Wallace/Hodges: Full Experience #3

I wouldn't be able to tell you if they do or not, but if not, Wally does have two teenagers at home that I am sure know all about the wonderful world of FB. :lol:

On top of that...he probably doesn't get the time to really sit down and explore. With filming CSI, and constantly is some other film...he seems to always be up to something that takes up the majority of his time. A movie, lending his voice for some cartoon, doing web based mini programs, promotions for CSI and the CSI experience...he seems to dabble in a lot of different things.

 

You know, I really do and always have enjoyed Hodges interactions with Greg. Always entertaining and you just never know how one is going to react to the other. Like an older brother picking on the younger brother. Wally and Eric seem to play well off one another...which is nice.

They had a couple of good scenes in Appendicitement this season past...and looking forward to the commentary,for the episode, with the boys.

 

Okay, I know there is only a selected few of us talking Hodges, but I thought I'd pull this thread up and ask what you all thought of his actions in 'Pool Shark.' Not so much on the relationship with Wendy and her leaving...for that belongs over in the shipper thread, but more so, his aggressive behavior toward Henry.

Sure we have learned a little bit here and there over the past few seasons in regards to the character, but his past is still somewhat a mystery.

I've always felt that given the demeanor of Hodges as a whole, the thoughts of him being aggressive doesn't completely surprise me, but I was caught off guard when he actually acted upon it. I know he was hurting and wasn't getting the answers he was seeking from Henry, but I was still a little surprised.

 

Nice avi, DJ! :thumbsup:

I have to say it surprised me as well when he got a bit violent with Henry. I think it was because it's always been a little lighthearted with them and Wendy, and all of a sudden it wasn't funny anymore. But...maybe that was the point. Maybe Hodges realized it was time to get serious, but he realized it too late.

 

Glad you like the avi Smokey. I wonder who I got THAT cap from? Thanks by the way .

You make a good point. But he was so devastated when he found out that Henry and Wendy were talking about this when it really should have been him. Okay, perhaps shocked would be better used then devastated. Either way, it hurt.

Sure the man often times comes across as an insensitive bast@rd, only looking out for himself, but the man is only human. Eventually something is going to effect him to the point that he'll crack. He finally dropped his defenses and this is what happens.

Now I don't have the advantage of watching it a second or third time (gotta wait until something is posted elsewhere on the net), so I can't really say who instigated what when both Hodges and Henry were sweeping the pool for evidence. But I can understand why Hodges finally snapped. He does have a little more of a backbone then first thought. :lol:

(Only reason for the mentions of the relationship in this thread is to tie in with the points I am trying to make)

Henry saying that he couldn't "close it" with Wendy though was totally uncalled for. That, telling his mother to go take a drive around the block so he could, because he still lived with his mother? First off...wasn't it stated in the episode "A Theory of Everything" that Hodges was finally moving out? Inconsistency on the part of the writers with that one. Second, who is Henry to tease him about living home? Sure wasn't it obvious in Field Mice last season that Henry too still lived at home? Guess that is a second inconsistency on the part of the writers. Third, perhaps Hodges has gained that much respect and admiration for Wendy that he didn't want to rush and possibly ruin things between them by trying to get her home on the first date.

Just to start anyway...

Will be looking forward to what you have to say...once you see it.

 

Hodges has always stated that he didn't like being in the field. With comments like; "I was right. This is a lot like garbage collecting." And "Let's see: Clean, friendly lab -- bullet-strewn, urine-soaked street -- that's a tough call." The way he looked at his watch like he didn't want to be out in the field any longer then deemed necessary in 'Say Uncle.' I am sure there are other little hints and examples, but they are the ones that come to mind at the moment.

With all the times we have indeed seen Hodges out in the field, is it just me or does it seem like he is a little more comfortable in that role then he lets on? In 'Hog Heaven' when he came into the scene with Greg, nothing before him seemed to phase him (like how Archie reacted with he tripped over the dead body in 'The Panty Sniffer'). In fact, if memory serves me correctly, he suggested he'd start processing the kitchen and that was it. He commented on knowing not to use the washroom at a crime scene, in 'Viva Las Vegas'. And on top of that, he has his own field kit. He's been seen with it in 'Big Shots', 'Hog Heaven', 'Leave Out All The Rest', 'Dead Doll', 'The Theory Of Everything'

Spoiler: hush hush

and in the promo picture for 'Cold Blooded'.

So I was wondering, what others thought on this. Does Hodges have more experience in the field then we know about? Is he more comfortable then he lets on? Or is it just the fact that he's been working in the Crime Lab in Vegas and LA for a number of years and picked up on all of this? And if that were the case, how would the comfort level be explained?

Would love to hear some thoughts

 

I think he's definitely more "with it" than people give him credit for in the lab. And I think he truly does have a distaste for going into the field, and therefore that's why he hides his innate ability to be so good out there.

I also think it's just part of his character to be the one to just waltz in and find a key piece of evidence. It irritates the others, and isn't that part of who he is? :lol: I even wrote that into one of my fanfics where he went into the field. I think it suits him perfectly.