"Brothers Hotchner" is the twenty-third episode of Season Eight and the 185th overall of Criminal Minds, and the first of the two-part season finale.
Summary[]
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. Meanwhile, the Replicator begins to zero in on the BAU.
Guest Cast[]
- Jayne Atkinson - FBI Section Chief Director Erin Strauss
- Richard Augustine - Larry Feretich
- Annabelle Borke - Anna Johnson
- Brie Eley - Kimberly Sullivan
- Matthew Grathwol - Greg Matulic
- Eric Johnson - Sean Hotchner
- Azmyth Kaminski - Rave DJ
- Kara Luiz - Liz Leonte
- Sean Maguire - Thane Parks
- Tony Mirrcandani - Walter Beaird
- Christian O'Brian - Raver #1
- Cade Owens - Jack Hotchner
- Avery Kristen Pohl - Kiegan Hatchitt
- Paul Shaw - Bernard Hatchitt
- Meghan Strange - Catherine Hatchitt
- Steve Wastell - Jim Peters
- Erik A. Williams - Raver #2
- Bellamy Young - Beth Clemmons
Referenced Criminals[]
Music[]
- "My Songs Know What You Did In the Dark (Light Em Up)" by Fall Out Boy
- "And She Answered: 'When You Return to Me, I Will Open Quick the Cage Door, I Will Let the Red Bird Flee'." by AM 4
Bookend Quotes[]
- Aaron Hotchner: "Rarely do members of the same family grow up under the same roof." — Richard Bach
- Aaron Hotchner: "Cruel is the strife of brothers." — Aristotle
Trivia[]
- When Rossi compares The Tylenol Killer to the episode's unsub, he mentions that the murders occurred in 1986, while the Tylenol poisonings actually happened in 1982. This was most likely just an error on the writer's part.