#so i was looking at the literature degrees cuz. well. they sound the most fun...

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You dont know what to major in? Can i recommend you the foolproof mihai method of just flipping a coin?

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The Dreamer by Whatwashernameagin an Analysis? (Part 1 cuz it was a lot longer than expected)

All portions:

Chapter 1: Part 1 // Part 2 // Part 3 // Part 4

Chapter 2: Part 1 // Part 2 // Part 3 // Part 4

Okay so first off… I get asked a lot what I can do with a forty-thousand-dollar degree in Literature when the job economy is so crap… Answer: Lay awake at 2AM analyzing your favorite fanfic authors. So, here we are. Before I begin however, I wanted to make a few things clear: First, if you have not read any of @whatwashernameagain’s work I highly recommend you do so. She is very talented. You can find her on archiveofourown here; and The Dreamer Chapter 1 here. Secondly, I realize that most authors don’t look into their work as deeply as the reader does when writing an analysis and that a red door may simply be a red door… but where is the fun in that? And Lastly, there will be spoilers… So… Beware! (Also it is a Sanders Sides fanfic so check out Sanders Sides by Thomas Sanders on youtube as well if you haven’t already)

WARNING: Spoilers under cut!!

I’m not sure how many of you are familiar with the literary theory of Reader Response (its pretty much exactly what it sounds like) but I’ll probably be addressing it throughout this post. In fact here and here great introductions to the literary theory; which can be defined in its most broad sense, as a criticism that “considers readers’ reaction to literature as vital to interpreting the meaning of the text” (Purdue Writing Lab). Not very clear is it? Basically, Reader Response is the concept that readers have just as much say in what the work means as the author does. In other words, “readers do not passively consume the meaning present to them by an objective literary text; rather they actively make the meaning they find in literature” (Purdue Writing Lab). Without the author there is no reader and without the reader there is no author.

           That’s probably a lot of mumbo jumbo to take in but I’ve studied so many literary approaches that it is merely a glimpse into the stuff rattling around in my brain when I read any type of work. I don’t tell you any of this to flex or show how smart I am… …. Well… not really anyways lol. I am explaining this now because it will be important later in the post. Now! Onto the really fun stuff!

CHAPTER 1 (Again spoilers!)

Okay, going into the work I knew the premise: Superhero vs. Villain eventually becoming friends and even lovers. I’m totes down! However, Eva (the author (Whatwashernameagain) never ceases to pull in the reader from the first line!

“He’d chosen to call himself the Utilitarianist, the etymology of which was clearly derived from the Latin word ‘utilis’, meaning ‘useful’” (Whatwashernameagain).

First off! The italics are beautiful! They pull attention to the fact that whoever it is that is naming himself (*cough* Logan *cough*) has already shunned the outer world. He doesn’t care what others have to say. He is deciding this for himself. The sheer amount of strength in a single word because she used italics is stunning and I’m certain she doesn’t even realize what she has done.

Moving on to the actual name is another thing entirely. I know that ‘Utilitarianism’ is defined as “the ethical doctrine that virtue is based on utility, and that conduct should be directed toward promoting the greatest happiness of the greatest number of persons” (“Utilitarianism”). So first, this screams Logan, secondly there is a lot to be said for the name choice. While, the hero/villain’s goal is obvious by the name (doing acts that are for the ‘greater good’) there is a lot to be said for personality here. Obviously, it can be taken that whoever chose this name is insecure in a way; only taking value of themselves by how useful they are. The man no doubts feels as if he is only as valuable as the contributions he makes, which is certainly relatable. So, within the first sentence we learn quite a lot about a single individual and are already drawn in… then again, that’s Eva for you.

Within the next paragraph we learn that the he is in fact a ‘villain’ though I like to think of him more as a… misguided vigilante… but Logan is my bea… so… yeah. Once again, we see italics: “They called him a villain” (Whatwashernameagain). It pulls the reader’s attention to the separation the Utilitarianist is making between himself and the outside world. The feeling of loneliness just from the two italicized words is almost suffocating, at least to me (hence Reader-Response theory). Eva always has such a way with capturing emotions so subtly its breath taking. It certainly is one of her biggest strengths. I mean, here we are not even two sentences in and I’m already moved by the isolation of the villain.

