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Criminal Minds

Season 8

September 25, 201224 episodes7.9

Episode information and air dates for this season are listed below.

Season 8

Episodes

Select an episode for its synopsis, runtime, guest cast, crew, images, and available video extras.

Criminal Minds: The Silencer

The Silencer

September 26, 2012 42 min

When a Texas prisoner escapes during a transfer, he leaves behind victims with his unique trademark, sewing their mouths shut, a signature the BAU remembers as unique to the UnSub "The Silencer." While they investigate who he was and who he's become, the BAU also gets to know the newest member of the team.

Criminal Minds: The Pact

Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode Guide | DailyMovieFlix

The Pact

October 10, 2012 42 min

When the bodies of two seemingly unrelated victims are found just hours apart in San Diego and Los Angeles respectively, the BAU suspects that that not one, but two killers are working together to commit these murders.

Criminal Minds: Through the Looking Glass

Through the Looking Glass

October 17, 2012 42 min

An UNSUB who kidnaps families with the intention of making them admit to and pay for their indiscretions.

Criminal Minds: God Complex

God Complex

October 24, 2012 42 min

When a legless body is found in the New Mexico desert and a second unwilling amputee shows up at the hospital, the BAU team searches for this amateur surgeon before he preys upon his next reluctant victim. Also, Reid's phone calls to a mystery woman have the team intrigued.

Criminal Minds: The Good Earth

The Good Earth

October 31, 2012 42 min

The team heads to Oregon as four men have gone missing.

Criminal Minds: The Apprenticeship

The Apprenticeship

November 7, 2012 42 min

When prostitutes in Miami are discovered murdered in a similar style to local animals found dead there, the BAU must work fast to find an unsub whose confidence is quickly escalating. Also, Morgan tries to increase Reid's athletic skills by convincing him to join the bureau's softball team.

Criminal Minds: The Fallen

The Fallen

November 14, 2012 42 min

The BAU travels to Santa Monica when burned bodies of homeless people begin showing up by the famous pier. Also, Rossi reconnects with his former Marine sergeant from Vietnam.

Criminal Minds: The Wheels on the Bus...

The Wheels on the Bus...

November 21, 2012 42 min

The BAU team goes in pursuit of a missing school bus full of children outside the Washington, D.C. area, and it becomes a race against time for them to bring them home safely.

Criminal Minds: Magnificent Light

Magnificent Light

November 28, 2012 42 min

An attendee at a popular motivational-speaker's conference in Seattle is murdered and the speaker himself disappears soon afterward. Meanwhile, Garcia is puzzled when Morgan refuses to attend a dinner honoring an old family friend.

Criminal Minds: The Lesson

The Lesson

December 5, 2012 42 min

A ritualistic killer is hunted after male bodies are found that have been physically altered. Meanwhile, Reid gets anxious at the prospect of meeting his mystery woman.

Criminal Minds: Perennials

Perennials

December 12, 2012 42 min

The BAU heads south to investigate a fast-moving UnSub whose signature matches that of a serial killer from 30 years ago. Also, the team learns that someone is tracking their cases and replicating crimes the BAU is solving.

Criminal Minds: Zugzwang

Zugzwang

January 16, 2013 42 min

When Reid discovers that his girlfriend has been kidnapped by her stalker, he and the BAU team band together to find her before it's too late.

Criminal Minds: Magnum Opus

Magnum Opus

January 23, 2013 42 min

While Reid copes with a loss in his personal life, the rest of the BAU travels to San Francisco to investigate victims discovered in the Mission District.

Criminal Minds: All That Remains

All That Remains

February 6, 2013 42 min

A writer's daughters vanish on the anniversary of their mother's disappearance, which leads the BAU to investigate the man as a possible suspect.

Criminal Minds: Broken

Broken

February 20, 2013 42 min

The BAU heads to Austin to investigate victims found there with their watches set inaccurately, a clue which may connect the crimes. Meanwhile, the UnSub stalking the BAU inches closer in his pursuit of the team.

Criminal Minds: Carbon Copy

Carbon Copy

February 27, 2013 42 min

When victims are found in Philadelphia in a similar style to victims of The Replicator, the stalker who has been tracking the BAU's every move, the team thinks this could be the break they need to try and apprehend him.

Criminal Minds: The Gathering

The Gathering

March 20, 2013 42 min

The BAU investigates victims who were documenting their personal lives and inner desires on blog posts and social media. Also, Kevin gets jealous when he learns Garcia may have a new love interest.

Criminal Minds: Restoration

Restoration

April 3, 2013 42 min

The BAU goes to Morgan's old neighborhood in urban Chicago in search of an unsub targeting middle-aged men, and a clue leads Morgan to believe that they are after someone connected to the man who molested him as a child.

Criminal Minds: Pay It Forward

Pay It Forward

April 10, 2013 42 min

When a time capsule in a small Colorado town is opened twenty-five years later and contains a gruesome discovery, the BAU investigates the crime and find a possible link to the death of a local police officer.

Criminal Minds: Alchemy

Alchemy

May 1, 2013 42 min

The BAU travel to Rapid City after two male victims are discovered murdered in a ritualistic manner. Also, Reid continues to grieve over Maeve’s death.

Criminal Minds: Nanny Dearest

Nanny Dearest

May 8, 2013 42 min

The BAU travels to Los Angeles looking for an UnSub who is kidnapping nannies and the children they care for on the same day each year.

Criminal Minds: Number Six

Number Six

May 15, 2013 42 min

The BAU goes to Detroit to track an UnSub with a rapidly changing MO. Also, Blake's husband returns from overseas with a life-changing career proposition for her.

Criminal Minds: Brothers Hotchner (1)

Brothers Hotchner (1)

May 22, 2013 42 min

The Replicator zeroes in on the BAU when the killer targets one of the team as the next victim. Also, the BAU is called in to investigate a string of deaths in Manhattan tied to apparent ecstasy overdoses, and Hotch discovers that his estranged brother, Sean, is caught in the middle.

Criminal Minds: The Replicator (2)

The Replicator (2)

May 22, 2013 42 min

The Replicator zeroes in on the BAU when the killer targets one of the team as the next victim. Also, the BAU is called in to investigate a string of deaths in Manhattan tied to apparent ecstasy overdoses, and Hotch discovers that his estranged brother, Sean, is caught in the middle.

Season Credits

Featured Cast

Joe Mantegna

Joe Mantegna

David Rossi

Thomas Gibson

Thomas Gibson

Aaron Hotchner

Kirsten Vangsness

Kirsten Vangsness

Penelope Garcia

A.J. Cook

A.J. Cook

Jennifer Jareau

Shemar Moore

Shemar Moore

Derek Morgan

Matthew Gray Gubler

Matthew Gray Gubler

Dr. Spencer Reid

Jeanne Tripplehorn

Jeanne Tripplehorn

Alex Blake

Jayne Atkinson

Jayne Atkinson

Erin Strauss

Beth Riesgraf

Beth Riesgraf

Maeve Donovan

Mekhai Andersen

Mekhai Andersen

Henry LaMontagne

Nicholas Brendon

Nicholas Brendon

Kevin Lynch

Cade Owens

Cade Owens

Jack Hotchner

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