Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 19 Episode 7 “The Furies” sees the BAU investigating the murders of several deputies. As the hour unfolds, we learn that those deputies were not only corrupt in a traditional “dirty cop” sense, but their crimes were especially heinous. (If you didn’t get the SVU reference there, what I’m saying here is the victims of this particular string of murders had also drugged, assaulted, and filmed at least two women while partying it up with their ill-gotten cartel gains.) Which means that the UnSubs’ motive is extremely personal.
The local sheriff, who shows from minute one that he doesn’t respect women by just assuming “Unit Chief Prentiss” is Dave, didn’t believe his deputies’ victims. And all those victims want to do, after stopping these guys from ever having the chance to do to anyone else what they did to them, is to get that recording for proof—so someone will finally believe them. I’m not going to glorify anything here. But what I will say is the hour presents a compelling story where, instead of someone being all bad or all good, there are many varied shades of gray in between.
Also: Believe women. FFS. Just…do that. Even women who don’t have this kind of capacity for violence in them. Just…believe them.
The case of the week gives Penelope Garcia a chance to show everyone how it’s done as she approaches a tense, potentially deadly, situation with nothing but honesty, openness, empathy, and a commitment to justice. Because of this, Kirsten Vangness gets to shine from start to finish, portraying both a Penelope who’s hurting from being at odds with Agent Rossi and the eventual hero of our story. Somewhere in all of this, there’s a very light nudge in the direction of deescalation versus the type of excessive force that’s usually promoted by procedurals. Or, you can take the more cynical approach and just say that Garcia’s a unicorn among humans—fictional humans, no less—so better things aren’t possible outside of this very unique situation. But where’s the fun in that?
Meanwhile, there’s the season-wide villain, The Fan. We finally know who he is! And the way we meet him—and confirm our initial guesses after that first meeting—is equally brilliant, intriguing, and a reminder that Justin Kirk is the type of formidable talent with the extreme range from “Uncle Andy from Weeds” to this that makes it actually difficult to believe Kirk is really the same actor who’s done both. (Somewhere in the middle, there’s Raglan James, of Interview with the Vampire and The Vampire Lestat fame. But I digress.) But he has. And he will continue to. Honestly, the only disappointing part of this reveal is that it shows what we’ve been robbed of—especially in the weaker episodes. We haven’t been able to see this before the seventh episode of the season? Unfair.
Put that together with the type of reconciliation between Dave and Penelope that is yet another reminder of why even a series this dark can be a comfort show, Zach Gilford’s performance as a Voit who actually isn’t the smartest person in the room and learns that the hard way, and the nervous excitement AJ Cook brings to JJ learning about Henry’s college acceptance (more comfort!), and you have a very strong episode. In fact, Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 19 Episode 7 is one of the best of the season. It’s probably also one of the best yet at blending some classic Criminal Minds elements—and the Donnie Mallick mention?!—with the “Evolution” aspect. And, given how easily Voit’s story could’ve become boring and disappointing after the reveal in Episode 6, I’m so glad to be able to say “The Furies” is good, much less this good.
“…because people who love each other, that’s what they do sometimes.”
Although the dramatic highlight of Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 19 Episode 7 may be Garcia’s handling of the situation at the station—if not that, then Voit and The Fan’s showdown…discussion below—the best part, overall, has got to be watching a Penelope and Dave at extreme odds make their way back to each other. At the beginning of the hour, it’s so difficult to watch Penelope trail after Agent Rossi, trying to explain herself, all as he studiously tries to avoid her. Garcia’s so uncharacteristically timid about approaching Rossi in the first place. And although the stern set of Rossi’s shoulders and his refusal to stop and listen may make the person chasing him down believe he’s angry and hates her, every time we see Mantegna’s expression, it tells a totally different story. Maybe Dave’s a little angry, but mostly, he’s hurting. Just like Penelope…but for totally different reasons.
When Rossi finally whirls around, it’s because Garcia brings up the victim impact statements. And, well. He kind of has a point. Whether Penelope offered her statement a some kind of expert witness or not, she is a member of the BAU. Which means her statement would have carried a significant amount of weight. But, well. This is where Penelope actually goes a little too far on her end and really gets a hardened response from Dave—she mentions his actions with Jason Gideon’s killer, Donnie Mallick. She doesn’t even have to say what she’s calling Rossi out on. Just a name—that’s all it takes for Mantegna’s expression to morph into something tense and outraged. And the “I’m gonna pretend you didn’t just say that to me” is downright scary.
