Profiler, Profiled

Season 2, Episode 12, Aired
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Morgan is arrested as a serial killer after he goes home to Chicago to visit his family. Because the detective making the arrest had used a profile provided by Gideon, the team travels to Chicago to help the local authorities find the real killer and exonerate Morgan.moreless
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  • Such a powerful message should have been given a better backdrop.

    7.7
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    By Finnegan77, Jan 25, 2011 Report Abuse
    What do you really know about the people you work with? In a job like profiling, it must be difficult not to automatically try to analyze one another. Morgan has apparently been able to avoid the curiosity of his fellow profilers with his friendly, seemingly open personality. Sadly, there's more to the story.

    The character of Morgan was consistent, and wonderfully written and acted in this episode. He spoke and acted just like someone who had experienced child sexual abuse would he was defensive and deeply protective of the privacy of his past. He was also appropriately appalled that someone he had worked so closely with for so long, Hotch, would suspect him even for a moment. His violent reaction to the name of his molester, and Hotch's continual digging into his past, was visceral even before we knew his history, we saw that Morgan had been deeply hurt. And the scene at the youth center with James was very touching. The ultimate confrontation between Morgan and his abuser couldn't have been better.

    Unfortunately, the writers didn't couch this revelation of Morgan's character into a better episode. If, for even one second, the viewers could have believed that Derek had actually committed these crimes, it might have worked. If the circumstances of his expungement, his arrest, and his miraculous escape from lock-up weren't so ridiculous, it might have worked. If the character of the police detective wasn't so one-dimensional, it might have worked. It is a shame that such a powerful message had to be expressed within a weakly plotted story.moreless

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  • How much do you really know about the people you work with and how much do you want them to know about you? Don't we all have secrets we don't want to share?moreless

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    By mscraftee, Jan 25, 2011 Report Abuse
    These are the questions brought to light in this very special episode of Criminal Minds. Shemar Moore is brilliant as Derek Morgan when he becomes the one his fellow team members have to profile. After being taken in for questioning in the murders of three boys, dating back 15 years, it becomes clear that Morgan is hiding something. While he tries in vain to keep the team from digging into his past, the team is determined to help him. While the team is hesitant to pry into Morgan's past, they must in order to provide that help. As the facts of his past come to light we see a huge part of what makes Morgan who he is. We see the possible life he would have lived had he not gotten a helping hand from a mentor at the community center. We also see the high price he had to pay for that help, having been sexually abused by this mentor as a child. In the end, the truth comes out, and we see the emotions play across Morgan's face with a painful intensity that makes this such an outstanding performance. The rest of the cast is superb in their respective roles, but it is Shemar's performance that really sets this episode apart.moreless

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    By cavanagh15, Jan 25, 2011 Report Abuse
    Very emotional episode that make you look at Morgan in an all new way. Learning about a characters past is something that standalone shows often cannot do - but Criminal Minds continues to distance itself from the pact if it keeps coming out with powerful episodes like these. Loved the episode from beginning to end and I couldnt believe it when the credits rolled, the episode seemed to have just started when it ended. Loved the conversation between Morgan and the young boy at the end that reminded him of himself. That was one of the most powerful scenes in the series, with Morgan finnaly telling someone about what happened to him when he was a young boy. I like the fact that Morgan has never told anyone in his life about what had happened, it made it seem like it was the primary factor that caused him to want to live a better life. I also enjoyed the scenes between Morgan and Hotcher, considering that Hotcher was really the only one that called Morgan a suspect. Liked the scene when Morgan flipped out when Hotchner kept on digging into his past, a very emotional and gripping scene to see Morgan change from one extreme to the other. One of the best episodes in the entire series.moreless

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  • wow...

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    By Fwirrel, Jan 25, 2011 Report Abuse
    I honestly loved this episode. There was a lot of character development, which is what I love about tv. Morgan was visiting home when he finds that he is accused of murder. The team comes in and has to profile him to try to catch the real killer, and he does not want that to happen. They find out that his father died when he was young and then he started acting out. The leader of a local youth center helped get him back on track, but at a high price. Dang. It was deep. I've seen the whole idea of being framed done a hundred times, but Criminal Minds did it differently. They allowed a character's past to be revealed because of the framing. Overall, great episode and one of my favorites.moreless

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  • Wasn't too bad - but one thing bothered me

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    By mimijj, Jan 25, 2011 Report Abuse
    It was an OK episode. The only thing that bothered me was why Morgan didn't do something about the coach when he left his city as he grew up. Did he not feel that the same thing will happen to other boys as it did to him? I know it means exposing his past but who cares - as long as other boys are safe. Right???

    Sometimes stories in programs are really unrealistic. At first viewing this episode made me think it was quite interested -especially when it was a profiler being 'profiled'. But still - that all important question remains. Any agreements?moreless

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    • Throughout the episode, it was stressed that Morgan found the first boy in 1991 at the age of 15. Now, 15 years later that would put his age at 30. However, from records pulled by Garcia, Morgan's D.O.B. is listed as June 6, 1973, which would put his age at 33. Edit
    • Morgan lost his father at the age of 10. Edit
    • In this episode we find out Morgan was molested as a child. Edit

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    • The music played in the final scene was "In Times Like These" by Mavis Staples. Edit

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    • Morgan: You trying to say something to me right now.
      Gideon: Only if you're hiding something you need to trust us. Trust us enough to tell us about it.
      Morgan: Gideon. It's not about trust. It's about having a little privacy. I got the right to keep something to myself. Look at us, man, we practically live together already.

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    • Carl Buford: (as he's being arrested) Wait. Wait. Derek, isn't there something you can do for me?
      Morgan: You go to hell.

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    • Carl Buford: Are you saying I had nothing to do with making you who you are?
      Morgan: No, Carl, actually I'm saying that you had everything to do with making me who I am. Because of you I'm somebody who gets to spend the rest of his life making sure that guys like you go down.

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    • Notation after opening credits of this episode: All secrets are deep, all secrets become dark, that's in the nature of secrets. Writer: Cory Doctorow Doctorow (1971) is a Canadian writer and a strong advocate of liberalizing copyright laws. His novels are released under Creative Commons licenses, allowing for the electronic editions to be circulated freely, provided they are not used for profit or to create derived works. Edit
    • Reid: "One begins to twist factsÂ… " This quote can be attributed to both The Sign of Four, and Scandal in Bohemia by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: "I never guess. It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts." Edit

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