This episode was okay, nothing spectacular. Religion used to propagate nefarious agendas been used many times before throughout this shows many seasons. I love to read User Reviews, they often help me see interesting viewpoints. I will say that a particular reviewer who chooses to review every single episode has gotten on my nerves with ever present descriptions that are just words, seem to have no meaning such as "well shot and lit overall stylish, gritty, classy and atmospheric" along with "direction is alert and sympathetic"...wtf does that even mean??? It's one thing to read the oddball phrase now and then, it's another when they literally seem copied and pasted over and over from one review to the next and which never limit themselves to reviewing any particular episode but seems compelled to review the entire show, reffering to several series, episodes, actors and other miasma before simply reviewing the episode. Ah well, to each his or her own.
3 Reviews
Pretty good
TheLittleSongbird9 June 2017
As said in my previous reviews for all episodes of Season 12 seen to date, Season 12 so far has been much better than expected. No gems yet, but a couple of episodes ("Elliot's Pond" and "Mirror Image" faring best, but while not stinkers or low points "Taboo" and particularly "The Anti-Terror Squad" were disappointments.
"Scarecrow" was pretty good if not among the best or worst episodes to date. Not as good as "Elliot's Pond" and "Mirror Image" but on the same level of "The Crimson King" and "Keeper" and better than "Sick Day", "Taboo" and "The Anti-Terror Squad". It has its serious faults but many great merits.
Let's start with the negatives first of all. The debut of the character of newcomer to the team Stephen Walker wasn't much of one, he is very underused, the character himself is bland and Damon Gupton doesn't have much to do to do much with it. After "Mirror Image" did such a great job with Tara Lewis and Aisha Tyler gave her best acting of the show to date (which is saying a lot), she is back to the stiff and dull character she was in almost all her previous appearances.
Reid has some delightful material that allows him to be true to character, but again his screen time could have been much more. The story has some familiar elements with a few parts bringing not much new.
Visually, however, "Scarecrow" is very well shot and lit and is overall stylish, gritty, classy and atmospheric. The music is moody in the haunting and melancholic sense and fits well, without either enhancing or distracting from it. Direction is alert and sympathetic.
Writing is decent with some good team interaction. Most of the story is gripping, some of it is very disturbing and creepy. Cherry is a very well realised character, she brings poignancy to the episode but has a lot of guts. The unsub is loathsome enough, though there have been better developed ones before.
Acting is strong, Matthew Gray Gubler being the bright spot of the regulars. Chris Owen is creepy and Courtney Halverson is even better.
In summary, pretty good. 7/10 Bethany Cox
"Scarecrow" was pretty good if not among the best or worst episodes to date. Not as good as "Elliot's Pond" and "Mirror Image" but on the same level of "The Crimson King" and "Keeper" and better than "Sick Day", "Taboo" and "The Anti-Terror Squad". It has its serious faults but many great merits.
Let's start with the negatives first of all. The debut of the character of newcomer to the team Stephen Walker wasn't much of one, he is very underused, the character himself is bland and Damon Gupton doesn't have much to do to do much with it. After "Mirror Image" did such a great job with Tara Lewis and Aisha Tyler gave her best acting of the show to date (which is saying a lot), she is back to the stiff and dull character she was in almost all her previous appearances.
Reid has some delightful material that allows him to be true to character, but again his screen time could have been much more. The story has some familiar elements with a few parts bringing not much new.
Visually, however, "Scarecrow" is very well shot and lit and is overall stylish, gritty, classy and atmospheric. The music is moody in the haunting and melancholic sense and fits well, without either enhancing or distracting from it. Direction is alert and sympathetic.
Writing is decent with some good team interaction. Most of the story is gripping, some of it is very disturbing and creepy. Cherry is a very well realised character, she brings poignancy to the episode but has a lot of guts. The unsub is loathsome enough, though there have been better developed ones before.
Acting is strong, Matthew Gray Gubler being the bright spot of the regulars. Chris Owen is creepy and Courtney Halverson is even better.
In summary, pretty good. 7/10 Bethany Cox
Criminal minds scarecrow episode
coti-0955331 December 2016
Warning: Spoilers
Criminal minds scarecrow episode let's start from the beginning Cherry Rollins(played by Courtney Halverson) is running frantically on a road yelling to get everyone's attention (people) meanwhile Kevin Decker (played by Chris Owen) kidnaps her and then brings her to his barn while the FBI's Bau is looking for lead's while Mr Decker is dealing with miss Rollins The FBI looks at the bodies at the creek when Mr Decker is having painful memories of his childhood which provides an opportunity for Miss Rollins to escape
Anyway what I'm trying to say is Chris Owen did a good performance and this is one of my likable episodes so far in season twelve
Anyway what I'm trying to say is Chris Owen did a good performance and this is one of my likable episodes so far in season twelve
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