In the roundtable room, as we learn about the case in New Mexico, Garcia and Rossi are complete opposite sides of the table. And even when she’s not being directly addressed, whenever we see Penelope, she looks miserable. It’s great work from Vangsness, yet probably easy to ignore compared with every other remarkable moment she gives us in this hour. The same goes for the way she furiously scribbles away in her journal on the jet and the put out little beat Penelope takes before admitting to Emily the issue with Dave isn’t only about the Voit thing. Another good one: That queasy little look and nod before confirming she did bring up Mallick.
Then, Unit Chief Emily Prentiss brings Garcia and Rossi in on her secret meeting about the case. It’s very interesting (if painful) to see how Penelope makes herself smaller in David’s presence. She takes her notes, only looks directly at Prentiss when she speaks but otherwise focuses anywhere that isn’t Rossi, and that deer-in-headlights look when the boss tells Rossi to work with her is everything. Rossi tries to make excuses about Garcia not needing him to help her, but Emily takes no arguments and reminds them they “work better as a team.” Here, both Vangsness and Mantegna give us some pretty great portrayals of, uh, dread. And then, there’s Penelope’s tiny nervous swallow.
Insert Penelope tossing her disco ball pen on the table some kind of way here.
When Garcia and Rossi finally have it out in Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 19 Episode 7, Vangsness and Mantegna are, again, excellent. As Penelope is very careful and deliberate about choosing her words (“excessive force in any situation is not okay”), Dave cuts her off. He’s more defensive than angry and says “a lot of cops” get complaints—which um, is kinda a problem with the system. And it’s very clear throughout that what happened with Mallick still weighs on him. (As it should.) All the while, Penelope just…goes through it, emotionally.
It’s when Rossi tries to claim what they did “was categorically different” that she shoots out of her chair, points, stops herself from saying something she’ll regret, puts those hands on her hips, and then…basically tells Rossi what we all know about the Mallick case. More to the point, this is where Penelope stops holding back. She’s done being careful. Period. There are levels to what Vangsness does here, with a certain amount of fire on “right. So. It’s better dead than incarcerated” that only builds and builds with her next series of lines, after Rossi tries to, again, claim “it’s not the same thing.”
Notably, these two working together—even when disagreeing on something huge—does lead to a crack in the case. And, even if Rossi’s upset about Garcia giving that testimony on Voit’s behalf, he still trusts her enough when she asks, in that tiny pleading voice, to try speaking to the UnSubs at the station to let her work her magic. But forget all of the above. Because the real moment between these two characters is on that jet. This found family is everything—I’m not sure I would’ve been able to stand some of what happens on this series without it—and that moment of reconciliation feels as comforting as it gets.
Here, Mantegna plays the best version of Rossi—that fond, adoring mentor/BAU Dad type. And who deserves it more than Penelope Garcia? Absolutely no one. With that warm, proud smile and barely-controlled emotion, David points out that he’s pretty sure nobody could do what Penelope did today. (Correct.) And Vangsness holds herself oh, so carefully—like Penelope doesn’t want to dare to hope all’s well again—as Rossi tells Garcia they “weren’t fighting…just, uh, figuring things out.” She warms up in measures, slowwwwwly coming back to that ray of sunshine we know and love. By the time he promises, in a wonderfully open and sincere moment from Mantegna, “it—it makes sense that we approach things differently, but I don’t want you to think that anything could ever come between us. Ever,” she’s beaming.
Then, there’s Penelope taking Dave’s hand, and him kissing hers as he suggests “well…next time.” Because yes. She’ll probably do something she knows he won’t like again (same goes for him doing things she doesn’t like), but they love each other. They’re family. All they can do is promise to try to be better abut how they handle these situations. And that’s what they do. I also really appreciate that it’s Rossi who comes to Garcia here. She did what she thought was right, and although it might’ve shocked him in the moment, he had to know Penelope wouldn’t want Voit to get the death penalty and would do anything she could to stop that. So, Dave putting the distance between them, even after she tried to talk to him and explain, means it’s on him to close that distance.
Not to mention, I mean, she’s kind of a superstar on this case, so. On top of deserving all the love in the world on a normal basis, she especially deserves it now.
“My name is Penelope Garcia, and I just want to help.”
