That was a good line. Oh, and it was Hotch and Prentiss that got to play UnSub and Victim this time around. Really, I think everyone got a little something tonight, no matter who you 'ship (if that's your ken). If not, it was still satisfying from a team/family interaction standpoint.

The standout interaction in this episode was Hotch/Garcia. I said to Lewis that his manipulation of Garcia to speak to the press was his payback for last week's "Thing." And the fact that Hotch can manage to both manipulate someone at the same time he's being understanding and supportive is just brilliant.

Loved last night's CM! I've actually been a bit meh about the episodes this season so far (they haven't been awful, just none of them stood out as excellent), so this one was the first that really thrilled me with its quality.

Loved the guy playing the unsub--he was terrific! That scene where he was talking to the little girl in the train station was a great demonstration of his acting skill, when he went from chatting so sweetly with the girl to insultingly dismissing her as he went on the hunt with his next victim was chilling. And Sally Kirkland was fun to watch again.

One of my favorite little cast member throwaway lines (after the IQ one of Prentiss; best of the night!) was during Garcia's briefing when Reid speculated that the unsub was eating the lips, Garcia complained about that visual imagery, and he responded, "You asked," all while munching on a muffin.

when Reid speculated that the unsub was eating the lips, Garcia complained about that visual imagery, and he responded, "You asked," all while munching on a muffin.

I had to hit pause on that because I was laughing so hard. While this was definitely Garcia's ep, the Reid moments were pretty stellar.

Oh, and a CM scheduling FYI: "The Uncanny Valley" is going to be on CBS the day before Thanksgiving, if you missed it before.

thank you. My nightmares were ceasing.

I just love the blonde diabetic woman--she, and the second blonde woman from last night's ep, are great examples of the really strong female victims that Criminal Minds specializes in.

I was recently watching "Legacy" from Season 2, the one with the housecleaner unsub who was taking Kansas City's street people and having them run the gauntlet he'd set up in an old meatpacking plant (an ep with one of my favorite cops of the week, the OCD detective who couldn't get any of his higher-ups to care that 60-some street people had just disappeared, so he went to the FBI instead), and that was an ep with a wonderfully strong victim.

The Luke Perry one was on last night! I haven't rewatched yet.

like _Open Season_ featuring Katie from Terriers! It was interesting to watch a hunted woman (literally) making strong, viable, choices and not being demonized for prioritizing her survivial over sentimentality.

Am catching up on Bones. I liked the Shakespearean interrogation on last week's ep. Sweets conversing in Elizabethan was very pleasant.