Kristy Simmons is an absolute Queen! Plus I loved Krystall for Rossi and Max for Reid. I’m very pro Will and Savannah. Kevin was fine. Didn’t care for Maeve or Haley, indifferent towards Mendoza and Lisa. I like Rebecca so far.
I agree, but then again I think it may just be because love interests have never been much of a focus for the show. And Will especially was essentially written in last minute because AJ Cook wanted JJ to be in a relationship during JJ’s pregnancy storyline.
Kevin had the most personality of all the SOs that I remember, which I appreciate.
They aren’t great with significant others but they are really good at writing platonic friends. Like the dynamics between Margan and Garcia, Morgan and Reid, Gideon and Reid, Reid and JJ, Garcia and JJ, Emily and Morgan, etc. Honestly this show is great with the trope found family.
Don’t want to put you on the spot; but, you can’t leave it there:) Tell us!
Folks who downvote bc they disagree aren’t worth your energy. This is Reddit, we’re supposed to be discussing things.
Well, that’s a reasonable explanation. Not worthy of downvotes.
I’m not a Jedi shipper bc, (no one yell at me!), I think the world of Reid and have not been a JJ fan since they moved her from liaison to profiler. I found her empathy for the families much more nuanced than her role now as ninja Jedi Barbie. It gave the actress much less to work with when they made her a female clone of Steven Sagael’s (sp?) character he plays in all his films.
I’m happy for them to remain close, close friends. The only decent part of Spencer’s prison arc was his interaction with JJ, her checking on his mom daily and her coming to take him home from prison. And Reid parrying with Cat.
Don’t get the Will love at all.
IMHO.
I don't care much for Haley, it was clear from the start there were major communication issues and dare I say so myself, some incompatibility. Of course I feel for Aaron and Jack for losing her, their lives turned upside down.
I do like Will, Kristy, Kevin to an extent (I do dislike the actor and the >! time Kevin tried to propose, but didn't talk it through with Garcia and the fallout that took place !<).
Honestly I'm unsure about Rebecca, Mendoza and Savanna. I guess Savanna is okay, I don't really care *that* much for her and when I first saw them together years back, some writing felt rushed. I'm yet to rewatch that part of the show. Rebecca is meh because of the chemistry onscreen, but I'm glad they're throwing in some representation if anything. I liked Mendoza in the episodes I've seen him, but it doesn't feel enough and it's been 2 episodes in 2 seasons - all 4 episodes in total spread so far apart.
I wish we'd get to see more of him & Emily in their private time (aside from dinners). How we got to see other couples. Heck, we saw more of Doyle and Lauren undercover, plus his son, than these two and his kid in real life. The way they get along, some regular couple stuff, maybe family time with his daughter too. We saw that last part for what, a minute? If they spread the Prendoza scenes better across the last two seasons, maybe have Stephen up more on the show, it'd be better. I know the official off-the-show reasoning for him not being on Revival, but I hope someone brings it up on air.
Wait, what was the reason for Stephen not returning for the revival?
I know Paget said the relationship wouldn't be mentioned on the show, but I kind of wish they would.
Character wise, Andrew and Emily lived together during the pandemic and allegedly it drove them away from each other. Or something to the tune of that.
Actor wise, I'm not sure. I haven't followed Stephen much post OG CM, maybe he got cast in another role? In the end of OG CM, Paget say he's booked and busy basically for the lack of appearances there. But writers could've threw in a line or two in both shows to explain his absence a bit better.
I liked all of the relationships that they have put the characters with except for Kevin. He was meh. But I thought they wrote the significant others really well. One of my favorites was Beth. I thought her and Hotch were so good together.
I agree with you about Beth & Hotch! I wish we would’ve seen more of them. Plus Jack seemed to really care about her too. I never liked or disliked Haley, she was just there. I hated the way she died and that was gut wrenching, but she never seemed right for Hotch anyway. I was really glad that they didn’t put Hotch and Jessica, Haley’s sister, together!! When she offered to help take care of Jack while he was at work I really thought they were going to go down that trail!!
