"The Gathering" is the seventeenth episode of Season Eight and the 179th overall of Criminal Minds.
Summary[]
The BAU travels to St. Paul, Minnesota to investigate 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.
Guest Cast[]
- Jayne Atkinson - FBI Section Chief Director Erin Strauss
- David Bickford - Doctor Montgomery Houston
- Andrew Bowen - Mark Jackson
- Patrick Breen - Peter Harper
- Nicholas Brendon - Analyst Kevin Lynch
- Cici Leah Campbell - Tina
- William Charlton - Detective Paul Boseman
- Elizabeth Higgins Clark - Tammy
- Aubree Garmon - Swimmer
- Ayumi Iizuka - Call Center Operator
- Ally Iseman - Laurel Tyson
- Trevor Jackson - Tyler Rogers
- Stephanie Jones - Leslie Hopkins
- Genevieve Levin - Alicia Danner
- Mino Mackic - Detective
- Lauren Marie - Kayla Jefferson
- Gita Reddy - M.E. Marvi Hatcher
- Stephen Simon - Sam
- Sean Solan - John Butler
- Jacquelyn Zook - Nicole Francis
Music[]
- "Let It Be Me" by Ray LaMontagne
Bookend Quotes[]
- Spencer Reid: Barbara Grizzuti Harrison once said, "All acts performed in the world begin in the imagination."
- Spencer Reid: Oscar Wilde said, "I can resist anything except temptation."
Trivia[]
- Stephen Simon, the actor who portrays Sam, previously appeared on Criminal Minds in the Season Six episode "Reflection of Desire," starring as Clarence.
- Cici Leah Campbell, the actress who portrays Tina, previously appeared on Criminal Minds in the Season Eight premiere episode "The Silencer," starring as a victim of John Myers.