The part where he's searching the house and there's no music, its just his breathing is always so intense especially after the scene before. It leaves you in the intense quiet instead of just dissipating it with an action scene right away and I think that's what makes it so impactful. Such a well done episode.
What made it so much worse is that we've seen Hayley since episode 1, along with Jack being a baby and everything and to see how they end up is so sad.
I disagree, strongly. Maybe it’s because I never really liked the character of “Aaron Hotchner”, or maybe it’s because I knew that he was GENUINELY an ass in real life. It just made it difficult to connect to his character or his family. The episodes JJ, CODA, The Big Wheel, Zugzwang, and True Night are much more tragic.
Thats hard to say because the show is just so good. The one episode with the mass kidnapping and the father saying at the end... He was alive YESTERDAY after all those years.
This is one of the few episodes that I cannot rewatch because I always cry. Also as much as I don't always like Strauss, to me she made sure this was bulletproof and everybody had the same story so nobody can attack it or find a hole in it.
The Body in Buffy The Vampire Slayer, School Shooting episode of One Tree Hill, & the Wilson’s Heart episode of House M.D. Those, & this 100th episode of Criminal Minds are THE saddest episodes of television I’ve ever seen, & all soooo well done 💔😭
Can we just talk about how strong Haley was in the moments before her death? And I always loved that moment: Hotch : I know you didn't sign on for this Haley: Neither did you. After all the arguments they had about his job that led to their divorce, her saying that to him was perfect. I'm sure they both thought they would find their way back to each other, eventually. =(
Rip Haley, C Thomas Howell did a great job playing the reaper, C Thomas Howell played the reaper in this show, and C Thomas Howell played a character in the walking dead that got killed by a group called the the reapers
Never realized that Hotch enters his office while searching for Foyet basically to make sure there wasn't any blood around where Jack would be hiding. He doesn't reveal it but he definitely went in there.
Here we are....we've been waiting for this one...edit: now finished watching the reaction I wasn't disappointed. You said it right. We really got attached to this characters so much and the acting was on point as well. I don't condemn Hotch for what he did. I'm not a supporter of violence, but sometimes there's no other soluition and The Reaper had it coming and it was so deserved.
Oh been waiting for this one! This episode will always be one of, if not my favorite episode. It is so well done stellar acting, stellar directing and extremely emotional I cry every single time. This cemented the family bonds of the team❤
Logan’s reaction representing all of us. The fact that he was speechless and that’s only happened a handful of times. Right you get so invested because since season 1 they introduced their individual backstories. This episode broke me they executed it so well and this is why Foyet to me was #1 villain of the show. 💔 Logan maybe by the end of the show you should rank the villains..
This episode is one of the best episodes of television ever. It's incredibly written and even better acted. The Actor who plays Hotch is fantastic in this.
This episode always breaks my heart. I liked your logic about it being too early in the season, I think it makes sense in most cases, but this was a masterful way to handle reaching episode 100 of the series.
this is one of my all time favorite criminal minds episodes. hotch is my favorite character so this always makes me tear up. i fucking love the “character who’s always strong for everyone else to the point of seeming slightly cold is Really Not Okay and has a breakdown”
Ooof... this is hard to watch every single time. It is written and acted so well, and as you said... we are so invested in these characters that this episode is just shattering. I never stop enjoying your very genuine reactions! Keep them coming ❤
I have seen this episode only once. 11 years ago when I watched it with my family, I haven't had the strength to watch it again. it makes me cry so much
This episode guts everyone, & if you don’t tear up or cry or sob at all, you’re a robot I believe. So your reaction is a a hundred percent expected by all us 😢 This, The Body in Buffy The Vampire Slayer, With Tired Eyes, Tired Minds, Tired Souls, We Slept in One Tree Hill, & Wilson’s Heart in House M.D. are the saddest episodes of television I’ve ever seen, & all soooo well done in every way 💔😭
This episode will always get me to cry like a baby. I actually got to meet the Reaper at my local Comic Con, and he was so nice in person. I asked him for a picture of the Reaper to sign, and he asked me “What is it with Western Pennsylvania with the obsession of the Reaper?” 😂
One of the only episodes of this show I don't like to rewatch, great episode, but so sad. Amazing acting from all the actors, especially Hotch, Haley, and Foyet.
