This week’s Criminal Minds Suspect Behavior titled “Strays” poses one question: How far would you go for someone you love?
So what happened? Cooper and his team work around the clock to find Director Fickler’s missing God-Daughter.
TV Fanatic: At least I think that was the underlying message. Sadly the message was mostly obscured by a bland story, stale dialog, and the over use of “profiler-babble”. Given these factors add up to a mediocre episode this week, the best thing to do is to break it down into what worked and what didn’t.
What Worked:
Beth saving Mick: In a rare swapping of roles, Beth shot a suspect that was about to shoot Mick. Who knew she had never shot anyone before? This act piggy-backed on the bonding the team did last week and Beth really seems like part of the team.
Cooper defending his team: We haven’t heard much about Prophet’s prison time this season, I liked seeing Cooper tell Judge Phelps that no one could step aside to get this case done. Given it was Prophet that was first in with Emma, it came full circle nicely.
What Didn’t Work:
Director Fickler “Lone Ranger”: First, you don’t become the Director of the FBI without some self-control and common sense. While I could buy into Fickler telling Mick to go in and try and get Page to talk, I rolled my eyes when Fickler walked into Cooper interrogation the second time.
Second, it seems that if your best friends with the Director of the FBI, you can find classified information about any agents you want. Really Fickler? You told the Judge about Prophets Prison stay even when he had a full pardon? I am glad you’re not on my Facebook.
“Profiler-babble”: I get that crime shows will use a lot of jargon and words to help sell the show. This is no different than the “techno-babble” Star Trek used or “doctor-babble” medical shows use. But tonight was overkill; there was just too much. About 2/3 the way through the scene at Cooper’s place I realized I was lost, and it didn’t make a difference to the story.
Beth saving Mick: While I know I listed this as working for me, it also had a huge whole in the plot. The whole “I am bothered because I am not bothered” bit just took away from what was really one of the best parts of the show, Beth getting closer to the team.
The storyline is good but I am not sure if they had really executed it well. But overall, I can live with this episode of Criminal Minds Suspect Behavior.
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