#cm anon

I’m feeling bittersweet about the episodes and the season in general. Take this all with a grain of salt, because I haven’t watched all the episodes of the entire series. I haven’t been a viewer from the pilot episode air date, nor have I binged the series like I do with other shows, so I’m missing some of the nuanced dynamics of this cast and their characters. 

That being said…I know Lynch/Chameleon was a twisted unsub that’s caused problems for the BAU, but the dread/danger associated with him didn’t feel as intense as they made it out to be. This is less about the cast, and more about the writing (the actors can only do so much with the material they’re given to work with). Maybe because he’s a “new” unsub (I mean, they only introduced him last season) whereas with other procedural type shows I’ve watched in the past (Hawaii Five-0 and NCIS, to stick with one network) the recurring antagonist/villain pops up over the course of several seasons for a game of Cat & Mouse before getting away. 

There’s also more humor incorporated into the other shows, compared to CM. Even just a little joking and teasing between coworkers, like the way Steve and Danny on Five-0 bicker like an old married couple, or DiNozzo/Torres had a swag/brag attitude that often had them putting their foot in their mouth. Ellie with her junk food/stress eating quirk, or recurring/side characters that added brevity in what’s a very serious line of work. Max the medical examiner who always dresses up as one of Keanu Reeves’s roles for Halloween, Ducky’s trivia nuggets while reviewing cause of death. Sang Min. #fullstop #he’s-hilarious

We get some humor via Garcia (her need for bright and colorful everything), Reid’s trivia via his massive brain full of information, and the occasional amused side-eye from someone on the team, but they’re all pretty serious for the most part. Maybe Morgan added more humor while he was on the show, but like I said, I haven’t watched a lot of the earlier seasons. I get that they’re profiling unsubs and these killers are dark and twisted, but that’s all the more reason to joke around and add a little light to conversations adjacent to tracking down their target. That much darkness will mess with your head if you don’t have a way to release it. 

I rolled my eyes at the “let’s walk around in Reid’s subconscious while he fights a brain bleed” otherwise known as CM Wants To Be The Reid Show while not Jane Lynch was in the middle of kidnapping Rossi’s friggin WIFE. The split between what was going on with Reid vs. the rest of the team felt uneven, given that it was the final episode e v e r. Also there was no sign of Max (not even at the party!). Did she decide to nope outta there after the whole thing with her family and Cat? Did she get annoyed by everyone thinking Reid was her boyfriend when he was soooo not her boyfriend? 

The positives from the finale? 

Reid’s going back to doing something that he loves

Penelope’s going to go do something that she loves

GARVEZ. GARVEZ.

Matt Simmons is secretly a huge adorable dork with minimal dance rhythm and I love him for it

JJ…making eyes at the coffee Alvez bought, over the green juice Garcia bought to help with hangovers

Rossi staying where he is for the time being, “for the team” we know it’s because you’ll go insane if you retire for real, man

Prentiss looking for property in Colorado for…reasons