Yes, it’s a very extreme way of doing things. And, like I’ve already said, I’m not glorifying Maria and Ruby’s actions—in any way, shape, or form. But Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 19 Episode 7 certainly takes a stand, and the right one, against dismissing rape victims’ claims just because you assume they’re “party girls.” Carlena Britch and Cara Jade Meyers are both fantastic in their portrayal of two women who are so desperate to get someone to believe them, they’ll do all of this to get proof—just so much emotion from both, especially Britch as Penelope tells Maria she knows what happened to her. And from the moment we learn the why, it’s impossible not to feel for these two, despite them being the UnSubs. Having Penelope be the one to deescalate the situation, seeing them through her eyes, only makes that ability to empathize greater.
The only place where the hour really stumbles is in having Prentiss support Sheriff Chambers in his sad boy hours after the case is closed. I understand the likely intent. It makes sense for one leader to remind another that you’re not always going to get it right, and Emily encouraging someone who was trying to break a dirty cop gang’s chokehold on the department to keep doing that is perfectly ok. But the optics of the female Unit Chief—who this guy assumed…wasn’t in charge—comforting a man who dismissed two SA victims? Not great, not great at all.
Still. This is about Penelope Garcia (and Kirsten Vangsness) absolutely slaying it, not about the useless sheriff who didn’t believe two victims. (Olivia Benson would never.)
Penelope is terrified when the bullets start flying. Even as she asks Agent Rossi to let her be the one to talk to Maria and Ruby because they might listen to her, that’s evident in her voice. But she does the scary thing because she cares. And when she gets Maria and Ruby’s story wrong by not knowing they went to Chambers first, she’s just so open and honest—not to mention horrified by the revelation—when she says she didn’t know that part, she starts to get through. I love the way Vangsness plays this entire interaction. Cautious, yes. Aware of how terribly wrong things can go, absolutely. But, overall, there’s this level of heartbreak and knowing as Penelope looks at these two people and just sees them as people who’ve been hurt.
There’s a desperation for this to work right from the start, but when Maria accuses Penelope of wanting to help find the tape so they can get rid of it, it’s just so much more. Then, there’s what she says after she rushes into that room. Again. Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 19 Episode 7 says what needs to be said. And it’s delivered with so much passion, and emotion—anger and frustration at the way things are, sympathy for victims, and so much more—plus something uniquely Garcia. The tears in Vangsness’ voice as she gets to “it’s not going to make what happened to you go away,” the horrified way Penelope responds to being accused of wanting to throw away the tape, the urgency to make sure this person knows she believes her…it’s all brilliant.
And the emotion keeps building and building, as Penelope struggles to force herself to admit they can’t get medical assistance for Ruby until both women surrender and then, finally, finds the recording. The line reading on “I’m sorry, I’m so sorry” is pure agony. It’s also impossible to not believe Garcia as she swears, over and over, that “people will know the truth.” It should never have come to this, of course. But with just about anyone other than Penelope Garcia (or someone like her, resorting to non-violent tactics and listening to victims) negotiating, things could’ve gone so much more horribly wrong.
MORE: Penelope Garcia can see the good in anyone, including when she saw that “ember of something” in Voit before his brain injury somehow made him develop empathy.
Who is The Fan?
While the BAU’s away, Voit and The Fan will play. Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 19 Episode 7 finally introduces us to the guy who’s been sending Voit some interesting fan mail, kidnapping Lance Kingston, and calling into Brian Garrity’s podcast demanding for Sicarius to call him God. And I have to say, I’m a huge fan of this latest development. From Voit’s flashback to Tara and Luke calling him out for giving Brian Garrity that SD card, to his inner evil Rossi making another appearance, to the way he clocks something’s off about his latest visitor right away…just all of it.
The best part, though, is definitely watching Zach Gilford and Justin Kirk play this intricate, silent, game of mental chess. Voit brings up Rossi’s poker theory, and I think somehow, that game plays into it as well. So…3D chess with a side of poker? Or 3D chess where one dimension is true chess, another is poker, and a third is some kind of predator versus prey situation? Whatever it is, there are all these subtle tells from both actors throughout all of their interactions—right up until the moment where a very cool, collected Fan deliberately folds open his portfolio, smooths everything out, and shows Voit…something. At that point, Voit gives up the game first—I’m going to guess, based on the way he tenses up and looks caught there at the end, it has something to do with his family.
