Previously on Criminal Minds, the BAU team raced against time as they tried to solve a case on reverse by embarking on a massive manhunt in order to find the latest victims of a self-confessed serial killer in the form of Seinfeld's Jason Alexander.  This week's killer, on the other hand, has turned the art of picking up women into a means of preying on his next victims in the episode called “52 Pickup.”

Read on to find out what's in store for tonight's Criminal Minds episode.
Warning: This article may contain spoilers!!!


In the ninth episode of the fourth season of Criminal Minds, Agents Emily Prentiss and Jordan Todd are tasked to go undercover to profile a serial pick-up artist-turned-serial killer who goes to bars to seduce women.  Having perfected his skills of persuasion to entice women into danger, he guts his victims and makes them clean up as they bleed out.

Criminal Minds stars Thomas Gibson as Aaron Hotchner, Joe Mantegna as David Rossi, A.J. Cook as Jennifer Jareau, Kirsten Vangsness as Penelope Garcia, Matthew Gray Gubler as Spencer Reid, Paget Brewster as Emily Prentiss, and Shemar Moore as Derek Morgan.

Joining the main ensemble on tonight's installment is guest star Gabriel Olds, who is credited for his roles on Cold Case, Medium, Six Feet Under, Commander in Chief, D.C. and Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes.

“52 Pickup” was written by Breen Frazier, who has worked on Ghost Whisperer, Alias and Roswell, and was directed by Bobby Roth, who is credited for Prison Break, Raising the Bar, A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster, Lost, and the upcoming TV feature Shattered.

Don't forget to catch a new episode of Criminal Minds every Wednesday at 9pm ET/PT on CBS.


-Kris De Leon, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
Source: CBS, Spoilerfix.com
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