'Til Death Do Us Part
- Episode aired Oct 14, 2015
- TV-14
- 42m
In Savannah, Georgia multiple brides-to-be have been found murdered the night before their wedding day. The team quickly realizes they are searching for an unsub suffering from severe reject... Read allIn Savannah, Georgia multiple brides-to-be have been found murdered the night before their wedding day. The team quickly realizes they are searching for an unsub suffering from severe rejection.In Savannah, Georgia multiple brides-to-be have been found murdered the night before their wedding day. The team quickly realizes they are searching for an unsub suffering from severe rejection.
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe song at the end, "There She Goes (Absent)" is performed by Gia Mantegna, daughter of Joe Mantegna (Rossi). Gia previously guest starred as a kidnap victim in 3rd Life (2008), and Montegna directed.
- GoofsGarcia tells Morgan and Lewis that Karl Ulrich's fiancée left him at the altar. In the next scene, Rossi asks Karl if he was upset when his fiancée left him 3 months before the wedding. 3 months prior is not the definition of being left at the altar.
- Quotes
David Rossi: So, Morgan, when are you and Savannah walking down the aisle?
Derek Morgan: Hey, whoa, whoa. Baby steps. Baby steps.
Dr. Spencer Reid: When Derek Morgan says "I do", it'll be a national day of mourning for single women everywhere.
- ConnectionsReferences The Dirty Dozen (1967)
- SoundtracksThere She Goes (Absent)
Written by Don Gilmore, Michael Raphael & John Stephens
Performed by Gia Mantegna
[Background song heard in the greenhouse when Dana drops the knife]
It sadly went downhill with "Til Death Do Us Part". "Til Death Do Us Part" had a couple of good parts, but to me overall it's one of the worst Season 11 episodes and one of the low points of the show too. A shame because while there are better seasons than others and none of the seasons are completely consistent in quality, when an episode was really good or more (which it often was) 'Criminal Minds' is one of my favourites.
The best thing about "Til Death Do Us Part" was the end with the team, especially Rossi's hilarious anecdote regarding his third wife. This was the closest the episode came to having the little character moments that this reviewer always looks out for and thoroughly enjoys when watching 'Criminal Minds', and one wishes there was more. The song by Gia Mantegna was also a lovely touch, and brought some poignancy. The episode is well made, hauntingly and melancholically scored and the acting from the regular leads is fine, with the team dynamic feeling well balanced and not feeling like too much of somebody or too little.
Unfortunately, there are some big let-downs to "Til Death Do Us Part". It does suffer from having too much of the unsub and too little of the BAU, and what did make it a problem is that the unsub was not very interesting and never struck me as somebody to hate or feel sorry for regardless of the crimes and Lewis' relative sympathy for them. The three main characters part of the unsub's story were played in a stilted and inexperienced-looking manner, Ashley Fink is both over-the-top and dull and it really hurts her character's impact.
No better news about the story either. There is nowhere near enough of what makes 'Criminal Minds' so great, particularly the profiling, while the case is dull, so easy to figure out that it becomes painfully predictable and by the numbers with no tension or suspense and even goes overboard in ridiculousness. The denouement completely rings false and the role the BAU play in it comes over as patronising. Had very mixed feelings on the start with Morgan, liked that it referred to Morgan's sporty past but it just felt like blatant and misplaced product placement somewhat at the same time.
Dialogue only really shines at the end with the team, elsewhere it isn't tight enough and lacks flow. Joe Mantegna's direction has been much more inspired before, and while the regular cast are fine the character of Tara Lewis doesn't really gel and Aisha Tyler looks stiff and shows her limitations as an actress here (her and the character have been worse as the season progresses but still).
Overall, signalled the decline of Season 11, a slump that apart from the odd high point never fully recovered. 3/10 Bethany Cox
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- Runtime42 minutes
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- 16:9 HD