Im Blanking On Interesting Reasons Garcia Wasnt There Which Is Why Im Yelling Into The Void - Tumblr Posts

so. garcia is not in broken mirror. sad. reid takes what would usually be her place w the trap and trace which is. interesting given his establishment as a luddite*. and funny because of his terrible typing skills.

anyway. obviously doylist (real world) answer is probably that kirsten vangsness either just wasn't available, or they didn't have her in this episode because she wasn't yet a main role (kirsten vangsness is credited as "also starring" during season one).

but watsonian (in universe) answers are way more fun, so. sound off: why wasn't garcia in s01e05?

*this is a tangent and a half, but I think this lends credence to the idea i sometimes see that reid isn't so much bad with technology (horrendous typing skills aside) as he does just not like it and avoid it for that reason. this + his engineering degree, which—correct me if i'm wrong—would be rather difficult without some tech knowledge...just makes me hmm. from what i've seen, i think that early characterization is forgotten a bit in the later seasons (not surprising. with all the love in my heart, the cm writers really could have benefitted from, like, a collaborative google doc titled "continuity") but it's interesting to think about