"Open Season" is the twenty-first episode of Season Two and the 43rd overall of Criminal Minds.
Summary[]
The BAU is called to investigate after the bodies of three people reported missing are discovered in a remote region of the Idaho wilderness. The gruesome find also leads the team to determine the unsubs have been hunting humans for sport.
Guest Cast[]
- Kristin Alcala - Heather
- Laura Allen - Bobbi Baird
- Jon Barton - SWAT Leader
- Richard Kuegeman - Brad
- Danny McCarthy - Young Man
- Heidi McNeil - Lynn Baird
- Kelly Overton - Ranger Lizzie Evans
- Jim Parrack - Paul Mulford
- Jake Richardson - Johnny Mulford
- Scott Allen Rinker - Luke Hamilton
- Lorna Scott - Kathy Gardner
- Larry Sullivan - Sheriff Raymond Schaeffer
- Gareth Williams - Timothy Harrison
Music[]
- "More Than A Feeling" by Boston
- "Monsters" by Band of Horses
Bookend Quotes[]
- Jason Gideon: "One man's wilderness is another man's theme park." – Author unknown
- Emily Prentiss: British historian James Anthony Froude once said, "Wild animals never kill for sport. Man is the only one to whom the torture and death of his fellow creatures is amusing in itself."
Trivia[]
- The plot of the episode was most likely inspired by the adventure fiction short story, The Most Dangerous Game.
- Kristin Alcala, the actress who portrayed Heather, is the daughter of director Félix Enríquez Alcalá, who directed this episode.