Like fine red wines, pate de foie gras, and escargot, Criminal Minds probably is an acquired taste: The crime drama psychoanalyzes the psychoanalysts, definitely building tense drama, but ironically downplaying the crimes. The New York Times has described Criminal Minds as “cerebral,” a euphemism...
Like fine red wines, pate de foie gras, and escargot, Criminal Minds probably is an acquired taste: The crime drama psychoanalyzes the psychoanalysts, definitely building tense drama, but ironically downplaying the crimes. The New York Times has described Criminal Minds as “cerebral,” a euphemism for “nerds with guns.” Brilliant writing and compelling characters, however, make it work. The stories represent an elite team of specialists—the FBI’s “Behavioral Analysis Unit” — who, in just forty-four minutes, can deconstruct a crime, profile a criminal, and bring everything to a profound resolution complete with quotation from literature. Naturally, the feds encounter resistance from local enforcers eager to protect their turf. Just as naturally, many of the stories spark viewers’ recognition, because they are “ripped from the headlines.” Two features sustain viewers’ interest in this sometimes too-heady-for-primetime series: First, every audience loves a good hunt for a psychotic serial killer; and, second, in Criminal Minds, many of the good guys are almost as twisted as the bad guys.
Season:Episode
Title
Queue
S08:E01
The Silencer
Complete Season
Season 8 Episode 1: The Silencer
S07:E23
Hit/Run
Complete Season
Season 7 Episode 23: Hit/Run
S07:E22
Profiling 101
Complete Season
Season 7 Episode 22: Profiling 101
S07:E21
Divining Rod
Complete Season
Season 7 Episode 21: Divining Rod
S07:E20
The Company
Complete Season
Season 7 Episode 20: The Company
S07:E19
Heathridge Manor
Complete Season
Season 7 Episode 19: Heathridge Manor
S07:E18
Foundation
Complete Season
Season 7 Episode 18: Foundation
S07:E17
I Love You, Tommy Brown
Complete Season
Season 7 Episode 17: I Love You, Tommy Brown
S07:E16
A Family Affair
Complete Season
Season 7 Episode 16: A Family Affair
S07:E15
A Thin Line
Complete Season
Season 7 Episode 15: A Thin Line
S07:E14
Closing Time
Complete Season
Season 7 Episode 14: Closing Time
S07:E13
Snake Eyes
Complete Season
Season 7 Episode 13: Snake Eyes
S07:E12
Unknown Subject
Complete Season
Season 7 Episode 12: Unknown Subject
S07:E11
True Genius
Complete Season
Season 7 Episode 11: True Genius
S07:E10
The Bittersweet Science
Complete Season
Season 7 Episode 10: The Bittersweet Science
S07:E09
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Complete Season
Season 7 Episode 9: Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
S07:E08
Hope
Complete Season
Season 7 Episode 8: Hope
S07:E07
There's No Place Like Home
Complete Season
Season 7 Episode 7: There's No Place Like Home
S07:E06
Epilogue
Complete Season
Season 7 Episode 6: Epilogue
S07:E05
From Childhood's Hour
Complete Season
Season 7 Episode 5: From Childhood's Hour
S07:E04
Painless
Complete Season
Season 7 Episode 4: Painless
S07:E03
Dorado Falls
Complete Season
Season 7 Episode 3: Dorado Falls
S07:E02
Proof
Complete Season
Season 7 Episode 2: Proof
S07:E01
It Takes a Village
Complete Season
Season 7 Episode 1: It Takes a Village
S06:E24
Supply & Demand
Complete Season
Season 6 Episode 24: Supply & Demand
S06:E23
Big Sea
Complete Season
Season 6 Episode 23: Big Sea
S06:E22
Out of the Light
Complete Season
Season 6 Episode 22: Out of the Light
S06:E21
The Stranger
Complete Season
Season 6 Episode 21: The Stranger
S06:E20
Hanley Waters
Complete Season
Season 6 Episode 20: Hanley Waters
S06:E19
With Friends Like These ...
Complete Season
Season 6 Episode 19: With Friends Like These ...
