you can call me L

"It would be good to talk to someone who is in tune with you, namely moi." - Penelope, 19x05

I know I currently have a matty series going, which fret not it is still in progress, but i've been plotting another idea in the background (which may or may not already be in the works) and this simple idea has spiraled into more and i'm torn between keeping it one long stand alone thing...or another series 👀

it won't be nearly as long as tdatw, it would be more of a mini series, and I won't tell you anything other than it'll be a murder mystery bc I don't wanna ruin the surprise, but I shall leave it up to the people

I know it’s just one line, but I actually love to see such a tough character being allowed to show emotion like this. As a first responder, there’s a lot of stigma about crying or expressing sad (or exhausted) emotions around the job. There’s an expectation to “buck up” or “push through” those feelings.

I figured out basically immediately this was a training exercise but I admit I was surprised as HELL when that guy just fucking iced Luke's old friend Tom right in the head. I was like WHAT IS HAPPENING. That was really a shocking move tbh

oh hi Nicholas Gonzalez tucks hair behind ear. kicks at imaginary dirt on ground. giggles. Hiii.

I also pretty much immediately knew that one of these clowns had to be the one to kill Tom. I see what they were doing with the possible suicide angle and stuff but, like Luke, I also did not believe it of Tom, who we met three episodes ago and seemed to be very cognizant of suicidal behavior amongst vets and I don't think he would have gone out that way by forcing someone else to kill him. Why would he curse someone else with that guilt. I however was wrong about who it was (my money was on one of the other trainees until almost to the end)

TEMILY WALK N TALK. temily shippers are we EATING at the buffet of "our ship on screen together" or whaaaat this season!!

"Brian, what have I told you about phone calls on Saturdays?" lmfaooo. I think I have used this analogy in a couple places and I am saying it again: Brian is like a pathetic, wet stray dog that keeps showing up on Emily's porch that she wants nothing to do with but feels bad about so she keeps leaving him bowls of food and water but then somehow being surprised that he keeps showing back up with his big wet sad eyes and she grumbles and grumbles but then scratches behind his ears and he wags his tail and she laughs but then he pisses on her azaleas and she yells at him and chases him out of the yard again.

"Is that Tara? dopey smile" HAHAHA. Brian is FUNNY and I LOVE HIM!!! I love that they carried through his crush on her from the OG series hahaha

THEY'RE HOT YOUR HONOR

"YEAH I'VE SEEN THE MOVIE" jkdslajflds Emily pls

Emily and Tara's little silent conversation about Brian and the manifesto haskjfkdls they don't need words to communicate

"it's not like we have a lot of friends in this administration" topical commentary from Rebecca

aww Emily's little hand on Luke's arm and the way she says his name. She has seen him go through this beforeeeeee!

Brian: "wouldn't it be better if Tara and I-" Rossi: "No." lol

Tara and Rossi brainstorming and working together!! I love it so much.

Poor Tara having to be the Brian bait again hahahaha and then Brian totally shoots his shot. Nice try Brian.

"I don't have your number." "I'll give you my work number. ... It's the switchboard." jdkslfjds

GARVEZ SCENE!!!!!!!! HEAVY BREATHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Penelope still makes him laugh even when he's feeling bad. "It would be good to talk to somebody who is in tune with you. Namely, moi. I see you. I really do." "I know. You do."

YAY WE GOT THE SCENEEEEEEEEEE AND IT WAS EVEN BETTER THAN I EXPECTED. I'M SORRY BUT THIS IS SOULMATE LEVEL SHIT. SOMEONE WHO IS IN TUNE WITH YOU, NAMELY MOI?? OKAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY that's some "you're my constant" level dialogue HELLOOOO.

also I love how she looks at him right after jfkdlsjfklds she is seeing right through him hereeeeeeeee

Luke telling Emily he knows he won't be allowed on the case (remembering what hapepend with Phil) and then Emily's immediately like nah fuck it you're on the case. LOL. And then what's even funnier is Luke then goes on to prove it was a bad decision because he can NOT keep his head on straight when it's someone he cares about HAHAH. BUT we get so much growth from our boy Luke because he recognizes he's stepping over boundaries and losing it and he asks JJ to take his place and help him. And poor Tyler gets yelled at by Luke in the meantime lmfao. But it must be said Luke WAS RIGHT and Tom didn't kill himself!

I initially thought Barlow did it cause this bro is smarmy af lol

This banner is kind of crazy and just seems threatening, lol. It's giving Widow's Bay. (Shoutout to anyone who's been watching Widow's Bay, IT'S SO GOOD WATCH IT IF YOU HAVEN'T. /end plug)

Tom really was kinda goin a bit loco.

gonna go swimming in Luke's big pretty brown eyes brb

I've seen people criticizing the characters that they're making Voit a profiler or deferring to his advice but I don't see it that way at all? These scenes to me play out as that Voit is an extremely valuable resource, an insight into a serial killer's train of thought and motivations and exactly how it pertains to this other wannabe serial killer who is specifically idolizing HIM. They are utilizing Voit like they would any other resource - previous research, reading interviews with other killers, etc. They're not going to him like "oh voit we're so dumb what do we do next," they're just using him to fill in blanks as to where this copycat's mind is at. IDkkkkk that's just how I feel about it. I really like these scenes

these flashbacks with Tom and Luke are so interesting. since the conversation is revolving around how much he loves his wife and how he doesn't know what he'd do without her, and then we cut to Luke looking thoughtful 👀👀👀 ok yes I'm making this about Garvez. Fight me

lovely little scene between JJ and Luke. I love that Luke doesn't want to burden JJ or imply his grief is on "her level" and she's like bish please grief is grief and we're all here for each other. Also, I said this about the whole JJ/Luke paranoia sweeping the Garvez nation back on May 29th:

Well well well. If I wasn't right all along.

Adam Rodriguez's hands are so large….

👀👀

JJ held Luke's hand as a friendly show of support while he is suffering. Penelope and Luke are snuggling on a bench while saying the most unhinged soulmatey shit possible. They are not the same picture. I swear to god if I see any more JJ/Luke spiraling after this I'm going to lose it.

JJ and Tyler interrogation! Fun team up

"I don't know why I didn't think of this from the start" So the episode could happen, Luke. Lol.

Lukey darling cracking the caseeeee

Emily: "Luke. Good work." such a different outcome from the Phil case <3

JJ and her media liaison hair

Tom was suuuch a hardass and we know that Tom trained Tyler previously in the military just kidding it was the FBI, and Tyler joked about how Tom kicked his ass and he just "survived" the training just gives me juicy backstory for Tyler. We already saw how committed and intense Tyler was during his time in the military and the fact that he flourished under Tom's particular brand of training just goes to prove Tyler's mettle.

JJ and Rebecca tricking the bad guy into revealing he can in fact open Tom's safe w/ his bullets in it hehe. Good going ladies.

this unsub 🤝 Rossi 🤝 "OPR is a fucking joke"

dying over the taped-together The Sicarius Files sign that only partially lights up and how Brian hides it from Voit hajkljfkdslfjds

Penelope back in her lair 😒 my one criticism of this episode I think and my one general criticism of how this season is trending. Sigh. FREE HER!!!!!!!! But at least we got our Garvez hallway scene.

I LOVED this live podcast interview and goading the killer into calling into the show and the whole interaction. It's giving that time that the alleged Zodiac killer called into the AM San Francisco tv show to speak to the host and Melvin Belli, a famous lawyer and crime writer. It wasn't actually the Zodiac killer but, that's 10000% the vibe they're going for. This season is written for me specifically, a giant true crime nerd..

Another banger episode in the can 👍 this season is so gooooooooooood.