Courtesy of CBS “100” - Season 5, Episode 9 In the end, they catch the real murderer, Derek is exonerated, and his mentor gets put away for his crimes. Unfortunately for Morgan, more of his past becomes an open book when the team finds out he was sexually abused by his mentor. It starts with Morgan being accused of murdering 3 boys, and the team is called in to help find the real killer and exonerate him. With this episode, we not only get to see a glimpse into his personal life with his mother’s birthday back in his hometown (which is one of my favorite things of any episode we get tidbits in), but we also get to see how he became that way. The entire time Derek Morgan has been on the screen, he has been seen as this kick-down-the-door, strong FBI agent. Very early on in the series, this specific episode is a top contender because it’s our first real look at one of the members of the BAU. Courtesy of CBS “Profiler, Profiled” - Season 2, Episode 12 This episode also pulls particularly hard on the heartstrings because of Morgan’s close relationship with Garcia. Fortunately, the bullet missed any vital organs and Hotch dismisses any other cases at the BAU so they can focus on finding James. In the previous episode, Garcia had a date with James that ended with him taking her back to her apartment and shooting her while staging it as an armed robbery. Courtesy of CBS “Penelope” - Season 3, Episode 9Īrguably one of the hardest episodes to watch, “Penelope” saw Garcia fighting for her life after she was a victim of the unsub, James (whose real name is Jason Clark Battle). The emotional turmoil that ran rampant throughout this episode is almost too much to handle, that is until Reid finds a way to relay information to Garcia to find her a way out so she’s able to dispatch the team to Reid’s location. With members of the cult infiltrating the BAU, they capture Garcia and Reid. With 299 victims, the plan was to make Reid his 300th victim. Courtesy of CBS “300” - Season 14, Episode 1Ī decade after the cult leader Benjamin Cyrus was killed, his followers, now following a new leader who is married to one of Cyrus’ wives, are out to make a statement. Prentiss especially shines when confessing she’s the undercover agent to save Reid, which in turn causes a brutal fight between Cyrus and her. This episode is one of the most gut-wrenching of the season. The BAU comes in undercover to investigate child abuse claims made against the cult, which leads to a standoff while Reid and Prentiss (Paget Brewster) are trapped inside of the compound. Perry plays the role of Benjamin Cyrus, who is a leader of a cult. The episode saw Luke Perry as a guest star. Courtesy of CBS “Minimal Loss” - Season 4, Episode 3ĭrawing inspiration from the 1993 Waco standoff, this episode is one of the very few episodes in the entire series that does not involve a serial killer as the antagonist. She particularly shines in showcasing her heartbreak, as well as the end of the episode when she is reunited with her son who had been missing for 8 years. Ann Cusak, who plays Sarah Hillridge, draws viewers in right away. Gubler captures the gut-wrenching and raw emotion perfectly in both the script and the casting for the episode. The episode follows a child-abducting duo who have been hiding and keeping children for eight years. This episode marked the Criminal Minds directorial debut for Matthew Gray Gubler. Courtesy of CBS “Mosley Lane” - Season 5, Episode 16 Seeing Reid turn extremely forceful and intimidating, the polar opposite of the soft and sweet Reid we’ve come to know, added to the suspense of the entire episode. This episode in particular though saw Reid having to outsmart Cat Adams (Aubrey Plaza), an assassin, by pretending to be a client. When thinking of top episodes it’s hard not to reference “Entropy.” Spencer Reid suffers his fair share of being the subject of hostage situations on more than one occasion over the long journey of Criminal Minds. “Entropy” - Season 11, Episode 11 “Mosley Lane” - Season 5, Episode 16 “Minimal Loss” - Season 4, Episode 3 “300” - Season 14, Episode 1 “Penelope” - Season 3, Episode 9 “Profiler, Profiled” - Season 2, Episode 12 “100” - Season 5, Episode 9 “Zugzwang” - Season 8, Episode 12 “Hashtag” - Season 10, Episode 12 “And In The End” - Season 15, Episode 10 Courtesy of CBS “Entropy” - Season 11, Episode 11
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