Would've loved to seen your reaction to the funny part with rossi telling strauss "gold is still going up but knowing when to get out that's the trick" 😂😂
I will never understand why nobody ever showed Hailey a picture of Foyet. "Here this is the guy that wants to murder you and your son, if you see him, RUN!"
Exactly. They put her in a bad position by not knowing who to watch out for. I always thought it was stupid that they didn’t have a backup plan for haley in case this did happen.
Don't feel alone - we ALL bawled like babies throughout the episode. It was absolutely gut wrenching. If someone had called me in that hour - I wouldn't have been able to answer the phone. Huge props to Thomas and Merideth for getting through the scenes - and breaking our hearts. And little Jack for being the sweetest little boy EVER.
So, kind of a little fun fact is that C Thomas Howell who played the reaper was in Andrew Garfield's Spiderman, and he has a son named jack and I always thought it was kind of ironic since that's also the name of Hotch's son
This is one of my all time favorite episodes! However it is one of the only episodes I can’t watch because of how gut wrenching it is! Watching the team hear the shots over the phone call gets me every time because it shows just how affected they are by Hotch’s grief
Out of all the tv shows I’ve watched, this death by far has been the saddest for me. Especially growing attached to them since day one and hotch being my favorite. I will never not cry watching this episode no matter how many times I’ve rewatched it
This is one of those episodes/scenes that you never forget . I couldn’t remember what season it happened in before I started the rewatch with you though but it sticks in your head forever
I get that she wasn’t thinking clearly because she was scared and grief-stricken, but WHY would Hayley not at least call JJ! She knows JJ’s number! And WHY did no one show her Foyet’s picture!
@@amywonderland9297 i don’t love blaming haley. But she should have known what foyet looked like at the very least. She should know who she is hiding from.
I remember the first time I saw this episode. It made me cry and then my son walked in and saw just a few minutes before I could pause it. To this day I can't rewatch it because it traumatized him that "the mommy died".
this ep marked me and left a scar to a point I still remember where I was, how I was dressed and how I felt wen I watched it for the first time and that was so many years ago ;
I’ve love that show since it started and I can’t count how many times I’ve watched it 😂 and I’m thrilled that they resumed the show 🎉I can’t wait for your next reactions and the seasons are getting better and better
This would have been a perfect crossover episode for dexter, seeing him and foryet aka the reaper face off in his attempt to try and prevent hotch from suffering the same pain he experienced from losing rita, engaging each other in a intense game of cat & mouse leading to an epic battle between the two with foryet ending up on dexter's table! Lol 😎😉🔥💯👍🏻
I. Was. Waiting. For. This. So. Damn. Bad. ❤ Found your channel maybe a couple weeks ago when I was looking for Criminal Minds reactions, and I've just been following since. THIS is one I'm SO happy to see your reaction too, after seeing your previous 'Reaper' reactions.
I've been in the longest reading slump. I haven't read since the first week of January and I really want to read. There's also a part of me that's afraid that when I do pick up a book I won't be fully into it like I usually am, any tricks or something motivational to push me to pick one up?
This is a year old so I'm sure it's not helpful, but the best I got is this: Imagine picking up a book and fanning the pages while you take a deep long breath. Think about the smell of the paper and the ink. Let the memory of that smell linger. Book smell is, I swear, the only scent memory that works on me and I highly recommend it as motivation. Also if you're okay with rereading I would just start by rereading an old favourite so you KNOW you will enjoy it.
