Nanny Dearest
- Episode aired May 8, 2013
- TV-14
- 43m
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7.7/10
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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.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.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.
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- TriviaThe victim, Alison, "even qualified for the Boston Marathon, which is not easy." This aired less than a month after the marathon bombing on April 15, 2013.
- GoofsWhen Derek opens the room with the unsub and the victim, the unsub calls Roscoe, the dog who is also inside the room, to attack Derek. This sort of works out, as Derek has to close the door with only the barking head of the dog sticking outside towards Derek. Eventually Derek closes the door, with the dog inside the room. Immediately thereafter he kicks in the closed door, but now the dog is gone.
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Aaron Hotchner: [opening, voiceover] "Children are educated by what the grownup is and not by his talk." - Carl Jung
- ConnectionsReferences Mommie Dearest (1981)
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The case of the Nanny Killer
As a fan of 'Criminal Minds', Season 8 has been a mixed bag while not as variable as Seasons 6 and 9 or as underwhelming as 11.
There are good episodes such as "All That Remains", "God Complex", "The Good Earth" and "The Lesson", and also some disappointing ones like "Magnificent Light", "Through the Looking Glass", "The Wheels on the Bus" and "The Replicator" (potentially good story arc that fizzles out badly which was a shame), not to mention a mostly decent "Zugzwang" before frustrating with its slap-in-the-face ending.
"Nanny Dearest" is neither one of Season 8's best or worst, if anything somewhere around top-middle. To me there is a little too much focus on JJ's personal life, which, despite the presence of adorable Henry and great acting from AJ Cook, was a little too soap-operatic, not as heartfelt as it could have been and Will is somewhat underwritten. Am still put off by JJ being out of character, overused and being significantly less likable than pre-Season 6.
Blake is still somewhat of a cold and disconnected character, though not as badly as some of the previous episode.
However, "Nanny Dearest" is a stylishly shot and atmospheric episode, as to be expected from 'Criminal Minds'. The music is haunting and melancholic, the pacing doesn't feel too rushed or drawn out and the direction is mostly solid.
The writing is mostly thought-provoking if occasionally a little sloppy (such as regarding the escape). The story is compelling, with tension, creepiness, suspense and affecting poignancy, helped by a sympathetic victim in Tara (the other victims are not as well developed but affecting enough) and one of Season 8's most abhorrently creepy unsubs. The ways that the BAU, whose chemistry is still adorable, they are not underused and they work cohesively as a team, use to solve the case are interesting.
Acting is very good from all the regulars, and matched by a moving Yara Martinez and a chilling Christopher Amitrano.
In summary, solid episode that is neither a 'Criminal Minds' classic or a low point. 7/10 Bethany Cox
There are good episodes such as "All That Remains", "God Complex", "The Good Earth" and "The Lesson", and also some disappointing ones like "Magnificent Light", "Through the Looking Glass", "The Wheels on the Bus" and "The Replicator" (potentially good story arc that fizzles out badly which was a shame), not to mention a mostly decent "Zugzwang" before frustrating with its slap-in-the-face ending.
"Nanny Dearest" is neither one of Season 8's best or worst, if anything somewhere around top-middle. To me there is a little too much focus on JJ's personal life, which, despite the presence of adorable Henry and great acting from AJ Cook, was a little too soap-operatic, not as heartfelt as it could have been and Will is somewhat underwritten. Am still put off by JJ being out of character, overused and being significantly less likable than pre-Season 6.
Blake is still somewhat of a cold and disconnected character, though not as badly as some of the previous episode.
However, "Nanny Dearest" is a stylishly shot and atmospheric episode, as to be expected from 'Criminal Minds'. The music is haunting and melancholic, the pacing doesn't feel too rushed or drawn out and the direction is mostly solid.
The writing is mostly thought-provoking if occasionally a little sloppy (such as regarding the escape). The story is compelling, with tension, creepiness, suspense and affecting poignancy, helped by a sympathetic victim in Tara (the other victims are not as well developed but affecting enough) and one of Season 8's most abhorrently creepy unsubs. The ways that the BAU, whose chemistry is still adorable, they are not underused and they work cohesively as a team, use to solve the case are interesting.
Acting is very good from all the regulars, and matched by a moving Yara Martinez and a chilling Christopher Amitrano.
In summary, solid episode that is neither a 'Criminal Minds' classic or a low point. 7/10 Bethany Cox
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