The BEST episodes of Criminal Minds season 7
Every episode of Criminal Minds season 7, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Criminal Minds season 7!
Special Agents Jason Gideon and Aaron Hotchner head up the FBI's most elite profiling team, the Behavioral Analysis Unit, the experts in analyzing criminal psychology. With each mind-blowing case, they put their lives on the line as they travel the country, matching wits with the most ruthless criminals on Earth.
#1 - Run (2)
Season 7 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/16/2012
As the BAU team continues to pursue the bank-robbing serial killers, the team determines that the suspects have a bigger target in the nation's capital, and with one of the team still a hostage, they must work quickly to diffuse an explosive situation. Wedding bells ring for one of the BAU. Prentiss ponders her future.
#2 - Hit (1)
Season 7 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/16/2012
When the BAU goes up against a gang of serial-killing bank robbers in Washington DC, the team tries to negotiate the situation unfolding inside the bank, but the stakes rise when one of their own becomes a hostage.
#3 - True Genius
Season 7 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/18/2012
A series of murders in San Francisco bearing the tell-tale signs of the infamous Zodiac Killer have the BAU wondering if the notorious serial killer has returned. Also, Reid ponders if he should be doing more with his genius abilities.
#4 - A Family Affair
Season 7 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/29/2012
When the BAU travels to Atlanta to investigate the murders of women, the clues lead them to look for an unsub who is not working alone.
#5 - The Company
Season 7 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/11/2012
When Morgan's sister sees a woman who looks like their presumed-dead cousin, Cindi, it forces Morgan to confront a lie he told his family last year to provide closure and compels the BAU to reopen the case of her disappearance.
#6 - It Takes a Village
Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/2011
The BAU team is at a crossroads as they are questioned by a Senate Committee for their retaliatory actions in the wake of Prentiss' loss, but an unexpected familiar face could help them win their case and keep the team together.
#7 - Proof
Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/2011
The BAU team searches rural Oklahoma when women are being found murdered after being robbed of one of their five senses. Also, JJ and Prentiss get the cold shoulder from Reid as he deals with their deception about Prentiss' presumed death.
#8 - Unknown Subject
Season 7 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/25/2012
The team is called to Texas to search for a serial rapist in Houston known as "The Piano Man" who has returned and is attacking his past victims. Meanwhile, Prentiss begins to deal with the traumatic experience caused by Ian Doyle after returning to the BAU.
#9 - A Thin Line
Season 7 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/22/2012
The BAU team investigates a series of brutal home invasions and murders in California's Inland Empire that appear to be gang-related, but their investigation may uncover a more sinister motivation.
#10 - Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Season 7 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/7/2011
The BAU team looks into the real reasons behind an apparent mass suicide of a small group of youths at a military academy. Also, Hotch and Morgan butt heads when a team member could be in jeopardy.
#11 - Profiling 101
Season 7 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/9/2012
Rossi and the team teach college students the science of criminal profiling by taking the class through a serial-killer case that spanned 20 years.
#12 - Foundation
Season 7 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/21/2012
The team hunts for a kidnapper when an emaciated boy is found in the desert and another goes missing.
#13 - Dorado Falls
Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/5/2011
The BAU team investigates a mass murder at an Internet security company in Charlottesville, Va., but clues reveal it is not a typical serial killer at work.
#14 - Divining Rod
Season 7 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/2/2012
A serial killer is executed, in Oklahoma, a copycat shows up and the BAU are called to find him. Meanwhile, Prentiss gets nervous about a real estate purchase.
#15 - Hope
Season 7 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/16/2011
It’s personal for Garcia when the BAU investigate the disappearance of a woman in her survivors’ support group whose daughter went missing seven years earlier.
#16 - Closing Time
Season 7 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/15/2012
The team hunts a killer when bodies are found hidden in lifeguard towers on Southern California beaches.
#17 - Snake Eyes
Season 7 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/8/2012
The BAU tries their luck in Atlantic City when the team is called in to investigate a series of ritualistic casino-related murders. Also, after a spat with her boyfriend, Kevin, Garcia thinks she and Morgan may have gotten a little too friendly with each other.
#18 - I Love You, Tommy Brown
Season 7 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/14/2012
When married couples fostering young children end up being killed in Seattle, the BAU team looks for an unsub with a maternal-yet-murderous instinct. Also, Garcia fears a possible proposition from Kevin.
#19 - Painless
Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/12/2011
Survivors of a Boise high school massacre return to remember the event 10 years later, but the BAU team is called in when a new killer with a similar style targets the survivors. Also, Hotch is worried that his son, Jack, may be a victim of school bullying.
#20 - From Childhood's Hour
Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/19/2011
The BAU team investigates the abductions of young children with troubled mothers in St. Louis. Also, Rossi reconnects with his first wife who has shocking news for him.
#21 - The Bittersweet Science
Season 7 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/14/2011
The investigation of a series of bludgeonings in Philadelphia leads the team to the city's boxing scene; Hotch connects with a fellow runner while training for the triathlon.
#22 - Heathridge Manor
Season 7 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/4/2012
The BAU team heads to Oregon to investigate a series of gothic, ritualistic murders.
#23 - There's No Place Like Home
Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/9/2011
When a series of tornadoes hits Kansas, the BAU is called in to investigate bodies of young boys that turn up in the aftermath of the storms. Also, work pressures cause tension on JJ's home front.
#24 - Epilogue
Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/2/2011
The BAU search Californias Angeles National Forest after a number of bodies mysteriously turn up in the mountain lakes there. Also, Rossi struggles with an agonizing decision regarding his ex-wife, Carolyn.