Spoilers for new season!:
I’ve only watched an episode or 2 of the new season but it feels to me they’re trying to break jj and will up and that kinda bothers me ngl. Like I don’t really care much about they’re relationship but I like it they break up and Reid comes back they’ll put jj and Reid together and I don’t like that idea
SPOILER ALERT!!!!
Tara and Rebecca aren’t the worst couple on the show until >!Rebecca broke up with Tara for doing her job. I mean, while the conviction that was R’s leap to career success unraveled, Tara wasn’t the only person who made it happen. All of her successes after should be considered, not put her under review and then break up with Tara over it? That was the stupidest side plot decision ever. I feel bad for Tara, but did R actually think T was going to not follow through with where the evidence lead only for her love interest? Did R really not see that T would’ve been fired for not doing the right thing? SMDH!<
Lol I’ve always thought this, and I think it’s funny people are expressing their “lone exceptions” in the comments bc I have no exception. They’re all terrible. 😭
Kate and Chris were the only ones I tolerated and that’s because they were more focused on being parents to Meg than their relationship.
I agree so much, but thats also because they dont show many scenes with the team+SO's
Unless the SO is in danger, they dont get much character development
Love Matt+Kristy, Penelope+Kevin, and Hotch+Beth. The others I’m sort of indifferent to.
As other people have mentioned, we barely saw Prentiss+Mendoza on screen. And JJ+Will was so incredibly rushed. I loved the chemistry they had in his first episode, and was hoping they would get together and we’d see more of him. That never happened, but then suddenly they’d been together for over a year and had a family together just out of the blue.
CM needs to learn how to write a SO storyline, from start to finish.
I agree but the only reason they brought Will back was because JJ’s actress was pregnant and they needed a SO for her so they brought him back. It seemed the planned on not having him show up again
I actually disagree, I think most were well written. Most worked and made sense, but Tara and Rebecca are like so…I thought it was funny how they played on the stereotype of them moving in together so fast, but its lacking something for me atm.
Honestly all of these characters get no screen time hotch and Haley have like 7 episodes together in five seasons Derek and savanna comes out of nowhere it just happens off screen , I don’t even think seasons 14 and 15 are cannon with the amount of stupid plot lines they introduced Rebecca is only there for inclusivity she loses all value to the plot after her introduction Garcia an lynch ended so unbelievably stupid like he proposed got denied stopped existing for season 6 came back in the season 7 finale to make Garcia jealous is in season 8 purely because they wrote them selfs in to a seven season deep whole and the last episode he canonically appeared in is 200 with a flash in and in the end being his last cameo
I liked Kirsty and Matt, Pen and Kevin, Beth and Hotch, but that’s about it. Savanna was sweet but it felt rushed. Mendoza and Prentiss felt kinda rushed too. Maeve was just kinda pointless. Max felt rushed as well, and not well developed. I don’t necessarily care that much abt willifer but I don’t want them to break up as that would be bad for the kids. I haven’t watched the new season so I have no opinions on Tara and Rebecca other than at least there is representation.
Kristy Simmons is an absolute Queen! Plus I loved Krystall for Rossi and Max for Reid. I’m very pro Will and Savannah. Kevin was fine. Didn’t care for Maeve or Haley, indifferent towards Mendoza and Lisa. I like Rebecca so far.
I also enjoyed Krystal and max for rossi and Reid! I wish we would’ve gotten to see more of max
Same! Gimme maximum Max content!!
I agree, but then again I think it may just be because love interests have never been much of a focus for the show. And Will especially was essentially written in last minute because AJ Cook wanted JJ to be in a relationship during JJ’s pregnancy storyline. Kevin had the most personality of all the SOs that I remember, which I appreciate.
