The Best Episodes Written By Rick Dunkle

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.8/10(17 votes)

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   S5:E911/25/2009

   The BAU team races to help Hotchner find The Reaper and save his family before it's too late.

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   8.5/10(17 votes)

   #2 - Conflicted

   S4:E204/8/2009

   The team travels to Fort Lauderdale during spring break to find a serial killer who is targeting co-eds on vacation.

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3. 

   8.4/10(12 votes)

   #3 - 200 (2)

   S9:E142/5/2014

   When JJ is kidnapped, the BAU delves into her time at the State Department to find clues to her disappearance and uncover a secret mission that now puts her life in danger. To help with their search for JJ, the team calls upon Prentiss to help in the crisis

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   8.2/10(13 votes)

   #4 - The Fallen

   S8:E711/14/2012

   The BAU travels to Santa Monica when burned bodies of homeless people begin showing up by the famous pier. Also, Rossi reconnects with his former Marine sergeant from Vietnam.

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   8.1/10(12 votes)

   #5 - Brothers Hotchner (1)

   S8:E235/22/2013

   The Replicator zeroes in on the BAU when the killer targets one of the team as the next victim. Also, the BAU is called in to investigate a string of deaths in Manhattan tied to apparent ecstasy overdoses, and Hotch discovers that his estranged brother, Sean, is caught in the middle.

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   8.1/10(13 votes)

   #6 - Coda

   S6:E162/23/2011

   Prentiss enlists two former friends from Interpol to track down an old enemy, as Reid discovers clues that could help the BAU locate the parents of an autistic boy.

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   8.0/10(17 votes)

   #7 - The Slave of Duty

   S5:E1012/9/2009

   The team needs to reunite in order to solve a home invasion case, while Agent Hotchner may have to leave the team.

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8. 

   7.9/10(16 votes)

   #8 - Exit Wounds

   S5:E215/12/2010

   Garcia plays a crucial role in a case when she travels to Alaska with the BAU team to investigate the murders of several members of a small town.

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9. 

   7.9/10(15 votes)

   #9 - The Stranger

   S6:E214/13/2011

   The BAU hunts a stalker in San Diego who is targeting college students. Meanwhile, the team comes under Strauss' scrutiny in the wake of the loss of Prentiss.

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10. 

    7.9/10(14 votes)

    #10 - Hit (1)

    S7:E235/16/2012

    When the BAU goes up against a gang of serial-killing bank robbers in Washington, D.C., the team tries to negotiate the situation unfolding inside the bank, but the stakes rise when one of their own becomes a hostage.

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    7.9/10(11 votes)

    #11 - Hero Worship

    S10:E142/4/2015

    When an Indianapolis coffee shop is blown up and a hero emerges from the wreckage, the BAU tries to protect that person and his family while searching for the UnSub before more incidents occur.

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12. 

    7.8/10(16 votes)

    #12 - Epilogue

    S7:E611/2/2011

    The BAU search Californias Angeles National Forest after a number of bodies mysteriously turn up in the mountain lakes there. Also, Rossi struggles with an agonizing decision regarding his ex-wife, Carolyn.

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    7.4/10(15 votes)

    #13 - Closing Time

    S7:E142/15/2012

    The team hunts a killer when bodies are found hidden in lifeguard towers on Southern California beaches.

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    7.3/10(15 votes)

    #14 - Hashtag

    S10:E711/12/2014

    When victims with large social media followings are found dead in Maryland, the BAU searches for an UnSub taking on the persona of an Internet urban legend. Morgan and Savannah struggle to find quality time for each other with their busy careers.

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15. 

    7.1/10(17 votes)

    #15 - Angels (1)

    S9:E235/7/2014

    When prostitutes are murdered in Texas, their deaths seem to have religious overtones; members of the team are put at risk throughout the course of the investigation.

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    6.9/10(16 votes)

    #16 - Middle Man

    S6:E711/3/2010

    The BAU must catch a group of serial killers that is killing exotic dancers and leaving their bodies in the cornfields of Indiana.

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    6.9/10(14 votes)

    #17 - Broken

    S8:E152/20/2013

    The BAU heads to Austin to investigate victims found there with their watches set inaccurately, a clue which may connect the crimes. Meanwhile, the UnSub stalking the BAU inches closer in his pursuit of the team.

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