CRIMINAL MINDS Season 10 - BTS: 1022. Protection

This post may contain spoilers, probably small, but they may be big too; proceed with caution!
This post will be updated when more images of our dear gang are shared from the set.

Scouting 10-22. Great scenery. [1/2] - Photo by Harry Bring

Scouting 10-22. Great scenery. [2/2] - Photo by Harry Bring 

Scouting next to last episode. McArthur Park. Reminds me of the song by Richard Harris. - Photo by Harry Bring

I can officially announce that I will be guest starring on Criminal Minds. Today was the table read with the entire cast and I couldn't be any happier #blessed - Photo by Christina Vlahakes

Next up... #CriminalMinds #Season10 #LetsGo #Thankful #PaidToPlay #Blessed #LosAngeles #instadaily
 - Photo by Todd Williams

Spotted at the #CriminalMinds EP#1022 Read Through @GUBLERNATION
- Photo by CM_SetReport

Yesterday the great @THEIG stepped in for hotch at the table read! @sleewatson
witnessed the magic! @CM_SetReport lol - Photo by Janine Sherman Barrois

Had such a fun first day on set meeting @gublergram it was so awesome being able to work with you! Can't wait to film the rest of my scenes this week #criminalminds - Photo by Christina Vlahakes

Outside of my trailer earlier today and that's a wrap on day 1! - Photo by Christina Vlahakes

Our writer, @VirgilWilliams has an idea. - Photo by Krish Ribeiro

The Unsung Hero of "Criminal Minds"- Kevin McEveety Production Accountant
Extraordinaire!! - Photo by Ian Woolf

My office today. #CriminalMinds #livingthedream - Photo by Virgil Williams

MacArthur Park at night, this should be interesting.... - Photo by John Hatchitt

Day 2 Criminal Minds Episode 1023 in MacArthur park with writer @VirgilWilliams @CM_SetReport
 #CriminalMinds - Photo by Liz Graham

I make dead people for a living. - Photo by Krish Ribeiro

My awesome director @tawniamck. Killing it... #CriminalMinds - Photo by Virgil Williams

Seeing double. #CriminalMinds - Photo by Virgil Williams

My office today. #CriminalMinds #livingthedream - Photo by Virgil Williams

The best part is when you work with friends. One of the best writers in the game and a hell of a guy, @djvluv  #CriminalMinds #ActorLife #Day1… - Photo by Todd Williams

Criminal Minds spooky tunnel location for episode shooting now (10-22). I wouldn't go there late at night ;-) - Photo by Harry Bring

Somebody in our Set Decoration department has a great sense of humor. Decorating our next police dept., added touch.
- Photo by Harry Bring

A portrait of an artist at work. #1stAD Terry Ham on the set of #CriminalMinds #Friday - Photo by CM_SetReport

The #CriminalMinds writer's hallway at 7AM. Season 10 is almost over... - Photo by Virgil Williams

#CriminalMinds @Converse Jack Purcell's and sweet sock game with @GUBLERNATION
- Photo by Virgil Williams

Hear no evil. See no evil. Smell no evil?? @ajcookofficial #CriminalMinds @GUBLERNATION @tawniamck
 - Photo by Virgil Williams

Two Blind Mice!!!! I can see Russia from here.. With Matthew's Glasses on... He sure is pretty but Blind as a Bat!!
- Photo by Shemar Moore

Love easy Stage days,after 3 hard racing ones. #prettygoodsetup - Photo by John Hatchitt

Dead people need love too#thethings wedoforyou#CM fans! - Photo by BJ Rogers

Just another lunch at #CriminalMinds - Ep 10-22 Day 6 of 8. - Photo by CM_Set Report

"Work" #HappyMonday #Day6 #CriminalMinds #Fun #ActorLife #Thankful #TheImaginedLife #JustPutMyFeetUpForEffect #TooMuchTimeOnMyHands #NotComfortable - Photo by Todd Williams

I could get used to this immediately! [1/2] - Photo by Raphael Cantu

I could get used to this immediately! [2/2] - Photo by Raphael Cantu

Rehearsals... - Video by Raphael Cantu

Jennifer Love Hewitt - Photo by Raphael Cantu

Photo by Raphael Cantu

Photo by Raphael Cantu

‪#‎AJcook‬ ‪#‎SpencerReid‬ [1/2] - Photo by Raphael Cantu

‪#‎AJcook‬ ‪#‎SpencerReid‬ [1/2] - Photo by Raphael Cantu

Last post!!!!!!! Our "swag bags" Handed to us on our exit! - Photo by Raphael Cantu

