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"Rite of Passage"
airdate: April 14, 2010
written by: Victor De Jesus
directed by: John Gallagher
episode synopsis
The BAU team attempts to track a serial killer targeting illegal immigrants attempting to make safe passage into the U.S.

Set in: Terlingua, TX


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Episode quotes


Said By: Quote: Author:
Prentiss "A lions work hours are only when he's hungry; once he's satisfied, the predator and prey live peacefully together." Chuck Jones
Hotch "Many persons have the wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness...is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose." Helen Keller

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Criminal Minds Quotes

The Turning Point in the Investigation
  • When JJ asked if the unsub took the sheriff's tongue also. Hotch realised that Deputy Boyd also knew of the unique way that Omar proposed that he would kill his victims.
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episode unsub
  • Who dunnit and why?

  • Deputy Boyd

  • --He has been killing immigrants for years . The stressor event where he started leaving the heads occured when the female sheriff started to investigate the missings when she moved to the area a few months ago.-

Best Moments
  • What were the best scenes in the episode?
  • The shoot out with the BAU and the Unsub in the desert
  • Sheriff's Ruiz last stand at the Golden harvest warehouse. Her last words when she realised that she had little chance at out gunning the Unsub were, 'I have to try'

Best Lines
  • (about the guns on the plane) Reid: Hey guys, here's the thing, I don't think I technically have authorization to carry a weapon like that. Morgan and Hotch: You don't.
  • Sheriff to Hotch (talking about Garcia) "If you are looking for a gift to get me, one of her would be greatly appreciated." Rossi: 'We're pretty sure they broke the mould"
  • Sheriff to Hotch: 'There really isn't anywhere to go where people are not killing each other is there?
  • Prentiss: "Oh God!" *coughs* (Prentiss, Reid and Morgan enter unsubs trailer to the smell of dead flesh)
  • Morgan: "We're definitely in the right place."
    Reid: " Guys just breathe through your nose like normal, smell is the weakest sense, in a few more minutes you won't even notice it."
Prentiss: *disgusted* "What about the taste?"

Reid: I think that's in your head."
    • Prentiss: "I'm ready for that smell weakness to kick in anytime, Reid."

  • Episode Guest Stars

    • Mike Doyle (Deputy Boyd)
    • Joseph Lucero (Jose)
    • Jaime Alvarez (Man)
    • Marlene Forte (Sheriff Ruiz)
    • Lyn Mahler (M.E.)
    • Kurt Caceres (Omar)
    • Eduardo Ambriz DeColosio (Coyote #1)
    • Kristen Alaniz (Mother)
    • Nathaniel Pena (Young Boy)
    • Alex Quijano (Deputy Gentry)
    • Casey Nelson (Deputy Gannon)
    • Justin Huen (Richard)
    • Elena Campbell-Martinez (Marion)
    • Shannon McClung (Evidence Tech)
    • Parvesh Cheena (Father)

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    smallboyonherbicycle *Discuss Rite of Passage Here* (page: 1 2 3) 54 Sep 16 2011, 10:48 AM EDT by Special_Agent_Marta
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    Is everyone ready for a new episode of our beloved Criminal Minds?
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    morganswoman Does Morgan have any SWAT experience? 3 Feb 13 2011, 8:07 PM EST by jareaufan
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    When Morgan pulls out the big gun on the plane... It makes me think he has SWAT experience. He also seems more confident when he's kicking down doors. So, my question is... does he have any SWAT experience????
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