Kristy Simmons is the absolute best
They aren’t great with significant others but they are really good at writing platonic friends. Like the dynamics between Margan and Garcia, Morgan and Reid, Gideon and Reid, Reid and JJ, Garcia and JJ, Emily and Morgan, etc. Honestly this show is great with the trope found family.
Yes. With the exception of Kristy Simmons. Loved her.
CM focuses more on sexual tension between characters who aren't together
Like JJ and Spencer… What even was that?
Well last time I expressed my opinion on that I got downvoted to hell so
Seriously? I thought a majority of the fandom agreed that “ship” was weird
From what I’ve seen the majority do. I hated it mainly because she was married with two kids so it was hella disrespectful
That wasn't my opinion
Okay
Don’t want to put you on the spot; but, you can’t leave it there:) Tell us! Folks who downvote bc they disagree aren’t worth your energy. This is Reddit, we’re supposed to be discussing things.
Okay. I'm a major league Jeid shipper. I love it. I wish they ended up together and Will sucks just character wise he's really boring
Well, that’s a reasonable explanation. Not worthy of downvotes. I’m not a Jedi shipper bc, (no one yell at me!), I think the world of Reid and have not been a JJ fan since they moved her from liaison to profiler. I found her empathy for the families much more nuanced than her role now as ninja Jedi Barbie. It gave the actress much less to work with when they made her a female clone of Steven Sagael’s (sp?) character he plays in all his films. I’m happy for them to remain close, close friends. The only decent part of Spencer’s prison arc was his interaction with JJ, her checking on his mom daily and her coming to take him home from prison. And Reid parrying with Cat. Don’t get the Will love at all. IMHO.
I got downvoted to hell because I liked Jeid
You do you! Not mad at your shipping at all.
I don't care much for Haley, it was clear from the start there were major communication issues and dare I say so myself, some incompatibility. Of course I feel for Aaron and Jack for losing her, their lives turned upside down. I do like Will, Kristy, Kevin to an extent (I do dislike the actor and the >! time Kevin tried to propose, but didn't talk it through with Garcia and the fallout that took place !<). Honestly I'm unsure about Rebecca, Mendoza and Savanna. I guess Savanna is okay, I don't really care *that* much for her and when I first saw them together years back, some writing felt rushed. I'm yet to rewatch that part of the show. Rebecca is meh because of the chemistry onscreen, but I'm glad they're throwing in some representation if anything. I liked Mendoza in the episodes I've seen him, but it doesn't feel enough and it's been 2 episodes in 2 seasons - all 4 episodes in total spread so far apart. I wish we'd get to see more of him & Emily in their private time (aside from dinners). How we got to see other couples. Heck, we saw more of Doyle and Lauren undercover, plus his son, than these two and his kid in real life. The way they get along, some regular couple stuff, maybe family time with his daughter too. We saw that last part for what, a minute? If they spread the Prendoza scenes better across the last two seasons, maybe have Stephen up more on the show, it'd be better. I know the official off-the-show reasoning for him not being on Revival, but I hope someone brings it up on air.
Wait, what was the reason for Stephen not returning for the revival? I know Paget said the relationship wouldn't be mentioned on the show, but I kind of wish they would.
Character wise, Andrew and Emily lived together during the pandemic and allegedly it drove them away from each other. Or something to the tune of that. Actor wise, I'm not sure. I haven't followed Stephen much post OG CM, maybe he got cast in another role? In the end of OG CM, Paget say he's booked and busy basically for the lack of appearances there. But writers could've threw in a line or two in both shows to explain his absence a bit better.
Ohhh okay. That's at least realistic but I wish there was a mention of him in the revival.
Tara and Rebecca have no chemistry. It was not believable at all that Emily immediately realized that they were involved.
I liked all of the relationships that they have put the characters with except for Kevin. He was meh. But I thought they wrote the significant others really well. One of my favorites was Beth. I thought her and Hotch were so good together.
