"Magnum Opus" is the thirteenth episode of Season Eight and the 175th overall of Criminal Minds.
Summary[]
While Reid copes with a loss in his personal life, the rest of the BAU travels to San Francisco to investigate a serial killer active in the Mission District.
Guest Cast[]
- Jeff Adler - Man
- John Patrick Amedori - Bryan Hughes
- Alex Beach - Sherry Douglas
- Zach Book - Paul
- Ashleigh Borman - Aimee Fortner
- John R. Colley - Alan Archer
- Anna George - Doctor Barbara Moore
- Kate Hamilton - Kelly Miller
- Jamie Luner - Madison Riley
- Amy M. Morgan - Elaine Porter
- Brian Mulligan - Andre
- Melinda Stephan - Woman
- Craig Watkinson - Detective Lennon Miles
- Malachi Weir - Tre
Referenced Criminals[]
- Fritz Haarmann, The Vampire of Hanover
Music[]
- "Sugars of Someday" by American Head Charge
- "Just In Time" by Tony Bennett
Bookend Quotes[]
- Jennifer Jareau: "My blood alone remains: take it, but do not make me suffer long." — Marie Antoinette
- Spencer Reid: "Sometimes the hardest part isn't letting go but rather learning to start over." — Nicole Sobon
Trivia[]
- In Latin, magnum opus means "great work", referring to the largest, and perhaps the best, greatest, most popular, or most renowned achievement of a writer, artist, composer or craftsman.
- This is the first episode written by crew member and current script coordinator Jason Bernero.
- It is said that the killer's blood type must be AB+ to universally accept blood plasma, but this is actually untrue. AB+ is the universal acceptor for blood cells, but transfusion of blood plasma works in reverse. AB+ is the universal donor, and O- is the universal acceptor.
- One of the victims was found “by a cable car stop in the Mission district”. There are no cable cars in the Mission District.