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Criminal Minds S2E21 — Open Season
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Criminal Minds•Season 2•Episode 21

Open Season

7.9/10 · 2,787 votesMay 2, 200743 min

Ranked #13 of 23 in Season 2•−0.1 vs season avg

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The BAU is called to investigate after the bodies of missing people 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.

Directed byFélix Alcalá
Written byDebra J. Fisher, Erica Messer
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Mandy Patinkin

Mandy Patinkin

Jason Gideon

Paget Brewster

Paget Brewster

Emily Prentiss

Thomas Gibson

Thomas Gibson

Aaron Hotchner

Kirsten Vangsness

Kirsten Vangsness

Penelope Garcia

A.J. Cook

A.J. Cook

Jennifer Jareau

Shemar Moore

Shemar Moore

Derek Morgan

Matthew Gray Gubler

Matthew Gray Gubler

Dr. Spencer Reid

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Félix Alcalá

Félix Alcalá

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Debra J. Fisher

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Erica Messer

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Glenn Kershaw

Glenn Kershaw

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Episode Summary

"Open Season" is episode 21 of Criminal Minds season 2. It scored 7.9/10 from 2,787 votes, ranking #13 of 23 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Félix Alcalá and written by Debra J. Fisher, Erica Messer, it aired on May 2, 2007.

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