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Criminal Minds: 20 Best Spencer Reid Episodes. Story by Shawn S. Lealos. • 4mo. Reid's quirks, insecurities, and tough life before joining the BAU make him a well-rounded and complex character...
- "Saturday"
- "True Genius"
- "Memoriam"
- "Somebody’s Watching"
- "Zugzwang"
- "The Fisher King Part 1 and 2"
- "Minimal Loss"
- "300"
- "Ldsk"
- "Revelations"
While Reid didn’t have as much screen time as the other characters during this episode, his development cannot be ignored. On a Saturday off, Reid is ordered by his psychologist to have a conversation with a normal person outside his world of death and crime. After being accosted by a young boy, not unlike himself, Reid begins a conversation with t...
This episode sees the team tackle a case eerily like the infamous Zodiac killings. Whilst Reid uses his superior intellect to decode the unsubs letters, he ponders if he should be doing more with his abilities. After turning 30, Reid has a heartfelt conversation with Emily Prentiss (Paget Brewster) about not meeting his own expectations which he ba...
Reid embarks on his own investigation, accompanied by David Rossi (Joe Mantegna) and Derek Morgan (Shemar Moore), into the murder of a young boy, Riley Jenkins, in Las Vegas during his childhood. Believing he has a personal connection to the boy, Reid searches into his past, even undergoing hypnotherapy, where he believes his father is responsible ...
A more light-hearted Criminal Minds episode (if you can ever call one that!) sees Reid protecting a young movie actress, Lila Archer (Amber Heard), from her stalker. This is the first (and one of few) episodes where we see Reid with a reciprocated love interest. Reid protects Lila, saving her life, and bonding with her in the process. What connects...
By far the most heartbreaking episode for Reid, and one of the most tear-jerking episodes of the series, sees Reid’s girlfriend, Maeve (Beth Jean Riesgraf), killed by her stalker. After begging the team to help him find a kidnaped Maeve, Reid begins to break down, and show his true love and vulnerability. The episode ends with the murder of Maeve, ...
Ending Season 1 and charting the beginning of Season 2, this two-part episode is not one to be missed. A man with a connection to Reid’s mother puts the team on a treasure hunt-like journey to rescue a kidnaped girl. We learn a lot about Reid in this episode, including his mom’s schizophrenia and placement in a sanatorium, and his ability to piece ...
Reid and Prentiss go undercover to investigate alleged child abuse at a compound of an underground cult. When a state police raid on the fortress goes wrong, they are taken hostage by the cult leader, Benjamin Merva (Luke Perry). Reid charms and manipulates the cult leader into explaining his plan and viewing Reid as an ally. This ultimately allows...
Season 14 opens after the kidnappings of Penelope Garcia (Kristen Vangsness) and Reid by Benjamin Merva's followers from the same cult that Reid encountered in “Minimal Loss.” Ironically, it is the trust that Reid built with Benjamin that led to his abduction a decade later to be their 300th victim. The 300th episode of the series not only forces R...
An early highlight of Reid’s comes when he saves Hotch (Thomas Gibson) and many hostages' lives. After having his gun revoked after failing his qualification early in the episode, Reid feels embarrassed, like a “teacher’s aide” and inferior to his colleagues. However, his redemption comes when he and Hotch are held hostage by the unsub. Reid plays ...
This episode is the first time we see Reid experiencing real trauma, as he is kidnaped and tortured by Tobias Hankle (James Van Der Beek). With his mental and physical torture streamed to his team members, we see the full effect on each character’s face, as they witness the pain that the innocent Reid is experiencing. Reid is ultimately able to man...
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- Season 11, Episode 1 - Entropy. Though Reid meets his match many times over the course of "Criminal Minds," it's hard to deny that he and Cat Adams share a particularly special kind of arch-nemesis chemistry.
- Season 2, Episode 15 - Revelations. The second half of a two-parter that starts with the prior episode, "The Big Game," "Revelations" is a knuckle-whitening thrill ride.
- Season 8, Episode 12 - Zugzwang. When a killer targets an FBI agent using chess lingo, you know things must be bad. That's definitely the case in "Zugzwang."
- Season 14, Episode 1 - 300. Buckle up, because "300" is a wild ride. Remember Benjamin Cyrus, the sketchy cult leader from "Minimal Loss"? While Cyrus is thankfully dead by the end of that episode, his church makes a big comeback in this installment.
- "Rock Creek Park" (Season 10, Episode 18) Criminal Minds had a formula, and for the most part, it stuck to it; when it deviated, it was usually as part of a greater arc for one of the characters (as with most episodes named after a BAU member: "Penelope," "Lauren," "Spencer," etc.)
- "The Good Earth" (Season 8, Episode 5) Criminal Minds pushed the boundaries of its TV-14 rating a lot harder than other procedurals of its ilk, but even for this show "The Good Earth" is gnarly.
- “Heathridge Manor” (Season 7, Episode 19) When a Criminal Minds episode has a “directed by Matthew Gray Gubler” credit, it’s as much of a warning as “directed by Alan Alda” was for M.A.S.H.: things are about to get dark.
- “The Lesson” (Season 8, Episode 10) Speaking of getting weird: human puppets! The UnSub this episode, excellently played by character actor Brad Dourif, is Adam Rain, a traumatized puppeteer who wants to give his father’s tragic murder a happy ending.
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- "Exit Wounds" Season 5, Episode 21. Full disclosure: if you're not obsessed with Penelope and Derek's loving and flirty friendship, then "Exit Wounds" might not rank among your favorite Criminal Minds episodes.
- "Jones" Season 2, Episode 18. The BAU travels all over the country tracking down serial killers, but that doesn't mean they can't have some fun. In "Jones," the team heads down south to New Orleans, where an UnSub is copying Jack the Ripper.
- "Lauren" Season 6, Episode 18. Emily's undercover past takes center stage in "Lauren" when she disappears, prompting the BAU to look into her undercover past with a dangerous criminal, Ian Doyle (Timothy V. Murphy).
- "Memoriam" Season 4, Episode 7. Every now and then, Criminal Minds will have an episode that dives deep into the backstories of the BAU team members. In "Memoriam," it's Reid's turn.
Table Of Content. 1 “300” (Season 14, Episode 1) 2 “Entropy” (Season 11, Episode 1) 3 “LDSK” (Season 1, Episode 6) 4 “Memoriam” (Season 4, Episode 7) 5 “Minimal Loss” (Season 4, Episode 3) 6 “Revelations” (Season 2, Episode 15) 7 “Saturday” (Season 15, Episode 4) 8 “Somebody’s Watching” (Season 1, Episode 18)
Dec 20, 2020 · Criminal Minds is one of the best crime shows, and its departure is sad. Not only does the show depict some twisted serial killers & murders, but the crowning achievement of the show is also its intimate depiction of the characters — fans connected with Dr. Spencer Reid, Penelope Garcia, David Rossi, and Derek Morgan.