But leading up to that moment, there’s this deliberate attempt by Voit to be Sicarius, to be the object of his fan’s obsession. Even right from that first meeting, when Voit knows his access to the outside is cut off and suddenly gets a visitor from a family that’s already sent someone to talk to him, he just…he knows. And there’s a specific way he acts in the moment that shows he does. We don’t need to guess “oh, is this guy…?” because Sicarius tells us. Right away. If we’d had time to let this mystery play out more, I might wish it wasn’t so obvious on first glance. But given the time constraints and the Lance dead end, I think this actually makes things more interesting. The Fan thinks he’s got all the answers and has outsmarted Voit from the start, just by being here. But not quite.
A certain way Joshua Ryan places his hands gets Voit to take notice. Then, we see the belt. All along, he’s talking about all of his impressive credentials, claiming curiosity…all while Justin Kirk brings something to the role that almost screams “red flag, red flag” all while being so wonderfully subtle. It’s clear Voit’s drawing him out, reading all of his tells. Voit emotionally rattles off a watered-down version of how unimpressive Deena’s murder was. Then, when Ryan doesn’t look remotely sincere or emotional—just sort of tries (fails) to imitate the sad type of way an actually caring loved one might say “at the very least, we deserve to know the truth”—Voit knows for sure. Especially since there’s something determined and almost angry barely there following the statement. That part’s real because The Fan feels entitled to Voit’s truth. All of it.
The next time Voit and Ryan meet in Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 19 Episode 7, the game gets more intense. Both players are seated opposite each other, and they both lean in, hanging on every word. Ryan reveals he knows Voit let Ramona Havener make a phone call. Voit remains purposely blank while bringing up the BAU, only for Ryan to say he’s “surprised” that very little of his own work cites them. (An egotistical flex, if we ever heard one.) As Voit lays out Rossi’s poker theory, Kirk’s jaw twitches, and that self-assured presence softens ever so slightly. Then, he brings up the theory of “no perfect crime.” It’s Ryan stumbling into Voit’s trap…or so Voit thinks.
Voit calls “Joshua” out with his trademark snark and tells him “maybe” he’ll see him tomorrow. But tomorrow comes, and Ryan lays out his whole history of wanting to kill. Here, there’s something so specific about those profile shots of Kirk that adds to the scene in some indescribable sort of way. And, as Voit gets a little bit too cocky and insults him…Well. First of all, dude’s definitely pathetic. When Ryan presses those lips together a certain kind of way and restrains himself with a controlling breath, it’s basically a giant tantrum because the object of his admiration won’t recognize him as “God.” But finally, once he’s got himself back under control, he shows Voit what he brought with him.
…which brings me back to the theory this has something to do with Elias Voit’s family. Whatever it is, The Fan certainly relishes finally being in control and making sure Voit knows it. And I, for one, can’t wait to see how their next showdown plays out.
MORE: Voit was able to help take down The Disciple last season. But can he handle The Fan?
More Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 19 Episode 7 reactions
- Longtime viewers like myself after Episode 6: Why is everyone so shocked? Garcia in Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 19 Episode 7: “…came down to my convictions, not, not just about the death penalty—which is very deep—but my convictions about who Voit is as a person now.” Me (and other longtime viewers, I’m guessing): As I was saying…
- Love the way Vangsness drops her shoulders and cocks her head just so before “oh, I get it. When you do it, it’s hunky-dory. But when I do it, it’s some sort of moral failing.”
- DONNIE MALLICK?! IN THIS ECONOMY?!
- But why’d y’all make Penelope so sad????? Rude.
- WHEELS UP IN 30.
- “Are you guys ok?” “Can’t a girl fly at 34000 feet in peace?” If Penelope Garcia got that annoyed with me at 34000 feet, I would simply ask for a parachute.
- “I said two words, two proper noun words that, looking back, maybe I shouldn’t have said.” “No. You—you didn’t.” Everything about this exchange is so good. Absolutely adore that Emily knows, right away, what those two words were. It speaks to a very long history between these people—which is exactly what they have.
- “…why?” “I don’t—it—it popped out.”
- Meanwhile, Tyler Green is clueless AF. Thank you to him for that. Great opening to give newer viewers a recap. Also a great way to set up Emily’s very stern, insistent, take-no-arguments “David. Was cleared.” Viewers have known that Rossi got Mallick to put his gun down (and how) since Season 10, but it’s nice to bring that back up and close the loop on who knew/suspected what. As Emily lays out the facts for Tyler, Paget Brewster’s troubled expression and very careful way of stating those facts sure tell a whole story, too.
