Again Iirc There ARE Inconsistencies Re: How Good His Auditory Recall Is - Tumblr Posts
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I see Reid not remembering Garcia's name in this flashback cited as a plot hole a lot, but it makes perfect sense to me. Reid specifically recalls everything he's seen/read, not everything he hears, and as Garcia is brand new to the team here, it's entirely plausible he's only ever heard her name. The fact that he doesn't have perfect recall of auditory information is even a bit of a plot point in 1x22, where he initially struggles to recall the Parliament of Fowls because it's only ever been read to him.
I think there is some inconsistency on how good Reid's auditory memory is, but usually when I see this moment cited as a plot hole it's because Reid has an eidetic memory—which is visual.
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sorry this is a very unimportant point
but i always get twitchy when i see people going “how can reid not remember [auditory info] he has an eidetic memory!”
again iirc there ARE inconsistencies re: how good his auditory recall is
and i think sometimes the writers do forget an eidetic memory is visual
but anyway
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