Talk:Robert Goren

message: I'd like to see a source that says he has Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. It doesn't not seem entirely consistent with his character to me. Timb0h 10:12, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Indeed; not only is the notation poorly written, it doesn't fit with the character at all.  However, I seem to remember him saying in one episode that Asperger's syndrome ran in his family, or something similar.  That might be worth mentioning in the Trivia section. Willbyr (talk | contribs) 11:00, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I slapped a "citation needed" tag on it. If the show's creators claim he has it, fine. But just reading the definition of Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, there's no way Goren has it. If anything, it's the opposite. He is obsessively relentless in his pursuit of answers in a case. If he appears to be easily distracted, that's just part of his "game" in zeroing in on a criminal suspect. I equate him to Columbo, who always presented himself as kind of eccentric and not necessarily very bright, and the criminals always fell into his psychological trap. Wahkeenah 12:14, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

text: It turns out that was posted by an IP address on the 10th. I zapped it. Wahkeenah 12:20, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The creators of Criminal Intent have never said Goren has ADD or any other disease, nor has it ever been mentioned in any episode whatsoever. Mseames
D'Onofrio and the writers probably didn't intend for this so it shouldn't go in the article, but both his above average sensory perception (smell specifically), his ability to analyse personality traits and his apparent way of dealing with feelings of affection are consistent with a high functioning autism, specifically Asperger Syndrome. In fact I always automatically assumed that D'Onofrio was intentionally playing a high functioning autist (which I thought was a great contrast with the usual Rainman style autist we usually see on TV and in movies), because I recognised so much of myself and friends in the character. It wasn't until I read this wiki article that I realised that wasn't the case. Oh well, maybe they'll make Goren an autist retroactively if they ever find out about the similarities... Robrecht 03:56, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  ADD? 

message: Good edits; you improved the overall structure, deleted redundancy, etc.  Hopefully the IMDB style opinion regarding EndGame will not summarily be restored.  The opinion RE "melodrama" and "overwrought" belongs in the Criminal Intent article in some category discussing the series' style.
* No problem.  However, they did get restored.  I'm reluctant to work on it again since I don't want to start a flame war.  But, I agree that the current wording is emotionally charged.  Since it's an IP not a registered user, I'm not sure what to do about it.  Ideas?
--ktoonen 21:23, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Thanks Ktoonen

message: Anyone know if Goren is Jewish?  In "Murderer Among Us" he's "accused" of being Jewish but doesn't say anything about it.  He knows at least some about Judaism and enough Hebrew to know that "nashot" [sic] means women but not enough to know that "chayil" means valor (see "Shandeh"), but I wouldn't take his knowledge as any indicator, just as I don't suppose he's Syrian based on his familiarity with Aramaic or Muslim because of his familiarity with Islam.  I know that he refers to having been an altar boy and at one point refers to being Catholic, but he could still have Jewish background. Anyone have any other insights?   Avraham (talk) 05:08, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I think Goren let the suspect think Goren was Jewish to antagonize the suspect into a confession. The suspect hated Jewish people and once Goren provoked him by using his hatred of Jews. It's classic Goren suspect manipulation. Goren described himself as a lapsed Catholic early in the series. His language knowledge stems from his military background. Hope that helps.   —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.19.17.65 (talk) 00:01, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Jewish?

message: Should this section be updated to reflect how Goren 'betrayed her' in the past few episodes?  More specifically how he got her to cover for him while he went undercover in the prison, and how he seemed to completely ignore her (to protect her) while he went undercover in the narcotics ring.  From when she confronted him when he was arrested, she seems to be holding a grudge, but this may go away in the next episode they appear in.  I just wanted to add in my thoughts.  Facebookery (talk) 14:50, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Relationship with Eames

message: Is he really that intelligent or might he "suffer" from an autistic disorder? There are people who can deal with it, i always thought Goran is kind of that. --89.244.99.190 (talk) 21:31, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Intelligence?

message: I'm taking this notice off because I think the page has been cleaned up significantly since it was added.  If anyone disagrees, feel free to pop it back on or note what seems like OR so it can be addressed.  I think those tags just really junk up a page when they're not necessary.Bobbyandbeans (talk) 23:46, 18 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  OR Notice 

message: I'm changing this back to "brother" because it was never stated if Brady was Frank's father as well, which is a possibility.  Regardless of Frank's father, "brother" will be more technically accurate.
Bobbyandbeans (talk) 23:24, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Frank Goren as Brother vs. Half-Brother 

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