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8.5/10 (3330 votes)
#1

Mayhem

S4:E1

When an SUV carrying members of the team explodes, the rest of the team fights to save them and catch the terrorists responsible for the bombing.

NitzanSchwarz Mar 24, 2025

Poor Hotch seriously can't catch a break

8.5/10 (2637 votes)
#2

Omnivore

S4:E18

Agent Hotchner revisits the first case he worked at the BAU when details come forth that one of the deadliest serial killers in New England's history has struck again after a 10-year hiatus.

dreamysara Jul 26, 2024

This episode had me in a chokehold, wow

8.4/10 (3120 votes)
#3

Memoriam

S4:E7

As Reid's investigation of a young boy's murder in Las Vegas continues, he discovers possible connections to his own past.

ljanew Feb 17, 2021

I love love love Spencer my baby

8.4/10 (3395 votes)
#4

Conflicted

S4:E20

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

starkilbourne Mar 13, 2023

JASPER HALE IS THAT YOU?! Love seeing Jackson Rathbone bless my screen.

8.4/10 (3103 votes)
#5

Amplification

S4:E24

When a new type of chemical warfare is released into the open air, the BAU must act quickly to find the source before any more innocent people are exposed.

Typongtv Mar 13, 2023

I got genuinely worried about Reid. This show can be really intense at times. Holy shit that contain...

8.4/10 (2617 votes)
#6

To Hell... (1)

S4:E25

The BAU tracks a serial killer who chooses junkies, prostitutes and the homeless off the streets of Detroit as his victims and takes them across the border into Canada, and an agent's life is in peril.

princessroxie Nov 20, 2021

Gruesome episode but very good part one. Luckily no gore is shown very much, mostly implied. Still a...

8.3/10 (2743 votes)
#7

Masterpiece

S4:E8

When a narcissistic psychopath confesses he has killed seven people and more will die, the team must locate his latest victims before it is too late.

chyneyee Aug 26, 2019

This episode is deep. But what's wrong with everyone in this episode? Everyone gets outrage when bei...

8.3/10 (2499 votes)
#8

Normal

S4:E11

The team investigates a serial killer who shoots luxury car owners on Southern California's freeways.

EarlOfAlexander May 20, 2021

The cast in this episode is absolutely stunning.

8.2/10 (3113 votes)
#9

Minimal Loss

S4:E3

Reid and Prentiss are taken hostage when they go under cover to investigate possible child abuse at an underground cult.

chyneyee Jul 1, 2019

What a stressful episode! I feel pissed off every time when any cults or new religious movements usi...

8.2/10 (3231 votes)
#10

The Big Wheel

S4:E22

When the team is sent a videotape from a serial killer detailing one of his crimes, they discover a hidden message asking them to help him stop his murderous ways.

rhaenicent Nov 25, 2022

this was so depressing 😭

8.1/10 (3000 votes)
#11

The Instincts

S4:E6

While investigating the abduction of a young boy in Las Vegas, Dr. Reid starts to have dreams that might help reveal buried memories from his childhood.

chyneyee Jul 9, 2019

So, FBI can't have nightmare huh?

8.1/10 (2255 votes)
#12

Zoe's Reprise

S4:E15

The team pursues a copycat serial killer who is recreating the techniques used by past famous murderers.

NitzanSchwarz Apr 6, 2025

Zero survival skills on that girl 😭😭😭😭

8.1/10 (2510 votes)
#13

Pleasure Is My Business

S4:E16

The team searches for a female suspect who uses her professional skills as a high class call girl to lure and kill high-powered executives.

NitzanSchwarz Apr 6, 2025

This is one of those cases in which you really empathize with the unsub. Is what she did okay? Of co...

8.0/10 (2146 votes)
#14

A Shade of Gray

S4:E21

When profiling a series of child abductions and murders, the team discovers that one of the cases may not be the handiwork of the serial killer they apprehended.

ljeeta Jul 28, 2022

Love this one so much. Like such a plot twist I was so surprised. Everyone was a little rat in this ...

7.9/10 (2486 votes)
#15

52 Pickup

S4:E9

Agents Prentiss and Todd go undercover to profile a serial killer who uses skills of persuasion to lure women into danger.

starkilbourne Mar 12, 2023

I love the episodes where Reid has a love interest. He deserves to find love!

7.8/10 (2243 votes)
#16

Bloodline

S4:E13

The BAU team becomes involved in the case of a family working together to abduct young girls.

paranormalcy Sep 8, 2020

1 - 'G*psy' is a racial slur; the roma people were also put in concentration camps in World War 2, t...

