Criminal Minds

From the unique overhead perspective of the 911 operators to the closing banter between Reid, Prentiss, and Morgan, the viewer is never disappointed. So, what makes this episode a standout?



Writing: without the elements of a good plot, the viewer is left watching just a bunch of actors trying to make something work that just isn't there. The opening scenes enticed the viewer to stay with this one. The story never dragged and all parts of the plot were relevant up to and including the climax and ending. The inclusion of the tattoo artist's somewhat comical but morbid curiosity played well against Rossi's and Prentiss' sober information gathering.



Acting: all of the actors seemed totally engaged in their roles and no one appeared overly dominant. The inclusion of the local detective (Det. Barton) in solving the case was a refreshing interplay; Hotch's compliment at the close was genuinely emotional. Rossi's referral to Garcia as "Kitten" shows that his character development has come a long way. The Prentiss/Reid card game was a light-hearted close to an other wise gruesome case. Prentiss nearly stole the show as she leaves both Reid and Morgan with their mouth's hanging open.



Directing/Crew: the directing and camera work were some of the best in recent memory for this series. As mentioned above, the overhead pan of the 911 operators certainly focused attention on a very difficult job and the subsequent tight, but not too revealing filming of the unsub's face, added to the suspense of the opening. In-tight facial shots of raw emotion are always powerful, such as the unsub's girlfriend on learning of his death. Also, the seemingly innocent bungalow that housed the chamber of horrors is a lesson in the effective use of contrast-beautiful sunny day outside for gardening, living hell on earth inside the house. The whole labor-delivery scene and ending were filmed and directed for a plethora of emotional responses ranging from horror, to disgust, to empathy, just to name a few.



More can be said of this episode and hopefully will. This review is merely a framework for an outstanding show in which all the parts come together in near perfect harmony.

A man who is about to commit suicide calls 911. When his body is discovered there is also the shock of a room covered with photographs and clippings of women who have obviously been the victims of this man over more than a decade.



A detailed journal concerning the deaths is found and it is soon noted that the names of the dead women are tattooed somewhere on his body. Just one photo is found which does not have a corresponding tattoo and this leads the BAU to believe that the girl, who has been missing for approximately three weeks, is still alive somewhere. The question is, where? And how will they find her given that the killer is now dead?



A very disturbing ending which I won't spoil but one which you may find interesting without actually being surprised by it.

i really enjoyed this episode and let me tell you why...

1. there was great character interaction with all the characters (except a little hotch) 2. prentiss was quite funny in a few scenes with morgan and reid

3. the case was different and enjoyable

4. the scenes with the wife and the kidnapped girl kept me intrigued

5. the whole episode

this thing must have 100 words maximum so im just gonna talk about next weeks episode...

can i just say... omg, garcia finds a dead body and sees the killer murder him (i think) and she questions her role in the bau!! looks very interesting coz im a fan of garcia hehe and the season finale looks good as well!

In this episode of Criminal Minds, the following happens. When a tattooed serial killer commits suicide the BAU team go to investigate. We quickly learn that there is another victim out there, who may still be alive. The killer had a partner and as the team try to track down the partner, we see that it is a woman who is pregnant. They ID the Unsub and learn who used to visit often whilst he was in prison. They ID his partner, but when they get there she is dead. She has given birth and the last victim, who is still alive, is there holding the baby of the people who tortured her. Overall another brilliant episode.

They did well this time. They had case what was everything than ordinary. As they were thinking: have they ever solved or heard a case where dominate person commits suicide to protect other. And this was just a start what lead us to the person he was protecting.. And when I usually do not like those episodes where viewers know who the unsub is, then this time.. It served it's purpose so well. We saw those storyline simulationsly.. that girl, who was still alive.. and they trying to get to her..



Plus the emotions.. The local police officer.. or JJ in the end, wondering if the baby will be ok.. The never ending question: what matters more genes or the environment where the kid will be growing up.

This awas yet another amazing instalement of Criminal Minds. The episode was different from the norm, as it started off with the bad guy being killed, but they certainly executed those skills really well.



I thought that there were so many incredible twists and turns throughout the episode, such as the partner being feamle, the baby being born and the tattoos of course. They really made it impossible to predict how everything was going to work itself out, and that is something I really loved.



I' d highly recommend this one. It was faultless and amazing, and I really enjoyed the end scenes, with the poker battle between Emily Prentsiss and Dr. Reid. Keep it up, Criminal Minds, as we've had a fantastic season, thus far!