Mosley Lane

Season 5, Episode 16, Aired
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The BAU is called by local authorities in Ashburn, Virginia, to profile a predator who may have been abducting children for at least eight years.
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  • creepiest episode of all times..

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    By NeeUyank, Dec 13, 2011 Report Abuse
    this episode is still in my memories, and still is mentioned in all the discussions related to these series.. it sank in my heart every minute, and especially the sadism of the abducting women with the kids is portrayed in a very realistic and hard to think way.. not one of but the best of all the series..

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  • A perfect episode.

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    By trotglobe, Nov 29, 2011 Report Abuse
    Now that I've caught up with this entire, fine TV series, I unhesitatingly rate Mosley Lane the best episode to date -- by quite a bit. From the music to the sustained, multiple emotional peaks in the last five minutes, the pacing makes it virtually impossible (and certainly inadvisable) to look away. From the creepiest of unsubs to the unexpected heroes, this episode does what Criminal Minds does best -- breaking away from the rigid formula that renders many police procedurals too predictable. The "subplot" involving the woman assisting the BAU is as rich as entire episodes of many shows.moreless

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  • Hansel and Gretel revisited

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    By kyomoi, Nov 13, 2011 Report Abuse
    The central image of the witch-like old woman threatening to burn children in an oven was straight out of Grimms' Fairytales, but there was never much of a profile to suggest why these people had become serial child abductors. And while I did like the part about the Mom who never gave up hope of finding her son alive, I do wish that other parts of the fairytale had been updated and fleshed out a little more.
    Good directorial debut by Mathew Gray Gubler. Reid has always been one of my favorite characters on the show and so I'm pleased to see the actor stretch into new areas of creativity.moreless

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  • Matthew Gray Gubler is brilliant as a director. One of the best scripts of the show. The guest stars were just brilliant:)

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    By katie_reid, Nov 13, 2011 Report Abuse
    When i heard that Matthew Gray Gubler was going to direct an episode of Criminal Minds i got very excited. Brilliant episode, just completely shocked me in how disturbingly good and excellent this episode was. In my opinion it joins the ranks of Revelation and 100 in terms of story telling and guest cast. It was really creepy and a little part of me was appalled at the 2 unsubs and their methods. I was praying for Charlie and the kids to get out of this situation unharmed. I was praying for the parents of the children that were missing. The "Goobs" did an excellent job as director and you can tell the rest of the cast enjoyed it too:)moreless

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  • One of the best episodes to date. Great work gubler on directing such a fantastic script. Fantastic acting too.

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    By auyongjin, Sep 29, 2011 Report Abuse
    If this goes on, criminal minds would be breaking records very soon.

    Kept on the edge on my seat at every moment, I felt that this episode was one of the best that was done. Unlike other shows like CSI or NCIS, criminal minds focus on a small group of people just doing their job. It keeps getting better and better every season. The leaving of Mandy Patinkin might be a blessing in disguise. Mantaga might not be just as good, but i felt the chemistry between the cast go up due to him leaving. More time to focus on other characters. Keep up the good work guys :)moreless

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    • The songs heard in this episode were "Illabye" by Tipper and "Omberg" by Fredrik. Edit
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    • JJ: Emily Dickinson wrote, "Hope is the thing with feathers, that perches in the soul, and sings the tune without words, and never stops at all." Edit
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