"Criminal Minds" No Way Out, Part II: The Evilution of Frank (2007)

User Rating:

8.7/10   

Director:

Edward Allen Bernero

Writers:

Jeff Davis (creator)
Simon Mirren (written by)

TV Series:

"Criminal Minds" (2005)

Original Air Date:

16 May 2007 (Season 2, Episode 23)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

Frank is back on the hunt, and the team must protect Gideon while he profiles Frank again. Elsewhere, the team faces a review with some surprising results. |

Plot Keywords:

FBI Profiler | Serial Killer

Cast

Mandy Patinkin	...	Jason Gideon
Thomas Gibson	...	Aaron 'Hotch' Hotchner
Paget Brewster	...	Emily Prentiss
Shemar Moore	...	Derek Morgan
Matthew Gray Gubler	...	Dr. Spencer Reid
A.J. Cook	...	Jennifer 'JJ' Jareau
Kirsten Vangsness	...	Penelope Garcia
Keith Carradine	...	Frank
Amy Madigan	...	Jane
Elle Fanning	...	Tracy Belle
Wolf Muser	...	Samuel
Gina La Piana	...	Sammy (as Gina LaPiana)
Rebecca Lowman	...	Mrs. Belle
Jayne Atkinson	...	Erin Strauss
Amanda Bernero	...	Rebecca Bryant

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-14

Company:

CBS Paramount Network Television

Goofs:

Continuity: In No Way Out part 1, Jane claims to have been 19 when she was abducted by Frank. In this episode, however, Garcia claims Jane was 22 when it happened.

Quotes:

Aaron 'Hotch' Hotchner: My team, let me tell you about my team. Agent Morgan fought to protect his identity from the very people who could save him. Why, because trust has to be earned, and there are very few people he truly trusts. Reid's intellect is a shield which protects him from his emotions...

I never thought they could keep up the pace...................

of the first series but having just sat through the whole of Series 2 I have found it every bit as good.I was a bit disappointed when Elle Greenway(Lola Glaudini)left albeit I liked the way she did so and it was so nice to see a bit of summary justice handed out for a change and I definitely couldn't see anyone filling her shoes and suddenly Emily Prentiss arrived in the form of Paget Brewster and has done well to fit in the way she has but then again she had a few years under her belt in other agencies already."JJ" has been allowed to flirt a little more and this has in turn permitted us to do so with her and Morgan has also been able to show he too has his vulnerable side.Mandy Patinkin has been like a father figure for the poor young Dr. but who does he turn to in his hour of need? Kirsten Vansgress the computer whizz can be a comedienne/serious or whatever you want and Aaron Hotchner turning the tables on the shrink at the end was absolute genius.As he said to her "I'm good at my job".There is in my opinion a fair mixture of everything although perhaps the episodes are a bit short in themselves to include a topic on someone such as Theodore Bundy. Also I hope that if in future any of the actors are despatched with as in the case of Ms.Glaudini it is because they have other projects in the pipeline or only agreed to sign on for 1 series say and are not written off because the production team simply feel their character for some reason "isn't working" because hers was! That said, as usual I found that once I picked up this pack of DVD's I couldn't put them down and undoubtedly this would be in my top 5 all time favourites.