Moving on down the line, we see that the Utilitarianist feels he is doing good for the world… sees himself as a hero rather than the villain the world sees him as. Eva also begins to apply descriptors to the not-villain. “Cold and infallible logic” is used to describe his work. Knowing Sanders Sides as I do its obvious that at this point, I have an assumption as to which character the Utilitarian is (and I’ve already read the work once or twice) but this practically cements it. The reason I bring these four little words to your attention however is the simplicity of them and the giant impact they have. Just as the italics spoke volumes so does this small excerpt. The loneliness I mentioned before only grows with these words, becoming an image of shivering, icy fingers reaching out for someone who isn’t there, the only thing keeping him warm is his own logical calculations…. Its… so heartbreaking… Damn it Eva!!! T.T

Within the next paragraph however we’re moving on to a more light-hearted tone as the Utilitarianist calls the world small minded and unable to understand his ‘superior logic’ (Whatwashername). That, in and of itself, gives way to more personality, breathing more life into the previously abstract character and making him more human… though far less humble lol.  

I feel as if I really need to move a bit more quickly through this work to keep this post from getting to long but… Eva’s work with emotional subtext is so stunning I can’t help myself. We’ve moved from the first sentence drawing attention to the separation of the Utilitarianist from the public’s view of him, to the lonely cool logic behind his actions and now within the next few sentences were pulled into a whirlwind of frustration and all of it is so seamless. It may seem like something small and inconsequential but there are published best-selling authors that struggle with it regularly and she manages it so flawlessly (and if I had to guess, without even really thinking about it.

The frustration I mention above is visible through the way the Utilitarianist uses descriptors pulling attention to names like ‘whistleblower’, ‘eco-terrorist’, ‘extremist’, and the way he points out more than one, obviously frustrated. He also insults the world once again pointing out their ‘small minds’ and ‘hypocrisy’; the media calling him ‘cruel’. Again, it’s the subtle things that really make a work shine and as usual Eva’s work is almost blinding.

“His enemies were clear to him, chosen not by his own selfish passions or greed, but by pure, beautiful logic” (Whatwashernameagain).

This line…. Oh, this line…. -sighs dreamily at the words-

So, Reader-Response theory can be interpreted in a number of ways but basically what you need to know is that everyone reads things in different ways due to their own life-experiences, interests, backgrounds, opinions, etc. So, this tiny line that most wouldn’t think twice of is one of my absolute favorites. Why? Well… Lets just say that I have four copies of every Sherlock Homes book (Sir Arthur Connan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes) (Leather bound, hard cover, soft cover, and children’s versions). Which means I’m a bit of fan. Why is that important here? Well, Logan’s (the Utilitarian’s) thought here, pulls me straight back to Doyle’s work. It is so Holmes-esc that it makes me all warm inside and brings a smile to my face. Not to mention it is another shift in the emotional tone of the work, pulling the reader from frustration to an almost affection as Logan addresses his work. This provides the character with even more complexity making him more tangible than ever. There is already so much depth to this character in the first half of this chapter than it astounds me… I am never disappointed in the woman’s writing.

As I read about some of Logan’s target, I have to pause because of just how real some of these issues are. “Fast food chains that ate away the natural resources with their disgusting wastefulness, earning money on the back of animals starved of space and clean air. Government funded projects poisoning the water of people dependent on it. Radioactive plants secured so badly the surrounding hospitals were filled to the brim with cancer patients. Presidents who criminalized people for their skin, their sex, their religion or orientation” (Whatwashernameagain). It makes we want to bring attention to New Culturism and New Historicism but that’s a whole different can of worms. For now, I’ll just say that in today political and environmental climate these are some real issues and she knows that. She knows her audience, for sure! I feel as if this could be a real power play, not in any bad way but in the sense that she can pull at the concerns of so many readers at once with Logan addressing these issues, submerging them in support of his unconventional solutions. How else do you make a reader fall in love with a villain but with sympathy and support? Brilliant… just bloody brilliant.

