A Beautiful Disaster
- Episode aired Mar 23, 2016
- TV-14
- 43m
IMDb RATING
8.4/10
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When an unsub targets the BAU, the team pursues the person who is responsible for the actions.When an unsub targets the BAU, the team pursues the person who is responsible for the actions.When an unsub targets the BAU, the team pursues the person who is responsible for the actions.
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Did you know
- TriviaShemar Moore (Morgan) stated in an interview that this and 100 (2009) will be remembered because they show the relationships between the members of the B.A.U. team and the love they have for each other.
- GoofsAlthough it's great for building the tension, at 33 weeks, trauma to the mother that doesn't directly impact the baby won't cause a miscarriage. Particularly since they were at the hospital when it happened, the baby's life wasn't at risk. By 33 weeks the baby is basically fully formed and able to survive on its own.
- Quotes
Derek Morgan: [closing quotation] As a good friend of mine said, every ending is also a beginning. We just don't know it at the time. I'd like to believe she's right.
- Crazy creditsThis is the third time in the show's history that the opening roster was not shown. More time was needed for the footage, so the credits were cut and the stars' names were listed during the first scene following the teaser before the guest stars. The only other time this was done was in Extreme Aggressor (2005) and 200 (2014).
- SoundtracksTheme from Criminal Minds
Composed by Marc Fantini and Steffan Fantini
Featured review
Not even close to a disaster- much better than anticipated
Season 11 generally has been one of 'Criminal Minds' weakest seasons, with most of the other seasons having more standout episodes and less misfires.
Judging from the very mixed to negative reviews on the 'Criminal Minds' message board, most of whom having a bias against the character of Derek Morgan and even Shemar Moore, this reviewer was expecting a disaster and one of the show's worst episodes. To me, while nowhere near one of the show's best episodes "Beautiful Disaster" is not even close to being one of the worst or a disaster.
It is one, again to me, of the better episodes covering this particular on-going story arc, with the unresolved questions that "Derek" had being solved here, though they should have been resolved earlier perhaps. Sure, it's not perfect, parts are a little too complicated with a bit too much going on and some implausible moments and the resolution to the climax did seem a little too simple and convenient.
What makes "Beautiful Disaster" more than watchable and a nice send-off for Morgan are the little character moments (episodes with not so special plots like "Painless" for example, not the worst case but a good example benefit from these). The scene between Morgan and Chaz (chillingly played by Lance Henrikssen) is appropriately tense and the setting of the darkened house (that was like a horror film nod), the final fifteen minutes are really sweet and moving, couldn't help tearing up, and Reid's speech also has an emotional impact.
"Beautiful Disaster" is also a well-made episode, stylish, dark and atmospheric with the darkened house giving a sense of foreboding and horror. Matthew Gray Gubler does very well with the direction, he keeps the story tight and brings eccentricity and tension to the episode. The music is haunting and hypnotic as ever. The script is thought-provoking, poignant, not too convoluted or simplistic and tense and the dynamic between the team carries the episode beautifully.
Contrary to what has been read, this reviewer doesn't think that "Beautiful Disaster" was too soap-opera-ish and that it did feel like 'Criminal Minds', it's episodes like "Derek" and especially "200" that don't and "Beautiful Disaster" in my opinion is a much better episode than both of them. The acting from the regular ensemble is very good, especially from Matthew Gray Gubler and Shemar Moore, and as said Henrikssen is a very effective vengeful villain that does evoke chills.
All in all, much better than anticipated and a nice send off to Morgan. Not as good as the closing of the Boston Reaper/George story arc in "100" but much better than that of The Replicator/John Curtis in "The Replicator" (which had great potential but fizzled badly). 8/10 Bethany Cox
Judging from the very mixed to negative reviews on the 'Criminal Minds' message board, most of whom having a bias against the character of Derek Morgan and even Shemar Moore, this reviewer was expecting a disaster and one of the show's worst episodes. To me, while nowhere near one of the show's best episodes "Beautiful Disaster" is not even close to being one of the worst or a disaster.
It is one, again to me, of the better episodes covering this particular on-going story arc, with the unresolved questions that "Derek" had being solved here, though they should have been resolved earlier perhaps. Sure, it's not perfect, parts are a little too complicated with a bit too much going on and some implausible moments and the resolution to the climax did seem a little too simple and convenient.
What makes "Beautiful Disaster" more than watchable and a nice send-off for Morgan are the little character moments (episodes with not so special plots like "Painless" for example, not the worst case but a good example benefit from these). The scene between Morgan and Chaz (chillingly played by Lance Henrikssen) is appropriately tense and the setting of the darkened house (that was like a horror film nod), the final fifteen minutes are really sweet and moving, couldn't help tearing up, and Reid's speech also has an emotional impact.
"Beautiful Disaster" is also a well-made episode, stylish, dark and atmospheric with the darkened house giving a sense of foreboding and horror. Matthew Gray Gubler does very well with the direction, he keeps the story tight and brings eccentricity and tension to the episode. The music is haunting and hypnotic as ever. The script is thought-provoking, poignant, not too convoluted or simplistic and tense and the dynamic between the team carries the episode beautifully.
Contrary to what has been read, this reviewer doesn't think that "Beautiful Disaster" was too soap-opera-ish and that it did feel like 'Criminal Minds', it's episodes like "Derek" and especially "200" that don't and "Beautiful Disaster" in my opinion is a much better episode than both of them. The acting from the regular ensemble is very good, especially from Matthew Gray Gubler and Shemar Moore, and as said Henrikssen is a very effective vengeful villain that does evoke chills.
All in all, much better than anticipated and a nice send off to Morgan. Not as good as the closing of the Boston Reaper/George story arc in "100" but much better than that of The Replicator/John Curtis in "The Replicator" (which had great potential but fizzled badly). 8/10 Bethany Cox
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