muller's head to shoot Derek instead.

And that minute movement was enough for Emily:

(Derek shooting at Schrader though was both overkill and risky since he could've shot Muller instead, thankfully that doesn't happen).

I’m so curious what Emily’s been through during her taskforce days that Emily is… comfortable is not exactly the word but unfazed killing?

What has Emily seen that makes some of the horrific scenes just roll off her back.

Also the very few anecdotes she shares are kind of harrowing in themselves:

Like, how years later Emily shares with Tara Lewis that in her JTF-12 days, she was on a mission where there were troops who would leave playing cards on dead terrorists, declaring 'We did this'.

What has Emily had to do that 'good guys doing bad things' has really screwed her up bad?

That after everything she just wanted a job that was “clean”. Clear right and clear wrongs.

I do think as hard it is as a fan to accept— Emily did need the time away from the BAU to reconcile a few things about herself.

Accept some of the things she learned about herself as a spy and realize… all the morally ambiguous things she can live with to a point. There are still lines she won’t cross.

Also, because spy stuff -- and Burn Notice kind of gave the (fictional, maybe?) guidelines to a great undercover agent:

Michael Westen: "When you're claiming to be somebody you're not, the key is commitment. You've got to sell it like your life depends on it. Because sometimes it does."

Michael Westen: "Inexperienced operatives abandon a cover ID under pressure. Experienced ones just play their roles harder."

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I can only imagine that Emily Prentiss played by the same rules as Michael Westen.

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[i-used-to-be-a-spy]

[fighting-naturalist]

Burn Notice 2.16 "Lesser Evil"

[chickennoodlechailatte]

Okay, I've heard people call Michael Westen boring, that he doesn't have a personality, but he's everything to me. He's obsessive, he's sarcastic, he has sad puppy eyes, he threatens to kill people, he sighs in relief when he doesn't have to. He's a control freak, he's perfectly calm, he's never relaxed a day in his life, he wears tailored suits and lives in the nastiest loft you've ever seen, he's ruthless, he says pretty please, he likes yogurt, he has PTSD that's not even from combat, it's because he's an abuse survivor. He's an older sibling, he takes care of everyone even when they're being stupid because he's loyal to the point of recklessness, and he's my specialest little guy

[ligercat]

[autolykiss]

burn notice

Season 5 Episode 6, “Enemy of My Enemy”

Bruce Campbell as Sam Axe

for my friend @super8my 💓

[burnnotice]

[shewrites02]

Wow … got obsessed with burn notice. Didn’t see that coming lol who wants to obsess over Michael Westen with me? Accepting all brain rot

[fourdiagnosesinatrenchcoat]

I've started watching Leverage and it turns out to scratch some of the same itches that Burn Notice does. Larger group with a different and more specialized skillset, but still a team of deeply unhinged loners helping the downtrodden and screwing over the rich and powerful.

Plus there's the guy I would never have expected to be so attracted to but here I am looking for gifs at 2am

[forcebookish]

I'm just saying, you may not be the expert on this whole boy-girl thing.

Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe (2011)

[ctoan11]

Small things I’ve noticed on my Burn Notice rewatch — Season 1

Sam takes a yogurt from the fridge, opens it, and proceeds to drink it from the cup instead of using a spoon. Michael gives him the side eye.

Michael and Fi are at Carlitos and Sam joins them. There’s a sandwich on a plate to Michael’s left. Sam picks up half and starts eating it. Michael slides the plate towards Sam — it’s Sam’s now

Michael tells Sam not to drink when Virgil asks for one and as Michael leaves, Sam indicates to Virgil he wants a drink.

Michael doesn’t drink water from a bottle—he pours it into a glass first

Michael and Fi plan to go to the beach, which is crazy in itself, but they bring a football? Are these two planning to have a game of catch at the beach? And when Fi says they’re going to catch a skiptrace instead, Michael doesn’t put all the beach gear back in the car first?

Fluff fic idea—Michael breaks into Maddie’s when he knows she’s not home so he can do his laundry.

[i-used-to-be-a-spy]

Tonights episode is perfect for Whumptober!

Love Michael blown up to hell and literally falling into Sam's arms 👀

[alexisstiel]

MIKE AND FI FIGHTING :[[

MIKE LOOKING AT OLD PICTURES 😭😭

him taking the gun... for sentimental values?? (i hope he isn't thinking of doing something else)

[spacedolphinrehab]

"three tickets to Barbie please"

[ligercat]