The Longest Night
- Episode aired Sep 22, 2010
- TV-14
- 44m
As The Prince of Darkness continues his murderous rampage across California, the BAU go after him to save Detective Spicer's daughter from him.As The Prince of Darkness continues his murderous rampage across California, the BAU go after him to save Detective Spicer's daughter from him.As The Prince of Darkness continues his murderous rampage across California, the BAU go after him to save Detective Spicer's daughter from him.
- Kristin
- (as Austin Highsmith)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIsabella Murad, who plays 8 year old Ellie Spicer, was actually 12 years old at the time.
- GoofsEllie is very obviously not 8 years old as everyone claims. Isabella Murad was 12 when the episode was filmed.
- Quotes
Jennifer 'JJ' Jareau: Billy? Billy Flynn? Mr. Flynn, I don't know for sure if you can hear me. My name is Jennifer Jareau. I... I work for the FBI as a Communications Liaison for the... the Behavioral... uh... okay Mr. Flynn, I... I want to talk you about letting Ellie Spicer go. I mean, I want to ask you to. See uh, I'm not a hostage negotiator. I've never done anything like this at all ever... but um... sometimes circumstances its... Look. You can tell, I'm not a hostage negotiator, but I am a mother. I know what your mother did to you when you were little, what she was, what she made you watch, what she let men do to you and it makes me so... it's just not fair. And no one can make that better, I wish I could, I do, but if I could somehow go back there, you know, and make what was happening to you stop, I could just pick you up and just tell you it'll all be okay. That's what moms are supposed to do. They're not supposed to be the cause of your pain, they're supposed to make it go away. They're supposed to hold you and tell you everything is going to be alright. They're supposed to tell you that thunder is angels bowling. And that it's okay to be afraid of the dark, and it isn't silly to think there might be monsters in your closet. And that it's okay if you want to climb into bed with them just this once because it's scary in the room all alone... They're supposed to say it's okay to be afraid, and not be the thing you're afraid of. But most importantly, they're supposed to love you no matter what. What happened to you it isn't fair, it isn't right. I'm supposed to empathize with you... sympathize... understand... but I can't. That... that would be a lie. The truth is I don't understand what you've done, I don't sympathize with you killing people all these years, and I especially don't understand you taking Ellie. What I can do is tell you what a mother should tell you, that you can't take away your pain by hurting someone else, that it doesn't make all the nights you had to hide scared and alone any better if you scare someone the way you're scaring Ellie. What happened to you... it isn't fair, but what you're doing to her isn't fair either. And if anyone should understand what that feels like it's you. You have the power, you can do what you want to do, but for once you can chose to use that power to do for Ellie what should have been done for you. You can chose letting her go. You can chose teaching her that, yes, there are monsters, and it's okay to be afraid of them. But it's not okay to let them win, and it's not okay to be one.
The unit as usual undergoes an analysis of the fresh killer. The opening episode (finale of Season 5) starts the rampage of Billy Flynn. The story focuses on the suburban life of Los Angeles. Fortunately for Billy, the local government is conducting blackouts for power supplements in different parts of the city.
The killer uses this to his advantage, exploiting many people throughout the first and second parts of this episode. You will come to understand why Mr. Flynn is so obsessed with the continuing darkness.
Tim Curry as Billy here is absolutely astounding. His portrayal of a mass-murderer is not only accurate, but extending. The cast members of the B.A.U. are fashionably included, but the episode focuses more on Shemar Moore and A.J. Cook.
Something I'd like to point out about the episode that I didn't enjoy was the mood at some points. This killer was extremely serious in his activities. However, the music and theme was not convincing. At some points, the B.A.U. members exchange jokes in such a dark time. There is no real music accompanying the entire episode until the ending. Luckily, Curry conveys a dangerous-enough portrayal in the episode, that it overshadows these problems.
At the end of the day, The Longest Night is one of the more formidable entries in this series. The conclusion is exciting and tense, but also features one of the best scenes of acting, perhaps in the entire show. Unfortunately, Criminal Minds is running dry. There is not enough content and creativity to continue a 10-year running show.
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- mtgsebsean
- Dec 29, 2015
Details
- Runtime44 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 16:9 HD