Roadkill
- Episode aired May 6, 2009
- TV-14
- 42m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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A serial killer in Bend, Oregon is deliberately killing people by running them over with his car.A serial killer in Bend, Oregon is deliberately killing people by running them over with his car.A serial killer in Bend, Oregon is deliberately killing people by running them over with his car.
Tracey Leigh
- Mrs. Burke
- (as Tracey A. Leigh)
Storyline
Did you know
- GoofsWhile inspecting the car (a late model BMW) in the impound lot, the agents surmise the heater hose was cut without opening the hood. On late model cars, the radiator is sealed to the core support so no air (or other objects) can get around the radiator. It would not be possible to cut the heater hose without opening the hood. This particular model is also equipped with a low coolant light that would have illuminated once the driver started the motor. Additionally, there are many variables involved with a car overheating, such as using the air conditioning, outside temperature, humidity, etc. There would be no way to exactly determine where it would stop due to overheating.
- Quotes
Aaron Hotchner: [opening quotation, voiceover] "I'm not sure about automobiles. With all their speed forward, they may be a step backward in civilization." - Booth Tarkington.
- ConnectionsReferences The Car (1977)
- SoundtracksI'm Alive
Written by Tommy James and Peter P. Lucia Jr.
Performed by Gil Hamilton (as Johnny Thunder) & Tommy James & The Shondells
Featured review
Memories Remain
Criminal Minds can be a frustrating series to follow unless you don't mind *huge* variation in episode quality. It's a bit unfair to say Criminal Minds is no The Wire, as they did not have the same restrictions as the makers of this series, but superb episodes like this prove there is no reason why *all* episodes shouldn't be this good.
As is expected for a series designed accessible for new viewers, episodes are usually stand-alone and character-plots - if any - proceed at a snail's pace. For example, Garcia's boyfriend, played by Whedon School of Gifted Ones graduate Nicholas Brendon, was last seen in #4.14, Cold Comfort, first airing almost *three* months before Roadkill. So it is mostly up to the Killer of the Week to deliver the goods.
And boy, does this deliver. The genius of this plot is easy to overlook, as it plays with the expectations of the audience, only to pull the rug from under the viewer just as they think they have it figured out. It's almost as if the writers had looked at the generic Criminal Minds episode plots and decided to lull even the most jaded viewer into false sense of knowing how the plot is going to unfold. Bravo! Only minor niggles pester this behemoth. Discussing them without spoiling anything is difficult but let's just say that when your heart starts pumping like mad (you'd have to be dead not to get excited at the climax), the most critical moment is disappointingly presented - some shoddy editing there. Thankfully, after that comes a moment, where a couple of the first shots are poorly judged, but the scene then rises to sublime heights. 9/10 - more like this, please!
As is expected for a series designed accessible for new viewers, episodes are usually stand-alone and character-plots - if any - proceed at a snail's pace. For example, Garcia's boyfriend, played by Whedon School of Gifted Ones graduate Nicholas Brendon, was last seen in #4.14, Cold Comfort, first airing almost *three* months before Roadkill. So it is mostly up to the Killer of the Week to deliver the goods.
And boy, does this deliver. The genius of this plot is easy to overlook, as it plays with the expectations of the audience, only to pull the rug from under the viewer just as they think they have it figured out. It's almost as if the writers had looked at the generic Criminal Minds episode plots and decided to lull even the most jaded viewer into false sense of knowing how the plot is going to unfold. Bravo! Only minor niggles pester this behemoth. Discussing them without spoiling anything is difficult but let's just say that when your heart starts pumping like mad (you'd have to be dead not to get excited at the climax), the most critical moment is disappointingly presented - some shoddy editing there. Thankfully, after that comes a moment, where a couple of the first shots are poorly judged, but the scene then rises to sublime heights. 9/10 - more like this, please!
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