Episode guide
Criminal Minds: Season 8
24 episodes · premiered Sep 26, 2012
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- Episode 1: The Silencer Sep 26, 2012 · 42m When a Texas prisoner escapes during a transfer, he leaves behind victims with his unique trademark, sewing their mouths shut, a signature the BAU remembers as unique to the UnSub "The…
- Episode 2: The Pact Oct 10, 2012 · 42m When the bodies of two seemingly unrelated victims are found just hours apart in San Diego and Los Angeles respectively, the BAU suspects that that not one, but two killers are working…
- Episode 3: Through the Looking Glass Oct 17, 2012 · 42m An UNSUB who kidnaps families with the intention of making them admit to and pay for their indiscretions.
- Episode 4: God Complex Oct 24, 2012 · 42m When a legless body is found in the New Mexico desert and a second unwilling amputee shows up at the hospital, the BAU team searches for this amateur surgeon before he preys upon his next…
- Episode 5: The Good Earth Oct 31, 2012 · 42m The team heads to Oregon as four men have gone missing.
- Episode 6: The Apprenticeship Nov 7, 2012 · 42m When prostitutes in Miami are discovered murdered in a similar style to local animals found dead there, the BAU must work fast to find an unsub whose confidence is quickly escalating…
- Episode 7: The Fallen Nov 14, 2012 · 42m The BAU travels to Santa Monica when burned bodies of homeless people begin showing up by the famous pier. Also, Rossi reconnects with his former Marine sergeant from Vietnam.
- Episode 8: The Wheels on the Bus... Nov 21, 2012 · 42m The BAU team goes in pursuit of a missing school bus full of children outside the Washington, D.C. area, and it becomes a race against time for them to bring them home safely.
- Episode 9: Magnificent Light Nov 28, 2012 · 42m An attendee at a popular motivational-speaker's conference in Seattle is murdered and the speaker himself disappears soon afterward. Meanwhile, Garcia is puzzled when Morgan refuses to…
- Episode 10: The Lesson Dec 5, 2012 · 42m A ritualistic killer is hunted after male bodies are found that have been physically altered. Meanwhile, Reid gets anxious at the prospect of meeting his mystery woman.
- Episode 11: Perennials Dec 12, 2012 · 42m The BAU heads south to investigate a fast-moving UnSub whose signature matches that of a serial killer from 30 years ago. Also, the team learns that someone is tracking their cases and…
- Episode 12: Zugzwang Jan 16, 2013 · 42m When Reid discovers that his girlfriend has been kidnapped by her stalker, he and the BAU team band together to find her before it's too late.
- Episode 13: Magnum Opus Jan 23, 2013 · 42m While Reid copes with a loss in his personal life, the rest of the BAU travels to San Francisco to investigate victims discovered in the Mission District.
- Episode 14: All That Remains Feb 6, 2013 · 42m A writer's daughters vanish on the anniversary of their mother's disappearance, which leads the BAU to investigate the man as a possible suspect.
- Episode 15: Broken Feb 20, 2013 · 42m The BAU heads to Austin to investigate victims found there with their watches set inaccurately, a clue which may connect the crimes. Meanwhile, the UnSub stalking the BAU inches closer in…
- Episode 16: Carbon Copy Feb 27, 2013 · 42m When victims are found in Philadelphia in a similar style to victims of The Replicator, the stalker who has been tracking the BAU's every move, the team thinks this could be the break they…
- Episode 17: The Gathering Mar 20, 2013 · 42m The BAU investigates victims who were documenting their personal lives and inner desires on blog posts and social media. Also, Kevin gets jealous when he learns Garcia may have a new love…
- Episode 18: Restoration Apr 3, 2013 · 42m The BAU goes to Morgan's old neighborhood in urban Chicago in search of an unsub targeting middle-aged men, and a clue leads Morgan to believe that they are after someone connected to the…
- Episode 19: Pay It Forward Apr 10, 2013 · 42m When a time capsule in a small Colorado town is opened twenty-five years later and contains a gruesome discovery, the BAU investigates the crime and find a possible link to the death of a…
- Episode 20: Alchemy May 1, 2013 · 42m The BAU travel to Rapid City after two male victims are discovered murdered in a ritualistic manner. Also, Reid continues to grieve over Maeve’s death.
- Episode 21: Nanny Dearest May 8, 2013 · 42m The BAU travels to Los Angeles looking for an UnSub who is kidnapping nannies and the children they care for on the same day each year.
- Episode 22: Number Six May 15, 2013 · 42m The BAU goes to Detroit to track an UnSub with a rapidly changing MO. Also, Blake's husband returns from overseas with a life-changing career proposition for her.
- Episode 23: Brothers Hotchner (1) May 22, 2013 · 42m The Replicator zeroes in on the BAU when the killer targets one of the team as the next victim. Also, the BAU is called in to investigate a string of deaths in Manhattan tied to apparent…
- Episode 24: The Replicator (2) May 22, 2013 · 42m The Replicator zeroes in on the BAU when the killer targets one of the team as the next victim. Also, the BAU is called in to investigate a string of deaths in Manhattan tied to apparent…