Open Season

Season 2, Episode 21, Aired
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The BAU is called to investigate after the bodies of missing people are discovered in a remote region of the Idaho wilderness. The gruesome find also leads the team to determine the unsubs have been hunting humans for sport.
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  • One of the bes episodes not only of the second season but of the series. A very interesting and exciting plot.

    9.0
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    By acmb, May 05, 2011 Report Abuse
    "Open Season" is one of the best episodes of the second season of "Criminal Minds". The opening sequence is really good but what happens next is even better. Instead of seeing the members of the BAU at their Quantico office, we see Prentiss, JJ and Garcia in a bar drinking beer and with a guy who pretends to be a FBI aent to impress the girls. The conversation beween the three real agents and the guy is hilarious.

    The story is really interesting and exciting. I could imagine myself in the situation of the poor girl who is taken by the two killers and who has to run for her life. There are some very good scenes, including all which were shot in the mountains. I can't finish this review without mention the mercy of Gideon, trying to calm down one of the killers in the end and being with him until he died. A very good episode.moreless

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  • Sublime episode! We explore a set of hunters who enjoy human prey, as well as a woman who is very determined to survive!

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    By amazing_race, May 05, 2011 Report Abuse
    This would have to qualify as on e of the best episodes of Criminal Minds this season. There have been a few brilliant ones, and this falls under that category.

    The storyline was unique, and it was certainly very different from all prior episodes, and that made this episode very memorable, in my opinion!

    Aside from the terrific case, the humour was spot on in thi s episode as well, with that first scene in the bar! Funny stuff, and it added another great episode element to the show!

    Overall, a great episode! I highly recommend and advise that you see this one! It ws a huge step up from its predecessor, and this was truly terrific television! Keep it up, Criminal Minds!moreless

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  • Human hunt!!!

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    By jordinajamaica, Feb 04, 2011 Report Abuse
    All the idea of two brothers without socialitzation with other people was really great. All the story is very well designed and strctured. I liked a lot all the scennes were the Mulford brothers were using their bows. They were amazing. I loved all the forest scennes and the Ranger girl was really surprising. About the girl with the red mustang, I think that at the end she should have been more sentimental because "for her fault" four other people have died, of course the brothers are guilty but I think that she should have feel a litle guilty too. And the best for the end: Hotchner telling Garcia: you are the man!! I'am still laughing!
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  • The first time I watched CM, by accident......

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    By bluegrrrl29RN, Feb 04, 2011 Report Abuse
    This was the first episode of CM I ever saw. I was lying on my couch all exhausted from nursing school and I saw the episode preview. The story seemed similar to something I remembered reading for my 8th grade English class: 'The Most Dangerous Game'. So I decided to give the show a try. (I'm so glad I did!!!) Certain characters 'clicked' with me immediately. The plot was incredibly creepy; but in a good way. I was really crying towards the end; because of Gideon's compassionate gesture towards the younger 'hunter'. The addition of 'Monsters' by Band of Horses was a bonus; it was/is one of my favorite songs ever.moreless

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  • one of my favorites...

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    By Fwirrel, Feb 04, 2011 Report Abuse
    The team is called in to investigate bodies found in a remote Idaho winlderness. The investigation leads them to two brothers which kidnap and release young, smart people into the wilderness so that they could hunt them. This episode creeped me out. The guys just thought it was fun and they were killing people with arrows! I loved the idea though, but it has been done before. The two brothers were very interesting and I loved their personalities, well not the creepiness, but it was interesting to see it. I just really liked this episode and the idea of this episode and it's one of my favorites.moreless

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    • In the scene with Prentiss, JJ and Garcia in a bar, the credentials Garcia flashes for Brad to read indicates she is a Supervisory Special Agent when she is, in fact, a Technical Analyst. Edit

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    • Kristin Alcala, who plays Heather Hamilton, is the daughter of this episode's director, Felix Alcala. This is the first time the two have worked together professionally. Edit
    • When Bobbi Baird is tied up in the car, the song on the radio is "More Than A Feeling" by Boston. The song heard at the end of the episode was "Monsters" by Band of Horses. Edit

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    • Hotchner: Broken nose, and bark's embedded in his face; looks like he ran into a tree.
      Morgan: Now how do you miss a huge tree?
      Hotchner: Too busy looking behind you.

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    • Hotchner: What have you got?
      Garcia: Uh, there are three stores outside Spokane that sell the exact type of arrows you are looking for. And, before you ask, of course, I've already sent the addresses to your handheld.
      Hotchner      : Garcia? You're the man.
      Garcia: Oh, no. You're the man.

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    • Young Man: You like the challenge of a bear, don't you?
      Gideon: Actually, I prefer picking up my meat at a grocery store.

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    • Garcia: Lady, you are officially in my top eight. This is a reference to myspace.com where members can have eight friends listed as their "top eight" friends. Edit
    • This episode pays homage to the classic short story "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell, published in 1924. Connell tells the story of avid hunter General Zaroff who lures ships to his island in order to have people to hunt. The tables are turned when another expert hunter, Sanger Rainsford, is stranded on the island and forced into the role of prey. The actions of Bobbi Baird parallel Rainsford's as he eludes and then kills Zaroff. Edit

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