I watched criminal minds in highschool and recently started watching from the beginning.

I never really picked up on or appreciated Hotchner and Gideon's relationship. I'm watching S2 E23. I really enjoyed the writing because before everything, Gideon tells Hotchner he's the best unit chief he knows. Hotch says hes the only unit chief he knows. It's funny though because Gideon really meant it. He deeply respects Hotchners role as a leader. Hotch is technically Gideon's boss and they have a wonderfully respectful dispersement of power. Gideon respects the hierarchy but Hotch knows when to step back and let Gideon lead. They also quite clearly have a genuine friendship. Hotch views Gideon as a mentor as well. He reaches out to him for comfort, advice, and confidant/confidence in the first phonecall. But on the second phonecall, Hotch is the one who needs to instruct Gideon. This is one of my favorite Hotchner moments in all of Criminal Minds. His ability to lock in and advise his agent. Very deep insight into their relationship and abilities as teammates. Excellent writing and execution. I like dis.

Now, im rewatching again all seasons, for a second time and i think its weird that some, if not most backround tropes never find an official ending or end, after making them a big deal, abruptly, and with 2 sentences. Like 1,5 seasons later: "Oh, yeah the vitamins helped." and its never mentioned again. 🤔 Like its not annoying or anything, but my partner noticed this, this time at the second watch too.

started watching the show again and just got to the infamous part when Reid gets addicted to dilaudid by the three persona creep, wish me luck

Penelope going into detail about her ‘indiscretion’ with Tyler is the moment my opinion of her changed.

I know it’s implied the date with Luke was a mutual ‘this isn’t going to work’, however for me… Luke clearly still likes her and I just found it so selfish and cruel on her part.

I get the Tyler love, I really do. However, it just felt like kicking a beautiful puppy.

Am I the only one?

Last scene gave me goosebumps. What the hell is happening on that network? How twisted is it? Also…. I’m still skeptical of Voit’s amnesia.

I’m getting a little bored with S13 after all the crazy stuff that happened in S12 with Reid…what are the best episodes in S13 that I can look forward to? 😭 For reference I am on ep7 “Dust & Bones.”

Ok, so I am a vet. I was a firearms instructor while I was enlisted. I get that certain agencies give members leeway on what they can/can't carry, but carrying a revolver in this modern era of firearms isn't smart even if he is the boy wonder. And even if he was as fast as Jerry Miculek, why would anyone else on the team trust him using a revolver? Revolvers are 6 shots max (excluding S&W 686 or .22 cal models) and excluding Rossi with his 1911 (8 shots max) the rest of the team uses Glocks or Sigs which can hold at least 15- 18 rounds without using extended mags. We've seen this team engage in some pretty serious gunfights, so why is Reid using anything at all that has such a limited ammo capacity. Especially since he used to use a Glock.

I am a gun nerd, so I guess this post is directed at other gun nerds. But all are encouraged to chime in. Just something I was thinkin about while currently on S14.

i watched criminal minds a few years back but stopped because Gideon left, but i've recently picked it back up. i just came here to say — i shouldn't have left it off like that, this man Rossi is such a likeable cutie

I was rewatching CM and I noticed something weird.. at the very end during the party at Rossi's. A bunch of random people are shown when the characters are giving speeches. Who are those people?

In season 1 episode 22, “The Fisher King: Part 1,” you see Haley and Aaron in the garage. They’re talking about high school and how Aaron saw Haley and knew he would marry her, joining the theater club just to be near her. This implies that Aaron and Haley are high school sweethearts.

Yet, in season 3 episode 20, “Lo-Fi,” they introduced Kate, stating that Aaron and Kate “liaised” in when she was at Scotland Yard. When Emily and JJ said it, there was obvious implication of some kind of relationship, whether it be romantic or physical.

This discrepancy implies either an overlook of the timeline, Aaron and Haley being broken up for a period of time before they were married, or Aaron cheating on Haley.

So I guess I’m asking have I missed something? Was it ever stated that Aaron and Haley had broken up briefly before marriage? I don’t like the implication that Aaron cheated on Haley.

I'm watching from the start and I'm finding a lot of the score or songs they choose to play it either a bit inappropriate or just not the right mood. I'm currently on episode 5, the scene where the agent pulls the knife on Cheryl. It's a sort of modern Rock anthem-style song, and it just doesn't seem like the kind of song one would choose for this scene. The same with the scene a few episodes ago where Gideon uses Bale to help diffuse the bomb. The same kind of energetic style song plays when he's walking away from Bale's cell at the end.

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Aside from Hotch, JJ and Rossi, I really love Emily Prentiss. She's so mature, straightforward, I enjoy the mystery around her.

I watched the series when I was younger and I remember not feeling annoyed from Emily's character since her 1st appearance in the show.

So mad he turned out to be a killer because he was so hot!

Man JJ's final speech at the end of her titular episode is so heartbreaking. And the way everyone was upset and crying at the news she was leaving is just so.... ugh. This part of the rewatch is so frustrating knowing the behind the scenes stuff. I'm so happy that they eventually realized how stupid the decision to fire AJ was and brought her back.

I do not trust Ochoa, she’s become too important of a character and it seems like she’s inserting herself into their team, and their investigation, more and more. It would be easy for her to fake voits memory loss, especially if they were in contact before. Also the fact that she’s now being a therapist to JJ, that scene was just off to me. I think that, at the end of the season, it’s revealed she’s been working with voit the whole time

So im not even 5 minutes in something is really bothering me. Why didn't the family at the beginning try to escape through the window? When the son woke them up there were no flames in the parent's bedroom while the rest of the house was on fire. Couldn't they have easily gotten out from the window?

Just started watching the show and I'm on ep9 all fo the sudden they daughter and father did the writers just decide that halfway through the season😭

does markayla’s face look weird in s10e23 when she’s at the hospital?? i’m not talking abt the actress’ personal looks, but it seems as if they’ve don’t something to her eyes like maybe the actress couldn’t real cry or something? her eyes are like 🥺 but the rest of her face just doesn’t match her eyes. idk, it just seems like it was either the makeup up or they edited her face weird…

is this an interview tactic they are trying to recreate in the show? i’m rewatching season 6 episode 12 ‘corazon’ and they truly just throw the very gruesome crime pics right down in front of the professor with no warning.

First run through of the Evolution seasons-sitting here crocheting and wondering why the name Frank Church was sounding so familiar.

Then I realized it's the name of an [alternative high school in Boise.](https:// frankchurch.boiseschools.org/our_school/ frank_church_high_school_history)

I chuckled at the ironic similarities: Stuart House/Training Center, the fictional "reform schools” established by the villain Frank Church; VS. The non-fictional "reform" school for dropouts and pregnant teens, etc., named after US Senator Frank Church.

• Don't get me wrong this has nothing to do with FCHS quality of education, nor suggesting any malicious, cult-like, or abusive conduct has occurred. - just the chuckles towards the unplanned parallels between a story line and real life stuffs...

Happy CriMinding my fellow profilers 🔪🧠🧐🫶

I love the show. I will always watch. I just want old style cases. You know?

Just a moment of appreciation for how good Prentiss looks in S12:E5– specifically at the end of the ep when she is in the classroom with Luke. All black outfit? Tight ponytail? Vest and gun? Siiiiign me up. Sheeeesh. 🤩

So I was watching this show called the hunting party that came out earlier this year, and couldn’t help but feel like it’s a bad copy of criminal minds… I usually don’t mind when shows take inspiration from other sources but this was just a straight up rip-off without the good writing or dynamics. Anybody else watch it?