As a 100 episodes go by...

[jailynn24]

So I've taken a night to really think about what I wanted to say and here it is in bullet form...

Criminal Minds
Episode 100
100

• The show was tense from the first moment
• I loved seeing Will and JJ with their son. I'm one of the few people that really likes those two together. I've always thought the actors have chemistry and honestly it was nice to see a real, nice moment in the midst of all the tense drama.
• The set up of having the each member of the team talk was brilliant and edgy. Not to mention scary because words like "Bloodbath" were used and Hotch wasn't seen. (yes I knew he would live but...I didn't know if maybe he got shot again)
• Kevin and Garcia working together was nice. It's was wonderful seeing Garcia have such a huge impact on what happened next
• I loved Garcia, in her interview, pointing out that Strauss was asking and focusing on the wrong things. She had Hotch's back and reminded everyone, not to mention gave hints about how everything would in up, that Foyet was the real monster
• Mid way through the episode, I was getting nervous and tense, especially when Hotch found the agents battered and bloody body on the floor. (Can I please just have a moment to enjoy DB Sweeney on my show. I've loved him seen Cutting Edge) I knew from that second on, I was going to be heartbroken
• Haley looked beautiful. Like with Will, I've always liked her. I know the common idea is that she cheated on Hotch, but I never saw that. I always thought their relationship fell apart because of distance and stress. Anyway, seeing her give me hope that maybe...just maybe Hotch and her would repair their relationship.
• Loved seeing Reid figure out Foyet's "name". He really was seven shades of awesome and like Garcia, completely had Hotch's back... well they all really did.
• Rossi is becoming such a guiding figure. His quiet understanding of what Hotch needs to do showed how much he has come to care for all the team
• Foyet is a bastard!
• Watching Haley realize what was going to happen was like watching air drain slowly out of a balloon. I'm tearing up just thinking of her telling Hotch to let Jack know about their love, about how he was when they first met, about how much she loves him. It was in that moment that it became clear that she still loves/loved Hotch. Hotch's slow breakdown broke my heart even further.
• Was I the only one hoping/expecting the gun shots to be a trick? God that was devastating. Seeing Hotch's tears fall, watching each of the team jump and realize they just heard one of their friends die... God I hate Foyet!!!
• Haley's body... it made the shots real and made me so pissed and sad...
• The fight between Foyet and Hotch was both thrilling and intense. I wanted Hotch to kill him. I wanted to see that bastard die. I was glad that Hotch didn't stop beating him to a bloody mess after Foyet said he surrendered. I wanted to be the one slamming his head to the ground.
• Morgan stopping him... just added to the heartbreak
• I'm so glad Jack was alright. I didn't understand what Hotch meant when he told his son to "work the case with him" but the flashback of them together was another layer. I love Jack.
• If I wasn't crying before, I was sobbing when Hotch held Haley's dead body to his chest.
• The final sequence was another stab. The team with Hotch's son...Hotch holding his boy close as he mourns his wife...

All and all, the entire episode was brilliant. It was everything what a 100th episode should be. It showed me once again why I'm addicted to this show.

My rating- A+++

If you don't watch this show...why not?

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