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"The Instincts" is the sixth episode of Season Four and the 71st overall of Criminal Minds.

Summary[]

When someone abducts a young boy in Las Vegas, Reid begins to have dreams that force him to recall forgotten memories from his childhood as he investigates the case.

Guest Cast[]

Music[]

  • "Shelter From the Storm" by Bob Dylan

Bookend Quotes[]

  • Aaron Hotchner: Amos Bronson Alcott said, "Who speaks to the instincts speaks to the deepest in mankind, and finds the readiest response."
  • Spencer Reid: Bob Dylan once said, "I think the truly natural things are dreams, which nature can't touch with decay."

Trivia[]

  • A baby appearing in Reid's dream at the beginning of the episode is a possible callback to the Season One episode "The Popular Kids", in which Reid professed to have nightmares about being unable to save a baby from a killer.


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