#cm ask

[neve-gallus-girl-detective]

ooh apologies for the super long ask but here's my controversial cm take (well maybe not controversial here, but in general) the longer i got into the show, the more i disliked reid. like i like the concept of him as a character, especially in the early seasons, but his fandom is so obnoxious and the writers played into that too much imo. like one of the things i like about cm is that there's a cast of characters and no real main character, but it really felt like they were giving reid main character syndrome in those last few seasons. also i feel like most of his fans only like him because he's hot (which imo is debatable but that might just be because i'm a lesbian) and they completely mischaracterize him because of it. wdym spencer reid is a domtop sex god he can't talk to women

also i feel like because reid is a supergenius with an iq of 187, the whole fandom discounts how smart the rest of the team is (except blake and maybe garcia, she gets her flowers). like derek went to college on a scholarship, worked as a cop in chicago, worked the bomb squad, and became an expert in obsessional crimes all before joining the bau and he was only in his early 30s in s1. or emily speaks like five languages, went to yale, worked in counterterrorism, went undercover with doyle, and was only 36 when she joined the team. don't even get me started on how the team underestimates jj's intelligence because she's pretty and she was "only" the media liaison and not a "real" profiler despite the fact that she helped profile them countless times before becoming a profiler. she was literally 27 in the first season and it's implied she had been working for the bau for a few years at that point. the bau is one of the most prestigious units in the entire fbi, and it's insanely impressive that she got such a position at such a young age, but people want to act like she's not smart.

also i commented on what it takes on ao3 (my user is repugaytion) and you asked me what my tumblr is, that was me, hiiii! i did in fact read that entire fic instead of studying for my midterm, but dw i had some time to study beforehand, and i aced the exam. no more prioritizing jemily over studying tho lmao

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(1) I agree with you! I think he's a fine character, but the fanbase was really loud and the writers just leaned more and more into that without considering the other characters. I also think he's smart, but more so, he's good at memorizing and regurgitating information. He usually isn't the one to make actual connections. He gives facts and it's someone else who puts them together. Also Also other people are so so smart and it's over shadowed by his ability to say numbers quickly. It's so frustrating. Everyone is an expert in something, but the show pretends that he's the only smart one.

(2) I hate when people write Spencer as a sex god or like super hot man in bed because like he's a dweeb ass dweeb and that's what makes him so amazing! he's just this nerdy guy who's sweet because he has no interest in pretending to be something he's not. I think mot of his fandom doesn't actually like him. They think he's hot and then make up whatever they want about him.

(3) hellooooooo! I'm glad you aced your exam haha I was worried!

[prent1ssjareau]

I still affirm that the most queer subtext in CM is in heat. The episode willifer is confirmed is the gayest. Still don’t know how it wasn’t a coming out episode, JJ’s speech to hitch is so queer coded. And then it ends with Emily saying she should go for will. Add Emily’s reactions to everything and it’s really just a whole ass mess.

the way JJ said "he could finally be who he is" was SO loaded, Hotch gave her a knowing look.

Emily pushing JJ to Will and her reaction afterwards screams sapphic yearning. love the juxtaposition of (probably) the gayest episode being centered around confirming a m/f ship + girl's friend's reaction to it. IT'S GIVING ANGSTY QUEER DRAMA.

[nathanbatemanfucker]

#two besties…they might kiss? you're literally soo correct by the way!! so based, you're right in ever and all ways possible ^_^ - idiotlovers <3

thank you thank you, it’s one of my favorite tags and it really is so trueeee. they should kiss immediately!

[mrtalentrubyourtentaclesonmyart]

I keep getting this question, or occasionally "critique". "How could Prof Membrane still not believe in aliens when he's talking to *insert any other character*??!!"

Y'all, have you met Professor Membrane? Dude is a MASTER of denial. He makes Zim look like a realist.

Bubblegum lady is an unfortunate mutation or lab experiment gone wrong. Rick is just an alcoholic. Farnsworth is senile. Ford is probably just deep in character, trying to sell admission to his brother's tourist trap. Membrane is a very logical scientist who knows right from wrong and truth from fiction at all times and nothing will change that. (Surely we all know someone like that? They're horribly common :/)

The other scientists have absolutely given up trying make him see reason.

And as for logistics, sure, interdimensional, time travel, whatever you want it to be. Suspend your disbelief fam. GF, PPG and VB is set in the present, IZ is set in the future, Futurama farther in the future, AT even farther than that.

To quote the MST3K theme "If you're wondering how they eat and breath, and other science facts (la la la), just repeat to yourself 'it's just a show, I should really just relax!'"

[stunudo]

WAIT u like bones too????!!! I love bones Hodgins is My Boy, my kickass sarcastic boy. But also could u imagine bones and cm crossover like Please i know bones is over but i Would Pay for a crossover. Wait ok which cm characters are most alike to the bones ones in your opinion? Ok I'm rambling ur an icon bye :)))))

AHAHAHAHA!I love Bones, but have yet to finish it because other things took over my life! Oops. ANYWAY, Oakes @gubl-oser, our dear girl was working on a crossover and I THINK @ddreammcatcher has mentioned maybe writing one?! Were? Am I hallucinating this?

