#criminal minds 11x18

[only-one-brain-cell]

“He needs a a big brother to teach him about life, and chess.”

Spencer to baby Hank a week later: life sucks kid.

Hank: *baby noises*

Spencer: *moves chess piece* now it’s your turn.

Derek: so I didn’t mean right away.

[myprettyboyspence]

i just love them being brothers so much😭💗

[snailsandpuppy-dogtails]

I'm sorry, I still don't believe that the Penelope that rushed her best friendsoulmate out the fucking door of their job because it hurt too damn much to say goodbye for real, and straight up said "no you're leaving because you had a baby and duh you should because his life matters" is the same Penelope who fucks around with dillhole witnesses with flagrant disregard for how that will impact victims.

No matter how much they want me to.

Just thinking about how crushing Derek's exit was. The fact that with Spencer he was all "i'm always gonna be by your side" and "i'm just a phone call away" but with Penelope he was all "this is partially your fault, you made me softer"

[hotchsdoormat]

“i didn’t divide this team, you did”

derek morgan my love please be silent

[ilostyou]

me: i wonder what i was doing 2 years ago today when evermore came out maybe i have something in my snapchat memories

my snapchat memories: video after video after video of me heave-sobbing watching a certain few episodes of s11 of criminal minds. no mention of evermore

[wheelsupin-five]

I think squeezing spencer so tight he squeaks would fix us both a little bit

[wikiangela]

since they took Morgan from me, can I get the love of my life Emily Prentiss back permanently asap please? 😭

[ohlookmypeach]

Why does everybody gotta leave.. I never made it this far and then I did some googling.. man fuck this

[brutal-out-here]

All I do is cry watching this show (affectionate and derogatory in a repeated pattern)

[youbutstupid]

My personal ranking of all of the episodes directed by Matthew Gray Gubler

1. Mosley Lane, 5x16: the first episode directed by MGG and arguably one of his most iconic. The carnival themes along with the actual story created a really stressful but engaging watch and I loved watching the mum be proved right. The line ‘he was alive yesterday’ really sealed the episode for me.

2. Mr Scratch, 10x21: I love dark and creepy episodes, as you will see from this list, and this episode was perfect. The horror movie aspects added to the mind games that were being played on both the audience and the characters were insane. I loved how the lighting in this episode remained dark so the audience never got any reprieve from the horror. We also had to grieve each character at some point.

3. The Lesson, 8x10: this episode was so gruesome and I don’t normally like gore but this was done in such an interesting and terrifying way. I loved the ballet scene and the end when Hotch is walking through the fake ‘audience’- both such beautifully haunting scenes and I loved how we were put inside the unsub’s delusion.

4. Lauren, 6x18: arguably one of the most iconic episodes for Emily Prentiss’ character. I really loved how this episode opened a lot of things up for Prentiss as a character and also allowed for a lot of things about her to be explained. I also loved the reveal about Doyle’s son and it really left me on edge and questioning a lot.

5. A Beautiful Disaster, 11x18: I really deliberated this ranking because I wanted it to be higher but didn’t know where to place it. I’m not easy to make cry yet this episode had me sobbing. It was so intense and Morgan’s departure was done so beautifully, I honestly didn’t know what to do with myself after watching it. MGG really perfected his craft with the set out of this one.

6. Tall Man, 14x05: this episode is amazing because you can see the influence it takes from the real life Slenderman case which made it really eerie but interesting to watch. I also loved that the episode was JJ centric and we got to learn more about her and her background with Roslyn and her parents. This episode really made me adore JJ’s character even more and AJ’s acting was incredible (I know that isn’t a note about MGG’s directing but I just needed to give AJ her credit because she was insane).

7. Heathridge Manor, 7x19: the old Salem themes with the medieval dresses and the old rituals? Stunning. The visuals for this episode were amazing and the story was so interesting. The end when she hallucinates and we are left with the image of her alone on the doorstep; my Lord.