7.7/10 (2380 votes)
#17

The Angel Maker

S4:E2

A series of murders is linked to a serial killer executed a year earlier, and the BAU team must find the link between the dead killer and the new spate of crimes.

someonestolemyoreo May 11, 2024

They couldn't drive him another time? Poor Hotch

7.6/10 (2288 votes)
#18

Paradise

S4:E4

The BAU joins the manhunt to catch a serial killer who conceals the manner of his crimes by staging car accidents.

stormsm Apr 1, 2021

Will wheaton!!! Haha fun to see him here

7.6/10 (2117 votes)
#19

Soul Mates

S4:E12

The BAU team suspects a member of an affluent community in Atlanta is responsible for the disappearance of a local young woman and that the suspect may have worked with an accomplice

someonestolemyoreo May 13, 2024

Bit of a rushed ending, in my opinion

7.5/10 (2152 votes)
#20

Brothers in Arms

S4:E10

The BAU team hunts for a serial killer who targets members of the police department in Phoenix, Ariz., a case that hits close to home for Morgan, a former cop.

7.4/10 (1983 votes)
#21

Cold Comfort

S4:E14

The mother of an abducted child works with the BAU to apprehend a serial killer who kidnaps, murders, and embalms his victims.

BobbyCoulson Oct 9, 2020

Too little distancing from clairvoyance. Only Rossi was clearly counteracting and they closed the ep...

7.3/10 (2260 votes)
#22

Catching Out

S4:E5

The BAU investigates a series of murders that appear to be connected to a killer who jumps trains and chooses his victims based on their proximity to the railway.

perjonsson Feb 26, 2021

The new girls seems promising. I hope she stays and the writers don't screw her up.

7.3/10 (2751 votes)
#23

House on Fire

S4:E19

The BAU team must track down a serial arsonist who instills fear in a small town by setting fire to community meeting places and killing several residents in the process.

7.3/10 (2294 votes)
#24

Roadkill

S4:E23

An unsub who kills with his car is the subject of a BAU investigation.

Aniela Krajewska Sep 6, 2021

Not to victim blame but the victims in this episode are the dumbest motherfuckers in the world. How ...

7.0/10 (2722 votes)
#25

Demonology

S4:E17

Agent Prentiss has a personal connection to one of the victims in a series of deaths with religious overtones.

perjonsson Mar 4, 2021

Religious nutcases are the worst kind of scum.

7.0/10 (2722 votes)
#1

Demonology

S4:E17

Agent Prentiss has a personal connection to one of the victims in a series of deaths with religious overtones.

perjonsson Mar 4, 2021

Religious nutcases are the worst kind of scum.

7.3/10 (2260 votes)
#2

Catching Out

S4:E5

The BAU investigates a series of murders that appear to be connected to a killer who jumps trains and chooses his victims based on their proximity to the railway.

perjonsson Feb 26, 2021

The new girls seems promising. I hope she stays and the writers don't screw her up.

7.3/10 (2751 votes)
#3

House on Fire

S4:E19

The BAU team must track down a serial arsonist who instills fear in a small town by setting fire to community meeting places and killing several residents in the process.

7.3/10 (2294 votes)
#4

Roadkill

S4:E23

An unsub who kills with his car is the subject of a BAU investigation.

Aniela Krajewska Sep 6, 2021

Not to victim blame but the victims in this episode are the dumbest motherfuckers in the world. How ...

7.4/10 (1983 votes)
#5

Cold Comfort

S4:E14

The mother of an abducted child works with the BAU to apprehend a serial killer who kidnaps, murders, and embalms his victims.

BobbyCoulson Oct 9, 2020

Too little distancing from clairvoyance. Only Rossi was clearly counteracting and they closed the ep...

7.5/10 (2152 votes)
#6

Brothers in Arms

S4:E10

The BAU team hunts for a serial killer who targets members of the police department in Phoenix, Ariz., a case that hits close to home for Morgan, a former cop.