- “Ok. Why don’t we just freely think our thoughts inside our mind and not let them escape the rest of the flight?”
- “Unit Chief Prentiss.” “That would be her.” GET HIM.
- “…moved here to get away from that kind of thing, but…I guess I can’t escape it.” When you have enough education to be the M.E. but not enough common or math sense to know “lower homicide rate doesn’t equal no homicide.“
- Tara’s “for the what” and the look she gives this man when he says he was told to keep the SA out of the official report…whew.
- The twin “what a clown” looks from Emily and Dave after they have to explain to this, well, clown of a sheriff why omitting facts of the case is bad and makes it harder to solve, actually.
- What a stunning shot of Voit behind the cell bars. Great way to show how stuck he is there. There’s so little logic to him trying to come at The Fan alone—only ego can explain why he doesn’t tie the BAU in at all. And reminding us that he’s literally in a cage and powerless with such an image is so smart.
- Tara calling him Elias, Luke smirking in his face and calling him Lee. Huh. Is this an actual thing that happened, or him remembering a certain way, or…??
- “Of course not. ‘I’ve been where you’ve been? Talk to me. I’m here.’ You’re beginning to sound like your old self, Lee.” AND THAT SMIRK.
- Yes, trying to go it alone is a fool’s errand. No, Voit’s idea of keeping The Fan focused on him to keep him from killing again isn’t wrong.
- “Congratulations, Doctor.” When you’re not at all sincere.
- “Come back tomorrow.” “Why?” “Because I said so.” Oh, that tone. And the looks between them!
- Can’t explain why, but I like the particular way Voit lays with those legs crossed and hands folded.
- But! As that scene continues, and he clutches his head, kinda curled in on himself at one point, that’s such an image. Voit’s struggling with trying to work this out. Which is, again, why he should’ve told the BAU.
- Speaking of: “…but I don’t see you yelling for the warden to let you call the BAU and tell them that you found your fan.” “So, they can do what exactly.” “Oh, I don’t know, arrest him?” Mantegna’s delivery here is basically giving “wow, you’re stupid AF huh.” The fact that the dark side of Voit’s conscience is telling him this…is a lot. You’d think that would be encouraging him not to call the BAU, but it’s like mocking him before he really sets things in motion. So, he knows he’s going to fail before he starts. But he won’t trust his baser instincts.
- “Because he’s like me. Deep down, he’s lonely, and he wants to share.”
- Something about the way JJ stands with her hands in her pockets like that…
- And Rebecca Wilson’s wife in her shades again. Yes, ma’am.
- Ok but is it weird if I say something along the lines of, like: Wow, Aisha Tyler’s eyebrows doing some acting here to tell us everything about her expression behind those glasses or…??
- “The ethereal wireless connection to the cumulous cloud pregnant with precious data has been impeded, remotely. So, my guess is the evil-doers made that happen just after they figured out who the deputies’ vehicles were.” The hand gestures during this.
- Ok but the way Penelope struggles over gathering up her things to follow Emily is so very me-coded. Except, like, way more adorable. Way less irritating and embarrassing.
- Penelope intrigued AF when she realizes “that’s the secret part” and again when Emily tells her to disable the alerts. Amazing.
- “I need you. To work with her.”
- In retrospect, maybe Voit should’ve been in that room with Emily, Penelope, and Dave. Because, uh, “we work better and faster as a team” is kinda a lesson he just had to learn the hard way, when BAU Mom and Dad could’ve taught him instead.
- Penelope out here, spinning that ball…
- “Join the club.” Quiet, dejected, grumpy.
- “Isn’t it, though? Isn’t it our messy little fingers on the scales of justice? ‘Cause you said that my testimony prevented justice for the families of Voit’s victims. Well, uh, news, uh, Gideon had a family, too. He had Jill; he had Stephen. You knew what their values were. So, doesn’t their sense of justice deserve to be served, too?” GET HIM.
- “You’re right.” “Yeah, I know I’m right.” EXACTLY.
- “FBI. I am SSA Tara Lewis.” The badge moment with the shades indoors. Mmhm. Yes, Ma’am.
- “Those are some dumb motherf**kers.”
- “With the blue wall of silence, they won’t talk about themselves at all.” Which is an effin’ problem!
- “That make you feel better?” “Made me feel something.” Yeah…nothing’s going to fix what happened to them. Not even this. Maybe especially not this because eventually, there is the guilt of doing these things to another person, even if that other person is sh**ty.
