Penelope
- Episode aired Nov 21, 2007
- TV-PG
- 1h
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8.6/10
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More is learned about Garcia while the team tries to find the persistent unsub threatening her.More is learned about Garcia while the team tries to find the persistent unsub threatening her.More is learned about Garcia while the team tries to find the persistent unsub threatening her.
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- TriviaIn Garcia's living room, there is a lamp on the end table. The following quote is hand-painted on the lamp shade: "I will not die an unlived life. I will not live in fear of falling or catching fire. I choose to inhabit my days, to allow my living to open me, to make me less afraid, more accessible; to loosen my heart until it becomes a wing, a torch, a promise. I choose to risk my significance, to live so that which came to me as seed goes to the next as blossom, and that which came to me as blossom, goes on as fruit." - Dawna Markova
- GoofsThe paramedics would have immediately removed Garcia's glasses when they arrived (to check her pupils).
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Penelope Garcia: When I was in the ambulance I could hear the song "Heroes" playing in my head. I kept flashing in and out of consciousness, everything was really bright and I remember thinking, "Wait, is David Bowie really God?"
- ConnectionsReferenced in Criminal Minds: Exit Wounds (2010)
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Riveting, edge-of-your-seat stuff
The previous episode "Lucky" was one of Season 3's (not a perfect season with some bumpy moments but when it was great it was brilliant) high-points, and not just the most disturbing 'Criminal Minds' episode up to that point but one of the most disturbing full-stop. Its successor "Penelope", which continues where "Lucky" left off, is every bit as good.
Like what was said with "Lucky", 'Criminal Minds' nearly always had top notch production values, apart from a few lesser episodes suffering from editing problems on top of everything else wrong with them. "Lucky" is no exception. Visually, it is dark and stylish stuff, reminiscent of what you'd find for a moody thriller or a truly creepy horror and actually a combination of both. The music is full of haunting atmosphere and never feels over-the-top.
Script is thought-provoking, taut and intelligent, with a lot of emotive ones from Garcia, and the direction is solid. The story is hugely compelling from start to finish, you really care what happens to Garcia right from the start and JJ's line at the end couldn't have been a more apt summation of the team dynamic.
The tension, urgency, emotion and suspense levels are pushed to the maximum in the most thrilling, frightening and poignant of ways. Garcia and Morgan's relationship sees some really touching moments and Rossi's forceful tough love attitude did see a lot of taut tension and was essential to the BAU getting the information they needed. The climax was immensely satisfying, and "Penelope" is rich in character development and does it in a way where Garcia and the insight into her past are fascinating without slowing down the episode or bloating it. This is something that has been done wrong more times than one can count, but "Penelope" excels brilliantly at this.
All the acting is great, Kirsten Vangsness and Shemar Moore are simply terrific while Joe Mantegna gives much intensity to Rossi. A post-'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' Nicholas Brendan is a strong presence and fits very well. Bailey Chase poses a good threat.
Criticisms in "Penelope" are very few, the only ones for me being that the team could have shown more concern for Garcia post-surgery and Garcia being discharged from hospital far too quickly.
In summary, riveting episode that has one on the edge of their seat. 9/10 Bethany Cox
Like what was said with "Lucky", 'Criminal Minds' nearly always had top notch production values, apart from a few lesser episodes suffering from editing problems on top of everything else wrong with them. "Lucky" is no exception. Visually, it is dark and stylish stuff, reminiscent of what you'd find for a moody thriller or a truly creepy horror and actually a combination of both. The music is full of haunting atmosphere and never feels over-the-top.
Script is thought-provoking, taut and intelligent, with a lot of emotive ones from Garcia, and the direction is solid. The story is hugely compelling from start to finish, you really care what happens to Garcia right from the start and JJ's line at the end couldn't have been a more apt summation of the team dynamic.
The tension, urgency, emotion and suspense levels are pushed to the maximum in the most thrilling, frightening and poignant of ways. Garcia and Morgan's relationship sees some really touching moments and Rossi's forceful tough love attitude did see a lot of taut tension and was essential to the BAU getting the information they needed. The climax was immensely satisfying, and "Penelope" is rich in character development and does it in a way where Garcia and the insight into her past are fascinating without slowing down the episode or bloating it. This is something that has been done wrong more times than one can count, but "Penelope" excels brilliantly at this.
All the acting is great, Kirsten Vangsness and Shemar Moore are simply terrific while Joe Mantegna gives much intensity to Rossi. A post-'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' Nicholas Brendan is a strong presence and fits very well. Bailey Chase poses a good threat.
Criticisms in "Penelope" are very few, the only ones for me being that the team could have shown more concern for Garcia post-surgery and Garcia being discharged from hospital far too quickly.
In summary, riveting episode that has one on the edge of their seat. 9/10 Bethany Cox
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- 107 West Dryden, Glendale, California, USA(Garcia's apartment building)
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- Runtime1 hour
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- 1.78 : 1
- 16:9 HD
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