Talk:It Takes a Village/@comment-26080476-20170907025958

1 vote for the Hotch beard photo.

Him with a beard is HUGE to the episode plot. Throughout the episode, you can tell that he's clearly tired from maintaining the entire "dead" Prentiss secret, but life goes on and he has to do his work. Usually it's him dressed very neatly in a tie, perfectly shaved, etc. In the episode, when he brings everyone together to break the Prentiss secret, Morgan knew something was up the moment he saw Hotch's beard.

Lastly, him with a megaphone has the "all aboard!" feeling to it, as if he was truly calling the entire "village" to raise a child.