“Public acts of violence threatened to cause a brutalization of the human mind and thus cause more violence due to normalizing it by prolonged exposure” (Whatwashernameagain).

I won’t spend too much time on this but… Holmes-esc… just saying… I love it so much!

“Despite any attempts to paint him as a ruthless monster, the people were his ultimate ally… Ultimately, he believed the world would come to understand his superior philosophy” (Whatwashernameagain).

Okay, lets pause for a moment. We get some conflicting information here (not in a bad way). Up until now Logan has isolated himself from the world but now, we find out that the people work with him. This is conflicting not because it goes against what has been said but simply what the reader has assumed (reader-response theory). When we really consider it, of course there would be support for his tactics. Trump has supporters… I don’t see why but he does… It’s only logical that someone who is actually making change for the better (even if his methods are extreme) would have them too…. Wait… Did I just compare Logan to Trump?! I’m going to go cry in a corner now… T.T No, but seriously Eva is making her readers think and ask questions that they have to fill in the blanks for, themselves. Its fantastic! The truth of the matter is, the best works have the readers read between the lines, fill in the blanks, help mold the story to their own liking, and she does this so Wonderfully I am jealous and awed by it all. As for bringing the world around to his philosophy we as a reader know that’s probably not going to happen but that might not be the point of the sentence. Perhaps, its to bring a small sense of eccentric tendencies in a far less subtle manner to Logan or just determination. I feel that it does both whether intended or not and does it beautifully. It makes it obvious that Logan is still lonely and determined to bring others in on his work while deluding himself that they will. I think most of us have been lonely enough that we went just a little crazy at one point or another… Which makes Logan more relatable.

Unfortunately, I have to go to work; but I will be back with a Part 2 of this. I have a lot more to say so be warned! And yes, I realize there’s going to be a lot of TLDR’s but it’s a good thing I’m writing this more for myself than anyone XP so… until next time…

 Purdue Writing Lab. “Reader-Response Criticism // Purdue Writing Lab.” Purdue Writing Lab, https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/subject_specific_writing/writing_in_literature/literary_theory_and_schools_of_criticism/reader_response_criticism.html.

“Utilitarianism.” Dictionary.com, Dictionary.com, https://www.dictionary.com/browse/utilitarianism.

Whatwashernameagain. “The Dreamer - Chapter 1.” Hello Guys Gals And Non Binary Friends, 8 Sept. 2019, https://whatwashernameagain.tumblr.com/post/187581477262/the-dreamer-chapter-1.

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Criminal Minds s04e08 Masterpiece - or that episode where I realize that Jason Alexander can also be a dramatic actor :O

Episode 08 – Masterpiece

Hey guys! So last time we were introduced to Henry Lamontagne! So happy! He’s so cute! Also, apparently Jordan is now officially taking over JJ’s post till she comes back from maternity leave … god, I have a bad feeling about this.

Let’s just see what happens.

I don’t like this.

I don’t like this at all.

There are bugs (the insects), and cameras, and then underground forgeries. That look like they belong in the Louvre, but I don’t get it.

I’m so confused here.

“Most of us have done extensive post-graduate work in areas such as abnormal psychology and sociology, as well as intensive study of relative case work and existing literature …”

“But that’s after selection to the unit. First you have to be an agent, work in the field, and that’s what we’re here to talk about.”

Aw, my poodle and Rossi are giving a seminar.

Wait. Is that Jason Alexander or am I conditioned to assume that any fat Jewish guy with a round face that looks like the moon is George Costanza?

“What did you study?”

“Criminal justice. But sports appreciation was all full up at my community college.” Oh my god, I love you so much, Rossi, he got his degree from a community college??? SO AMAZING!

