#cm 2x17

[hotch-girl]

+ BONUS

PENELOPE GARCIA and DEREK MORGAN

CRIMINAL MINDS — 2.17 “DISTRESS”

[aaronwhorechner]

criminal minds | 2.17

[stephsycamore]

Oof s2 ep 17, distress. This is a really good episode.

Also the way reid takes out his trauma and pain on emily in this episode i think is so important for the development of their friendship in the rest. Emily knows how much spencer is hurting and had the emotional distance still to see through his snappy attitude post trauma.

And i feel like it makes emily feel so protective of him later on. She moves heaven and earth to get him free from prison. She emotionally manipulates him into staying away from the scratch confrontation later on. I just love emily so much she really is mommy lmao

[bexx-on-the-beachh]

it starts in 2x16 when morgan asks reid if he's okay on the jet and reid says "I'm fine. thanks for broadcasting it."

and continues to 2x17 as basically the entire episode. he's such a little shit. the "hey, no offense, emily, you don't really know what you're talking about, do you?" is so out of pocket. she didn't deserve to be done like that.

the spencer on drugs storyline is obvs v sad but also you forget that's the situation bc 1) no-one mentions it or seems to care and 2) spencer is such a sassy shit that you end up laughing more than being concerned

[pathologicalreid]

On the whole topic of Reid's addiction I think they did such a disservice by glossing over it and refusing to be more blunt about the whole thing. I think it really would've leaned well into Reid's character and how he does latch on to things that can become unhealthy coping mechanisms. It fits because despite being logical to a near flaw, he's also emotional (which is great that he's allowed that), and can run on a quick fuse so an erratic drug storyline would've fit. I know most of it came down to MGG not wanting to continue the plot any more which is a shame

throughout the whole series spencer is referred to as "kid" and "boy" but i always want to consider the fact that the team never necessarily babies him. you're right that he definitely has unhealthy coping mechanisms, it ranges from him using drugs to him literally just avoiding is problems. he shuts down when he's hurt or upset (citation: 10x13 "nelson's sparrow") and it's never discussed.

so, he shuts down, and then when he's pushed, he snaps. in 2x17 "distress" he does his whole "no offense emily, but you don't really know what you're talking about, do you?" speech. i think the way he grew up strongly influenced his coping mechanisms and the way he has a hard time adapting to situations.

one of the things i love the most about reid's character is that he's "provably a genius" but he's not robotic about it the same way a lot of genius characters are, he has emotions and he shows them! he gets angry! he gets sad! the things that happen in his life affect him!

i'm sure mgg not wanting to continue the dilaudid plot had an influence, but i'm also thinking that cable tv in 2006/2007 wasn't really receptive to plots like that. there's also a lot of authoritative issues when dealing with drug addiction in federal government, and that would've been hard for the show to navigate while maintaining the integrity of cm.

[monkeyssalad-blog]

Frederick Warren Freer «Portrait of the Artist's Wife, Margaret Cecilia Keenan», 1886 by Art Therapy by Julianna Via Flickr: Oil on canvas; 54.6x43.8 cm. {21-1/2x17-1/4in}

[ropoto]

You’re never always late.

[idiotlovers]

SPENCER & EMILY | 2.17 + cc-less gifs under the cut

[jaspxr]

As much as I don't like 'seniors' of CM, there is something so beautiful and poetic when they're lost and Hotch goes to them and just sits with them so they can process whatever they need to process. It shows in a very touching way just how much they've been through together and just what kind of man Hotch is...

[noah-price]

Emily Prentiss & Spencer Reid in Season 2

[maschotch]

my team

[hotch-girl]

PENELOPE GARCIA + SPENCER REID | 2.17 “DISTRESS”

[aaronwhorechner]

emily: you know what we need-

hotch: we need to get lucky

me:

[sunlightgaps]

gideon & rossi: hey lol derek & spencer: i can’t believe you’ve done this

[spencer-reids-adventures]

2x17 distress // 13x11 full-tilt boogie

[drearymorning]

i’m rewatching criminal minds and the last time i watched it i hadn’t gone through ✨trauma✨ yet and tell me why it now makes it me uncontrollably sob when the unsub has ptsd and was just trying to go home or be safe because my heart is ripped out of my chest