Quicklet on Criminal Minds Season 3 (CliffsNotes-like Summary, Analysis, and Commentary)

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ABOUT THE BOOK

Criminal Minds Season 3 aired on CBS, and ran from September 26, 2007 until May 21, 2008. The biggest event of Season 3 is Agent Jason Gideons retirement from the BAU in Episode 2. His absence becomes a painful gap in the teams identity.

In Episode 6, the team receives a new member, Agent David Rossi, a well-known profiler who comes out of retirement to take over Gideons position. Of course, everyone on the teamRossi includedmust work through the challenges of adjusting to the changes in this tight-knit team.

Criminal Minds follows an elite team of FBI criminal investigators, known as the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU), as its members travel the country working to solve grisly murder mysteries and arrest the serial killers responsible for them.

During its premier season, Criminal Minds was the newest iteration of crime scene investigation television programs, competing with such shows as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Crossing, Law & Order: SUV, and Medium, many of which were also broadcast on CBS. Given this context, Criminal Minds used its first season to set itself apart from the crowd.

MEET THE AUTHOR

Charles Limley is a native of Colorado. After earning bachelors degrees in both English Literature and Humanities from the University of ColoradoBoulder, he entered the world of professional writing. He began his work with Hyperink during the fall of 2011. In addition to writing, Limley is an avid reader. He also loves bicycles, and has completed several long-distance bicycle tours.

EXCERPT FROM THE BOOK

JJ, portrayed by A.J. Cook, is the BAU teams media liaison, and as such works primarily out of field offices and police stations. Although most of her work with the team is directed at handling the media and working to control public emotions and reactions, JJ often accompanies the team on raids and other special operations, during which she carries and uses a gun like any other BAU team member.

Penelope Garcia

Garcia, played by Kirsten Vangsness, is the teams most flamboyant and colorful personality. She wears her individuality literally on her sleeve, as she consistently sports loud, unique, and playful clothing styles and colored hair. She works as the teams Computer Technician and is a computer hacking aficionado. Throughout every episode, the team repeatedly calls Garcia with questions and requests for information. Garcias ability to use computers and the Internet to obtain critical data almost always provides the most important information needed to identify, locate, and arrest suspects…

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CHAPTER OUTLINE

Quicklet on Criminal Minds Season 3 (TV Show)

+ Criminal Minds, Season 3: New Faces, New Crimes

+ About the Directors and Producers

+ Character List

+ Criminal Minds, Season 3: Overall Summary

+ …and much more