Criminal Minds Season 13 Episode 16 Review: Last Gasp
Thank God that's over.
The Linda Barnes invasion was quickly ended on Criminal Minds Season 13 Episode 16.
And to think the Bau accomplished that by following Barnes' own advice.
Her mission was good optics, finding cases that would make the Bau, and by extension, her look good.
That worked only too well. The Bau saved a senator's daughter, then got his official sanction to get the band back together. Prentiss used that leverage to get everyone reassigned or rehired while managing to put Barnes in the doghouse at the same time.
I guess what that means for Barnes is being hoisted by new own petard.
Related: Criminal Minds Season 13 Episode 15 Review: Annihilator
The best part about this episode is that the members of the Bau got to re-discover how good they have it. Sure, they continually get immersed in the gunk that is the minds of the sick puppies they hunt,...
The Linda Barnes invasion was quickly ended on Criminal Minds Season 13 Episode 16.
And to think the Bau accomplished that by following Barnes' own advice.
Her mission was good optics, finding cases that would make the Bau, and by extension, her look good.
That worked only too well. The Bau saved a senator's daughter, then got his official sanction to get the band back together. Prentiss used that leverage to get everyone reassigned or rehired while managing to put Barnes in the doghouse at the same time.
I guess what that means for Barnes is being hoisted by new own petard.
Related: Criminal Minds Season 13 Episode 15 Review: Annihilator
The best part about this episode is that the members of the Bau got to re-discover how good they have it. Sure, they continually get immersed in the gunk that is the minds of the sick puppies they hunt,...
- 3/15/2018
- by Dale McGarrigle
- TVfanatic
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