7.6/10 (2288 votes)
#7

Paradise

S4:E4

The BAU joins the manhunt to catch a serial killer who conceals the manner of his crimes by staging car accidents.

stormsm Apr 1, 2021

Will wheaton!!! Haha fun to see him here

7.6/10 (2117 votes)
#8

Soul Mates

S4:E12

The BAU team suspects a member of an affluent community in Atlanta is responsible for the disappearance of a local young woman and that the suspect may have worked with an accomplice

someonestolemyoreo May 13, 2024

Bit of a rushed ending, in my opinion

7.7/10 (2380 votes)
#9

The Angel Maker

S4:E2

A series of murders is linked to a serial killer executed a year earlier, and the BAU team must find the link between the dead killer and the new spate of crimes.

someonestolemyoreo May 11, 2024

They couldn't drive him another time? Poor Hotch

7.8/10 (2243 votes)
#10

Bloodline

S4:E13

The BAU team becomes involved in the case of a family working together to abduct young girls.

paranormalcy Sep 8, 2020

1 - 'G*psy' is a racial slur; the roma people were also put in concentration camps in World War 2, t...

7.9/10 (2486 votes)
#11

52 Pickup

S4:E9

Agents Prentiss and Todd go undercover to profile a serial killer who uses skills of persuasion to lure women into danger.

starkilbourne Mar 12, 2023

I love the episodes where Reid has a love interest. He deserves to find love!

8.0/10 (2146 votes)
#12

A Shade of Gray

S4:E21

When profiling a series of child abductions and murders, the team discovers that one of the cases may not be the handiwork of the serial killer they apprehended.

ljeeta Jul 28, 2022

Love this one so much. Like such a plot twist I was so surprised. Everyone was a little rat in this ...

8.1/10 (3000 votes)
#13

The Instincts

S4:E6

While investigating the abduction of a young boy in Las Vegas, Dr. Reid starts to have dreams that might help reveal buried memories from his childhood.

chyneyee Jul 9, 2019

So, FBI can't have nightmare huh?

8.1/10 (2255 votes)
#14

Zoe's Reprise

S4:E15

The team pursues a copycat serial killer who is recreating the techniques used by past famous murderers.

NitzanSchwarz Apr 6, 2025

Zero survival skills on that girl 😭😭😭😭

8.1/10 (2510 votes)
#15

Pleasure Is My Business

S4:E16

The team searches for a female suspect who uses her professional skills as a high class call girl to lure and kill high-powered executives.

NitzanSchwarz Apr 6, 2025

This is one of those cases in which you really empathize with the unsub. Is what she did okay? Of co...

8.2/10 (3113 votes)
#16

Minimal Loss

S4:E3

Reid and Prentiss are taken hostage when they go under cover to investigate possible child abuse at an underground cult.

chyneyee Jul 1, 2019

What a stressful episode! I feel pissed off every time when any cults or new religious movements usi...

8.2/10 (3231 votes)
#17

The Big Wheel

S4:E22

When the team is sent a videotape from a serial killer detailing one of his crimes, they discover a hidden message asking them to help him stop his murderous ways.

rhaenicent Nov 25, 2022

this was so depressing 😭

8.3/10 (2743 votes)
#18

Masterpiece

S4:E8

When a narcissistic psychopath confesses he has killed seven people and more will die, the team must locate his latest victims before it is too late.

chyneyee Aug 26, 2019

This episode is deep. But what's wrong with everyone in this episode? Everyone gets outrage when bei...

8.3/10 (2499 votes)
#19

Normal

S4:E11

The team investigates a serial killer who shoots luxury car owners on Southern California's freeways.

EarlOfAlexander May 20, 2021

The cast in this episode is absolutely stunning.

8.4/10 (3120 votes)
#20

Memoriam

S4:E7

As Reid's investigation of a young boy's murder in Las Vegas continues, he discovers possible connections to his own past.

ljanew Feb 17, 2021

I love love love Spencer my baby

8.4/10 (3395 votes)
#21

Conflicted

S4:E20

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

starkilbourne Mar 13, 2023

JASPER HALE IS THAT YOU?! Love seeing Jackson Rathbone bless my screen.

8.4/10 (3103 votes)
#22

Amplification

S4:E24

When a new type of chemical warfare is released into the open air, the BAU must act quickly to find the source before any more innocent people are exposed.

Typongtv Mar 13, 2023

I got genuinely worried about Reid. This show can be really intense at times. Holy shit that contain...

8.4/10 (2617 votes)
#23

To Hell... (1)

S4:E25

The BAU tracks a serial killer who chooses junkies, prostitutes and the homeless off the streets of Detroit as his victims and takes them across the border into Canada, and an agent's life is in peril.

princessroxie Nov 20, 2021

Gruesome episode but very good part one. Luckily no gore is shown very much, mostly implied. Still a...

8.5/10 (3330 votes)
#24

Mayhem

S4:E1

When an SUV carrying members of the team explodes, the rest of the team fights to save them and catch the terrorists responsible for the bombing.

