Feb. 19, 2020, marked the end of an era.
After 324 episodes over 15 seasons, Criminal Minds drew to a close with a two-part finale, Criminal Minds Season 15 Episode 9 and Criminal Minds Season 15 Episode 10.
Suffice it to say, we're unlikely to see anything like it again.
Criminal Minds proved that unstable serial killers could be brought into America's living rooms.
Well, at least for an hour a week. No, more than an hour, thanks to cable. No, make that as much as you could stomach, thanks to streaming.
Debuting on Sept. 22, 2005, Criminal Minds was an acquired taste.
It was one never acquired by Mandy Patinkin, who left abruptly after portraying Jason Gideon for the first two seasons.
As Patinkin explained to New York Magazine in 2012, "I thought it was something very different. I never thought they were going to kill and rape all these women every night, every day, week after week, year after year.
After 324 episodes over 15 seasons, Criminal Minds drew to a close with a two-part finale, Criminal Minds Season 15 Episode 9 and Criminal Minds Season 15 Episode 10.
Suffice it to say, we're unlikely to see anything like it again.
Criminal Minds proved that unstable serial killers could be brought into America's living rooms.
Well, at least for an hour a week. No, more than an hour, thanks to cable. No, make that as much as you could stomach, thanks to streaming.
Debuting on Sept. 22, 2005, Criminal Minds was an acquired taste.
It was one never acquired by Mandy Patinkin, who left abruptly after portraying Jason Gideon for the first two seasons.
As Patinkin explained to New York Magazine in 2012, "I thought it was something very different. I never thought they were going to kill and rape all these women every night, every day, week after week, year after year.
- 2/20/2020
- by Dale McGarrigle
- TVfanatic
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