8. Elliott’s Pond, 12x06: this might not be the right word for a Criminal Minds episode but it honestly felt kind of cosy? With the 80s horror themes and the overall lack of death, this episode is more wholesome than other Gubler episodes whilst still maintaining his classic spark. The end of the case itself was really emotional and heartwarming and I’m glad that MGG gave Hotch’s character some semblance of a goodbye because we know how close he was to Thomas Gibson.

9. Blood Relations, 9x20: probably the most messed up episode ever. Picture every dark theme you can put into a piece of media and you get this episode. It honestly made me feel sick and I think that’s why I liked it so much; I like episodes that make leave an effect and this one definitely did that. I can’t even describe what happened in this episode without getting banned but oh my. This only isn’t higher because I preferred the storylines in the previous episodes.

10. The Capilanos, 13x17: this episode had a good premise and I think the introduction where there is no music and you’re left with the odd squeaks of the clown was amazing. I liked the calls to IT, my only issue with this episode is it had the opportunity to be really tense and scary but the middle chunk of the episode just wasn’t. The end of the case was good though and it started to pick up a lot.

11. Alchemy, 8x20: this episode had a good storyline and the visuals definitely had influences from horror movies such as The Shining. The only reason it’s not higher is because it didn’t hit me as hard as the others, but it’s still a really good episode to watch.

12. The Gatekeeper, 9x07: the storyline was good, it just felt more like classic Criminal Minds than a Gubler episode. The main star of this episode is the team bonding that we get to see with Rossi helping Reid grieve Maeve and then the karaoke scene was so beautiful.

[only-one-brain-cell]

Hotch no one calls you Aaron aside from Rossi

[release-your-sweets]

Criminal Minds episodes I rewatch the most (Seasons 11-15)

Season 11

11x07 Target Rich

11x11 Entropy (Highlights: Spencer Reid, Aubrey Plaza)

11x14 Hostage

11x17 Sandman

11x18 A Beautiful Disaster

11x19 Tribute (Highlight: Emily Prentiss)

11x22 The Storm

Season 12

12x01 The Crimson King (Highlight: Luke Alvez)

12x03 Taboo (Highlight: Luke Alvez and Roxy)

12x04 Keeper (Highlight: Roxy)

12x06 Elliot's Pond

12x11 Surface Tension (Highlight (or lowlight?): Spencer and Diana)

12x17 In The Dark

12x19 True North

12x21 Green Light (Highlight: Reid getting out of prison)

12x22 Red Light

Season 13

13x01 Wheels Up

13x02 To a Better Place (Highlight: Reid's glasses)

13x04 Killer App

13x05 Lucky Strikes

13x06 The Bunker

13x07 Dust and Bones

13x09 False Flag (Highlight: Tara Lewis)

13x16 Last Gasp (Highlight: Taking down Linda Barnes)

13x19 Ex Parte

Season 14

14x01 300 (Highlight: Watching the team struggle without Reid and Garcia)

14x04 Innocence

14x05 The Tall Man (Highlight: JJ)

14x07 Twenty Seven

14x12 Hamelin

Season 15

15x02 Awakenings (Highlight: Spencer and DIana)

15x04 Saturday

15x05 Ghost

15x06 Date Night

15x09 Face Off

15x10 ...And in the End

...and we're done! I know a lot of the more popular episodes were not in my list but in my defense some of those episodes are really sad and are a hard rewatch.

[reidselle]

derek morgan’s first vs last episode in criminal minds.

other characters first vs last episode in criminal minds

[homoose]

CRIMINAL MINDS APPRECIATION WEEK

Day 3: Favorite Quote

↳ “Every ending is also a beginning…”

[t4tmoreid]

criminal minds 01x01 // the worm king's lullaby, richard siken // criminal minds 11x18

[screennamealreadyused]

i’m sorry did they just like,,,,not include the intro?????????