I have a question for the fans of Criminal Minds:

[Note: the original team refers to the team that began in season one: Aaron Hotchner (Thomas Gibson), Derek Morgan (Shemar Moore), Jason Gideon (Mandy Patinkin), Elle Greenaway (Lola Glaudini), Spencer Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler) and AJ Cook (JJ).]


My answer is E -- "The Boogeyman" was an intense and surprising episode. Hotch's (Thomas Gibson) last-ditch effort to get Elle (Lola Glaudini) to own up to her actions so she could remain with the BAU was touching and showed how far Hotch would go to keep his team together. The murder of children is always upsetting, but this episode took that to a different level by revealing that the murderer was also a child. The casting department managed to find the perfect young actor to play the creepy and volatile Jeffrey-the-UnSub and Elle Fanning did an excellent job as one of Jeffrey's potential victims. But my favorite scene from the episode was that scary story JJ made up as a way to tease Morgan (Shemar Moore) and Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler).

Leave your vote in the comments section and tell us why you believe the 'original team' episode you chose was the best.

Megan Cole
Contributing Writer

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