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(S02E06) So long Agent Greenaway. Elle is no longer employed with the Behavioral Analysis Unit. It was kind of slow though, wasn't it? I was hoping for a more, I don't know, intriguing or exciting close to Elle's story. Maybe she admits to killing in cold blood or does something to partially redeem herself? Nope. Instead, she blew off work, skipped a psych evaluation, and went to visit her father's grave. Lots of soul searching I guess. She was close to her father though. If you remember the season premiere, she spoke with him in her dream.
But at the end of the episode, it was clear her head was no longer in the game. I'm not sure that Hotch fired her but there was some sort of understanding between them. He didn't want her on the team anymore and she didn't want to be there. So she handed in her gun and badge. I wasn't a big fan of her attitude though. I didn't like that she felt as though the team wasn't behind her (not true) and the crack about Hotch never smiling (also not true) was just mean-spirited even though she delivered it sarcastically. I was initially against Lola Glaudini leaving the show and I'm not sure if the writers did it on purpose, but I feel good about it now. I'm looking forward to what Paget Brewster can bring to the table. Alrighty, on to the rest of the episode.
This was a really good episode, even beyond the whole Elle story. The case the team dealt with was probably one of the top five they've had so far. Plus, to the best of my knowledge, this was the first case where the un-sub was just a young boy. A crazy, bat-wielding, heartless young boy.
The title of the episode referred to an old man who lived in an old house on top of an old hill. But since he was old, he died in the woods one day and our little boy wonder covered his body in leaves. Then he used the old man's house as his base of operations. Now at this point, you're probably wondering what this kid does? He kills his classmates in the middle of the woods and so far he's gotten to three of them.
It was weird to see Sean Bridgers without a beard. I'm so used to seeing him as Johnny on Deadwood and at first I didn't recognize him but his voice is pretty unique. He played the school guidance counselor and Morgan was pretty convinced this guy had done it, but that was only around the halfway point for the episode... so it wasn't him. It was his son though. I loved the way they tied it all together too, with the Epi-Pen and the dairy allergy. The kid didn't realize that the entire time, by duct-taping all the dairy products closed, he was leading a trail right back to himself.
It'll be interesting to see how the team reacts to Elle's leaving now. Especially Reid. He seems to feel guilty for not speaking to Gideon or Hotch about the night he spent talking with a drunken Elle. Morgan could be an issue too. There always seemed to be some sort of sexual tension between him and Elle and I'm not so sure that Derek will be accepting of a new team member so easily. We'll have to wait and see.
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