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Criminal Minds Season 7 Episode 15

A Thin Line

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AIRED: 2/22/12

When the BAU investigates a series of brutal home invasions and murders in the Inland Empire of Southern California that appear to be related to gangs, the investigation uncovers a more nefarious motive for the crimes.

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VERy good episode! Huge improvement on the garbage episode last week!!!

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By amazing_race, Jun 08, 2012

I really liked this episode! The storyline had many different elements that were combined very well. It wasn't predictable and it was definitely a uinque one, in the way the story developed and the methodology of the Unsub.

Ther e was also great suspense in the final scenes when Emily got hit, and some great humour too on the place! All up, I have to say that I really enjoyed this one, and it's a huge step up from last weeek's rubbish episode! Not flawless, but an extremely huge improvement! Keep it up, Criminal Minds!!!moreless
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It's campaign season

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By mrivera, May 29, 2012

So, the Obama re-election effort is fully underway at CBS. Here, a racist conservative politician goads a follower into committing these home invasions in a way to incite fear and hatred of blacks. It's no coincidence that this politician bears some resemblance to Romney. What are we to expect next - a show about a Mormon who kidnaps black babies and eats them?
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And now for something completely different ...

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By Lady_Lancaster, May 17, 2012

Well, if I have to say that I enjoyed the opening sequence until it started getting convoluted with the whole 'who shot who and why' thing. Like so many politicians, the politician in question had plenty to say and very quickly brought up the idea of black gangs etc. The story itself bordered on the very dull far too many times for my liking. I enjoy proper profiling and common sense conclusions. Once again, they were lacking. The writers need to do a lot more research and a lot more work to come up with good scripts. Of course there are racists everywhere and we all know it, but we don't need to have an entire episode dedicated to someone's personal feelings about blacks, immigrants etc. Even when told, the politician still didn't want to hear that his comments were unwelcome and unsatisfactory. He was lucky Morgan didn't knock him senseless when he told him how 'impressed' he was by his ability to get into the FBI. Morgan can be difficult, and he also has a hair trigger temper. Not a good combination. Using the unsub to commit crimes and help him to get elected as mayor is certainly indicative of his desire for power and control, which makes him very like an unsub himself, regardless of whether he is pulling the strings or actually doing something wrong or illegal himself.

Not a good episode my a long shot, in my opinion. I have seen much better, and hope to again.moreless
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a thin line episode

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By 14paged, Feb 29, 2012

i think that they are doing a good job with all the episodes... i cant wait until tonight's episode... i think it was weird when Morgan was in that girls shower it was weird when they just started talking up again in the next episode... i think that those two should end up together... sorry if i offended anybody
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SOS {Save Our Show}

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By jamieandrews90, Feb 25, 2012

I know this season has new producers n writers but these new ones have been kind of corny. I love jj and prentiss but I wish they would've brought jj back as the liasion and got things jus back to "normal". Jus bc they're back shouldn't mean the others get less camera time. Some1 needs to go back to the drawing board on this 1. I've seen every single ep and can even quote some of them. Where's all the celebrity guest stars?? This show is getting average I agree and I used to look forward to wed. nights. I love this show and jus think they need a few tweeks to get back to where they used to be.moreless
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Joe Mantegna	Senior SSA David Rossi
Thomas Gibson	Unit Chief Aaron Hotchner
Paget Brewster	SSA Emily Prentiss
Shemar Moore	SSA Derek Morgan
Matthew Gray Gubler	SSA Dr. Spencer Reid
A.J. Cook	SSA Jennifer "JJ" Jareau

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Kevin Sheridan	Trevor Mills	Guest Star
Paul Johansson	Clark Preston	Guest Star
Marypat Farrell	Hilary Ross	Guest Star

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- When the team arrives at the unsub's house and Reid steps out of the car, Matthew Gray Gubler is wearing unmatched socks, which is the actor's trademark.
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- The opening scene of this episode almost exactly mirrors the kidnap scene in the movie Taken, including some of the dialog, the girl hiding under the bed with a cell, a bad guy entering the room and her scream.
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- Prentiss: "I'm for truth no matter who tells it. I'm for justice no matter who it's for or against." Malcolm X
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- Morgan: "Equality may perhaps be a right, but no power on earth can ever turn it into a fact." Honore de Balzac
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