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CRIMINAL MINDS Season 9 - 903. Final Shot - Press Release

THE BAU IS ON THE TRAIL OF A SNIPER IN DALLAS AND WONDERS IF THE UPCOMING ANNIVERSARY OF THE KENNEDY ASSASSINATION IS A MOTIVATOR, ON “CRIMINAL MINDS,” WEDNESDAY, OCT. 9

Eva LaRue Guest Stars as FBI Agent Tanya Mays, Who Assists the BAU with the Investigation

“Final Shot” – When a sniper strikes Dallas, the BAU investigates whether the upcoming anniversary of the Kennedy assassination is a motivating factor or if something else is driving the UnSub, on CRIMINAL MINDS, Wednesday, Oct. 9 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Eva LaRue guest stars as FBI Agent Tanya Mays, who assists the BAU with the investigation.

CHEAT TWEET: The BAU gets help from @evalaruecappoo 2 snare a sniper in Dallas on #CriminalMinds 10/9, 9pm http://bit.ly/159wqsa

SERIES REGULARS:
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)
Jeanne Tripplehorn (Alex Blake)

GUEST CAST:
Mike Colter (Colin Bramwell)
Yetide Badaki (Maya Carcani)
Suanne Spoke (Nancy Summers)
Blake Gibbons (Adam Dawson)
John M. Jackson (Agent Malcolm Hollins)
Eva LaRue (Agent Tanya Mays)
Aly Sykes (Brooke)
Kate Comer (Casey)
Graham Skipper (Danny Sterling)
Medalion Rahimi (Secretary)

WRITTEN BY: Sharon Lee Watson
DIRECTED BY: Bethany Rooney

Criminal Minds: Review of Episode 8.24 'The Replicator'

As a season finale, "The Replicator" had a lot going for it: a villain that the writers took time throughout the season to build, Strauss being the main victim, the team being targeted in a twisted need for revenge over her and newest team member Alex Blake...

What it really needed, to be an awesome episode, was two hours. As an hour episode it felt a bit too packed, too much was going on for just one hour of television. What was well done was how they did tie all the little pieces they had scattered along previous episodes; nothing was left out, and all made sense.

There were many great scenes: Rossi losing it after he was drugged and was convinced Morgan was 'The Replicator', stood out. The tension in that scene was palpable, and Joe, Shemar and Thomas were very good in it.

Best moment was, without a doubt, Strauss dying in Hotch's arms. Totally sad, but such a powerful moment, especially when she told Hotch she did love all her children, and he told her he had been wrong (see the episode 'In Name and Blood' from season 3). Excellent work by Jayne Atkinson and Thomas Gibson; those two always played well against each other's. Will miss Erin Strauss.

The most uncomfortable scene was when we saw Strauss at the M.E. office, death, having lost her usual formidable presence.

Criminal Minds has had lots of very good stunt scenes in its run; my all time favorite was the flipping car on the highway in 'Normal', but loved the helicopter crashing. And on a purely aesthetic level, lovely shots of those helicopters on flight!

The ending was left open ended: is 'The Replicator' really dead? Could he have escaped his own trap?

As much as I wish the final had been a two hours event, what I really wish was that Mark Hamill had played Curtis without the 'mad, doctor' flavor. Unlike Frank Breitkopf (played by David Carradine), who was creepy and scary, or George Foyet (played by C. Thomas Howell), who was dangerous and crazy, Curtis just seemed... tame? I never felt he was scary; yes he could hit the team, but Hamill's performance needed a bit more for his character to be as good as Frank, Foyet, or even Hankel.

The ending was OK; loved that Rossi used Strauss one-year medallion to jam the door. Zugzwang indeed!

The family theme was even more present at the end with the team toasting Erin Strauss's life. Loved that they did the toast and the remembrance of things that happened with Strauss, this is what a family does when one of them is lost.

As a season finale, "The Replicator" delivered; may not have been as good as my all-time favorite "Lo-FI", but it was well written and entertaining. It ended a good season for Criminal Minds. Let's hope season 9, which starts in less than one week, will be even better!


~~~~Merlin

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Criminal Minds Jeanne Tripplehorn will be on the CBS show 'The Talk'

According to CBS, Criminal Minds star Jeanne Tripplehorn will be on 'The Talk' this Thursday, Sept 19, 2013 at 2pm ET.

Source CBS

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