A Real Rain

Season 1, Episode 17, Aired
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The BAU travels to New York City to investigate a series of murders that appear to have been committed by a vigilante who is exacting revenge on other criminals who have been released by the justice system.
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  • This was a great episode that could possibly provoke people's mind.

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    By an9el215, Jun 23, 2011 Report Abuse
    This was a very good episode and it really puts the the question, "Is it okay?" in your mind. Can we approve for someone to kill those who have done bad in their life? The way I see it is that if we took a life for a life then there wouldn't be anyone around. I especially like this episode because of two great ending quotes from Gandhi. He's been my role model and though I might not be the best person that follows his role, he continues to inspire me. I especially appreciated his quote, "I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent."moreless

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  • Excellent episode. If you watch it, you will enjoy it.

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    By PeggFenway, Jan 15, 2011 Report Abuse
    This was a really good episode, the writers seem to find a way to let the viewers see a little more of the characters in each episode by giving little bits of background information on certain characters in their conversations with each other.
    I have to say, my favorite scene from this episode had to have been when they were having dinner at that oriental restaurant. It was funny the way Reid was the only one having trouble with the chopsticks. I was wondering if he was even able to eat a substantial amount of food while they were there. The way he kept flinging his food was very amusing, and the rest of the team was getting a pretty good laugh from it also. Reid probably had the best quote from the episode in that scene: "It's like trying to forage for food with a pair of number 2 pencils."
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  • not my favorite episode, but very interesting.

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    By RibbitJen923, Jan 15, 2011 Report Abuse
    more charecter development, more story, better understanding, very interesting. i just wanted something more...i guess i will have to wait until next weeks episode. i guess i just hate that they got there, but they could't save him anyway. i mean, i know that happens. i know they don't always win, and i wouldn't want them to, but it seemed like this time maybe they should have.

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  • Great show and why I watch

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    By JPPT1974, Jan 15, 2011 Report Abuse
    I watch the show because it has great writing and
    As well as great acting along to go with it
    The team once again goes to NYC and they try to
    Find another serial killer while also providing some group time & time for their personal lives for this show
    About also trying to eat some chinese food which cracked me up a lot.

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  • I could hardly watch the end sequence!!!

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    By nashvillekat, Jan 15, 2011 Report Abuse
    The end of this episode is In-teeence!! I could barely watch it. But, I don't know if any of you have this season on DVD, but they changed the ending song. At the very end when they zoom out and you see the ambulence and police cars and people everywhere. On the air they used Jeff Buckley's song, Hallelujah. The song they use to replace it on the DVD is by a indie guy out of nashville, Ben Cooper. He's great, you can hear some more music at www.myspace.com/cooper. It's a great song and a great replacement for Jeff Buckley.moreless

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    • In the last part of the episode where New Yorkers were reacting to the death of the unsub, the Asian woman who commented was Oanh Ly, one of the writers of the series. Edit
    • Reid is having trouble using chop sticks. As the camera pans across the table, JJ can be heard saying, "OK, here, let me help you," although her lips aren't moving. Edit
    • Hotchner: All three charged with a felony; all three found innocent. A former prosecutor, such as Agent Hotchner, would know a person is not found innocent in a court of law. The person is found not guilty. Edit

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    • Depending on the version, the song at the end is "Hallelujah" by either Jeff Buckley or Ben Cooper. Edit

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    • Gideon: (discussing the unsub and how he is perceived by the public) He's a hero.
      Reid: The exact same thing happened with the Goetz New York subway shootings in the early eighties.
      Gideon: You weren't even born.
      Reid: I read a lot.

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    • Nora Bennett: (watching the police funeral on television as a bagpiper plays "Amazing Grace") I can never get that sound out of my head. It wakes me up at night. If there was any justice, cop killers would have to hear it for an eternity.

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    • Morgan: Do you have any idea how many cases run through there every year?
      Garcia: 122,998.

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    • Hotchner: We're talking the kind of terror New York hasn't seen since Son of Sam. Serial killer David Berkowitz targeted young couples in New York and called himself the "Son of Sam" in letters he sent to the police during his murder spree. He is notorious for saying that a dog ordered him to kill. Berkowitz is currently serving a life sentence. Edit
    • Reid mentions the Zodiac Killer's victims varied in race, gender and age. The Zodiac Killer was active in the San Francisco area in the late 1960s. He gave himself the Zodiac nickname in a series of taunting letters he sent to the police. He also liked to send the police cryptograms and puzzles. The Zodiac case remains unsolved. Edit

    • Hotchner: (reading from the newspaper) Someday a real rain will come and wash all this scum off the streets.

      THis is a line from the 1976 film, Taxi Driver. The full quote is: "All the animals come out at night - whores, skunk pussies, buggers, queens, fairies, dopers, junkies, sick, venal. Someday a real rain will come and wash all this scum off the streets."

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