Entropy
- Episode aired Jan 13, 2016
- TV-14
- 43m
IMDb RATING
9.1/10
3.5K
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As Reid narrates to one of the hitmen how they tracked her, the BAU works to get him out of the hitman's gunpoint.As Reid narrates to one of the hitmen how they tracked her, the BAU works to get him out of the hitman's gunpoint.As Reid narrates to one of the hitmen how they tracked her, the BAU works to get him out of the hitman's gunpoint.
Vincent Foster
- Daniel Adams
- (as V.J. Foster)
Tom Everett
- NSA Director Brian Cochran
- (uncredited)
Julia Kuzina
- Girl with phone
- (uncredited)
Mark Semos
- The Sniper
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Jeff Davis
- Breen Frazier
- Erik Stiller(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaMatthew Gray Gubler and Aubrey Plaza worked together previously on the film Life After Beth (2014). He sent her the script and asked her personally to appear.
- GoofsTara says the bomber is wearing a blue dress but it is obvious she is wearing black, and most of her outfit is hidden so no-one could see if it was a dress.
- Quotes
Dr. Spencer Reid: You'd be surprised how many killers do what they do because of their parents.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Criminal Minds: Green Light (2017)
Featured review
Terrific guest performance by Aubrey Plaza
Aubrey Plaza, talented young actress from the big screen in "The To Do List", guests as Ms. 45 (a clever nod to Abel Ferrara and his amanuensis Zoe Tamerlis/Lund) in this spectacularly riveting episode of "Criminal Minds". I liken it to a one-off episode (similar in that regard to Patti LuPone's brilliant turn opposite Eva Green last year on "Penny Dreadful") structured around one character played by Matthew Gray Gubler rather than equal time for the whole Quantico team. This is a show about teamwork, but an exceptional segment like this one does not spoil the concept.
I've watched it twice, and what kept me riveted to the screen was the interplay between Plaza and Gubler, a meeting of near-equals. Of course, we fans root and respect Dr. Reid as portrayed by Gubler, but Plaza is so sharp and engaging (even when being evil) that we momentarily feel perhaps our genius has finally met his match. At times I thought the writers were leading us to a downbeat conclusion, analogous to that mythical episode where Perry Mason actually loses a case in court to his oft- humbled adversary Hamilton Burger.
Two-character cat & mouse dramas are among my favorite genres -not produced often enough due to the public's fascination with let's face it - sensationalism and quantity. Such chamber pieces are instantly considered old-fashioned and lack the SPFX to dominate and seduce (a la porn content) a susceptible audience.
But the classic "Sleuth" model to me is drama in its most heightened form. Who could have guessed that an actress previously known for comedy in "Parks and Recreation" could stand to to toe and slug it out verbally with an iconic character like Dr. Reid, but she was up to the task, never stepping out of character and creating an indelible mark of her own (if ephemeral as guest) in the TV scrapbook. I hope dramatists take note of this -with the right casting, one-on-one adversaries can't be topped, even as the writers are challenged to give each and every team member something to do virtually every week.
I've watched it twice, and what kept me riveted to the screen was the interplay between Plaza and Gubler, a meeting of near-equals. Of course, we fans root and respect Dr. Reid as portrayed by Gubler, but Plaza is so sharp and engaging (even when being evil) that we momentarily feel perhaps our genius has finally met his match. At times I thought the writers were leading us to a downbeat conclusion, analogous to that mythical episode where Perry Mason actually loses a case in court to his oft- humbled adversary Hamilton Burger.
Two-character cat & mouse dramas are among my favorite genres -not produced often enough due to the public's fascination with let's face it - sensationalism and quantity. Such chamber pieces are instantly considered old-fashioned and lack the SPFX to dominate and seduce (a la porn content) a susceptible audience.
But the classic "Sleuth" model to me is drama in its most heightened form. Who could have guessed that an actress previously known for comedy in "Parks and Recreation" could stand to to toe and slug it out verbally with an iconic character like Dr. Reid, but she was up to the task, never stepping out of character and creating an indelible mark of her own (if ephemeral as guest) in the TV scrapbook. I hope dramatists take note of this -with the right casting, one-on-one adversaries can't be topped, even as the writers are challenged to give each and every team member something to do virtually every week.
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- lor_
- Jan 19, 2016
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- Runtime43 minutes
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- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 16:9 HD
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