“I hold doctorates in chemistry, mathematics, and engineering, as well as B.A’s in psychology and sociology.”

Oh my god!

“How old are you?” Oh my god! “Uh, I’m 27. As of last month, I turned 27.”

I love you, Spencer!

“I’m – I’m also completing an additional BA in philosophy. Which reminds me that I have a joke.”

“How many existentialist does it take to screw in a light bulb?”

Rossi whispering: “Don’t.”

“Two. One to change the light bulb and one to observe how it symbolizes an incandescent beacon of subjectivity in a netherworld of cosmic nothingness.”

Oh god, that was hilarious!

How can no one but me and Spencer get it????

“Um, an existentialist would …”

“Okay, before he does his quantum physics knock-knock joke …”

Oh god, I actually had to pause this cuz I laughed so fucking hard.

Oh my god, this show is literally the best thing out there. I don’t know why people at my job diss this.

Maybe cuz I’ve gone back in time, and it’s in season thirteen in the real world, but I don’t give a shit.

Their silence after the guy ask if they shot anybody. Oh my god.

Ha. Jordan is messing up. You can’t top JJ, sweetie.

Whoa. Derek just stepped to the rescue? I love you, but back off. You need to go to Penelope, baby.

Whoa. He’ll call the guy personally? Awesome.

Hey! Whoa! Back off bitch!

My angelface was just trying to help you, and you go after him like he just stepped on your turf like you’re in some West Side Story bullshit flick? Uh-uh. Back off.

Whoa. Okay. That just came off gangster. I’m sorry.

I’m a white girl from Israel, whose only connection to anything remotely “African” is that my late grandfather came from Egypt. Sorry, guys.

“Well, from now on, Supervisory Special Agent Morgan, if I need your help, I’ll ask.”

Bitch.

I really don’t like Jordan Todd. Not one bit.

“You do know we want them to actually join the bureau?” “What?”

“Existentialism?” oh god, Rossi making fun of Reid is the funniest thing ever.

And did that girl just seriously try to hit on Reid? Wow.

“I tell them I shouldn’t – they keep on sending me here.”

Oh my god.

“Wouldn’t they sit in the dark and hope that the bulb decided to light again?” “Excuse me?”

Yeah, excuse you, dude with a girl’s hair.

“An existentialist would never change the bulb. He would allow the darkness to exist.”

And that is definitely Jason Alexander and my excitement level just skyrocketed for this episode.

Reid’s impressed face, and Rossi’s all like, oh shit, who’s that guy? I’ll never get him down from the tree after this bozo.

So the guy lathers him with flattery, and is like, “I wanna show you something” and Reid’s like, sure.

And a second earlier Rossi was looking at his watch and he’s like, dude, we don’t have time for this shit. Come on.

Wait. Why did he just hand them a dossier with seven homicide victims’ pictures? What’s going on?

Wait. I’m sorry. But I can’t take Jason Alexander seriously if my life depended on it, yet here he is in one of, what I am assuming, his rare dramatic roles. What the fuck? How can you cast that shlump in a dramatic series? I’m dying here.

Acid?

“Are you saying that you killed these women?”

Wait what?

“There is still time to save the others, though.” WHAT?

“Others?”

“Five more.”

Oh my fucking god.

This just became the most awesome episode ever.

HAVE I MENTIONED THAT I FREAKING LOVE JASON ALEXANDER???? BECAUSE I FUCKING DO!

Mark Twain: “Let us consider that we are all insane. It will explain us to each other. it will unriddle many riddles.”

Have I also mentioned that I fucking love Mark Twain? BECAUSE I DO!

“You’re my boss, correct?”

Er. Yes. But why are you being so aggressive, bitch?

“I report to you.”

Yup.

“Has my job performance been to your satisfaction, sir?”

“It seems fine.”

And yet you bitched at my honeybuns, so back off.

“And if it weren’t to your satisfaction, you’d tell me?”

No, I’d kick your tiny badonkadonk out of here.

