tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855605.post277743696386400972..comments2024-02-16T02:02:48.559-06:00Comments on Criminal Minds Fanatic's Favorite Things: CRIMINAL MINDS: LETS DISCUSS THE CHARACTER AARON HOTCHNER. ANY THOUGHTS?Criminal Minds Fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00255008623665949930noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855605.post-40342363020457829832013-08-04T06:18:41.538-05:002013-08-04T06:18:41.538-05:00Hotch's ability to keep focus on the task at h...Hotch's ability to keep focus on the task at hand is amazing. At he beginning of one episode; he accidently staple his left testicle to his leg. Not only does he not seek medical attention...but proceeds with assisting his team in catching the UNSUB and finally succumbing to the pain and passes out while on plane on the way home. That's what you call putting the team and mission first.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855605.post-37282721929241772292009-10-13T18:21:06.680-05:002009-10-13T18:21:06.680-05:00I am not really understanding Hotch's characte...I am not really understanding Hotch's character in season 5... He was extremely fragile in ep 1, clearly PTSD in ep 2, but quite "normal" in ep 3... Any thoughts? Yes, he is complex, but he does not seem coherent at all in this season...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855605.post-87663945556515283762009-08-28T16:49:03.932-05:002009-08-28T16:49:03.932-05:00i like hotch and i cant believe in the end of seri...i like hotch and i cant believe in the end of series 5 he might get killed being as theres a random man in his apartment :(:( i liked him aswell n now i gotta wait for agess :(Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03482387361451114661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855605.post-55010536927633680522008-10-10T03:07:00.000-05:002008-10-10T03:07:00.000-05:00Hotch's ability to get the job done is an awsome e...Hotch's ability to get the job done is an awsome example of "lead by example". This trait really shines in "Natural Born Killers". The killer gets the jump on Hotch and chokes him until he pisses on himself. Once the Unsub is apprehended Hotch does not change his underwear...he simply lets it dry and keeping doing his job. Don't understand that one but gotta respect him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855605.post-15886303138276382982007-08-12T05:21:00.000-05:002007-08-12T05:21:00.000-05:00he's my favorite, I know that much. his character ...he's my favorite, I know that much. his character is constantly concerned with the needs of others and therefore puts his own needs last, which is something I can identify with. a lot of people look at his surface and think he is this unfeeling person, but the truth is he's probably the most emphathetic character around...he's just that much better at hiding his true emotion. I think that I can Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855605.post-69485281301324831222007-04-08T15:42:00.000-05:002007-04-08T15:42:00.000-05:00Glad that you found the show and welcome to the bl...Glad that you found the show and welcome to the blog. Hotch's family is alive and well. :)Criminal Minds Fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00255008623665949930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855605.post-44830960927850579862007-04-08T15:35:00.000-05:002007-04-08T15:35:00.000-05:00I just started watching the show and already I lov...I just started watching the show and already I love Hotch to pieces. I hate to ask this, but my curiosity is killing me: Does Hotchner's family die? Someone informed me that they did- is this true?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855605.post-25848370164018358162007-03-26T22:03:00.000-05:002007-03-26T22:03:00.000-05:00I like him. He is so different at home then we see...I like him. He is so different at home then we see him on his job. I like that fact that he has a family, and we can see that soft spot. I like "Ashes and Dust" as we saw more of that on the episode.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855605.post-11193792882092900072007-03-20T23:43:00.000-05:002007-03-20T23:43:00.000-05:00He has no tolerance for deceptionYou're so right t...<I>He has no tolerance for deception</I><BR/><BR/>You're so right there. In "Profiler, Profiled" he gets madder and madder as they uncover more and more bits of Morgan's past, and he even says to Gideon that they can't put up with secrets. Which seems like kind of a ridiculous line, in spite of the fact that, as Morgan says, they all practically live together; everyone has secrets. Sometimes lisaw918https://www.blogger.com/profile/05456617793549273983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855605.post-80652114510259088492007-03-20T21:51:00.000-05:002007-03-20T21:51:00.000-05:00To me, Hotch is definitely the loving father. Ste...To me, Hotch is definitely the loving father. Stern when he has to be, but even when reprimanding Reid for shooting off rockets in the office (they all knew better) he laughs about it, and actually compliments the "skill." I can just see my dad "You kow you're not allowed to throw things in the house" followed immediately by "Good shot." <BR/>I can't wait until we get more backstory, was he Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855605.post-25165631047844492462007-03-19T20:44:00.000-05:002007-03-19T20:44:00.000-05:00I really like the character Hotch. To me, his loo...I really like the character Hotch. To me, his look and demeanor epitomizes the typical <BR/>FBI agent.....always wearing a suit and tie, shades, blank expression. LOL! I love his take charge nature and he knows how to get people to do what he wants. He's a true leader. I like the way he uses his skills to reach an unsub and figure out the unsubs next move.<BR/><BR/>Although I really love theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855605.post-19356929083166908802007-03-19T12:21:00.000-05:002007-03-19T12:21:00.000-05:00"Let me count the ways"...I can't! TOO MANY. Of ..."Let me count the ways"...I can't! TOO MANY. Of course, Hotch is my favorite. Part of that is probably because of the "mystery" behind his life, which we get moments shared at times. I think he is much more complex than shown so far, but we will get to know more as episodes escalate. HOPE SO ANYHOW!