Criminal Minds Season Finale (Possible Spoilers)

[lupo pazzesco]

Am I the only one who really LOVES this show? It's the only show, to my knowledge, that I've followed for the entire 4 seasons it's been running! I love it, but then I'm told I'm rather weird.

ANYWAYS...what was up with the season finale last night?! I was beyond thrilled that it was 2 hours, and the pig farm really eeked me out. It reminded me of one of the hannibal movies. Creeeepy. And nice twist on the crippled unsub, with his mentally challenged brother. So sad. Hotch's speech at the end was great, but the final scene?? OMGWTFBBQ?!?!?!??!?!!!!11?!!?!

I don't want to wait months for the next season!! They did this at the end of Season 3 with the SUV explosion!! Damn them!! But then, that's probably why I'm hooked. It's a show that actually keeps me guessing. I kind of tapered off with Law and Order (all 3) when I figured out the entire plot in the first 5 minutes, including all the supposed surprise twists....

so, pardon my nerdy gushing, but squee!! Great show!! Am I the only one who follows it??

[Food Lady]

I never really watched it, but now I'm gonna!! I don't know what's up w/ Hotch. I looked it up on the interweb and the masked man is some Boston killer??
Anyway, the spinal regeneration experiments on homeless people has been done in a movie. Every once in a great while I think of that movie, and it irks me that I can't remember the title. It was at least 15 yrs ago that it was in theater. Maybe I'll do a search.
I actually cried bitterly toward the end when the police shot the brother. He was really just another victim.

[lupo pazzesco]

Yes, he was! I felt so bad! even worse when the girl he kidnapped empathized with him and was trying to help him at the end. So sad!!

I like that Criminal Minds is a show that doesn't have a completely happy ending, bad guy caught, good guy triumphs kind of thing. It's great. And I like how, despite it being hunting serial criminals, they don't try to amp up the gore in an "Zomg look blooooood!!" kind of way. Keeping it understated with glimpses here and there really add to the thrill of it, IMO.

The masked man I think IS the Boston killer, but at the same time...not sure. The ep with the Boston killer, he looked...taller. but when he said "You should've made a deal"...

THIS is why I don't want the season to be over yet!!!!

[AdminAssistant]

Haven't watched since Mandy Patinkin left.

[lupo pazzesco]

He was awesome as Gideon. But Joe Matagna (sp?) has brought an interesting dimension to the show. I'm glad I stuck with it, it's great! You should give season 3 a chance, AA.

[pssorens]

I watch "Criminal Minds" every week. and i spent most of the episodes last night, wondering if Thomas Harris would sue. i found the similarity to "Hannibal " so great.

[lupo pazzesco]

I watch "Criminal Minds" every week. and i spent most of the episodes last night, wondering if Thomas Harris would sue. i found the similarity to "Hannibal " so great.

It was the pigs.

Man eating pigs. they'll get ya every time. that and the crippled guy kinda did resemble Hannibal when they had him strapped in and masked. Or is that just me. Regardless, I'm glad I found another fan! My mom thinks I'm weird for liking the show, but it's so neat! I can't wait for season 5, but I'm wondering if Hotch is going to be killed off. I thought they were killing of Reid last week...

[CaroPhoenix]

I was watching "Criminal Minds" with hubs last night. When they showed the pigs, I at first thought about the Serial Killer, Joe Ball, but he fed his victims to his alligators. Then I did a little research and realized it could have been modeled after Robert Pickton, a pig farmer from British Columbia.

Mr. Rum thinks Shemar Moore's character is thinking of leaving the team. I hope not ... he's one of the 2 reasons I mainly watch the show (Matthew Gray Gubler is the other reason ). Oh yeah, I do like the plots of the shows too.

I'm hoping they're not going to kill off Hotch. (Remember, when Garcia got shot?)

I cannot wait for the show to come back! I have to get the seasons on DVD. Until then, I'll have to watch all the re-runs during the summer. (I did enjoy the Wil Wheaton epi).

ETA: When the show first premiered, Mr. Rum wanted to watch simply because Mandy Patinkin was in it. I saw that Shemar Moore (from Young & Restless fame) was on it and that's why I wanted to watch it - mainly to see if he could acquit himself as an actor in drama as compared to an actor in a soap opera. We've been fans ever since. We've enjoyed it even more since Joe Montagna was added.

Also, since I live in VA, I get giggles when they portray the VA area. #1. From the pilot epi - Dumfries is NOT as rural as they show. #2. Potomac Mills Mall is NOT a 2 level mall. We're just waiting now for the 3 level Landmark Mall. *snerk*

[auntiem]

Haven't watched since Mandy Patinkin left.

I've watched it on and off since he left, but (for me) it just isn't the same without him.
I forgot the finale was on last night - drat, I was going to watch it.

[ArcticChicken]

I enjoy the show, but it I was always doing something on Wednesday this year and I didn't realize that CBS wasn't streaming it online until it was too late. I did watch the finale, though.

The only thing that bugs me is that normal rotation in the BAU is something like six months, 'cause doing that kind of thing you burn out on humanity really quickly.

I'm not sure why it bothers me, most shows I watch aren't very realistic.


....Crap, I just realized the season finale of Southland was on tonight. At least I can watch that online.

[lupo pazzesco]

Yeah, not realistic, rotation-wise. But other than that, a great show, all in all. And yet, at the same time, working retail can also burn you out on humanity if taken in long stretches of time, so... <shrugs> I don't know. I try to realize that this isn't the History Channel/Learning Channel/Discovery Channel. Fiction is your friend, and if it happens to have some true to life info, then groovy. If not, oh well. It's entertainment.

The finale rocked, so sorry you missed it. Maybe they'll show it as a rerun? It really was very Hannibal-esque, and the ending. Oh my gods the ending...so....not...COOL!!! Trying not to spoil it for you, but zomg, HOTCH!! You can't be shot and killed!! Nooooooooo!!!!

Rummy: My fave characters on the show are Garcia, Reid, and Rossi. I love Garcia and her with. I like to think I'm kinda like her, just not as tech savvy. It's more attitude-wise. 'I'm a consummate smartass.

[AdminAssistant]

Yeah, I think it conflicts with Mythbusters, right? Besides, I really only have room for one serious TV obsession, and I think we all know what that is.

[pssorens]

It was the pigs.

agreed, but the hiss of the respirator also did it for me. it was played up much more in the book than the movie. I've been fascinated with serial killers ever since i saw "Silence Of The Lambs". when i worked for the pharmacy I even got to deliver to John Robinson's (sp) house. He was a Kansas City serial killer that used the internet to select victims.
@adminassistant
is it 90210?

[ArcticChicken]

The finale rocked, so sorry you missed it.

Actually, the finale was one of three or four episodes this year I did see, I'm disappointed I missed the rest.


I'm really not sure why the lack of rotation bugs me, maybe 'cause it's the only thing I can point to and say "that's not how they do it!"

For some reason I find it easier to suspend disbelief when it's a lot of things I'm ignoring, which is why I read fantasy and sci fi and not generic fiction.


Huh. I've just realized I like crime t.v. shows, but I don't like crime novels unless they're true crime, but I dislike true crime shows. Weird.

[CaroPhoenix]

Huh. I've just realized I like crime t.v. shows, but I don't like crime novels unless they're true crime, but I dislike true crime shows. Weird.

You are weird!

I love all of the above. True Crime Novels are just a little bit more interesting because you know it actually happened and the ideas didn't come from some person's head as a "Hey! Let's see if the reader will but it" sort of way, but as a "OMG ... someone actually did this and it worked!?"