| | So, MGG injured his leg over the hiatus and is wearing a cast. And, he said he's going to be in a wheelchair for the first 4 episodes, and I'm thinking it just doesn't fit. You've already got one character (Hotch) who was possibly shot and even if he somehow wasn't, there's still the issue of a serial killer being in his apartment. One person in an episode dealing with something that big is one thing. But, another person on the team dealing with an injury in a completely unrelated incident? Kind of stretches things. If Reid gets shot or something I think it would look like piling on the angst and just adding unnecessary elements to a story. I'd kind of like if they had Reid injured in some silly way, since it's something that has to be explained because of the real life event. Sort of like Gideon's skydiving. Except again, with the cliffhanger from last season, it would be weird for them to work in a "Reid tripped" story. Since there's no way Morgan wouldn't be teasing him, but coming off the heels of everyone feeling completely drained from the last case and then the news about Foyet? It wouldn't feel realistic for him to do so.
And, why does he need to be in a wheelchair anyway? Why can't he be on crutches? He seems to be mobile in real life. Even if he's confined to staying out of the field, why can't he hobble around the BAU (with lots of sitting) without specifically being in a wheelchair?
I'd also hate potential scripts and storylines for other characters to be derailed because they need to work in the explanation for his injury. Which is why the 4 episode thing worries me. And, why I hope the in script explanation isn't a major angsty thing, but one that gets some attention at the start but then is only apparent by him obviously wearing a brace or a cast (or the wheelchair thing) but other than that he'd be Reid working the cases like always.
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