NitzanSchwarz Mar 24, 2025

Poor Hotch seriously can't catch a break

8.5/10 (2637 votes)
#25

Omnivore

S4:E18

Agent Hotchner revisits the first case he worked at the BAU when details come forth that one of the deadliest serial killers in New England's history has struck again after a 10-year hiatus.

dreamysara Jul 26, 2024

This episode had me in a chokehold, wow

8.5/10 (3330 votes)

Mayhem

S4:E1

When an SUV carrying members of the team explodes, the rest of the team fights to save them and catch the terrorists responsible for the bombing.

NitzanSchwarz Mar 24, 2025

Poor Hotch seriously can't catch a break

7.7/10 (2380 votes)

The Angel Maker

S4:E2

A series of murders is linked to a serial killer executed a year earlier, and the BAU team must find the link between the dead killer and the new spate of crimes.

someonestolemyoreo May 11, 2024

They couldn't drive him another time? Poor Hotch

8.2/10 (3113 votes)

Minimal Loss

S4:E3

Reid and Prentiss are taken hostage when they go under cover to investigate possible child abuse at an underground cult.

chyneyee Jul 1, 2019

What a stressful episode! I feel pissed off every time when any cults or new religious movements usi...

7.6/10 (2288 votes)

Paradise

S4:E4

The BAU joins the manhunt to catch a serial killer who conceals the manner of his crimes by staging car accidents.

stormsm Apr 1, 2021

Will wheaton!!! Haha fun to see him here

7.3/10 (2260 votes)

Catching Out

S4:E5

The BAU investigates a series of murders that appear to be connected to a killer who jumps trains and chooses his victims based on their proximity to the railway.

perjonsson Feb 26, 2021

The new girls seems promising. I hope she stays and the writers don't screw her up.

8.1/10 (3000 votes)

The Instincts

S4:E6

While investigating the abduction of a young boy in Las Vegas, Dr. Reid starts to have dreams that might help reveal buried memories from his childhood.

chyneyee Jul 9, 2019

So, FBI can't have nightmare huh?

8.4/10 (3120 votes)

Memoriam

S4:E7

As Reid's investigation of a young boy's murder in Las Vegas continues, he discovers possible connections to his own past.

ljanew Feb 17, 2021

I love love love Spencer my baby

8.3/10 (2743 votes)

Masterpiece

S4:E8

When a narcissistic psychopath confesses he has killed seven people and more will die, the team must locate his latest victims before it is too late.

chyneyee Aug 26, 2019

This episode is deep. But what's wrong with everyone in this episode? Everyone gets outrage when bei...

7.9/10 (2486 votes)

52 Pickup

S4:E9

Agents Prentiss and Todd go undercover to profile a serial killer who uses skills of persuasion to lure women into danger.

starkilbourne Mar 12, 2023

I love the episodes where Reid has a love interest. He deserves to find love!

7.5/10 (2152 votes)

Brothers in Arms

S4:E10

The BAU team hunts for a serial killer who targets members of the police department in Phoenix, Ariz., a case that hits close to home for Morgan, a former cop.

8.3/10 (2499 votes)

Normal

S4:E11

The team investigates a serial killer who shoots luxury car owners on Southern California's freeways.

EarlOfAlexander May 20, 2021

The cast in this episode is absolutely stunning.

7.6/10 (2117 votes)

Soul Mates

S4:E12

The BAU team suspects a member of an affluent community in Atlanta is responsible for the disappearance of a local young woman and that the suspect may have worked with an accomplice

someonestolemyoreo May 13, 2024

Bit of a rushed ending, in my opinion

7.8/10 (2243 votes)

Bloodline

S4:E13

The BAU team becomes involved in the case of a family working together to abduct young girls.

paranormalcy Sep 8, 2020

1 - 'G*psy' is a racial slur; the roma people were also put in concentration camps in World War 2, t...

7.4/10 (1983 votes)

Cold Comfort

S4:E14

The mother of an abducted child works with the BAU to apprehend a serial killer who kidnaps, murders, and embalms his victims.

BobbyCoulson Oct 9, 2020

Too little distancing from clairvoyance. Only Rossi was clearly counteracting and they closed the ep...

8.1/10 (2255 votes)

Zoe's Reprise

S4:E15

The team pursues a copycat serial killer who is recreating the techniques used by past famous murderers.

