"Rule 34" is the third episode of Season Fourteen and the 302nd overall of Criminal Minds.
Summary[]
The BAU must determine what connects six people that each received a mysterious package in order to identify the unsub. Also, Simmons and his wife Kristy must deal with their son, David, who got suspended from school.
Guest Cast[]
- Shane Coffey - Emmanuel Rask
- Kelly Frye - Kristy Simmons
- Jude B. Lanston - Detective Calvin Mile
- Izabella Miko - Galina Kadlec
- Jeremy Mitchell - Byron Maddock
- Joanna Sotomura - Geena Raptis
- Tory N. Thompson - Phillip Wesson
- Rolonda Watts - Doctor Melissa Myers
- David Whaley - David Simmons
- Eric D. Young - Doctor Nicolas Kauffmann
Referenced Criminals[]
TBA
Music[]
- "Kill You" by The Spiffs
- "Nervous Breakdown" by Black Flag
- "Bullet" by The Misfits
Bookend Quotes[]
- David Rossi: "The charm of fame is so great that we like every object to which it is attached, even death." — Blaise Pascal
- Matt Simmons: "Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them." — James Baldwin
Trivia[]
- The title of the episode has two distinct meanings:
- In pop culture terms, Rule 34 is a well-known internet meme that states that "If it exists, there is porn of it. No exceptions."
- In federal terms, Rule 34 applies to the 34th rule of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, in which a party can seek documents and other real objects from parties and non-parties.
- Rask's crimes of live streamed torture murders and leaving packages with body parts while challenging the cops appears heavily inspired by Untraceable, a movie about a serial killer taunting the FBI to catch him while he tortures and murders men on live streams our of revenge and stalks the cops along the way.
- Joanna Sotomura, the actress who portrayed Geena Raptis, also portrayed Lisa in an episode of Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior.