Profiling Criminal Minds
True Crime & Paranormal
About
Profiling Criminal Minds takes an in-depth look at the most successful serial killer-themed television show of all time. Each week Sheila and Dan watch a trio of episodes and dig deep into everything from plot to direction to Spencer Reid’s fascinating tendency towards self-endangerment. In addition to this exhaustive look at Criminal Minds, the hosts also compare, contrast, and contextualize other serial killer-themed fiction, from Manhunter through UnSub to The Inside and beyond! Join them on their journey through one of the most interesting explorations of the heart of darkness ever aired.
Episodes
- The Year of Dexter: John Lithgow meets Brian DePalma
To prepare you for the genius of John Lithgow before we tackle The Trinity Killer .
- Criminal Minds Season 19: 1901 (Now and Then); 1902 (Cluster)
Criminal Minds is back and still makes us happy! And also your Canadian hosts talk about the CRTC?
- Criminal Minds Season 19 Preview: Our Exclusive Interview with Breen Frazier!
Season 19 starts tomorrow!!! We are so excited!
- The Year of Dexter: Dexter (310 Go Your Own Way); 311 (I Had a Dream); 312 (Do You Take Dexter Morgan)
Dan and Dr. Redmond disagree on whether Miguel would have become a serial killer on his own. "Dexter has real problems with Ghost Harry's betrayal".
- The Year of Dexter: Dexter 307 (Easy as Pie); 308 (The Damage a Man Can Do); 309 (About Last Night)
We end up talking about The Punisher and vigilantism again at the end of this episode. So is morality or the lack thereof our reason for watching Dexter?
- The Year of Dexter: Dexter 304 (All in the Family); 305 (Turning Biminese); 306 (Si Se Puede)
Profiling Criminal Minds discusses Dexter seasons 304, 305, and 306, with a particular focus on Dexter's search for family and a concluding discussion of The Punisher.
- The Year of Dexter: Dexter 301 (Our Father); 302 (Finding Freebo); 303 (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)
This episode of Profiling Criminal Minds reviews the first three episodes of Dexter's third season: "Our Father," "Finding Freebo," and "The Lion Sleeps Tonight." It discusses Dexter's anxieties about becoming a father and his developing r…
- Sunday Show: Return to Entebbe
This episode revisits the Entebbe event, discussing its myth-making through a review of two movies. The hosts then proceed to rank four films related to Entebbe.
- Just Josh'n #10: The Mentalist
This episode of Profiling Criminal Minds focuses on the TV show The Mentalist. Josh Stewart
- Sunday Show: Back From Vacation With Dexter News!
Dan shares a brief update on Dexter News following his return from vacation.
- The Year of Dexter: Dexter 210 (There's Something About Harry); 211 (Left Turn Ahead); 212 (The British Invasion)
On a good note, Dexter is a really good boyfriend and stepdad!
- The Year of Dexter: Dexter 207 (That Night, A Forest Grew); 208 (Morning Comes); 209 (Resistance is Futile)
We want to see the movie, "Doakes"! We continue to be amazed at the difference "Original Sin" has made to our viewpoint.
- Sunday Show: They Keep "Raiding Entebbe"!
Yes - don't write! It is Menahem Golan not Menahem Golum (Freudian slip). Dan was right, it is Yonatan or "Yoni". Sheila is having a hard time with all of this. And the peace talks are already over!
- The Year of Dexter: Dexter 204 (See Through); 205 (The Dark Defender); 206 (Dex, Lies and Videotape)
Could you undo years of gaslighting? Sigh. Shades of Season 17 (the Gold Star year) of Criminal Minds .
- Sunday Show: Babylon Five is on Prime Video
We gush and gush. If you are looking for something to watch, this should be it!
- The Year of Dexter: Dexter 201 (It's Alive!); 202 (Waiting to Exhale); 203 (An Inconvenient Lie)
Impressed with the portrayal of PTSD and Rita's handling of Dexter's addiction problem. Doakes is on the trail!
- Sunday Show: Delta Force
RIP Chuck Norris, you weren't a good actor, but we loved Walker: Texas Ranger . Also, this movie is crazy propaganda and mythmaking!
- Just Josh'n #9: Episodes from "The Rookie" and "Southland"
Two more bit parts for Josh Stewart - although one was pretty obviously supposed to be a recurring character before homophobia changed the show's direction!
- Sunday Show - The Soldier
Did we just find the movie that inspired Archer? I don't know... maybe? Also, it's surprisingly relevant to today's news!
- The Year of Dexter: Dexter 110 (Seeing Red); 111 (Truth Be Told); 112 (Born Free)
We are so surprised with our shifting views on Dexter. It really makes us want a Season 2 of "Original Sin".
- Sunday Show: A Knight of the Nine Kingdoms!
Turns out that the best Game of Thrones thing has happened, and it's just getting started!