“I can promise you that.”

“Because I can do this job.”

Nope.

“I’m sorry, has somebody suggested that you can’t?”

And lady, better check yourself, before I wreck yourself. Hey! No need to be a bitch to Prentiss, she only said hi.

“I’m missing the coroner’s supplemental for victim 3.”

“That’s supposed to come in this afternoon. I just turned that in last night. When do you sleep?”

I’m with Prentiss here.

Hahahah oh my god, I’m so with Hotch on this one, even to me it sounds ridiculous that he turned himself in and challenged Reid and Rossi. Lol.

Oh my god, David Rossi said “Something hinky”.

“It’s obviously tank girl.”

“Tank girl?” “Absolutamundo.”

Shit. Lynch is back. I hoped they broke up. Fuck.

“Is she even a good guy?” WHAT?

Lynch the Bitch, listen to yourself, ‘she’ and ‘guy’ don’t go in the same sentence, you idiot.

“Um, A. She’s not a guy at all. Big plus.”

“B. She is all about wild hair dye, flatulence, nose picking, spitting, explosive vomiting, occasional random sex, and more than occasional drunkenness.”

“And she has a tank.”

“And that, mon ami, is girl power.”

You said it, lady.

“Superman can fly.”

SO WHAT?

Oh god, this is going to be long. Fuck.

I’m so sorry, guys! Apologizing in advance.

“Thank you for the help with the … uh … stuff thing.”

See, that’s why I hate Lynch the Bitch, he’s trying to be all smooth, but it ain’t natural, and he’s trying to lie about being there, when everyone knows they’re together. And he’s being a douche. Fuck you.

“Kevin, you don’t have to lie.” See?

“Possible?”

Yup, your gorgeous ears heard correctly, lady.

“Kevin?”

“Yes, sir?”

“She’s busy now.” So get the fuck out.

So he isn’t a professor at the university they lectured at okay.

“Your degree in philosophy surprises me, Dr. Reid. It doesn’t fit with mathematics and engineering.”

“I kind of like it because there’s no right or wrong answers.”

“Without right or wrong, how would we recognize perfection?”

What?

“Are you having fun?”

“It’s quite a bit more complicated than that.”

How?

“You wouldn’t understand.” “Try me.”

Hey! Not nice, Jason! Why assume Rossi’s an airhead?

“I’ve read your books, David. You’re not of the intellectual capacity to grasp what’s going on here.”

WHAT? Oh my god, that was one major burn.

“If you’re trying to piss me off, it’s not gonna work. But if you killed seven women without leaving a trace of evidence, why turn yourself in?”

So much for ‘not of the intellectual capacity to grasp what’s going on here’ XD

“Imagine what the world would have missed if Da Vinci never showed his work.”

So he sees himself as an artist? Oh god, I wanna barf.

“Hey, how’s it going?”

“Why?”

FUCK YOU BITCH!

I’m about to slap that bitch in the face so hard, her brown, gorgeous skin would literally turn purple. I’m not kidding.

Fuck. The five Jason mentioned were the daycare lady and the four kids. Fuck.

“Are you pissed off yet, David?”

Oh god, I love this man so much, even if he’s the bad guy here.

“It’s not your fault, you know. Your IQ is your IQ. It’s not education, David, it’s genetics.” Oh my god, does he ever stop?

“What’s this?”

“I need to explain what a pendant it?” “What does it mean?”

“You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can be used against you.”

“You have the right to have an attorney present. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed for you.”

“Do you understand your rights …”

And then Jason keeps on interrupting to make fun of Rossi and provoke him. Love it.

BAM.

“Do you understand your rights?”

He doesn’t want a lawyer? Oh boy.

“Harming a person weaker than you doesn’t take any special ability.”

“Neither does slamming your fist down on a table.”

WHOA.

“Bring Dr. Reid back with you.”

Now you’re making demands?

“I never have any normal fans.”

Oh honey.

“This guy loves the attention.” Ahem.

“He has a god complex.”