S06:E18
Lauren
Complete Season
Season 6 Episode 18: Lauren
S06:E17
Valhalla
Complete Season
Season 6 Episode 17: Valhalla
S06:E16
Coda
Complete Season
Season 6 Episode 16: Coda
S06:E15
Today I Do
Complete Season
Season 6 Episode 15: Today I Do
S06:E14
Sense Memory
Complete Season
Season 6 Episode 14: Sense Memory
S06:E13
The Thirteenth Step
Complete Season
Season 6 Episode 13: The Thirteenth Step
S06:E12
Corazon
Complete Season
Season 6 Episode 12: Corazon
S06:E11
25 to Life
Complete Season
Season 6 Episode 11: 25 to Life
S06:E10
What Happens at Home ...
Complete Season
Season 6 Episode 10: What Happens at Home ...
S06:E09
Into the Woods
Complete Season
Season 6 Episode 9: Into the Woods
S06:E08
Reflection of Desire
Complete Season
Season 6 Episode 8: Reflection of Desire
S06:E07
Middle Man
Complete Season
Season 6 Episode 7: Middle Man
S06:E06
Devil's Night
Complete Season
Season 6 Episode 6: Devil's Night
S06:E05
Safe Haven
Complete Season
Season 6 Episode 5: Safe Haven
S06:E04
Compromising Positions
Complete Season
Season 6 Episode 4: Compromising Positions
S06:E03
Remembrance of Things Past
Complete Season
Season 6 Episode 3: Remembrance of Things Past
S06:E02
JJ
Complete Season
Season 6 Episode 2: JJ
S06:E01
The Longest Night
Complete Season
Season 6 Episode 1: The Longest Night
S05:E23
Our Darkest Hour
Complete Season
Season 5 Episode 23: Our Darkest Hour
S05:E22
The Internet Is Forever
Complete Season
Season 5 Episode 22: The Internet Is Forever
S05:E21
Exit Wounds
Complete Season
Season 5 Episode 21: Exit Wounds
S05:E20
...A Thousand Words
Complete Season
Season 5 Episode 20: ...A Thousand Words
S05:E19
Rite of Passage
Complete Season
Season 5 Episode 19: Rite of Passage
S05:E18
The Fight
Complete Season
Season 5 Episode 18: The Fight
S05:E17
Solitary Man
Complete Season
Season 5 Episode 17: Solitary Man
S05:E16
Mosley Lane
Complete Season
Season 5 Episode 16: Mosley Lane
S05:E15
Public Enemy
Complete Season
Season 5 Episode 15: Public Enemy
S05:E14
Parasite
Complete Season
Season 5 Episode 14: Parasite
S05:E13
Risky Business
Complete Season
Season 5 Episode 13: Risky Business
S05:E12
The Uncanny Valley
Complete Season
Season 5 Episode 12: The Uncanny Valley
S05:E11
Retaliation
Complete Season
Season 5 Episode 11: Retaliation
S05:E10
The Slave of Duty
Complete Season
Season 5 Episode 10: The Slave of Duty
S05:E09
100
Complete Season
Season 5 Episode 9: 100
S05:E08
Out Foxed
Complete Season
Season 5 Episode 8: Out Foxed
S05:E07
The Performer
Complete Season
Season 5 Episode 7: The Performer
S05:E06
The Eyes Have It
Complete Season
Season 5 Episode 6: The Eyes Have It
S05:E05
Cradle to Grave
Complete Season
Season 5 Episode 5: Cradle to Grave
S05:E04
Hopeless
Complete Season
Season 5 Episode 4: Hopeless
S05:E03
Reckoner
Complete Season
Season 5 Episode 3: Reckoner
S05:E02
Haunted
Complete Season
Season 5 Episode 2: Haunted
S05:E01
Nameless, Faceless
Complete Season
Season 5 Episode 1: Nameless, Faceless
S04:E26
To Hell...And Back (2)
Complete Season
Season 4 Episode 26: To Hell...And Back (2)
S04:E25
To Hell...And Back (1)
Complete Season
Season 4 Episode 25: To Hell...And Back (1)
