Down Memory Line... :)

[mycha_kk]

A lot of people commented the latest CM episode felt like one from the old school, and this made me think of all the previous seasons. There is a LOT of good stuff there and I've begun to wonder...

Comments

[sg_wonderland]

I have lots of favorites

[lesoleilluna]

Oh, I completely forgot about Tabula Rosa, that one was great! The scenes with Reid and the dad were very touching and it was cool to see Hotch in his element.

[mycha_kk]

I'm not a fan of Reid/Meave either (or more like I was screaming bl**dy murder when the arch ended the way it did. really can't the guy have a happy ending for once?)

[lesoleilluna]

I don't think I can pick one favourite episode, but a few of them are: Machismo, LDSK, The Fisher King 1+2, The Last Word, Sex, Birth, Death, Revelations, Jones, Elephant's Memory, Minimal Loss, ... And I think season 2 and 3 are definitely the seasons I enjoy the most overall.
The way they focused more on the psychology and evolution of the UnSubs and then the negotiations pulled me in.

I think the one that terrified me the most was Revelations and the one that bothered me the most was the one in which Haley died, not just because you knew right from the start that it would end badly and her goodbye to Hotch was super heartbreaking but also because the way they framed the narrative around his character really started bothering me around that time. (Plus, it started the whole trend of killing off female love interests for maximum ~manpain~ etc.)

[mycha_kk]

I agree on the seasons 2-3 - two of my fav episodes ever are from season two: Legacy - my personal fav, ever. North Mammon - I think it might have been the first episode I saw years ago. The ending gives me chills... And the most disgusting/gross UnSub is from season 3's Lucky... ugh, what he did with his last victim... ugh...

Yeah, James Van Der Beek was really terrifying (and brilliant) in his multiple personalities. The episode with Haley dying was heart-crushing...

[ruralstar]

Which episode is your favorite? Not sure I have a favorite per se. Almost anything that has Reid in a central role tends to attract my attention because I thoroughly enjoy MGG's work...and other attributes :). That said, I have grown to love the whole team. It might be easier to answer this question if you go by favorite in each season.

s1: Riding the Lightning. I loved the psychology of this episode. I can understand why people still miss Gideon in part because of this episode.
s2: Lessons Learned, the psychology between Gideon and the prisoner at Guantánamo Bay is amazing. I also love the whole Reid kidnapped/addicted arc, except for Distress. Topical subject but I found it hard to stick with the story, unfortunately. So The Big Game through Jones.
s3: Elephant's Memory, Damaged, Tabula Rosa
s4: The Instincts, Memoriam, Masterpiece, Conflicted, Amplification
s5 Outfoxed, 100, The Uncanny Valley,
s6: With Friends Like These
s7: Proof, Epilogue, True Genius
s8: Through the Looking Glass, Zugzwang, Magnum Opus, Carbon Copy,