- Mannnnn, when Maria gets down in this dude’s face and imitates him. So good. Plus, the b**ch slap. Can’t forget that.
- “Well. Rossi posits that serial killers are the worst poker players because when they are in high-stakes, all-in, pressure situations and they’re forced to bluff, they cannot. They give up a tell because they cannot accept the fact that they do not hold all the cards.” In which Voit does exactly this.
- “You. Must. Call me…” The cut to Voit with the head tilt and unimpressed “go on” face before “God” is great.
- “Because without everybody being able to see what they did to us with their own F—king eyes, all we are is a couple of crazy, psycho, man-hating, cop-killing b**ches.” “But we know the truth.” “That doesn’t f***ing matter.” True, which is why I hate it.
- “Sheriff Chambers, the more insistent you are in trying to protect and serve the reputations of your deputies and this department, the more you put them in jeopardy!” It’s that one-fingered gesture and her entire tone for this for me.
- “Might be? How long have you known about this F—ed up social club?”
- “We can provide backup.” Ohh. The side-eye over Agent Rossi’s shoulder and “can you?” Cracked me TF up. Get him, Dave!
- “Should never put it in writing, son.”
- “See what else you can find.” “No gigabyte unturned.”
- Oh, the SCORE here.
- “I’m David Rossi with the FBI!” “Go F— yourself, David Rossi!”
- “I went to him because I knew he wasn’t one of them. But that didn’t f**king matter. You want to know why? Because he just didn’t F—ing believe me.” Super delivery from Britch. The pitch change on that last sentence alone…wow.
- “He’d made up his mind about girls like me and my friend.” Can Olivia Benson come smack this dude around a little or…??? (Sorry, not sorry, for another SVU reference.)
- “What? No? I believe you! This sh** has happened to too many of us for me to not believe you. But shooting anyone is not gonna be help. I want you to be heard. I want you to get justice. You can shoot every one of these fu**ing ba**ards, and it’s not gonna make what happened to you go away.”
- GO OFF PENELOPE.
- When Penelope Garcia describes you that way, you really are the worst kind of gutter filth.
- Absolutely gutting, watching this victim experience so much relief just from someone believing her and finding the proof.
- The grief on Penelope!
- “My team did its job.” Should’ve been where they ended that scene.
- No. Wait. “This town deserves better” should’ve been the end of it.
- “The truth is, the badge is meaningless without individuals willing to sacrifice for justice.” And WTF did this dude sacrifice for justice??? Nothing. That’s the point. What are you doing, Emily? Blink twice if you’re in crisis.
- “I know that. But it does feel swell to hear. And—and I’m sorry that I kept that a secret. I should’ve told you from the start.” “Yeah, well…next time.” MY HEART. THEM.
- “Salud.”
- So, so nice to get to see AJ Cook do a happy JJ for once! She’s so proud of her boy! So much nervous excitement, she has to gasp, and pace, and, and, and…and look at her go!!!
- Everyone’s thrilled! My family!
- …so, I’m just going to pretend I didn’t just see JJ sitting in Luke’s lap and putting her arm around his neck like that. I continue to not like what’s being implied and very much hope that it’s just two friends caring for each other and not…what my (way too) extensive TV viewing experience warns me it could be.
- No, but seriously. Let’s not. What a betrayal that would be for Penelope, at a time when JJ and Emily are already uncharacteristically distant and giving me anxiety.
- Is this where I make a “someone tell Lupita the thing between the d**k and the a**hole is now the visitors’ room table and not the coffee table” reference or…??
- “I guess I’m a better poker player than you thought. But I do hold all the cards.” And that little not-quite-nod and sideways turn of his head punctuates this so perfectly.
- “Bullsh—.” “You sure about that?” Like “gotcha” moment. Amazing.
- “You’re not even gonna have me arrested because you know I wouldn’t have walked in here if I didn’t have a plan for this.”
- The physical care Kirk brings to this role. When Ryan holds whatever that is up, it’s both challenging and deliberate. Then, when he closes up and puts his glasses on a certain way to go…again, deliberate. The way he took the glasses off and placed them on the table earlier in the episode? Deliberate. Everything. Deliberate.
- “Now, who’s pathetic?” Again with the way he tilts that head!
- In which Voit realizes he’s stepped in it and is totally miserable as a result. This is, uh, not the usual for him.
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