Thank you Thomas Gibson and cast and crew of Criminal Minds for an amazing experience and for making us feel at home during our visit!!!!! - Photo by Raphael Cantu

That's a wrap! Great shoot w ridic talented folks @tawniamck @VirgilWilliams , you guys rock! Can't wait for #ep1022
- Photo by Melissa Pino

That's an understatement!#watchurback!! - Photo by BJ Rogers

@JpAdler you made the set on #CriminalMinds sing! With your Performance. @virgilwilliams and I are blessed to have you in the episode. - Photo by Twania McKiernan

@CVlahakes rocked her first acting job on #CriminalMinds. @virgilwilliams and I are privileged  to work with her first! Will have a long career! - Photo by Twania McKiernan

Guess who? #CriminalMinds - Photo by Kim Harrison

He smiles & he's sexy!#criminalmindsbestkeptsecret ♥ - Photo by BJ Rogers

The one and only Rafer Johnson came to visit CM today. He's a bRruin but an all time icon. God
bless him. - Photo by Harry Bring

So weird my boys r sitting on set? Oh yeah, because she is working.#cutegirlsbringthemout. [1/2]
- Photo by John Hatchitt

So weird my boys r sitting on set? Oh yeah, because she is working.#cutegirlsbringthemout. [2/2]
- Photo by John Hatchitt

We gotta @DaytimeEmmys nominee in the house. I told you, guys. @LindaElenaTovar is a star. #CriminalMinds @tawniamck
- Photo by Virgil Williams

When you work in H'wood you get to meet legends. Me and the great Rafer Johnson. If you don't know...look him up.
- Photo by Virgil Williams

You know just rehearsing lines with @shemarmoore @GUBLERNATION
- Photo by Em

Fab day on set CM watching designer BJ Rogers dancing wJoe Mantegna @bijerogers @JoeMantegna - Photo by Katherine Wright

Day 8 of 8 on #CriminalMinds Ep 10-22 with @tawniamck and @KatrinaLNorman. Almost done with season 10!
- Photo by Virgil Williams

Yesterday was the last day of filming and I can honestly say I feel so incredibly lucky and thankful to have been given the opportunity to work with such a talented and creative cast and crew! Make sure to watch @jpadler @ladymeliss and I in S10 Ep 22 "Protection" of #criminalminds airing on CBS April 29, 2015! - Photo by Christina Vlahakes

Deep breath. We've got a new episode on tonight! #CriminalMinds #tonight #scripttease - Photo by CM_SetReport

CRIMINAL MINDS Season 10 - 1018. Rock Creek Park - Promo Photos

CRIMINAL MINDS Season 10 - 1018. Rock Creek Park - Promo Video

CRIMINAL MINDS Season 10 - 1019. Beyond Borders - Press Release

WHEN A VACATIONING FAMILY IS ABDUCTED IN BARBADOS, THE BAU WORKS WITH THE FBI'S INTERNATIONAL UNIT TO FIND THEM, ON “CRIMINAL MINDS,” WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8

Emmy Award Winner Gary Sinise, Emmy Award Winner Anna Gunn, Daniel Henney and Tyler James Williams Guest Star. Tom Everett Scott and Bonnie Somerville Guest Star as Greg and Colleen Sullivan, Two Members of the Kidnapped Family

“Beyond Borders” – When a family of four is abducted while on vacation in Barbados, the BAU is called to assist Unit Chief Jack Garrett (Sinise) and his International Unit on their investigation. Garrett and his unit, the FBI's top division for handling cases involving Americans abroad, work jointly with Hotch and his team when they discover that this case matches one the BAU investigated last year in Florida, on CRIMINAL MINDS, Wednesday, April 8 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Emmy Award winner Gary Sinise guest stars as International Unit Chief Jack Garrett; Emmy Award winner Anna Gunn guest stars as the International Unit's law expert Lily Lambert; Daniel Henney guest starts as Special Ops Agent Matthew Simmons; and Tyler James Williams guests stars as International Unit tech guru Russ “Monty” Montgomery. Tom Everett Scott and Bonnie Somerville guest star as Greg and Colleen Sullivan, two members of the kidnapped family.