Well, that’s true.

“We need a button to push.”

Oh god, I love it when the real good actors get to be the most prominent. Amazing.

What’s reverse profiling?

“From the unsub to the victim.”

Oh boy.

Crap. Morgan didn’t get anything. Fuck.

“You have to be fingerprinted to be a teacher.” Why?

Sounds sketchy.

“What kind of professor doesn’t teach?”

“A researcher? Someone on a grant, maybe.”

God, I hate that woman.

“There must be some sort of central grant database. I can’t imagine the government just handing out money and not ….” Looks around. “I’ll look into it.”

I love you!

“Psychopath.”

To say the least.

“Be nice to them.” HA.

Wait. Did Hotch just pair up Morgan and Jordan? FUCK.

Ah. So Rossi is a genius. He wants to play with Reid’s mind, so they’re not gonna let him have what he wants. Awesome.

“Ok, how far could he have gone from Loretto and make it back to Fredericksburg by noon? There must be some sort of mathematical equation to do this.”

“Should have paid more attention in algebra.”

“Note to self, get Dr. Reid in here ASAP.”

I love you so much.

An incoming email?

Oh shit.

Penelope just got an email with a video of the victim. Fuck.

“You have something going on more important than me?”

“My dry cleaning is more important than you.”

Oh burn.

“I think you’re just a big-mouth wannabe who doesn’t have the guts to do anything at all about this.”

LOL

Wait. Did he just admit he was at it for five years? DAMN.

Did he just flinch away from Prentiss?

“A god like you doesn’t have a problem with women, does he?”

Oh crap.

They got him.

“Hiding in the weeds like a snake.”

Yup.

When it comes to women, he’s just a nervous bunny.

“Rules?”

Oh boy.

“Two o’clock.”

“And then there were four.”

WHAT?

Wait what?

“Every two hours, one of them will die.”

SHIT.

“Is there something else I need to know?” “Only that I’m rooting for you, David.”

Oh, Jason is a GENIUS actor! Fuck! He’s literally scaring the shit out of me.

And yes, I’m aware that I’m only 20 minutes into the episode. And no, I’m not sorry for making this the fucking longest review ever.

“There were four when I went to go get you.” Fuck.

“Well, maybe the gas provides another purpose.”

“Such as?”

Oh my innocent honeybun.

“It’s a chess game, he’s two moves ahead.” Shit.

Wait. David thinks he’s making progress? Then that’s good, right?

Hey! Whoa!

David. Calm down.

Hotch was just making a suggestion. Not a slight at your intelligence. Baby, relax.

Calmate.

Yeesh. Chillax.

I really don’t like Jordan. I really fucking don’t.

She just puts herself apart from the team and it’s not right.

And then Morgan tries to show her that she is now, and it’s fucking driving me insane, because she’s one bitch that I can’t stand. And I don’t normally do this to members of the FBI who join the team. Well, okay, I did it with Lynch, but once again, only because he was in my ship’s way.

“Do you know that I was born with an extra y chromosome?”

So?

“It means… I was born to be a killer.”

WHAT?

That makes no sense.

No wonder Rossi finds this funny.

“That’s junk science, a joke. It was debunked years ago.” I love you, Rossi.

“If those people die, it’s because you chose to make it happen.”

Word to mouth!

So that lady is an airhead, like I assumed.

Morgan just talked to her in the car, and she took nothing from it? REALLY?

He wants to talk to the husband, because men respond better to men. It’s basic. Ugh.

Hells yeah. It’s a fucking weird position to leave toys in.

My lovely genius.

“I know where to find them.”

WHOA!

“It’s an irrational number known as ‘phi’.”

“It’s based on the ratio of line segments to each other and of the whole.”

What?

“It’s called the golden ratio.”

“Golden rat.”

Yup. That’s the website.

“It’s a ratio found all through life. In fact, many people that we find conventionally attractive are proportioned based on that ratio.”

Damn.

“He made a reference to Leonardo Da Vinci, remember this?”