I love this episode, my only regret, I wish that Foyet arc would last longer. He was my second favorite villain, the first one is still yet to come in this season.
It's awesome that you like all of the characters. For some reason my brother doesn't like Hotchner and Rossi. Rossi I know why, because he came in to be kind of a substitution for Gideon, who was his favorite. I never understood why he don't like Hotchner, but he for some reason don't like straight edge characters, who are a bit strict and have to make the decisions because they are the leader.
This episode is so painful. That said. I giggled at the end of the last episode, because you commented that they'd probably deal with the Reaper at the end of the season. Little did you know...
It is the 100 episode and therefore they are endning the foyte- the reaper in this episode. It is all about make a big episode for the 100 episode and it sure was. You were kind of right Halie died...very sad episode.
That was not just the 9th episode of season 5 , It was the 100 ep of the show .that's why it is intense and special. wait till you watch the 200 and 300 episodes 😭😭
Yeah, this is the one I was thinking of when I clicked on the one for Bones... I both love and hate this episode. The acting was too good, and by that, I mean, I can't see this and not feel the pain of a man losing his wife and getting his hands on the man who did it. My heart breaks, I rage, and I weep. Such a profound episode.
its so hard to not feel an emotional connection to this show. the characters are portrayed so well, its impossible to not feel something. the episodes where they are affected directly are the hardest to deal with imo.
The part where he's searching the house and there's no music, its just his breathing is always so intense especially after the scene before. It leaves you in the intense quiet instead of just dissipating it with an action scene right away and I think that's what makes it so impactful. Such a well done episode.
When Hotch is slamming that bastards head into the ground you can see the pain in his eyes... So sad but incredible acting 👍🏼
What made it so much worse is that we've seen Hayley since episode 1, along with Jack being a baby and everything and to see how they end up is so sad.
“the problem is i have an eidetic memory and that’s not what happened” GET HIM REID
Thomas Gibson’s acting in this episode is so good. It’s hard to believe this is the same guy from Dharma and Greg.
It's so beyond eerie how dead silent it is when Hotch is clearing the house until he finds Foyet
I’ve been waiting for this one for awhile. A truly unforgettable episode.
"I worked the case, daddy." There is no sadder line, in my opinion.
Can’t listen to it without crying…. And boy did I try every time.
"Mommy hugged me too tight." Hits me every damn time.
This is by far the saddest episode
I agree
This and when Gideon is killed 😭😭😭
Hey no spoilers for the new guys@@richundadavis1104
I disagree, strongly. Maybe it’s because I never really liked the character of “Aaron Hotchner”, or maybe it’s because I knew that he was GENUINELY an ass in real life. It just made it difficult to connect to his character or his family.
The episodes JJ, CODA, The Big Wheel, Zugzwang, and True Night are much more tragic.
Thats hard to say because the show is just so good. The one episode with the mass kidnapping and the father saying at the end... He was alive YESTERDAY after all those years.
This is one of the few episodes that I cannot rewatch because I always cry.
Also as much as I don't always like Strauss, to me she made sure this was bulletproof and everybody had the same story so nobody can attack it or find a hole in it.
Heartbreaking, yet SO well done. When I remember this show this episode is one that always comes to mind.
I don’t think I’ve ever cried more watching an episode
There's another one that makes me feel a type of way but I can't really say much besides it's a Reid centric story plot
@@victoriawhitcomb6475 I was literally thinking the same thing!
Many episodes of this series is like this.
The Body in Buffy The Vampire Slayer, School Shooting episode of One Tree Hill, & the Wilson’s Heart episode of House M.D. Those, & this 100th episode of Criminal Minds are THE saddest episodes of television I’ve ever seen, & all soooo well done 💔😭
Can we all agree that the reaper story is one of the best criminal minds arcs
This episode really leaves you with a hole in the heart 💔 and Hotch when says "hey buddy" to his son... goshhh, this episode is so sad...
