Season 8 is a good overall season. However, there are at least 5 or 6 episodes that aren't that good. This is one of the weaker episodes of season 8. It's just "okay".
For those of you who've never seen this episode, you have an unsub who's draining the blood from his victims, but he's not a vampire wannabe. You'll never believe what this killer is doing with the blood. It's sick. The unsub is a real wacko. He's quite a pathetic creature too. You almost want to feel sorry for the sicko and give him a hug. He's completely out of his mind. There are a couple of scenes where the killer tries to sell off his "work" and he comes off as being completely pathetic (intentionally by the writers). And you just say to yourself that this guy needs to be put out of his misery. His mind is completely screwed up.
Some may say that Criminal Minds is just coming up with bizarre motivations for unsubs because they're running out of ideas. However, you have to remember that there have been killers in this world who have had INSANE motivations for killing. Look no further than serial killer Herbert Mullin. This real life serial killer claimed that by killing people, he would prevent earthquakes. So there's pretty much nothing Criminal Minds can do as a motivation for an unsub that could be too far fetched. People are NUTS.
This is the first episode to air after the classic "Zugzwang" (8x12). Reid is obviously grieving over Maeve's death and Matthew Gray Gubler does a wonderful job showing Reid's sorrow over his girlfriend's death. Reid still is able to call the team on the phone and help them out with their latest case from his apartment. Everyone tries to cheer him up but he's not in the mood to talk about it, only to help them every once in a while from home on the case they're working on.
For those of you who've never seen this episode, you have an unsub who's draining the blood from his victims, but he's not a vampire wannabe. You'll never believe what this killer is doing with the blood. It's sick. The unsub is a real wacko. He's quite a pathetic creature too. You almost want to feel sorry for the sicko and give him a hug. He's completely out of his mind. There are a couple of scenes where the killer tries to sell off his "work" and he comes off as being completely pathetic (intentionally by the writers). And you just say to yourself that this guy needs to be put out of his misery. His mind is completely screwed up.
Some may say that Criminal Minds is just coming up with bizarre motivations for unsubs because they're running out of ideas. However, you have to remember that there have been killers in this world who have had INSANE motivations for killing. Look no further than serial killer Herbert Mullin. This real life serial killer claimed that by killing people, he would prevent earthquakes. So there's pretty much nothing Criminal Minds can do as a motivation for an unsub that could be too far fetched. People are NUTS.
This is the first episode to air after the classic "Zugzwang" (8x12). Reid is obviously grieving over Maeve's death and Matthew Gray Gubler does a wonderful job showing Reid's sorrow over his girlfriend's death. Reid still is able to call the team on the phone and help them out with their latest case from his apartment. Everyone tries to cheer him up but he's not in the mood to talk about it, only to help them every once in a while from home on the case they're working on.