“Da Vinci used it in a lot of his paintings. As matter of fact, the Last Supper …”

“Reid, Reid, how do we find them?”

Yup. Hotch once again stopping my genius poodle’s tirade of infinite knowledge to get to the point XD

“The whole concept is represented by this pendant, including the logarithmic spiral created using a Fibonacci sequence. Follow me on this.” XD

“He’s subconsciously counting off the Fibonacci sequence in his head over and over again.”

Oh crap.

I love it when Spencer goes off on explanations that eventually prove he’s the most genius of geniuses to ever genius this earth, and then they find the victims.

WHOO!

Whoa. Hey. Hotch is taking Reid and Prentiss? Not Rossi? Weird.

“There’s still something bugging me about this.”

Why?

“Do you know what homo sapiens sapiens mean? It means man, wise, wise …”

“We named ourselves doubly wise.” Wow.

“Humans are a blight.”

What? “You hate humanity?”

“Every bit as much as you do.” What?

I’m really confused here. It was all because Rossi’s books mentioned that there is pure evil out there? Oh dear.

“Any man who feels that the only way to have power or purpose is to hurt others deserves pity.”

Wow.

“You may have your vengeance, as I am about to have mine.”

WHAT?

“They’re never going to make it out of that house, David.”

Oh dear.

“It is about your team.”

WHAT? NO!

Fuck you, asshole!

“The minute they stepped into that house, they were dead.”

Oh god no.

“You lose.”

Oh god.

Oh shit. The man Rossi called “the face of pure evil” is actually that fucker’s brother? Oh god.

So he had a fiancé, who broke it off with him, because of that fucking brother. Oh boy.

“Vengeance.”

Oh god.

“I killed twelve people, ‘cause of you.”

Wow. Okay, this review is long, and the finale is going to be long too. Prepare thyself.

“You took my family. I take yours.”

Oh dear.

“Did you get all that?” WHAT?

“Every word, boss.”

Oh snap!

They fucking recorded him! Oh my god.

Wait. Hold up. So they knew it was all a ruse? Reid figured out everything? They saved Kaylee and the kids? Derek is still alive? Oh thank fucking fuck!

“You’ll only face murder charges on the original seven women.”

“With no evidence.”

‘Yeah. You, uh, mentioned that when we first met, that we would never be able to get you on those. But I think you’ll discover that the videotaped confession has the power to move a lot of jurors.” BOOM.

YOU DO NOT SNEAK UP ON ROSSI!

Crazy Henry. Ugh.

“I’m going to be there when they strap you down for that lethal injection. And just before they hit the plunger, I’m going to lean in really close and tell you to say hello to your scumbag brother.” DAMN.

So Jordan apologizes to Derek, and he takes the blame? OH MY GOD THIS MAN IS IMPOSSIBLE!

Oh my god, this woman is driving me up the walls! Someone kick her in the shins!

“This is going to be interesting.”

Uh, no, poodle. It’s going to be annoying as fuck.

Jason looks so majestic here. Even though he’s being led to the execution. Damn.

Martin Luther King Jr.: “Man must evolve for all human conflict; a method which rejects revenge, aggression, and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.”

LOVELY!

Okay. Whew. That was fucking intense. Holy shit.

Okay, so first off the bat, I HATE JORDAN TODD SO MUCH! Just had to put it out there.

Now, about Jason Alexander, holy shit that man is amazing, I can’t believe such an actor actually exists, where he can be this genius comedian on the one hand, and then this brilliantly dramatic actor who can assume any persona of the role he’s undertaking, and it was just breathtaking to watch him and Joe Mantegna working together. I was literally on the edge of my seat.

I literally cannot wait to see what else this season has in store.

So, I’m gonna cut this short, because this review has just exceeded the 3,000 word mark, and that is seriously long – I haven’t written fanfiction chapters this long in a while. Yikers.

So, I’ll leave it here, say THANK YOU because you are all amazeballs. And enjoy the photos that didn’t make it into the post above XD