"Criminal Minds"
The Popular Kids (2005)

Director:

Andy Wolk

Writers:

Jeff Davis (creator)
Edward Allen Bernero (writer)

TV Series:

"Criminal Minds" (2005)

Original Air Date:

30 November 2005 (Season 1, Episode 10)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

The apparent death by Satanic ritual brings the BAU to a small town, and the profiling morphs into a search when it's learned that a teenage girl is missing.

Plot Keywords:

FBI Profiler

Cast

Mandy Patinkin	...	Jason Gideon
Thomas Gibson	...	Aaron "Hotch" Hotchner
Lola Glaudini	...	Elle Greenaway
Shemar Moore	...	Derek Morgan
Matthew Gray Gubler	...	Dr. Spencer Reid
A.J. Cook	...	Jennifer "JJ" Jareau
Kirsten Vangsness	...	Penelope Garcia
Will Rothhaar	...	Cory Bridges
Michael McGrady	...	Sheriff Bridges
Aaron Paul	...	Michael Zizzo
Shanna Collins	...	Brandy
Chris Butler	...	Deputy Harris
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Matt Bennett	...	Adam Lloyd
Julie Davenport	...	Ashlee Johnson
Dale Duko	...	Reverend Paul
Kovar McClure	...	Deputy #2
Rae Ritke	...	Veronica Hanson
Ellen Woglom	...	Cherish Hanson

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-PG

Company:

Gun Metal Group

Trivia:

It was revealed that Gideon has been a profiler since at least 1985.

Goofs:

Continuity: In one of the close shots Reid's scarf is wrapped around his neck, in the next shot, when Morgan and Elle approach him, it is hanging loosely. There was no time for Reid to change the position of the scarf.

Quotes:

Jason Gideon: Playwright Eugene Ionescu said, "Ideologies separate us. Dreams and anguish bring us together."

Soundtrack:

Make Tomorrow Today

Gosh, These Devil Worshipers Wouldn't Hurt A Fly!

Two young joggers are out in some remote hills in Virginia, about a half hour away from the BAU. The male, a local football hero, is in better shape than his cheerleader-girlfriend, and he goes on. Resting for about a minute, she hears noises, starts to get nervous and runs on and then discovers her boyfriend dead in the woods. Someone comes up near her, but all we see are boots.

After that beginning, we see the local cops examining the area. One comes upon skeleton and a Satanic message craved in a tree. The BAU is called in. They discuss the history of satanic rituals, etc., Dr. Reid being the usual know-it-all. Soon, they hear about a missing girl as the mother hysterically comes looking for her daughter, whom she knew was with the slain kid.

The team has to find whose behind this, of course, and if they can save this young girl who also was taken.

A so-so episode except for the obvious left wing preaching (Lord knows they would never make a Satan cult leader a truly bad person. A Christian, certainly, but not a man who condemns them. Instead, he's "thought-provoking!" In fact, the writers go out of their way to point out - several times - that Satan worshipers never hurt anybody!!! Yeah, right!

This is one of those shows where the viewer thinks, "This could have been so much better."