CHEAT TWEET: The BAU teams w/the Int’l Unit 2 find a family abducted in the Caribbean. @GarySinise guests @CrimMinds_CBS 4/8 9pm http://bit.ly/1AC8jle

REGULAR CAST:
Joe Mantegna (David Rossi)
Thomas Gibson (Aaron Hotchner)
Shemar Moore (Derek Morgan)
Matthew Gray Gubler (Dr. Spencer Reid)
A.J. Cook (Jennifer “JJ” Jareau)
Kirsten Vangsness (Penelope Garcia)
Jennifer Love Hewitt (Kate Callahan)

RECURRING CAST:
Esai Morales (Mateo Cruz)

GUEST CAST: 
Gary Sinise (Jack Garrett)
Anna Gunn (Lily Lambert)
Daniel Henney (Matthew Simmons)
Tyler James Williams (Russ Montgomery)
Dari Ingolfsson (Jerry Tidwell)
Tom Everett Scott (Greg Sullivan)
Bonnie Somerville (Colleen Sullivan)
Gatlin Green (Alison Sullivan)
Andrew Miller (Nick Sullivan)
Jakob Miller (Nick Sullivan)
Sterling K. Brown (Fitz)
Newell Alexander (Joe Sullivan)
Judith McConnell (Pat Sullivan)

WRITTEN BY: Erica Messer, one of the series’ executive producers
DIRECTED BY: Glenn Kershaw

CRIMINAL MINDS Season 10 - 1020. A Place at the Table - TVGuide: Ed Asner as Hotch's Father-in-Law

By Joyce Eng

Get ready to meet Hotch's father-in-law: Ed Asner! The legendary Mary Tyler Moore Show and Lou Grant star will appear as the father of Hotch's late wife Haley on the 20th episode of Criminal Minds this season -- and TVGuide.com has your exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the family reunion.

Unfortunately, what brings them together isn't happy news, as Hotch (Thomas Gibson) finds...

To Read More: TVGuide.com 

CRIMINAL MINDS Season 10 - 1017. Breath Play - Review

The one thing that crime shows tend to is take the pulse of what's currently a hop topic for its viewers. Popularized by Law & Order with their ripped from the headlines kind of storytelling, Criminal Minds took a page from their book this week with a story that used the recent 50 Shades of Gray phenomenon to create a truly nasty unsub for the episode titled "Breath Play".

The basic story was that the BAU was called to Wisconsin to figure out why the bodies of young women with signs of strangulation - in this case, auto-erotic asphyxiation - were showing up. The unsub was a handsome guy with a great smile - and a family. He had a hassled wife and children. And a seriously creepy obsession with a 50 Shades-like book and role-playing that out. Which ended up with a lot of dead bodies.

WHAT WORKED:

• The Unsub was truly creepy. Perhaps it was the whole "I thought he was such a nice guy who always smiled at me" kind of vibe. Maybe it was the utter adoration from his daughter, but whatever it was, it worked. The scene where he attacked the nanny was horrific and chilling and I may have muttered a few thoughts about what I thought the Unsub deserves to have happen to him.
• Rossi's nudge to his High School years. It caught me off-guard and I admit I laughed.
• Callahan's pregnancy and the story with her niece. It was an emotionally grounded story that worked. I admit that considering AJ's recently announced pregnancy, I assumed that it would be JJ's second pregnancy that would be written in (especially with the prior miscarriage trauma) so I was surprised that they wrote this one in, but this B plot worked for me.

WHAT DIDN'T WORK:

• The wife. I never got a full grasp on what her issue was. She was hassled, but there was just this un-relatable disconnect going on. Also, the daughter. For as much as the whole situation with the father provided the story with its emotional trauma and heartbreak, she was something of a brat and you kind of wanted her to see that the world doesn't revolve around this guy who is never around. It was hard for me to care a lot about her.
• The long longing shot from the Unsub at the end towards his daughter - the dude destroyed his daughters life and made her see something she will likely never get over; his love for her becomes irrelevant at that point.
• Anything related to 50 Shades. I understood why they did it and the episode glancingly reflected the issues with people jumping into worlds they are mentally and physically ill-suited for, but I think there's a much bigger conversation that has to happen on something like that and I'm not sure that this episode did that the kind of justice it needs. Then again, that's somewhat of my negative feelings towards the book coming out.

All in all, probably not my favorite episode but much of that likely has to do with the topic as opposed to the overall execution which was, for the most part, standard Criminal Minds.


~~~~Sir Gareth