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Criminal Minds, Season 10

⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

CBS

Police Procedural

Synopsis: The BAU helps solve serial crimes all over the United States.

My Collection: No

Recommend: Yes, just not a great show to binge season after season. It weighs you down. The crap we deal with irl and adding all these serial offenders on. 1 season at a time. Take a break in-between.

Review: Was not partial to Jennifer Love Hewitt joining the team. She was surprisingly good in her part, though still… she never quite made you believe her as an FBI agent. The stories were good, and the season was decent. Though never really came together fully for me. This season also introduces Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders.

Concept: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Story: ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

Storytelling: ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

Characters: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Casting: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Score: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Cinematography: ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

Entertainment: ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

Best: “Burn”

Worst: With the exception of the second episode “Burn”, the season was slow to start and never fully got there

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Criminal Minds, Season 6

⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

CBS

Police Procedural

My Collection: No

Synopsis: The BAU helps solve serial crimes

Review: This season was a roller coaster ride between great and crappy episodes. One really bad choice by CBS. And interesting new guest member to the cast.

Concept: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Stories: ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 (overall)

Storytelling: ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 (overall)

Characters: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Casting: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Score: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Cinematography: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Entertainment: ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2ish

Best: The Longest Night. First episode of the season

Worst: JJ… don’t get me started… bad choice CBS

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Criminal Minds, Season 2

⭐️⭐️⭐️

CBS

Police Procedural

Synopsis: The FBI’s BAU team helps to solve crime all over the USA.

My Thoughts: Found a bit more of its footing this season but the dynamic is still off. The season definitely had its moments though.

Collection: No. Just not the type of show you watch to binge.

Concept: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Stories: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Storytelling: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Characters: ⭐️⭐️1/2

Casting: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ish

Score: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Cinematography: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Entertainment: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Best: Episode 11 (33rd of series) Sex, Birth, Death

Worst: Elle and Gideon

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Criminal Minds, Season 3

⭐️⭐️⭐️

CBS

Police Procedural

Synopsis: The BAU helps to solve serial crimes all over the USA.

My Thoughts: With Gideon’s exit this season and Elle’s last season, the casting is much better. The catch is its the first season together and they are not quite a team yet.

Collection: No. Same reason as always. Just not a show I would want to watch repeatedly. Bingeing it can get heavy with its content. Good show though.

Recommend: Yes. Just remember that this show deals with very heavy topics at times. Some can trigger bad memories.

Concept: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Stories: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Storytelling: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Characters: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Casting: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Score: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Cinematography: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Entertainment: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Best: Episode 5 (50th in series) Seven Seconds

Worst: Rossi is a bit … takes time for him to find his footing as a character. Strauss, just why…?

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Criminal Minds, Season 4

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

CBS

Police Procedural

My Collection: No. Good show, just not one I want to binge watch, or even watch repeatedly.

Synopsis: The BAU helps solve crimes all over the USA.

Review: The team finally feels like a unit. This is the best season to date. Exciting beginning, well told stories, and the cast finally finds their way, and comes together fully.

Concept: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Stories: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Storytelling: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Characters: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Casting: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Score: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Cinematography: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Entertainment: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Best: That 2 part season finale… just o…m…g…

Worst: Rossi in the episode Cold Comfort.

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Criminal Minds, Season 7

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

CBS

Police Procedural

My Collection: No. Good show, just not one to binge watch.

Synopsis: The BAU team helps solve serial crimes throughout the USA

Review: Woohoo! CBS smartened up and rehired AJ Cook and Paget Brewster! This was the second really great season for the show. They really told their stories and hooked us in. Finally stepping up their game.

Concept: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Stories: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Storytelling: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Characters: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Casting: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Score: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Cinematography: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Entertainment: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Best: There was 3 this season… hard choice… 3rd place goes to episode 20 (158th episode) The Company. Tied for best episode goes to Hope and Run. Episodes 8 and 24 respectively. The 146th and 162nd episodes of the series. Was a great season of stories.

Worst: The senate hearing… ugh

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Criminal Minds, Season 9

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

CBS

Police Procedural

My Collection: No. Not a binge type show for me.

Synopsis: The BAU uses their skills to help solve crimes.

Review: Another great season for Criminal Minds!

Concept: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Stories: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Storytelling: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Characters: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Casting: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Score: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Cinematography: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Entertainment: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Best: 200! The series 200th episode and 14th of the season. Very well told!

Worst: This is where I reach my breaking point. After bingeing 9 seasons, and thinking I should take a break since after the end of season 5, I am taking a break before watching the last 6 seasons of the series. Great show but it ways you down with all the heavy stories coming at you for over 200 episodes. Will come back to it soon… ish.

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Criminal Minds, Season 8

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ish

CBS

Police Procedural

My Collection: No, as it isn’t a show I like to binge

Synopsis: The BAU helps solve crime throughout the USA

Review: A great season with a newcomer on the team. Matthew Gray Gubler definitely stepped up his game as Dr. Spencer Reid.

Concept: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Stories: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Storytelling: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Characters: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Casting: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Score: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Cinematography: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Entertainment: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Best: Zugzwang. Episode 12 of f the season and 174 of the series. This was… 🥺🥺😳😳😭😭😭😭

Worst: It’s not the worst… there is no worst this season… just a thought… I really enjoyed the new character SSA Alex Blake. Cast well, played well. But just… didn’t fully fit to me even though I really like the character.