"Sex, Birth, Death" is the eleventh episode of Season Two and the 33rd overall of Criminal Minds.
Summary[]
A vigilante starts killing prostitutes when he feels that his efforts to clean up the city aren't being appreciated. Meanwhile, a young man seeks out Reid to help him understand the murderous urges he has had his whole life and fix them.
Guest Cast[]
- Rhonda Marie Alston - Alleyway Prostitute
- Greg Baglia - Police Officer
- Trishelle Cannatella - Jane
- Thomas Crawford - Ronald Weems
- Emily Brooke Hands - Rhonda
- Mel Harris - Congresswoman Karen Steyer
- Ben Hermes - Uniform Cop
- Ronald Hunter - Detective Victor Barnes
- Burnadean Jones - Mae
- Susie Kantar - Crystal
- Annie LaRussa - Linda Weems
- Katy Magnuson - Holly
- Marco Antonio Martinez - Medic
- JoAnna Rhambo - Prostitute
- Marvin Shapiro - Lawyer
- Janie Haddad Tompkins - Whistle-Blowing Protagonist
- Jessica Tuck - Doctor Sarah Harris
- Anton Yelchin - Nathan Harris
Referenced Criminals[]
Music[]
- "Where Is My Mind?" by The Pixies
- "I Gotta Feeling (Just Nineteen)" by Eagles of Death Metal
Bookend Quotes[]
- Spencer Reid: T.S. Eliot wrote, "Between the idea and the reality, between the motion and the act, falls the shadow."
- Spencer Reid: T.S. Eliot wrote, "Between the desire and the spasm, between the potency and the existence, between the essence and the descent, falls the shadow. This is the way the world ends."
Trivia[]
- Jessica Tuck, the actress who portrayed Doctor Sarah Harris, reappeared as Amy Wheeler in an episode of Suspect Behavior.
- Matthew Gray Gubler's sketch of Nathan Harris took the place of the one made by the prop department.