Garcia and Angela are girlfriends, you can all fight me on this.

Bones would be jealous of Reid and challenge him at every turn.

Derek and Seely would butt heads, but one would save the other during a case and it would be water under the bridge.

Rossi would flirt with Camille and deadpan snark Fischer in a heartbeat.

Luke and WEndall would get along really well.

Spencer would probably nut at the experiments that Hodgins and whoever would perform.

Booth would be so confused why the BAU wasn’t grossed out by the bodies.

Garcia would flirt with Booth and Derek would have let him down easy.

I feel like Emily, Camille and Tara would all be drinking in Emily’s office by the end of the episode, looking amazingly flawless, all of them.

ASK STU!

[neve-gallus-girl-detective]

I once read a fanfic and love the idea…

Hotch ringing JJ in the middle of the night to let her know that the team have a case and to call everyone in but Emily accidentally answers the phone, thinking it is hers.

Ahahaha

Hotch would pause for a moment and then just "could you hand the phone to JJ?" and Emily realizes her mistake and is sooo embarrassed and just says "yep" and hands it over lmao

[neve-gallus-girl-detective]

Do you have a favourite jemily soulmates trope??

I'm a big fan of the soulmate trope where you feel pain when your soulmate feels pain or the one where you write on your skin and it shows up on your soulmates.

I like the writing one a lot because of the age difference between them. So, like if JJ learns how to write at like 6, then Emily is already 14. Emily would think she doesn't have a soulmate and then when the writing starts, it's a child a;lsdkfj

She'd be so confused until JJ was like actually old enough to write well and then she'd think of her soulmate as a kid for a long time. Like, imagine they don't actually talk a lot because Emily can't be bothered and then like during Doyle, she just needs someone to talk to. She's 30 and JJ is 22 (in the academy or like considering it).

JJ starts at the BAU and gets busy and like Emily can't have words on her for safety, so they stop talking. Then, Emily starts at the BAU and is like "hmm, wonder what my soul mate is up to."

IMAGINE IF SHE WRITES ON HER ARM ON THE PLANE

She's just randomly doodling on her arm (maybe that was a thing she and JJ did to just remind each other they aren't alone) and JJ is sitting across from her at the table and the doodles just start showing up. Emily doesn't notice at first, and then here's JJ like choke on her coffee and looks up and they're both like ???

but that's soulmates for you!

[neve-gallus-girl-detective]

Have you considered that the reason Emily mirrors people so much is that after spending so long undercover and shoving down Emily so she could realistically be Lauren, that she has forgotten exactly who Emily is, and that it’s not until she’s with the BAU that she’s able to rediscover who she is, who she wants to be, what she actually likes, etc?

While I understand the importance of Lauren, I feel like an undue weight is given to her undercover mission. It's because of her ability to mirror that she's able to be Lauren so convincingly. Throughout the series, we see Emily struggle to cope with what she's done as Lauren and what she knows she's capable of doing again, which leads me to believe that she was in her own mind during her mission and not disassociating to the point of being another person.

Emily uses her experience as a mirror to reflect what Doyle wants to see and gain his confidence through that. She doesn't entirely disappear as a person. The fact that she feels guilty for her actions and takes responsibility of Declan shows that she sees herself as bring present during that time, which adds more depth to her character overall. If she could just write off her behavior as being someone else (Lauren), then she wouldn't have to grapple with that darkness inside herself.

She was also acting as a mirror well before going undercover. I think Emily has two sides - the goth girl who wears a costume, gets pregnant, tells her boss to fuck off and the well-mannered Ambassador's daughter who knows exactly what to say to passing Senators, knows how to behave to win friends, compartmentalizes perfectly. She has always molded her identity to fit the situation she's in.

Although, even her devil may care attitude is a mirror. She greets the Senator, asks about her kids, promises to pass a hello to her mother and then goes into Hotch's office and says she hates politics and would never participate. She's the perfect ambassador's daughter for the senator and then plays perfectly for Hotch. He wants to see an agent who cares more about integrity than her job and that's what Emily gives him.

She has sex as a teenager and gets pregnant and says fuck the rules, but she does it because she knows what teenage boys want. She wants to stay friends with Johnny, so she has sex with him and it leads to pregnancy. At the same time she's throwing care to the wind, she's reflecting what the people around her want her to be.

She goes on a date in The Big Game and mentions her interest and calls the date ruined. Either she's overthinking her performance, or she was trying to be a specific image for her date, and the reference was out of character. Even when she talks to Derek, she's mirroring his behavior. A big goofy smile, quoting lines back at him, acting impressed that he knows the book. She's realized that her earlier mistake can be a boon in this conversation. He's also the one to ask if she's okay, and she chooses to return the same energy by telling him. It may be a moment of opening up, but it also gains her favor and helps her integrate into the team.

Have you considered that Emily Prentiss is a mosaic of mirrors, and she always plays a part because she knows she could shatter at any moment?