- The Year of Dexter: Dexter 107(Circle of Friends); 108 (Shrink Wrap); 109 (Father Knows Best)
If only Dexter had continued with Therapy. Our biggest question: "Why didn't Brian just marry Deb?"
- The Year of Dexter: Dexter: 104 (Let's Give the Boy a Hand); 105 (Love American Style); 106 (Return to Sender)
Still impressed by Dexter - much to our surprise!
- The Year of Dexter: Dexter: 101 (Dexter); 102 (Crocodile); 103 (Popping Cherry)
And so it begins! Turns out that watching Original Sin has reshaped the way we are watching the original series. This is going to be fun!!
- Just Josh'n #8: Cold Moon
A really suspenseful little horror film that is structured a little differently than most. Josh puts in a great performance. Watch it first if you can!
- The Year of Dexter: Original Sin 110 (Code Blues) and Recap
We really want a Season 2. As of the end of 2025, it isn't going to happen :-(
- The Insidious Franchise
BRILLIANT
- The Year of Dexter: Original Sin: 107 (The Big Bad Body Problem); 108 (Business and Pleasure); 109 (Blood Drive)
So are we going to actually like Brian???
- Sunday Show: The Blacklist was a Pretty Good Show
We might still be angry but this week we had some comedy relief - 3 million Epstein files. We also ask the question: "Is The Blacklist America's Vincenzo ??
- The Year of Dexter: Original Sin: 104 (Fender Bender); 105 (F is for Fuck-Up); 106 (The Joy of Killing))
Harry is just a monster. Training his own personal assassin. On the other hand, he obviously did a good job :-(
- Sunday Show: The Best Episode of "Murder She Wrote"!
If you want to avoid our political commentary and go straight to our defense of Season 4, Episode 2 as the best episode of "Murder She Wrote", it starts at 45:40.
- The Year of Dexter: Original Sin 101 (And in the Beginning); 102 (Kid in the Candy Store); 103 (Miami Vice)
The year of Dexter is finally here. We are pleasantly surprised by the 1st three episodes.
- Just Josh'n #7: The Dark Knight Rises
Who knew this was an adaptation of A Tale of Two Cities; Batman was Sidney Carlton, and Bane was Robespierre?
- Sunday Show: Welcome to the 19th Century!
Trigger Warning - This episode is largely a discussion of the murder ICE committed. And it's our analysis of Bane in The Dark Knight Rises on Thursday - apt companion to the 19th century.
- Profiler: The Entire Show In Review
Let's rank every single episode of Profiler! An extra long episode of PCM with little digression (!) Play along with us using the: Profiler Tiermaker: https://tiermaker.com/create/profiler-episodes-18581721
- Sunday Show: Welcome to the 1970s
With yesterday's news, Sheila feels like she has been thrown back in time to the 1970s and early 80s by the Wayback Machine! And not in a good way.
- Profiler: 419 (Tsuris); 420 (On Your Marks)
So it ended with a bang. Do we care that we didn't get a movie to solve the cliffhanger? Nope!
- Pluribus Season 1
Absolutely Fabulous! We can't wait for Season 2!
- Sunday Show - The World's On Fire, Let's Hang Out
This was last week's Sunday show! Sheila hasn't been on top of things this week. :-(
- Profiler: 417 (Mea Culpa); 418 (Pianissimo)
A real relief to watch some decent episodes and Jared is back!
- Profiler: 415 (The Long Way Home); 416 (House of Cards)
We ask one question after these two episodes: Were they written by the winners of a 2nd -year screen-writing course? Just asking!
- Profiler: 413 (Proteus); 414 (Paradise Lost)
Two episodes with serious problems. Dan had to watch the 2nd one twice to try to make sense of it!
- Profiler: 411 (Random Act); 412 (Besieged)
Happy that John gets a whole episode but we bemoan the lack of professionalism on the part of Rachel.
- Sunday Show: The Simpsons had a Criminal Minds Crossover!
You will also see Dexter, The Eras Tour, Hitman, Fast & Furious, and Just Cause Tributes. Is M. Night Shyamalan turning into a poor man's Quentin Tarantino?
- Profiler: 409 (Quid Pro Quo); 410 (Clean Sweep) and The Pretender S4E10: (Spin Doctor)
The crossover this time was so much better. We think that the 2 writing staffs must have actually collaborated! BTW: we love The Pretender .
- Profiler: 407 (Original Sin); 408 (Train Man)
Well, both episodes needed some rewrites, but the secondary plots about drug addiction were just weak.
- Profiler: 405 (Infidelity) & 406 (To Serve and Protect)
Flat episodes but we think we finally understand why Profiler didn't last.
- Profiler: 403 (Blind Eye); 404 (Old Ghosts)
A slimmed down Criminal Minds without the bonded staff!!
- Profiler: 401-402 (Reunion)
The Jack episodes are now over an we are so sorry to see it end. Then again, Jack (aka Albert Newquay) was a pretty good child psychiatrist!