S04:E24
Amplification
Complete Season
Season 4 Episode 24: Amplification
S04:E23
Roadkill
Complete Season
Season 4 Episode 23: Roadkill
S04:E22
The Big Wheel
Complete Season
Season 4 Episode 22: The Big Wheel
S04:E21
A Shade of Gray
Complete Season
Season 4 Episode 21: A Shade of Gray
S04:E20
Conflicted
Complete Season
Season 4 Episode 20: Conflicted
S04:E19
House on Fire
Complete Season
Season 4 Episode 19: House on Fire
S04:E18
Omnivore
Complete Season
Season 4 Episode 18: Omnivore
S04:E17
Demonology
Complete Season
Season 4 Episode 17: Demonology
S04:E16
Pleasure Is My Business
Complete Season
Season 4 Episode 16: Pleasure Is My Business
S04:E15
Zoe's Reprise
Complete Season
Season 4 Episode 15: Zoe's Reprise
S04:E14
Cold Comfort
Complete Season
Season 4 Episode 14: Cold Comfort
S04:E13
Bloodline
Complete Season
Season 4 Episode 13: Bloodline
S04:E12
Soul Mates
Complete Season
Season 4 Episode 12: Soul Mates
S04:E11
Normal
Complete Season
Season 4 Episode 11: Normal
S04:E10
Brothers in Arms
Complete Season
Season 4 Episode 10: Brothers in Arms
S04:E09
52 Pickup
Complete Season
Season 4 Episode 9: 52 Pickup
S04:E08
Masterpiece
Complete Season
Season 4 Episode 8: Masterpiece
S04:E07
Memoriam
Complete Season
Season 4 Episode 7: Memoriam
S04:E06
The Instincts
Complete Season
Season 4 Episode 6: The Instincts
S04:E05
Catching Out
Complete Season
Season 4 Episode 5: Catching Out
S04:E04
Paradise
Complete Season
Season 4 Episode 4: Paradise
S04:E03
Minimal Loss
Complete Season
Season 4 Episode 3: Minimal Loss
S04:E02
The Angel Maker
Complete Season
Season 4 Episode 2: The Angel Maker
S04:E01
Mayhem
Complete Season
Season 4 Episode 1: Mayhem
S03:E20
Lo-Fi
Complete Season
Season 3 Episode 20: Lo-Fi
S03:E19
Tabula Rasa
Complete Season
Season 3 Episode 19: Tabula Rasa
S03:E18
The Crossing
Complete Season
Season 3 Episode 18: The Crossing
S03:E17
In Heat
Complete Season
Season 3 Episode 17: In Heat
S03:E16
Elephant's Memory
Complete Season
Season 3 Episode 16: Elephant's Memory
S03:E15
A Higher Power
Complete Season
Season 3 Episode 15: A Higher Power
S03:E14
Damaged
Complete Season
Season 3 Episode 14: Damaged
S03:E13
Limelight
Complete Season
Season 3 Episode 13: Limelight
S03:E12
3rd Life
Complete Season
Season 3 Episode 12: 3rd Life
S03:E11
Birthright
Complete Season
Season 3 Episode 11: Birthright
S03:E10
True Night
Complete Season
Season 3 Episode 10: True Night
S03:E09
Penelope
Complete Season
Season 3 Episode 9: Penelope
S03:E08
Lucky
Complete Season
Season 3 Episode 8: Lucky
S03:E07
Identity
Complete Season
Season 3 Episode 7: Identity
S03:E06
About Face
Complete Season
Season 3 Episode 6: About Face
S03:E05
Seven Seconds
Complete Season
Season 3 Episode 5: Seven Seconds
S03:E04
Children of the Dark
Complete Season
Season 3 Episode 4: Children of the Dark
S03:E03
Scared to Death
Complete Season
Season 3 Episode 3: Scared to Death
S03:E02
In Birth and Death
Complete Season
Season 3 Episode 2: In Name and Blood
S03:E01
Doubt
Complete Season
Season 3 Episode 1: Doubt
S02:E23
No Way Out (2): The Evilution of Frank
Complete Season
Season 2 Episode 23: No Way Out (2): The Evilution of Frank
