Undaunted Mettle 3.1

Bobby, dear, there MUST be other ways to examine a corpse at a crime scene other than curling yourself around it in the fetal position. There just must be.

Alex must have talked to Bobby about becoming a surrogate because he’s not even fazed by her talking about it . . . until she mentions a new partner and it looks like someone struck him in the back of the head with a baseball bat and pouts like a petulant child when Deakins is all happy about it.

Goren and Eames critique an architect’s apartment . . . then critique an assistant professor . . . to his face.

Our duo study photographs for hours and look suitably cross-eyed and like they're about to collapse on top of each other. And it’s a red letter day: EAMES is the one to find Waldo first: in this case, it’s a guy dressed like a big nickel. Funny that little detail escaped Goren's observational powers.

Goren and Eames camp out in their SUV trunk, admiring windows made for wives.

A visibly pregnant Eames pays her bills the day she gets them and she actually gets visibly excited to be catching the killer: when they find blood in a car, they give each other these great “yeah, baby, we are damn good” smirks. Pregnancy must make her feisty cuz in the episodes leading up to the maternity leave, Eames is an even tougher cookie than usual.

We like when Goren has a good time with women married to assholes, then he gestures grandly with a building top.

Clothes Call: Eames, we love your red coat in the first shot, so why, on your way to the next crime scene, do you change into a black one? They found the dead guys car, I find it hard to believe a day or more has passed by the time when you guys get there so you must have changed. You too, Goren. The architect’s suspenders and bow tie . . . I am an absolute sucker for a bow tie.

Quotable:

Eames [going through a dead guy’s wallet, talking to Goren]: Library card. Man after your own heart. [see Dead 2.1]

Eames [after telling Deakins she’s pregnant]: He gave me a big hug. He said it was a great thing I was doing for my sister and he said when the time comes he'll hook you up with a temporary partner.
Goren: Oh no! I didn't even think of that. What'd you say?
Eames: I pity the fool.
Deakins: How 'bout our gal, huh? Surrogate mom.

Architect: Whether you like it or not, my work has entered into your subconscious.
Eames: And here I thought it was last night’s potstickers.

Eames: Well, if he wanted to get inside Laurett’s head, he needed more blondes in his life.

One of Laurett’s Wives: The restaurant just gave you our address like that?
Eames: Well they didn’t really have a choice.