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Celluloid Heroes – The Kinks

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A lot of things reminded Spencer Reid of bad times, such was the nature of having a memory like his. He remembers vividly the day that Gideon brought his old projector and film into the office, and they all sat and watched Charlie Chaplin. Prentiss and JJ threw popcorn at him, until Hotch told them to stop. Gideon just laughed, although it was his office they were getting in a mess. That was the last time they did anything fun with Gideon.

He'd never seen Charlie Chaplin before that day and he enjoyed it so much that he'd gone out and bought some DVDs. But then they got a case and then another and then when Gideon left, he didn't feel like watching them anymore. So they gathered dust on his shelf for three years, still tucked safely into their plastic packaging.

One day, he was looking at them absently, thinking about something else and he saw the name of one – 'The Kid'. Morgan called him 'Kid' – it was like a nickname, and although he complained, he secretly liked it. He took the DVD down and before he could change his mind, he ripped off the plastic and popped it into the player.

It was time to start forgetting.