Wheels Up in Forty

This week, we looked at the series as a whole with some help from special guest and friend of the show Isabel. 

This week, we watched the final episodes of season 15, episodes 8, 9, and 10. Topics include: plane secrets, Garcia is not anyone's primary care physician, we love Roberta, spirit guide Strauss, Criminal Minds needs an increased wig budget.

This week, we watched episodes 6 and 7 of season 15. Topics include: Garcia has ships, skate date, too much coffee, stuffed animal goat demons, long-distance relationships. 

This week we watched episode 5 of season 15. Topics include: we don't know anything about guns, deciding random side characters are gay, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, statistics about parenting and sleep. 

This week, we watched episode 4 of season 15. Topics include: two bottles of wine and eight donuts, stress dreams, Paul F. Tompkins has fun, Reid gets bullied by a child.

This week we watched episode 3 of season 15. Topics include: JJ/Reid gets put to bed (thank goodness), the boundaries of grave robbing, Thai board games, don't step on bouquets. 

This week, we watched episodes 1 and 2 of season 15, the season premiere. Topics include: quality knitwear, Reid can't stop crying, conwomen we love, queer content but not the kind we were hoping for. 

This week, we watched episodes 7, 8, and 9 of season 11. Topics include: Hotchcia lives in Alex's heart, stop quoting Coco Chanel, multilevel marketing for drugs, pointless gore. 

This week, we watched episodes 4, 5, and 6 of season 11. Topics include: shipping minor background characters with each other, multiple Las Vegases, fake Banksy, sassy teenagers. Check out Dorian's alphamixes here.

This week, we talk about episodes 1 and 2 (we did watch 3, but it's a long story, listen to find out) of season 11. Topics include: monochromatic old ladies, clown makeup, Reid has pet fish, the dangers of going cheap on a hitman. 

This week, we talk to two very special guests about their Criminal minds faves and least faves. Topics include: Alex pointedly doesn't talk about one of her OTPs, intense season 2 episodes, unsub origin stories. You can find Dorian on Tumblr or Twitter and Alex on Tumblr. 

This week, we finished season 10 with its last two episodes. Topics include: stress saltines, housing law in various states and provinces, Garcia's moral compass, missed characterization opportunities. Shout out to Dorian, who did the editing this week as Alex's computer was being weird.

Welcome to episode 100! This week we watched episodes 19, 20, and 21 of season 10. Topics include: ill-fated spinoffs, Dutch gestures, some Agatha Christie nonsense, Hotch trips balls. 

This week, we watched episodes 16, 17, and 18 of season 10. Topics include: don't pierce your own belly button, confused social commentary, 50 Shades of Grey discourse, Reid speaks Yoruba for some reason. 

This week, we watched episodes 13, 14, and 15 of season 10. Topics include: murder scrapbooking, ice cream taste tests, Morgan defuses a bomb, the ethics of enlisting children in crimefighting. 

This week, we watched episodes 10, 11, and 12 of season 10. Topics include: Alex no longer understands wordplay, JJ has trauma, Hotch is Rossi's wingman, how many boats are on Lake Mead, danger at the DMV.

This week, we watched episodes 7, 8, and 9 of season 10. Topics include: a trip to the inconvenience store, friendly kidnapping, surprise wigs, Rossi doesn't know what Comic Con is, selfies will get you killed.

This week, we watched episodes 4, 5, and 6 of season 10. Topics include: we love Madame Bouvier, Kate loves police brutality, Reid is Prince Charming, JJ overreacts.

This week, we started off season 10 with episodes 1, 2, and 3. Topics include: Alex is really bad at geography, Reid tries to relate, the dawn of Kate, Morgan and Garcia are fighting. 

This week is a combo episode! In the first half, we talk about season 9 and Alex Blake overall as a character. Topics include: a rebranding exercise, stats with Dorian, unloved short-run characters.  In the second half, Alex talks to her mom about Criminal Minds and crime procedurals more broadly, and her mom has a truly shocking least favorite character. 

This week, we finish up season 9 with episodes 22, 23, and 24. Topics include: horrible puns with Dorian, Blake's farewell arc, Reid gets shot for jello, people named Ethan. 

This week, we watched episodes 19, 20, and 21 of season 9. Topics include: meme cereal, channeling aliens, women roasting Morgan, Blake joins the Work-Related Trauma Club, frat parties. 

This week, we watched episodes 16, 17, and 18 of season 9. Topics include: sexy rabies, JJ's mom judgment, getting spoiled by the wiki, hobo code.

This week, we watched episodes 13, 14, and 15 of season 9. Topics include: Tahmoh Penikett fun facts, Rossi is one nosy asshole, Reid speaks Korean, JJ/Prentiss is real, couples therapy for murderers. 

This week, we return from hiatus and watch episodes 10, 11, and 12 of season 9. Topics include: flarpy blunderguff, goth Garcia, Blake is weirdly chill about getting shot, creepy phone calls.

This week, we watched episodes 7, 8, and 9 of season 9. Topics include: we love Reid loves babies, evil scrapbooking, getting Morganed, heterosexual canoodling, a very serious (no, for real though) Rossi conversation. 

