Nov 23, 2024
Having lots of thoughts about this last scene in A Beautiful Disaster, so I just had to gif it. I love that Morgan goes back for one last look at the team in the boardroom, and I love how Reid catches him doing it.
Also, I know it’s a tragic fandom meme of sorts how Reid keeps being abandoned by father figures and friends and we tend to include Morgan in that roster, but I think this scene rightly highlights how Reid does not feel abandoned by Morgan. Reid is telling Morgan ‘it’s okay, go’ here, and I think that’s really lovely.
#criminal minds#derek morgan#spencer reid#a beautiful disaster#cm 11x18#moreid#if you want it to be#criminal minds 11x18#criminal minds gifs#of course reid could just be putting on a brave face#but I think it’s super important to note how he gets to have a proper goodbye with morgan#and then gets this moment right at the end to accept morgan’s departure too#he doesn’t get anything like that with gideon or his father#and alex never looked back and her exit came as such a shock#but this feels so different#I don’t think it’s fair to include morgan in the list of people who abandon reid and increase his abandonment issues#I think morgan makes sure his friend is okay and reid’s nod here confirms he is#it’s hard but it’s right and it’s going to be okay#that said lots to be said about the classic framing technique here where reid and the team are trapped behind bars#while morgan is free from the job and therefore freed from all it’s trials too#😬
