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Criminal Minds
S7.E23
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Hit

  • Episode aired May 16, 2012
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 40m
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8.4/10
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Shemar Moore and A.J. Cook in Criminal Minds (2005)
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In this first part of a two-part season finale, the BAU encounters a gang of bank-robbing serial killers in the nation's capital. As the team tries to negotiate the situation unfolding insid... Read allIn this first part of a two-part season finale, the BAU encounters a gang of bank-robbing serial killers in the nation's capital. As the team tries to negotiate the situation unfolding inside a bank, one of the team is taken hostage.In this first part of a two-part season finale, the BAU encounters a gang of bank-robbing serial killers in the nation's capital. As the team tries to negotiate the situation unfolding inside a bank, one of the team is taken hostage.
IMDb RATING
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    • Michael Lange
    • Jeff Davis
    • Rick Dunkle(executive story editor)
    • Kimberly A. Harrison(story editor)
  • Stars
    • Joe Mantegna
    • Paget Brewster
    • Shemar Moore
    • Michael Lange
    • Jeff Davis
    • Rick Dunkle(executive story editor)
    • Kimberly A. Harrison(story editor)
  • Stars
    • Joe Mantegna
    • Paget Brewster
    • Shemar Moore
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    • 2User reviews
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    Joe Mantegna
    Joe Mantegna
    • David Rossi
    Paget Brewster
    Paget Brewster
    • Emily Prentiss
    Shemar Moore
    Shemar Moore
    • Derek Morgan
    Matthew Gray Gubler
    Matthew Gray Gubler
    • Dr. Spencer Reid
    A.J. Cook
    A.J. Cook
    • Jennifer Jareau
    Kirsten Vangsness
    Kirsten Vangsness
    • Penelope Garcia
    Thomas Gibson
    Thomas Gibson
    • Aaron Hotchner
    Tricia Helfer
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    • Izzy Rogers
    Josh Stewart
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    • William LaMontagne Jr.
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    Evan Jones
    • Chris Stratton
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    • Kevin Lynch
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      • Michael Lange
      • Jeff Davis
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    • Trivia
      Henry (JJ and Will's son) is actually played by A.J. Cook's real-life son.
    • Goofs
      While attending to Oliver, the agent with medical training starts chest compressions and then reaches into his bag to grab a bag-valve mask. A bag-valve mask is only (properly) used when at least two rescuers are trying to revive a victim.
    • Quotes

      Dr. Spencer Reid: That was awkward.

      Penelope Garcia: Oh, my God. We used to come every year. I can't believe he brought someone else.

      Dr. Spencer Reid: Well, you brought someone else.

      Penelope Garcia: Yeah, someone I couldn't possibly be sexually attracted to.

      Dr. Spencer Reid: You're welcome?

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      Criminal Minds Theme
      Composed by Mark Mancina

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    7/10
    Season 7 finale: Part 1
    'Criminal Minds' in quality regarding their season finales has some better than others. "The Fisher King Part 1" (Season 1) and "Lo-Fi" (Season 3) were particularly great season finales, while "The Replicator" (Season 8) wasted a potentially good story arc.

    "Hit" was a reasonably decent first part of the two-part season finale on the most part, and from personal opinion the better of the two episodes. Have seen people describe "Hit"/"Run" as the worst season finale, for me that distinction goes to "The Replicator", with "Hit/Run" being one of the lesser ones.

    To be honest, 'Criminal Minds' has been much more variable with their season premieres, with "Extreme Aggressor" (Season 1) and "The Fisher King Part 2" (Season 2) being outstanding, and the others decent to good, with only "The Inspiration" (Season 9) being below average.

    Can see though why some may not be totally enamoured by "Hit". Had mixed feelings on Prentiss' subplot. Loved that it showed a sensitive and vulnerable side to Prentiss and Paget Brewster conveys that beautifully in her acting, but there is one scene where she is offered a job over the phone that comes over as awkward and really out of place within the rest of the action and felt like over-the-top foreshadowing. Also didn't like about how she blatantly lied to her therapist, which didn't seem like Prentiss, and the therapist seeming not to see through the lie.

    Strauss is as cold and uninteresting as ever, while anything with Hotch and Beth would have more charm and heart and such if Beth wasn't such a bland character dully played by Bellamy Young and while one loves to see Hotch being happier it's like he's moving on too quick. Wouldn't have said no to more Reid and Hitch too, Reid deserved more lines than he did and there's not much that's as memorable or as quotable as other episodes.

    However, "Hit" is very stylishly and atmospherically made, as is always the case with 'Criminal Minds', "The Thirteenth Step" and "The Fight" being one of few exceptions. While the music is rarely a problem on 'Criminal Minds', not only is it haunting and moody here but "Hit" contains some of the cleverest utilisation of music of any post-Season 6 episode.

    On top of that, the script is mostly thought-provoking and maintains attention, if a little bland when it comes to character moments (though one cannot help love Garcia imagining herself in a suit, the deduction of music being brought to the crime, linking how music has lasting effect on people emotionally at a young age and Garcia and Reid at the convention) or quotable lines. The story does do a good job trying to do something fresh and keep things intriguing with an old and not always compelling subject matter and thinking outside the box, with highlights being a twist involving a victim turning the tables on the attacker and being second guessed right at the end. Suspense and tension levels are very high.

    All the acting is strong all round, apart from Young and Jayne Atkinson. Paget Brewster deserves particular plaudits.

    In conclusion, a good first part to the season finale. 7/10 Bethany Cox
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    • Release date
      • May 16, 2012 (United States)
      • United States
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      • English
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    • Production companies
      • The Mark Gordon Company
      • CBS Television Studios
      • ABC Signature
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    • 40 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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