That episode really left me with a combination of feelings
Can we just talk about how strong Haley was in the moments before her death? And I always loved that moment:
Hotch : I know you didn't sign on for this
Haley: Neither did you.
After all the arguments they had about his job that led to their divorce, her saying that to him was perfect.
I'm sure they both thought they would find their way back to each other, eventually. =(
Haley showed such strength.
A little fun fact in this extremely sad episode. Jj's son is A.J's real kid 🙂
Rip Haley, C Thomas Howell did a great job playing the reaper, C Thomas Howell played the reaper in this show, and C Thomas Howell played a character in the walking dead that got killed by a group called the the reapers
Never realized that Hotch enters his office while searching for Foyet basically to make sure there wasn't any blood around where Jack would be hiding. He doesn't reveal it but he definitely went in there.
To this day, maybe the most heartbreaking episode, which is saying something considering the show isn't short of those.
This is one of the few episodes I'll skip in a rewatch of the series because it's just too much for me.
Here we are....we've been waiting for this one...edit: now finished watching the reaction I wasn't disappointed. You said it right. We really got attached to this characters so much and the acting was on point as well. I don't condemn Hotch for what he did. I'm not a supporter of violence, but sometimes there's no other soluition and The Reaper had it coming and it was so deserved.
Oh been waiting for this one! This episode will always be one of, if not my favorite episode. It is so well done stellar acting, stellar directing and extremely emotional I cry every single time. This cemented the family bonds of the team❤
7:03 I love seeing the reactions that everyone on the street were feds XD
Logan’s reaction representing all of us. The fact that he was speechless and that’s only happened a handful of times. Right you get so invested because since season 1 they introduced their individual backstories. This episode broke me they executed it so well and this is why Foyet to me was #1 villain of the show. 💔
Logan maybe by the end of the show you should rank the villains..
This episode is one of the best episodes of television ever. It's incredibly written and even better acted. The Actor who plays Hotch is fantastic in this.
This episode always breaks my heart. I liked your logic about it being too early in the season, I think it makes sense in most cases, but this was a masterful way to handle reaching episode 100 of the series.
Episode 100. Doesn't matter how many times I watch/see it, never stops being brutally sad.
Never stops it’s gut punch every single time
this is one of my all time favorite criminal minds episodes. hotch is my favorite character so this always makes me tear up. i fucking love the “character who’s always strong for everyone else to the point of seeming slightly cold is Really Not Okay and has a breakdown”
whats also heartbreaking about this is that Hotch and Hayley didnt divorce cause they fell out of love. they both still loved each other so much
Ooof... this is hard to watch every single time. It is written and acted so well, and as you said... we are so invested in these characters that this episode is just shattering. I never stop enjoying your very genuine reactions! Keep them coming ❤
Episodes like this one separate Criminal Minds from any procedural show on TV, one of the kind
I watched this LIVE as it was airing. ABSOLUTELY DESTROYED ME, MY MOM, AND MY SISTER 😢
I have seen this episode only once. 11 years ago when I watched it with my family, I haven't had the strength to watch it again. it makes me cry so much
This episode guts everyone, & if you don’t tear up or cry or sob at all, you’re a robot I believe. So your reaction is a a hundred percent expected by all us 😢 This, The Body in Buffy The Vampire Slayer, With Tired Eyes, Tired Minds, Tired Souls, We Slept in One Tree Hill, & Wilson’s Heart in House M.D. are the saddest episodes of television I’ve ever seen, & all soooo well done in every way 💔😭
Thomas Gibson performance was...👏👏👏👏
This episode will always get me to cry like a baby. I actually got to meet the Reaper at my local Comic Con, and he was so nice in person. I asked him for a picture of the Reaper to sign, and he asked me “What is it with Western Pennsylvania with the obsession of the Reaper?” 😂
One of the only episodes of this show I don't like to rewatch, great episode, but so sad. Amazing acting from all the actors, especially Hotch, Haley, and Foyet.
