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(S02E15) No sense in getting into the circumstances about Reid's abduction. I'm assuming that if you've come back to read this, then you saw the spectacular first part that aired after the Super Bowl.
More than anything else, this episode was all about Reid. It's the first time we really got some explanations about his past, his childhood, and what it was like to grow up in his house. It has me a little worried though. Why's that? Because it reminded me a lot of this season's premiere episode. And we all know what that led to - the downfall of Elle.
I'm not saying Reid is being written out of the show as Elle was. They'd be crazy to get rid of him, but it does seem that he's being sent down a dark path. For those that caught the very last few seconds of the episode, Reid stole the drugs from Tobias' pocket. They made him hallucinate and it seems that it brought back memories of his mother.
I understand why he wants them but is he going to become addicted? I'd say yes or why else have him take them? There was an interesting line earlier in the episode though, right before Tobias injected Reid. He said to him, "Tell me it doesn't help and I won't do it." Reid stayed silent. That's the moment right there. It says a lot and it's definitely the one thing we need to take away from this episode because I think it's going to be important as we watch Reid for the rest of the season.
Two other things stood out in this episode. The first was Gideon. We saw him pacing in the bathroom following his decision to stop Tobias' video from hitting the internet. He was pacing and talking to himself, justifying his choice out loud. It was a really cool scene and they cut it back and forth to Tobias pacing around in the graveyard, wrestling with his three personalities. I think it just says something about the demons we all have. I don't know, maybe I'm reading into this too much but I just thought it was really cool. We've never really seen Gideon like that before.
The second thing was JJ and her reaction to the entire situation. She blames herself for Reid's capture and to top it off, it seems she doesn't really have the stomach for the gory/bloody stuff that the BAU team encounters on a daily basis. So who knows what's going to happen to her, but I'm loving the way they developed some of the characters over this two episode arc. Criminal Minds continues to impress.
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