An Alternate Ending toĀ āTruth or Dareā or,Ā āHow Not to Entirely Fuck Up 14 Seasons of Your Show in Three Minutesā
JJ confesses her love. We cut to commercial. When we return, JJ and Reid are being treated by the medics. JJ looks nervously at him, they share a stolen glance, and she leaves her conversation with Rossi to talk to him. She looks nervous.
āSpence, about what I said-ā
Reid cuts her off.Ā āJJ, I know.ā He grins.Ā āI told you, you have a tell. You may have won at the roundtable, but you have a terrible poker face in the field.ā
They laugh, and she smiles.Ā āAnkle holster? TextbookĀ Hotch move. He wouldāve been proud of you.ā
We fast forward to the wedding. There are no weird stolen glances when Emily mentionsĀ ātwin flamesā because weāre not here for that shit. Instead, everyone is happily spending time with their partners, and those who are single (namely Emily, Tara, and Garcia) are taking shots. Itās an all-around good time.
JJ catches Reid looking wistfully at the couples dancing during the slow song, and she briefly steps away from Will join him at the bar.
[Instead ofĀ āAll of the Love in the Worldā Lily Kershawās other songĀ āDarker Thingsāplays in the background as she walks over: I worry bout you at night / cause when the moon comes out all your demons come to life / and you say you hate the way your mind makes you feel about / all the things that hurt in your life, I feel you now, I can feel you]
āYou know, I did mean it, what I said back there,ā she tells him. He looks at her curiously.Ā āIāve always loved you - youāre my best friend. The brother I never had. The best partner I could ask for. And the best godfather to Henry and Michael.Ā I love because youāre kind and youāre brave and youāre brilliant.ā
[Donāt cry my one / weāve only got so much time under the sun]
Reid gives one of those kind of sad-looking smiles as she continues, like heās trying not to cry. āWe all love you.Ā And someday someone is going to see all of that in you and more - and love you in a way thatās so much more than any of us ever could.ā
[Donāt cry my dear / weāve only got so much time here]
He takes a deep breath, nodding. After a moment, he asksĀ āTruth or dare?ā
āDo you think it would be easier to find that if I leftĀ the BAU?ā
She exhales.Ā āTo be honest, I donāt know. I mean, Emily and I met our partners through work - Rossi somehow got lucky. I think this job makes it harder. We donāt always get a lot of happy endings. But if anyone deserves a happy ending, itās you.ā Then she asks,Ā āTruth or dare?ā
āI dare you to let the team set you up on a date with someone.ā
āWhat?ā he splutters.Ā āNo, absolutely not I ch-ā
āJust one date,ā JJ insists.Ā āWith all of us working together, how bad could it be? Emily said twin flames canāt be kept apart. Let us try to give you a little nudge in the right direction.ā
āIā¦ā JJ raises her eyebrows, smirking, and Reid sighs in defeat.Ā āOkay. Fine. One date.ā
She pumps her fist in mock victory. Then catches Willās eye - she smiles at him, and Reid nods towards him, giving her permission to exit their conversation. She does, and he goes to dance with Garcia.Ā
[Ā āDarker Thingsā finishes playing as we see a wide shot of the team dancing together: Donāt cry my one / weāvĀ only got so much time under the sun / donāt cry my dear / weāve only got so much time here.]
The scene fades to black and the credits roll.
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