Criminal Minds

Did anyone else catch Criminal Minds tonight?

God Complex: A legless body is found in the New Mexico desert and a secon unwilling amputee shows up at a hospital. The team conducts a search to find the amateur surgeon before he can remove a limb from another unsuspecting victim.

*shudder*

I did watch and it totally gave me the creeps... The 'botched' work on the victims (amputees) and the reattachments just looked too real (GROSS) and it made me sick. I couldn't watch the whole thing, but I saw most of it...

On a lighter note, what's up with Reed? Who's this chick he talks to and who is she afraid of? I'm sooooo confused on that part! LOL!

I think I'll pass on that episode, probably strikes a little too close to home. Speaking from personal experience, most amputees are "unwilling". With very few exceptions, people don't volunteer to part with a limb.

Ladydocisin,

Hope we didn't come off as too insensitive to the situation. We didn't mean to, I promise. Personally, I wouldn't have minded missing this episode. It really was not one of their better ones. I've been finding their show to be a little too much for me quite often lately, and I'll probably drop it as the holidays get closer. Honestly, I'm more interested in the actual characters lives than whatever 'case' they are working on at the time.

soumise

No offense taken, I was just making a point.

Kind of creepy for me too.

As long as we are on tv, how about CSI Vegas. A piano won't make a sound with a dead body laying on the strings and serial numbers are painted or stamped in the wood. It looks like they used something from a lawnmower for the serial number. Movers also take the legs and lyre off and flip it on the side when moving.

I am a big fan of Criminal Minds and The Closer. But like so many others, I am a little squeamish about the actual crimes. I do like the development of the individual characters on these programs. The writers and the actors do a good job of making their characters unique.

It's interesting to see how far certain shows will go - and how a lot of these shows take real life cases (that's what creeps me out). It's unfortunate that a lot of things happen in this world without consent. The entertainment value for this episode for me what not on par with other episodes. I'm like you Soumise and like seeing the character development versus the cases.

@Soumise - I have no idea what's up with Reed! Is the woman involved in something? Abuse maybe? I feel like that was just a teaser and she'll come up on a future episode in person.

@Dennyd53 - how are you liking the new Closer w/o Kyra Sedgwick? I haven't seen the new ones.

Natalie,

I have no idea what is going on with Reed. But remember in the opening episode of the season when they introduced the new agent, remember at the end some sinister being had pictures of the entire team and they never explained that either.

As for The Closer, I miss Kyra Sedgwick and Gabrial and Pope. I have watched the new series Major Crimes. It started off a little slow, but has picked up toward the end of the summer run.They were just kind of feeling their way along for a while. You still have the stand-bys of Provenza, Flynn, Tao, and Sanchez. But they have had to work new characters and storiy lines in. I think it will turn out okay.

@Denny - Why don't I remember the photographs??? Ugh! I'll be wondering about that all season now... I think I'll have to investigate. LOL.

@Natalie - I think you are correct, we'll see more of her as the season progresses. Back when Reed was having the severe migraines, he found this woman to help cure them? Why don't I remember this occuring? LOL! And the fact that she doesn't like it when Reed calls him on any day other than Sunday, that is very odd... and who is this 'He' that she seems to be terrified of (verbally), but you don't see her watching out the window, pacing the floor, or trying to hide the fact that she is on the phone? I don't like waiting! This could be a long season...

I love the fact that you guys like this show... I had only met one other person who actually watches it.

Soumise,

The pictures were very easy to miss. It was at the very end of the season premier on September 26th. It came right after the new character, SSA Blake, had an encounter with Strauss. They seem to have some history. Then the screen showed a pair of hands shuffling pictures of the team with Blake's picture included. It was a tease that has been used before on Criminal Minds and other shows.

I am glad you enjoy the show. I am watching an episode on A&E right now in my college office.

My colleagues think I'm crazy for loving Criminal Minds - it's hard for them to watch. Too gory/real. I love the psychology behind it.

I'll have to re-watch the season premiere now! See if I can catch that! Good observation @Denny

And @Soumise - welcome back! Are you going to continue your stories? Maybe I recall incorrectly as I don't see them on your profile, but didn't you write some?