Criminal Minds (TV Series)

To Bear Witness (2013)

Matthew Gray Gubler: Dr. Spencer Reid

Quotes 

• Dr. Spencer Reid : Six letters. "Between the waves."

  Alex Blake : Slatch.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Yes. 10 letters. "Wandering alone."

  Alex Blake : Uh... If it's Latin in origin, alone is "solus," vagare is "wondering," 10 letters... S-O-L-I-V-A-G-A-N-T.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Congratulations, Blake, you just finished that crossword puzzle in seven minutes.

  Alex Blake : I mean, you could do it, too.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : I've done it in five and a half, actually. There's a theory about pattern recognition where you don't even have to look at the clues anymore, but I found that going across instead of down helps because the sequence of saccades and fixations in traditional reading assist with other oculomotor tasks such as solving crossword puzzles.

  Alex Blake : Ah.

  David Rossi : Happy Wednesday, my nerds.

  Alex Blake : Hey, you're here early.

  David Rossi : Apparently not early enough. I missed all the excitement. You do that in pen?

  Alex Blake : Is there any other way?

• Dr. Spencer Reid : Lobotomies are considered to be the surgery of the soul. Doctors like Walter Freeman claimed they could cure a number of mental illnesses. He believed the procedure could relieve suffering.