NitzanSchwarz Apr 6, 2025

Zero survival skills on that girl 😭😭😭😭

8.1/10 (2510 votes)

Pleasure Is My Business

S4:E16

The team searches for a female suspect who uses her professional skills as a high class call girl to lure and kill high-powered executives.

NitzanSchwarz Apr 6, 2025

This is one of those cases in which you really empathize with the unsub. Is what she did okay? Of co...

7.0/10 (2722 votes)

Demonology

S4:E17

Agent Prentiss has a personal connection to one of the victims in a series of deaths with religious overtones.

perjonsson Mar 4, 2021

Religious nutcases are the worst kind of scum.

8.5/10 (2637 votes)

Omnivore

S4:E18

Agent Hotchner revisits the first case he worked at the BAU when details come forth that one of the deadliest serial killers in New England's history has struck again after a 10-year hiatus.

dreamysara Jul 26, 2024

This episode had me in a chokehold, wow

7.3/10 (2751 votes)

House on Fire

S4:E19

The BAU team must track down a serial arsonist who instills fear in a small town by setting fire to community meeting places and killing several residents in the process.

8.4/10 (3395 votes)

Conflicted

S4:E20

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

starkilbourne Mar 13, 2023

JASPER HALE IS THAT YOU?! Love seeing Jackson Rathbone bless my screen.

8.0/10 (2146 votes)

A Shade of Gray

S4:E21

When profiling a series of child abductions and murders, the team discovers that one of the cases may not be the handiwork of the serial killer they apprehended.

ljeeta Jul 28, 2022

Love this one so much. Like such a plot twist I was so surprised. Everyone was a little rat in this ...

8.2/10 (3231 votes)

The Big Wheel

S4:E22

When the team is sent a videotape from a serial killer detailing one of his crimes, they discover a hidden message asking them to help him stop his murderous ways.

rhaenicent Nov 25, 2022

this was so depressing 😭

7.3/10 (2294 votes)

Roadkill

S4:E23

An unsub who kills with his car is the subject of a BAU investigation.

Aniela Krajewska Sep 6, 2021

Not to victim blame but the victims in this episode are the dumbest motherfuckers in the world. How ...

8.4/10 (3103 votes)

Amplification

S4:E24

When a new type of chemical warfare is released into the open air, the BAU must act quickly to find the source before any more innocent people are exposed.

Typongtv Mar 13, 2023

I got genuinely worried about Reid. This show can be really intense at times. Holy shit that contain...

8.4/10 (2617 votes)

To Hell... (1)

S4:E25

The BAU tracks a serial killer who chooses junkies, prostitutes and the homeless off the streets of Detroit as his victims and takes them across the border into Canada, and an agent's life is in peril.

princessroxie Nov 20, 2021

Gruesome episode but very good part one. Luckily no gore is shown very much, mostly implied. Still a...

Season Average Rating Episodes Best Episode Worst Episode
2 ★ 8.0 23
★ 8.9 Revelations (2)
★ 7.1 Honor Among Thieves
16 ★ 8.0 10
★ 8.3 Oedipus Wrecks
★ 7.7 Pay-Per-View
4 ★ 7.9 25
★ 8.5 Mayhem
★ 7.0 Demonology
3 ★ 7.9 20
★ 8.7 Penelope
★ 7.4 Identity
1 ★ 7.7 22
★ 8.6 Riding the Lightning
★ 7.1 Blood Hungry
5 ★ 7.7 23
★ 9.2 100
★ 7.2 The Eyes Have It
7 ★ 7.7 24
★ 8.5 Run (2)
★ 7.2 There's No Place Like Home
9 ★ 7.7 24
★ 8.6 Demons (2)
★ 7.4 The Inspiration (1)
15 ★ 7.7 10
★ 8.6 Date Night
★ 7.0 Rusty
17 ★ 7.7 10
★ 8.0 Gold Star
★ 7.2 Message in a Bottle
6 ★ 7.6 24
★ 8.7 Lauren
★ 7.2 Devil's Night
8 ★ 7.6 24
★ 8.6 Zugzwang
★ 7.1 Magnificent Light
14 ★ 7.5 15
★ 8.3 300
★ 7.1 Innocence
10 ★ 7.5 23
★ 8.7 Mr. Scratch
★ 7.0 Beyond Borders
11 ★ 7.5 22
★ 9.1 Entropy
★ 6.6 Future Perfect
13 ★ 7.5 22
★ 8.5 Believer
★ 6.9 Submerged
12 ★ 7.4 22
★ 8.4 Red Light
★ 6.7 A Good Husband