Would've loved to seen your reaction to the funny part with rossi telling strauss "gold is still going up but knowing when to get out that's the trick" 😂😂
I will never understand why nobody ever showed Hailey a picture of Foyet.
"Here this is the guy that wants to murder you and your son, if you see him, RUN!"
Good point that
Exactly. They put her in a bad position by not knowing who to watch out for. I always thought it was stupid that they didn’t have a backup plan for haley in case this did happen.
Don't feel alone - we ALL bawled like babies throughout the episode. It was absolutely gut wrenching. If someone had called me in that hour - I wouldn't have been able to answer the phone. Huge props to Thomas and Merideth for getting through the scenes - and breaking our hearts. And little Jack for being the sweetest little boy EVER.
So, kind of a little fun fact is that C Thomas Howell who played the reaper was in Andrew Garfield's Spiderman, and he has a son named jack and I always thought it was kind of ironic since that's also the name of Hotch's son
I've been waiting for this since you started Criminal Minds. My favourite episode by far, I cry every single time.
This is one of my all time favorite episodes! However it is one of the only episodes I can’t watch because of how gut wrenching it is! Watching the team hear the shots over the phone call gets me every time because it shows just how affected they are by Hotch’s grief
Your reaction didn't disappoint..
Even on a rewatch that scene between Haley and Hotch had me in tears. Gets me every time.
I bawled like a baby when I first saw this episode - when she was asking Hotch to show their son ‘love’ & when Hotch found his son…..😢
Oh man! I’ve been waiting for this episode. I know I’m going to be bawling 😭
Out of all the tv shows I’ve watched, this death by far has been the saddest for me. Especially growing attached to them since day one and hotch being my favorite. I will never not cry watching this episode no matter how many times I’ve rewatched it
This is such a sad episode, Hailey was very strong character, i feel for all of them :'))))).
Logan almost shedding tears with me on episode 100 is the reason I've stuck around this channel, well one of them!!!!
This is one of those episodes/scenes that you never forget . I couldn’t remember what season it happened in before I started the rewatch with you though but it sticks in your head forever
Yeah they didn't pull punches. This episode hurts yet it's so beautifully done.
One of the most intense episodes of any TV show I've ever watched right here. This is always a brutal one to see
One of the few episodes that make me tear up every time I watch it.
I don’t know an episode of this that hurts as much as this one
one of the hardest episodes to watch 😭😭
This is a perfect episode they did hint at it when they first introduced the reaper
I get that she wasn’t thinking clearly because she was scared and grief-stricken, but WHY would Hayley not at least call JJ! She knows JJ’s number! And WHY did no one show her Foyet’s picture!
Don’t start blaming Hayley. She had a GUN to her head. You try making rash decisions🙄
@@amywonderland9297 i don’t love blaming haley. But she should have known what foyet looked like at the very least. She should know who she is hiding from.
Lord, this episode made me bawl like a baby when I watched it the first time. I still tear up when this episode comes on.
Everyone that watches this episode cries because you have to
I have been waiting for this!!!
I have been waiting and dreading this episode sinse season 1 ep 1...and it still hurts.
this episode & storyline are really unforgettable… i cry every time with this one
I remember the first time I saw this episode. It made me cry and then my son walked in and saw just a few minutes before I could pause it. To this day I can't rewatch it because it traumatized him that "the mommy died".
