Criminal Minds - 12 Best Episodes
09/22/2017 | By Mace Parker
12 years ago, the Crime Drama we all know and love, Criminal Minds, premiered on CBS. And to celebrate 12 amazing years of Criminal Minds, we're picking the the 12 best episodes from Criminal Minds' 277 episodes. But obviously it's hard to pick the best 12 from 277 episodes, so to make it easier, we're picking the best episode from each season. To make it even easier, there will be three 'Honorable Mentions' for each season, so it's really "The Best 48 Episodes".
1. "The Fisher King: Part I"SEASON 1, EPISODE 22: After each receiving mysterious items while on their respective vacations, Gideon, Hotchner and the rest of the team realizes that they have become pawns in an elaborate fantasy game. Now the BAU must put all the clues together in order to catch a killer obsessed with Arthurian legend. But the stakes begin to rise when one of their own earns the wrath of the unsub. The episode ends with the Unsub breaking into Elle's house and shooting her.
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2. "REVELATIONS"SEASON 2, EPISODE 15: The BAU's urgency to find for serial killer Tobias Hankel increases when they learn he's holding Reid captive after seeing a live feed of him being tortured and drugged. Meanwhile, Reid flashes back to his troubled childhood as he drifts in and out of consciousness.
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3. "PENELOPE"SEASON 3, EPISODE 9: As Garcia fights for her life, the BAU juggles rallying around her and searching for her attacker only to realize that the assailant is someone close to the investigation. Meanwhile, Hotch assigns analyst Kevin Lynch to search Garcia's computer only to unearth a file that could jeopardize her future with the FBI.
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4. "MINIMAL LOSS"SEASON 4, EPISODE 3: Prentiss and Reid go undercover to investigate child abuse allegations at the compound of an underground cult only to find themselves held hostage when a raid goes disastrously wrong. (This was a tough one. It was a toss up between "Amplification" and this for top spot.)
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5. "100"SEASON 5, EPISODE 9: This is arguably one of the saddest episodes, if not the saddest, of Criminal Minds. The BAU team members are questioned individually by Chief Strauss as they recount through flashbacks what occurred when the Reaper returned to Washington, D.C. to continue his battle with Hotch. The team works frantically to locate the Reaper before he reaches Hotch's family.
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6. "LAUREN"SEASON 6, EPISODE 18: While Prentiss has gone missing to track down Ian Doyle and finish him, her team attempts to track down her and digs deeper into her past. The BAU call in J.J. hoping she can help them find Emily and capture Doyle before it is too late.
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