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Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 18

Restoration

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AIRED: 4/3/13

Middle-aged men are being targeted in Morgan's old neighborhood in Chicago. A lead makes Morgan believe the BAU is after someone associated with Carl Buford, the man who molested Derek as a child.

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Boring

4.0

By cycyouylove, Apr 12, 2013

Morgan's centric eps are always boring. And some and not many fangirls of him who always criticize others praise Shemar too much,which is so nonsence and boring too. Make some proper thriller! damn writers. Too many boring episodes thesedays.
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Lackluster

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By criminalistppd, Apr 04, 2013

While I found the acting of Shemar Moore to be superb, I was not impressed by the killer or the character of have begun to realize that something has happened in the past two years to the quality of the show. The writing has taken a nosedive and the majority of the unsubs have been pedestrian and bland.
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Spectacular!

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By amazing_race, Apr 04, 2013

This one is right up there with some of my favourite episodes! So much great character development here, and I really enjoyed seeing some characters from six seasons and six episodes ago!

There were just so many different facets to this episode and they came together superbly for a terrific episode and terrific character development.

I don't need to go into too much detail here - it was simply perfect.

In other news, The Replicator is keeping a low profile as of late. Perhaps that is a good thing, ad I would really love to see that storyline play through the Season Final and maybe a Cliffhanger too!

Overall, very good stuff! Can't wait for more!moreless
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Does one proud

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By bmoshier, Apr 04, 2013

This episode left me proud of the actors, writers, directors, and CBS for dealing with this topic not once but twice. Some question how Derek could come across as the healed victim, but I can and do see it. It's been 6 years since he confronted his past and 2 years since he completed his therapy. So, yes, it is believable that a man of his strength, maturity, emotional stability, and intelligence can have come this far. Does it mean he doesn't have further to go, no. For him, like so many others, it will be there for life and continue even after the forgiveness, but Derek is in the right place.

This is a wonderful and fantastic episode and was running on all cylinders where necessary. I found it anything but boring keeping on the edge of my seat and waiting with bated breath for the commercials to end, but at the same time not able to step away because I don't want to miss the moment when the show returns. The writers, actors, and director did a wonderful job for both the viewers and the advertiser; thus giving CBS a power example of a well done commercial.

OK, the following paragraph is pure speculation on how this episode might fit into this season and the replicator. I'm not sure why I want to discuss this here, but here goes. While it is possible this episode is simply an outstanding filler, I suspect the writers may a long term objective given how the replicator is getting into the minds and lives of this team. I am NOT saying he caused the unsub to break. NO, this was because of circumstances. What I'm saying is one could expect the replicator to use this part of Derek's past against him. By including this episode we know Derek is in a strong place; he's able to withstand an emotion onslaught based upon his past. In fact, should the replicator try to use Derek's past we should see it back fire on him. What I'm hoping is the writers originally thought to have the replicator bring up Derek's past and have it fail. It would give a quick way to show Derek's progress and his emotional growth. Yet in the end, they decided to expand the entire concept of Derek's growth in to an episode to help - again - raise awareness of this topic and advance the Derek character.

Well done CBS, well done.moreless
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Wonderful

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By ladye211, Apr 04, 2013

Personally I thought this episode was fantastic and lived up to and beyond the hype. The emotion portrayed came across as very real even if the episode did move slowly. Moore's Morgan did a wonderful job of trying to help the other victims admit what had happened to them. The flashbacks were well placed and showed us the kind of man that Morgan has become. All in all, a great episode worth watching.moreless
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Joe Mantegna	Senior SSA David Rossi
Jeanne Tripplehorn	SSA Alex Blake
Thomas Gibson	Unit Chief Aaron Hotchner
Shemar Moore	SSA Derek Morgan
Matthew Gray Gubler	SSA Dr. Spencer Reid
A.J. Cook	SSA Jennifer "JJ" Jareau

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Keith Tisdell	Rodney Harris	Guest Star
Skipp Sudduth	Captain Stan Gordinski	Guest Star
Julius Tennon	Carl Buford	Guest Star

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- Rodney Harris (Keith Tisdell), Julius Tennon (Carl Buford), and Det. Stan Gordinski (Skip Sudduth) were last seen in "Profiler, Profiled." In the meantime, Gordinski was promoted to captain.
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- Morgan: "For darkness restores what light cannot repair." Joseph Brodsky
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- Rossi: "I am dead. Only vengeance can restore me!" Terry Goodkind
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- Original International Air Dates:
  Canada: April 2, 2013 on CTV
  Sweden: May 9, 2013 on Kanal 5
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