In the middle of a tense, atmospheric episode, Spencer Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler) struggles with turning 30. The team doesn't, though--all they're concerned with is the fact that they might have missed their friend's birthday. With the conclusion of a case and a criminal put into custody, they conclude the episode by throwing their genius a birthday party.
As tense as the show can get, it's always supplemented by the support that the team offers each other, and small moments like this can ring the loudest--perhaps especially in a show so dedicated to psychologically analyzing gruesome murders.
Emily Prentiss (
) was a character established early on as someone willing to do whatever it took to protect people–whether those people were victims of an Unsub or her co-workers. When her past catches up to her in the form of prison escapee Ian Doyle, and the BAU team is threatened, Prentiss once again takes drastic measures by faking her death and going into hiding.
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