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855605.post-65374404080271308822007-03-19T10:30:00.000-05:002007-03-19T10:30:00.000-05:00It broke me to tears. Actual tears watching him ro...It broke me to tears. Actual tears watching him roll up his sleeves and scrub the wall in Elle's apartment. Only he would have even thought to do that for her. And the look on his face was enough to make the Pope cry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855605.post-34574554183022211042007-03-19T08:36:00.000-05:002007-03-19T08:36:00.000-05:00I think one of the common denominators in all the ...I think one of the common denominators in all the characters is guilt and Hotch has guilty written all over his face. He has so much responsibility and there are going to be missteps and then he is responsible. He has a shrew of a wife that makes sure he always feels guilty and he carries secrets from his past that seem to sadden him. Very troubled soul this one is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855605.post-18256012063579500202007-03-18T17:35:00.000-05:002007-03-18T17:35:00.000-05:00Hotch is such a complex character, I am always ama...Hotch is such a complex character, I am always amazed at him. I don't understand how anyone says he is unfeeling or static, to me he is very, very dynamic. Sure, he doesn't smile much (but when he does he lights up the camera!), but in reality most of them don't smile all that much (except Garcia, bless her little heart).<BR/><BR/>I think he's got a story to tell yet, and it will come out in a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855605.post-19582459293427359652007-03-18T15:40:00.000-05:002007-03-18T15:40:00.000-05:00I felt like he was trying to clean away the guilt ...<I>I felt like he was trying to clean away the guilt he felt for sending her home.</I><BR/><BR/>Oh, definitely. It's an absolution, washing away his sins. And then it fades out to the credits. It takes my breath away every time.<BR/><BR/>I agree that it's always other people telling Hotch he's ruthlessly ambitious, and I think it's his strong leadership, his inflexible integrity and -- on the lisaw918https://www.blogger.com/profile/05456617793549273983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855605.post-67924438970421135502007-03-18T14:24:00.000-05:002007-03-18T14:24:00.000-05:00When you mentioned the cleaning up of blood you re...When you mentioned the cleaning up of blood you reminded me of the last scene in FK2 when he went to Elle's and cleaned her walls. I felt like he was trying to clean away the guilt he felt for sending her home. It was a moving scene.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855605.post-28550658038853199432007-03-18T14:23:00.000-05:002007-03-18T14:23:00.000-05:00I've watched CM since the beginning (I was intrigu...I've watched CM since the beginning (I was intrigued with the commercials and that TG and MP were both in it). The first few eps, I was getting to know the characters, but after LDSK, I definitely liked Hotch but I think it was Derailed that made me a Hotch girl, through and through. When they're talking to Reid, just before he goes on the train, and Reid asks that at least one of them look like slashgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00034216194619763222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855605.post-45870227837369354912007-03-18T13:24:00.000-05:002007-03-18T13:24:00.000-05:00Oh, the other thing I adore about Hotch is his abs...Oh, the other thing I adore about Hotch is his absolute integrity. That's a rare thing, and I love him for it.<BR/><BR/>He tells the mother in Blood Hungry that he wouldn't clean up the blood, and when it comes down to it... he won't cover for Elle.Elizabeth Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17925237510587552095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855605.post-63249753933875817162007-03-18T13:14:00.000-05:002007-03-18T13:14:00.000-05:00I think he is the character that I have the hardes...I think he is the character that I have the hardest time figuring out. Without knowing his full past story I have a hard time sometimes trying to figure out or predicting what his reactions to situations is going to be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855605.post-4118980231885738672007-03-18T12:25:00.000-05:002007-03-18T12:25:00.000-05:00I love Hotch, I think he has so many different lev...I love Hotch, I think he has so many different levels to him, even some we havne't yet got to explore. How he manges to be a family man, yet work the job he does is amazing. I know he's a fictional character, but its amazing, because there are people out there like him.<BR/><BR/>Basically, I say bravo to the writers and bravo to Thomas, as they have both managed to create a character that really Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855605.post-73264843907237667272007-03-18T11:49:00.000-05:002007-03-18T11:49:00.000-05:00hotch is a cool guyhotch is a cool guyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855605.post-23963916701769687662007-03-18T10:15:00.000-05:002007-03-18T10:15:00.000-05:00I was never a huge fan of Hotch's until I bought t...I was never a huge fan of Hotch's until I bought the first season and watched it a million times and I realized how much I LOVED this character. I realy would like to see an extension on the whole whether or not he was abused as a child, and I love that he has a family because it shows us a different kind of struggle that these characters and the real BAU have to face. I like his interaction Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855605.post-22821931817080863402007-03-18T09:38:00.000-05:002007-03-18T09:38:00.000-05:00Elizabeth Bear saidYes, I agree, it would be inter...Elizabeth Bear said<BR/><I>Yes, I agree, it would be interesting to see Hotch really lose his temper. Mostly because it would be interesting to see what it would take to push him that far. </I><BR/><BR/>I wonder - just what would push Hotch over the edge? I do wonder if Tobias had still been alive at the end of Revelations whether Hotch would have lost it with him. But I think it is more likely Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05826078844316609225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855605.post-35293965499413418312007-03-18T07:58:00.000-05:002007-03-18T07:58:00.000-05:00Nebula-Elizabeth:Yes, I agree, it would be interes...Nebula-Elizabeth:<BR/><BR/>Yes, I agree, it would be interesting to see Hotch really lose his temper. Mostly because it would be interesting to see what it would take to push him that far. <BR/><BR/>We've seen hints of his vindictive side (in Psychodrama or Riding the Lightning), and I'm really looking forward to learning more about his background, and getting the hints we've seen sorted out.<BRElizabeth Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17925237510587552095noreply@blogger.com