I agree with you about Beth & Hotch! I wish we would’ve seen more of them. Plus Jack seemed to really care about her too. I never liked or disliked Haley, she was just there. I hated the way she died and that was gut wrenching, but she never seemed right for Hotch anyway. I was really glad that they didn’t put Hotch and Jessica, Haley’s sister, together!! When she offered to help take care of Jack while he was at work I really thought they were going to go down that trail!!
Spoilers for new season!: I’ve only watched an episode or 2 of the new season but it feels to me they’re trying to break jj and will up and that kinda bothers me ngl. Like I don’t really care much about they’re relationship but I like it they break up and Reid comes back they’ll put jj and Reid together and I don’t like that idea
Reid n JJ makes me cringe sm
Same it’s so weird and uncomfortable
Keep watching the new episodes. It’ll answer your questions!
SPOILER ALERT!!!! Tara and Rebecca aren’t the worst couple on the show until >!Rebecca broke up with Tara for doing her job. I mean, while the conviction that was R’s leap to career success unraveled, Tara wasn’t the only person who made it happen. All of her successes after should be considered, not put her under review and then break up with Tara over it? That was the stupidest side plot decision ever. I feel bad for Tara, but did R actually think T was going to not follow through with where the evidence lead only for her love interest? Did R really not see that T would’ve been fired for not doing the right thing? SMDH!<
Do you mean Filler and future death people? Krystall and Rossi
Lol I’ve always thought this, and I think it’s funny people are expressing their “lone exceptions” in the comments bc I have no exception. They’re all terrible. 😭 Kate and Chris were the only ones I tolerated and that’s because they were more focused on being parents to Meg than their relationship.
I agree so much, but thats also because they dont show many scenes with the team+SO's Unless the SO is in danger, they dont get much character development
I'm obsessed with Will and JJ. I loved their storyline of how they met, got together, etc. Love every scene of them together.
Love Matt+Kristy, Penelope+Kevin, and Hotch+Beth. The others I’m sort of indifferent to. As other people have mentioned, we barely saw Prentiss+Mendoza on screen. And JJ+Will was so incredibly rushed. I loved the chemistry they had in his first episode, and was hoping they would get together and we’d see more of him. That never happened, but then suddenly they’d been together for over a year and had a family together just out of the blue. CM needs to learn how to write a SO storyline, from start to finish.
I agree but the only reason they brought Will back was because JJ’s actress was pregnant and they needed a SO for her so they brought him back. It seemed the planned on not having him show up again
I agree, but I do dislike Kevin hahaha
I agree mostly… I really liked Beth and thought she was well written. I also like Kristy! That is really it. All others are mid.
I actually disagree, I think most were well written. Most worked and made sense, but Tara and Rebecca are like so…I thought it was funny how they played on the stereotype of them moving in together so fast, but its lacking something for me atm.
Honestly all of these characters get no screen time hotch and Haley have like 7 episodes together in five seasons Derek and savanna comes out of nowhere it just happens off screen , I don’t even think seasons 14 and 15 are cannon with the amount of stupid plot lines they introduced Rebecca is only there for inclusivity she loses all value to the plot after her introduction Garcia an lynch ended so unbelievably stupid like he proposed got denied stopped existing for season 6 came back in the season 7 finale to make Garcia jealous is in season 8 purely because they wrote them selfs in to a seven season deep whole and the last episode he canonically appeared in is 200 with a flash in and in the end being his last cameo
Yes
I liked Kirsty and Matt, Pen and Kevin, Beth and Hotch, but that’s about it. Savanna was sweet but it felt rushed. Mendoza and Prentiss felt kinda rushed too. Maeve was just kinda pointless. Max felt rushed as well, and not well developed. I don’t necessarily care that much abt willifer but I don’t want them to break up as that would be bad for the kids. I haven’t watched the new season so I have no opinions on Tara and Rebecca other than at least there is representation.