Rank: Supervisory Special Agent (SSA), Unit Chief, Profiler
Weapons(s): Glock 17, Glock 27 (backup), collapsible baton
Vital stats: Aaron "Hotch" Hotchner is the head of the BAU Team. His story revolves around balancing his family life and career. He was the only married team member through the middle of Season 3. His ex-wife, Haley has primary custody of their young son, Jack (who was born in Season 1). Prior to joining the BAU, he was a lawyer, a prosecutor and at one point, SWAT. He sometimes teaches hostage situations and negotiations. He is silent, smiles very little and shares little of his personal life. Like the others, as Season 2 came around, we learned more about Hotch and some of his family life.
Siblings: One brother, Sean, 25 years old. He is shown in episode 1x16 "The Tribe." After Hotch congratulates him on being accepted at law school, he tells Hotch that he has taken a job in a restaurant instead. While it causes tension initially, Hotch makes peace with his brother.
Trivia:
The Episode "Ashes & Dust" sums up Hotch's issues quite well:
Hotchner: I catch killers, I save lives, I'm a hero until my key hits my front door, and then I'm just the father and the husband who is never there.
Gideon: Yeah, I got that one.
Hotchner: Here's the thing: when I'm home, I'm in this silent panic because I know that I have to be as good as I can, as fast as I can. Because any minute the phone is going to ring and my time is up.
Key episodes:
1x01, " Extreme Aggressor"
1x03, "Won't get Fooled Again"
1x05, "Broken Mirror"
1x06, "L.D.S.K."
1x08, "Natural Born Killer"
1x11, "Blood Hungry"
1x14, "Riding the Lightning"
1x16, "The Tribe"
1x17, "A Real Rain"
2x04, "Psychodrama"
2x10, "Lessons Learned"
2x15, "Revelations"
2x19, "Ashes and Dust"
3x02, "In Birth and Death"
3x03, "Scared to Death"
3x14, "Damaged"
3x18, "The Crossing"
3x19, "Tabula Rasa"
3x20, "Lo-Fi"
4x01, "Mayhem"
4x02, "The Angel Maker"
4x04, "Paradise"
4x16. "Pleasure is My Business"
4x18, "Omnivore"
4x25, "To Hell..."
4x26, "...And Back"
5x01, "Nameless, Faceless"
5x08, "Outfoxed"
5x09, "100"
5x10, "The Slave of Duty"
Weapons(s): Glock 17, Glock 27 (backup), collapsible baton
Vital stats: Aaron "Hotch" Hotchner is the head of the BAU Team. His story revolves around balancing his family life and career. He was the only married team member through the middle of Season 3. His ex-wife, Haley has primary custody of their young son, Jack (who was born in Season 1). Prior to joining the BAU, he was a lawyer, a prosecutor and at one point, SWAT. He sometimes teaches hostage situations and negotiations. He is silent, smiles very little and shares little of his personal life. Like the others, as Season 2 came around, we learned more about Hotch and some of his family life.
As of Season 3, Hotch's professional and personal lives didn't mesh well. With Gideon having resigned from the BAU, Hotch stepped up and filled the role vacated by Gideon. He slowly became the father figure that Gideon was. For the most part, Hotch still kept his personal life out of work. He revealed Haley had filed for divorce and in a rare conversation, shared his feelings about his failed marriage with Rossi (3.18 "The Crossing"). Hotch works late regularly as he has nobody to go home to. Haley filed for a divorce from Hotch in episode 3.11 "Birthright". In episode, 3.14 "Damaged", Hotch signed the divorce papers, giving Haley an uncontested divorce. In the episode "Damaged", we saw a very different side of Hotch. Hotch's anger and frustration over his divorce put him and Reid in a dangerous situation. It also showed Hotch short-tempered with everyone around him. He is known to smile rarely and have a limited sense of humor.
Siblings: One brother, Sean, 25 years old. He is shown in episode 1x16 "The Tribe." After Hotch congratulates him on being accepted at law school, he tells Hotch that he has taken a job in a restaurant instead. While it causes tension initially, Hotch makes peace with his brother.
Trivia:
The Episode "Ashes & Dust" sums up Hotch's issues quite well:
Hotchner: I catch killers, I save lives, I'm a hero until my key hits my front door, and then I'm just the father and the husband who is never there.
Gideon: Yeah, I got that one.
Hotchner: Here's the thing: when I'm home, I'm in this silent panic because I know that I have to be as good as I can, as fast as I can. Because any minute the phone is going to ring and my time is up.
- It's partly Hotch's mentor status that influences his austere demeanor. "We do have our moments of levity. Unfortunately, he has a very, very, probably-dusty-it's-so-dry sense of humor. It's pretty dark. It's pretty bone dry. We all need a little levity, but I wouldn't necessarily look for him to break into song and dance," Gibson explained.
Key episodes:
1x01, " Extreme Aggressor"
1x03, "Won't get Fooled Again"
1x05, "Broken Mirror"
1x06, "L.D.S.K."
1x08, "Natural Born Killer"
1x11, "Blood Hungry"
1x14, "Riding the Lightning"
1x16, "The Tribe"
1x17, "A Real Rain"
2x04, "Psychodrama"
2x10, "Lessons Learned"
2x15, "Revelations"
2x19, "Ashes and Dust"
3x02, "In Birth and Death"
3x03, "Scared to Death"
3x14, "Damaged"
3x18, "The Crossing"
3x19, "Tabula Rasa"
3x20, "Lo-Fi"
4x01, "Mayhem"
4x02, "The Angel Maker"
4x04, "Paradise"
4x16. "Pleasure is My Business"
4x18, "Omnivore"
4x25, "To Hell..."
4x26, "...And Back"
5x01, "Nameless, Faceless"
5x08, "Outfoxed"
5x09, "100"
5x10, "The Slave of Duty"
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