what's with CM having AJ direct episodes that have downer endings?
14x13: ends with Everett Lynch escape and go on the run
17x02: ends with Luke finding out about baugate which is a deepfake site centering on JJ
18x07: ends with Tara getting shot in front of Rebecca
16x08 is somewhat of an exception as the team managed to save Ramona, though she is left traumatized and scared to speak out until 18x03 and another member of Voit's network is killed. It still ends on a somewhat hopeful ending with Rossi speaking to Voit's wife, Sydney
Somehow, Gideon saying “How can you be so stupid?” to Garcia in The Fisher King Part 1 aged pretty well considering what Garcia has become in CM Evolution.
God forbid he’s still alive and around to find out what Garcia did
the AJ directed episode, this is gonna be interesting
caution: spoilers below
47 minutes? That short, come on....
Rossi trying to identify Elias, demanding Garcia to help him but to no avail
“I know you didn’t get any sleep last night” tbf Rossi, she was too busy fucking Tyler, a material witness
Garcia trying not to say anything about last night to Rossi, cause he’s Rossi. Normally, I’d laugh at these moments but this pissed me off given how selfish it made Garcia, seeing how she risked sleeping with a witness that could jeopardize the case and endanger hers and her friends’ careers and the BAU’s image
Rossi knows that Garcia doesn’t sleep well when she drinks three cups of tea. He’s such a dad, will be a disappointed dad if he knew what happened...
Elias in California stalking another potential victim? Oh no...
If only the lady knew that the guy that was calling her is Elias watching her from outside
Oooo, JJ’s house
Another typical day at the Jareau-Lamontagne household
JJ looks good in her suit
Jesus Christ, Henry is taller than JJ
I forget how time flies so fast, Henry was only a baby in s4 and now he’s a teenager, what is time...?
JJ worrying if Henry has an attitude. He’s a teenager now and considering all that has happened to the family and the pandemic, had a feeling this was expected
Will offering JJ some coffee and asking about the Sicarius case. He is such a good husband
JJ telling Will what happened and how the BAU can never catch a break
Will reassuring JJ that Rossi will be alright and that they’ll be able to stop Sicarius/Elias as he’ll have to slip up soon
oh shit, JJ talking about the case just as Henry walks back inside the house
Oh no, Henry listening in onto JJ and Will’s conversations, not good
The realtor lady giving Elias a tour, if only she knew....
said lady telling Elias she has kids after he showed her photos of his daughters, yea not good
The lady offering Elias a ride to the house on Wind Ridge, again, that’s a bad choice
oh shit, Elias took photos of the lady’s family
the lady’s name is Ramona
why is Elias telling Ramona that he killed 61 people? is she a surrogate for his wife, Sydney? no.....JJ? jk....but what if?
Elias will spare Ramona as long as she helps him fix his marriage? Yea this will go well, though I have a bad feeling about Ramona
Captain Ballard offering to help Emily, that’s nice
Ballard telling Emily about Cyrus Lebrun’s (Elias’s uncle) death and helping the BAU with the Sicarius case by letting them investigate Cyrus
That’s pretty nice of Ballard helping the BAU with their case
Tara and Luke discussing the Cyrus case and how Maria Jones is the only connection between him and Sicarius. Tara and Luke need more screentime
So Elias used to be named Lee and his parents died in an apartment fire in second street
Luke knows something is wrong because Garcia is not being snarky. If only he knew......Luke you deserve the world
I love how Luke knows something is wrong when Garcia doesn’t insult him. He’s too good for her
Pffft hahaha, Luke and Tara realizing that Garcia had sex. If only they knew it was Tyler Green, which sours the mood. Again, it should have been Luke
Awww, the Jareau-Lamontagne family having a movie night and getting all cuddled up on the couch
Henry asking JJ about Will’s diagnosis, and wants his mom to know what’s going on, even making her promise that he’ll be okay
JJ talking to Will about Henry and the promise she made to him
Why is Henry going through the laptop, this will not go well
and......back to Elias and Ramona
Elias sparring Ramona all cause she said some terrible shit to him
Elias visioning Sydney, with her saying she’s his better half
Yay, more Tara and Luke
The BAU discussing Ramona’s disappearance and the connection to Sicarius
Emily and JJ staying behind to discuss the Sicarius case while Rossi, Luke and Tara go on the jet
Oh god, Elias calling one of the members of his network, is he gonna have him go after Ramona’s kids? set him up as a fall guy
Tara and Luke visiting the crime scene
so Elias did something to the cctv footage to ensure he’s not seen
the female Lieutenant looks similar to Rebecca, mostly the hair
I appreciate her helping the team and listening to Tara when she says not to mention Sicarius at all
Elias letting Ramona go home and live, it still feels like a trap
and he injected her
....yep, that man is gonna kill her, there’s no way Elias would let her live
Rossi realizing that Elias was looking at his phone in the cctv from the hardware store
“You actually need to go to therapy...” Bitch, Garcia, so do you, considering the way you acted after kissing Tyler
“Forgetmeknots”, quite the title drop
Kiel making Ramona suffer before escaping
It’s been a while since we saw an unsub chase scene, and Luke chasing after them
The team better get to Ramona in time
Thank god, Luke and Tara rescued her
Ramona remembering Elias’ words when Tara asks for a sketch on the man who kidnapped her
Back to willifer. I was worried when Henry confronts JJ and Luke about the doctor but I love seeing how Henry just wanted to look out for his family and that he cares about them. JJ and Will comforting Henry about Will’s diagnosis and condition
Elias calling his wife and wanting to tell her everything, even saying that he’ll come home tonight, poor Sydney
Oh shit, Rossi is at Sydney’s door, what does that mean?
This episode is okay, not too bad, I’d give it a 6/10 or 7/10 if I’m being nice. I do hate how short it is especially since the previous episodes were more than 50 minutes long. I love that Tara and Luke got more screentime but it was a little too late, since the writers had all of the previous episodes especially 6 and 7 to give them more screentime and this is the last opportunity since we’re near the end of the season. Very disappointed at how underutilized Luke and Tara are, especiall Luke, and the chance of seeing more of his personal life this season is unlikely, seeing with only two episodes left. I’m glad there’s no Tyler Green or Greencia but I’m annoyed at the lack of acknowledgement there is seeing how there’s serious repercussions on an FBI agent sleeping with a material witness, and Garcia being hypocritical by telling Rossi to go to therapy when she also needs more of it seeing how reckless she is. I still love all the willfier moments and Henry looking out for them cause he loves them so much Kudos for AJ making a decent episode
