The topic and theme of this episode is actually a good one about a war veteran suffering from severe PTSD to the point where he believes he's still in the war zone. This, of course, leads to him killing people that he perceives to be the enemy.
What is sad is how many war veterans suffer from some form of PTSD and how little the American government has done to help them. It took years for the American government to help the first-responders on 9/11, and only because it was a topic put into the spotlight by people like Jon Stewart.
This episode is also only two episodes since Reid's abduction and torture. Still no mention of him having to go through a psychiatric evaluation (since he is obviously suffering from his own form of PTSD), as well as working along-side some very braid-dead and forgetful peers who quickly forget about his trauma. Prentiss, the least empathetic member of the team, can't understand why Reid is acting the way that he is. And SHE'S a profiler?!? Not a very good one, obviously.
It's funny to me how badly the writers overlook the obvious in the case of Reid as well as using terrible devices to move the plot forward. "Criminal Minds" has always had this problem, which is why it's like CSI...you just have suspend your disbelief in order to go with it.
Two veterans, clearly in their early-mid 40s at least, were a part of the Ranger group in Mogadishu...made up mostly of 18-20 year-old kids. This episode takes place a mere 12 years or so after that battle.
The FBI and SWAT teams close in on Woodridge only to have a construction crew set him off with the sound of a jackhammer just down the street. I guess cordoning off the area was just a "missed item" from the "writers'" minds, eh?
Only poor writers resort to cheap gimmicks to keep a plot moving.
What is sad is how many war veterans suffer from some form of PTSD and how little the American government has done to help them. It took years for the American government to help the first-responders on 9/11, and only because it was a topic put into the spotlight by people like Jon Stewart.
This episode is also only two episodes since Reid's abduction and torture. Still no mention of him having to go through a psychiatric evaluation (since he is obviously suffering from his own form of PTSD), as well as working along-side some very braid-dead and forgetful peers who quickly forget about his trauma. Prentiss, the least empathetic member of the team, can't understand why Reid is acting the way that he is. And SHE'S a profiler?!? Not a very good one, obviously.
It's funny to me how badly the writers overlook the obvious in the case of Reid as well as using terrible devices to move the plot forward. "Criminal Minds" has always had this problem, which is why it's like CSI...you just have suspend your disbelief in order to go with it.
Two veterans, clearly in their early-mid 40s at least, were a part of the Ranger group in Mogadishu...made up mostly of 18-20 year-old kids. This episode takes place a mere 12 years or so after that battle.
The FBI and SWAT teams close in on Woodridge only to have a construction crew set him off with the sound of a jackhammer just down the street. I guess cordoning off the area was just a "missed item" from the "writers'" minds, eh?
Only poor writers resort to cheap gimmicks to keep a plot moving.