I’ve been waiting for this one. My absolute favourite episode and the one that crushes my soul every time I watch it. ❤
This is what I've wanted you to watch. I love it but it makes me cry every time.
this ep marked me and left a scar to a point I still remember where I was, how I was dressed and how I felt wen I watched it for the first time and that was so many years ago ;
This one never ever fails to make me cry. Every. Single. Damn. Time. 😭😭
I’ve love that show since it started and I can’t count how many times I’ve watched it 😂 and I’m thrilled that they resumed the show 🎉I can’t wait for your next reactions and the seasons are getting better and better
I’ve been waiting for this and also dreading Logan reacting to this episode
Everytime this one breaks my heart
This would have been a perfect crossover episode for dexter, seeing him and foryet aka the reaper face off in his attempt to try and prevent hotch from suffering the same pain he experienced from losing rita, engaging each other in a intense game of cat & mouse leading to an epic battle between the two with foryet ending up on dexter's table! Lol 😎😉🔥💯👍🏻
Overkill was necessary this time
If you ever want to destroy a Criminal Minds fan, remind them of this episode.
I. Was. Waiting. For. This. So. Damn. Bad. ❤ Found your channel maybe a couple weeks ago when I was looking for Criminal Minds reactions, and I've just been following since. THIS is one I'm SO happy to see your reaction too, after seeing your previous 'Reaper' reactions.
I’m catching up on your reaction to CM and I knew this episode was coming so I gave myself a few weeks before watching it 🥺
At the end there, I think he was just punching the floor where the Reapers head _used_ to be. I have no problem with that.
I've been in the longest reading slump. I haven't read since the first week of January and I really want to read. There's also a part of me that's afraid that when I do pick up a book I won't be fully into it like I usually am, any tricks or something motivational to push me to pick one up?
This is a year old so I'm sure it's not helpful, but the best I got is this:
Imagine picking up a book and fanning the pages while you take a deep long breath. Think about the smell of the paper and the ink. Let the memory of that smell linger.
Book smell is, I swear, the only scent memory that works on me and I highly recommend it as motivation.
Also if you're okay with rereading I would just start by rereading an old favourite so you KNOW you will enjoy it.
Thomas Gibson is an incredible actor, i love him
Oh, I waited soooo long for this episode!
I love this episode, my only regret, I wish that Foyet arc would last longer. He was my second favorite villain, the first one is still yet to come in this season.
I still cry every time I watch this episode.
I have loved Thomas C. Howell since "The Outsiders" but, damn, he plays such a good bad guy.
this episode is so so sad. it always makes me cry.
It's awesome that you like all of the characters.
For some reason my brother doesn't like Hotchner and Rossi.
Rossi I know why, because he came in to be kind of a substitution for Gideon, who was his favorite.
I never understood why he don't like Hotchner, but he for some reason don't like straight edge characters, who are a bit strict and have to make the decisions because they are the leader.
Definitely one of the saddest episode i was crying with u logan rewatching this episode with u it's great show for sure
I think thats the closest I've seen you to tears.
I cry everytime I see this episode and the next one
he did say he was like no 1 befor
And I still crying
Dude hardest episode ever
Oof yeah still hurts😔
I bawl every time
Shiiiiit😭 it made me cry like the first time I watched
This episode is so painful.
That said. I giggled at the end of the last episode, because you commented that they'd probably deal with the Reaper at the end of the season. Little did you know...
Here we are
It is the 100 episode and therefore they are endning the foyte- the reaper in this episode. It is all about make a big episode for the 100 episode and it sure was. You were kind of right Halie died...very sad episode.
One of the best but saddest episode ever.
That was not just the 9th episode of season 5 , It was the 100 ep of the show .that's why it is intense and special. wait till you watch the 200 and 300 episodes 😭😭
This Show and NCIS those were the days (Still are if u keep rewaching)
Yeah, this is the one I was thinking of when I clicked on the one for Bones... I both love and hate this episode. The acting was too good, and by that, I mean, I can't see this and not feel the pain of a man losing his wife and getting his hands on the man who did it. My heart breaks, I rage, and I weep. Such a profound episode.
I see that shirt. Go Dawgs
its so hard to not feel an emotional connection to this show. the characters are portrayed so well, its impossible to not feel something. the episodes where they are affected directly are the hardest to deal with imo.
This is th episode that got me watching criminal minds 😢