This week, we watched episodes 4, 5, and 6 of season 9. Topics include: Alex's Hotch/Garcia problem, asides on how Mormon missions work, bad fake graffiti, cases the BAU shouldn't be on.

This week, we start off season 9 with episodes 1, 2, and 3. Topics include: Dorian's law of homages, praying mantises, sniper tactics, Alex does a bad pun, evil(er) twins.

This week we are joined by friend of the show Jess to talk Criminal Minds in all its glory. Topics include: being the world's lone Gideon stan, send us your fanfic, no more getting jossed, the only known case of a man being fridged.

This week we finish up season 8 with episodes 22, 23, and 24. Topics include: stats with Dorian, a fridging occurs, Reid gives relationship advice, the return of Hotch's brother, Mark Hamill is a supervillain. 

This week we watched episodes 19, 20, and 21 of season 8. Topics include: Dorian explains Bluebeard to Alex, Rossi tells unhelpful anecdotes, we trust the people who run the Criminal Minds fan wiki above all, gay witnesses, JJ and Morgan are not qualified to administer EMDR. 

This week, we watched episodes 16, 17, and 18 of season 8. Topics include: taking pills dry, Morgan Feels, cranky local cops, Garcia's ukulele lessons, poor decisions with Reid.

This week we watched episodes 13, 14, and 15 of season 8. Topics include: who's the horniest team member, saucy confessions with . Dorian, particularly egregious Hollywood mental illness, polite euphemisms for stabbing locations.

This week, we watched episodes 10, 11, and 12 of season 8. Topics include: BYOB (bring your own bugs), lullaby versions of Pixies songs, spicy takes with Dorian, Reid uses his sexuality as a weapon.

This week, we watched episodes 7, 8, and 9 of season 8. Topics include: evil synesthesia, Pearl Bailey fun facts, video games that sound like more trouble than they're worth, getting the chyron right. 

This week we are joined by Grace and Abby from Tortall Recall, a Tamora Pierce reading and recap podcast. Topics include: bad science explained poorly, OT3s, unsub origin stories, questionable linguistics. Find Tortall Recall here.

This week, we finish up season 14 with episodes 13, 14, and 15. Topics include: truth or dare and what demographics play it, what religious studies professors do and don't do, Rossi's wedding, meaningful gazes, con moms.

In our longest episode yet, we watch episodes 4, 5, and 6 of season 8. Topics include: Alex's gayest fanfic dreams, justice for Jordan Todd, drawing the line at animal cruelty, Jose the random teenager is the real MVP. 

This week, we watch episodes 1, 2, and 3 of season 8. Topics include: Reid and Blake conspiracy theories, Criminal Minds does a not great job on disability (again), hackneyed attempts at social commentary, an unsub gets away.  Check out our Patreon here.

This week, we catch up on season 14 with episodes 10, 11, and 12. Topics include: the impending end of the show, monochromatic outfits, evil ASMR videos, the show continues to not do a great job with disability.

This week, Dorian's sister Isadora joins us to talk about the show. Topics include: Law & Order: SVU, unsub psychology, small vs. large ensemble casts. 

This week we finished season 7 with episodes 23 and 24 and looked back on the season as a whole. Topics include: Doctor Who cosplay, dancing with Prentiss, confusing crime motives, why can't Will and JJ just get a babysitter. Check out our Patreon.

This week, we watched episodes 7, 8, and 9 of season 14. Topics include: the show tries to address social issues, why is Garcia still so mean to Alvez, Rossi deserves to be happy, Reid goes off teaching. 

This week, we watched episodes 20, 21, and 22 of season 7. Topics include: bad wigs from the past, extremely bleak episodes, the vagaries of the death penalty in the United States, shoplifting Chef Boyardee. 

This week, we're back in season 7 for episodes 17, 18, and 19. Topics include: witch oubliettes, making your unsub clearly evil, we love a good fake-out cold open, Morgan feels.

This week, we're back with episodes 4, 5, and 6 of season 14. Topics include: nobody on TV uses a cane correctly, Garcia has been through some shit, Matthew Gray Gubler has fun on Halloween, JJ goes home. Check out our Patreon here.

This week, we start off the new season with episodes 1, 2, and 3. Topics include: worrying about Garcia, deep continuity, Reid is a peril magnet, gay unsubs, surprise mummies. Check out our Patreon here.

This week, we watched episodes 14, 15, and 16 of season 7. Topics include: whether you need eggs to make pancakes, martial arts with JJ, Prentiss is a troll, really ugly ties.

This week, we watched episodes 11, 12, and 13 of season 7. Topics include: doing crime at internet cafes, Garcia's commitment to work cleavage, Prentiss has a bad day, Reid has a quarter-life crisis.

This week, we talk about episodes 8, 9, and 10 of season 7. Topics include: Garcia suddenly cares about privacy, Rossi's Italian immunity to poison ivy, spraying the Criminal Minds writers with water to keep them away from the racism.

This week, we talk about episodes 5, 6, and 7 of season 7. Topics include: Frankenbrothers, Rossi is the horniest team member, JJ vs. Will vs. Will's accent, being tactful with Reid. A note: we mistakenly thought that September 26th was the season 14 premiere date. It does not premiere until October 3rd.