"The Big Wheel" - speculation - update 3/10 CM Spoilers

[lynnrxgal]

I thought it would be fun to try and figure out what Alex's episode is going to be about. Of course, we know that he is a serial killer and the story is from his point of view and that he contacts the BAU for "help." Also he is wearing a really warm jacket that is used for mountain climbing, skiing or other outside winter activities where it is very cold.

So, the title is the first mystery:
The Big Wheel could mean the head honcho, a low to the ground tricycle, a ferriswheel, a race car, a game show, a reference to a 40s movie with Mickey Rooney, a Marvel comic book character, .... ideas?

If it is spelled The Big Wheal it could refer to a very large hive (OK just kidding).

[Lilly]

It could be fun to speculate.

I'm just going to move this to "Non-Moonlight TV," though, because it doesn't really fit under "100% Moonlight."

[francis]

It's not "The Big Whale"? Then it could be about whale watching in Alaska.

[wpgrace]

Ok... Mick on the brain... I just think of Alle's Ferris Wheel Fic... think I'll go re read that now that I think of it...

[Kelly]

Okay...speculation. Never been that accurate with that, but I'll give it a shot.

The Big Wheel...hmmm. Could be referring to a "what goes around, comes around" concept. Or perhaps, "wheel" symbolizes "life." Yes, as in the circle (circle = wheel) of life: birth, life, and death. A serial killer would be disrupting that wheel's path by cutting short the life part and hastening death.

Okay, I sound like a weirdo.

[jenstc2003]

No, Kelly- actually you're probably on to something with that. It would make perfect sense.

[allegrita]

(Thanks grace.)
OK back to topic... I wonder if it does have to do with the guy who did the hit-and-run... hopefully it's a wonderfully multilayered pun...

[Kelly]

No, Kelly- actually you're probably on to something with that. It would make perfect sense.

Really? Well what do you know

[eris]

The Big Wheel can also refer to the outer ring of a gyroscope. The part that turns around the inner wheels. If it all doesn't work properly, the whole thing falls out of balance, kind of like a serial killer's mind games.

And on Kelly's line of thinking, there's an Asian philosopy (Chi Gong / Gi Gong) involving the Wheel of Life and how balance keeps the body/mind/spirit whole. Just like the Dharma Chakra (Wheel of the Law) in Indian culture.

[VAsusieQ18]

Kelly, I'm thinking the same thing. The "Circle of Life" thing. He's come full circle, or something like that. But then I really suck at speculation, working with hard-core facts day in and day out. But I'm sure we'll get an espisode description soon!

[lafluffy]

I thought of karma, and the Buddhist wheel of suffering.

Also am thinking perhaps, "the big wheel" might mean a bigshot. Maybe he's well-off and influential.

Also/or maybe he fancies himself as important to an investigation. Or maybe he's arrogantly setting up the team, trying to manipulate them, trying to play them. Typical psycho.

[eris]

There's always the possibility of a hardcore religious nut fixated on the prophetic "Wheels within Wheels" from (I think) Ezekiel or Daniel in the Bible.

[Kelly]

The Big Wheel can also refer to the outer ring of a gyroscope. The part that turns around the inner wheels. If it all doesn't work properly, the whole thing falls out of balance, kind of like a serial killer's mind games.

And on Kelly's line of thinking, there's an Asian philosopy (Chi Gong / Gi Gong) involving the Wheel of Life and how balance keeps the body/mind/spirit whole. Just like the Dharma Chakra (Wheel of the Law) in Indian culture.

Yes, I also heard about hte Wheel of Life...I just thought it might be a tad too philosophical. But, we're talking about a serial killer here. Anything's possible.

[lafluffy]

I just read the other thread that the story's about a hit-and-run driver who feels guilt about what he did 3 years ago. Fits with the wheel theme.

I'm guessing from his appearance that Alex is Gil Duckett.

I'm also guessing that if he is a serial killer he's not feeling a lot of guilt. Or, he has guilt because it was not his intended target and he sees this as a separate issue from his serial killer life. Maybe he has a code he lives by, like Dexter.

[redwinter101]

I think Overdamoon found out that the casting call for Gil Duckett went out after Alex had already been cast so we assumed that wasn't his role.

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