Amplification From Criminal Minds. (Episode 24 Season 4)

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"Amplification" from Criminal Minds. (Episode 24 Season 4)
The series Criminal Minds Season 4 Episode 24 was premiered in September 2008 and
ended in May 2009. The cast members in this series are Joe Mantegna, known as David Rossi,
working as a Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) Senior Agent. Paget Brewster as Emily Prentiss
(BAU) Agent. Shemar Moore as Derek Morgan (BAU) Agent. Matthew Gray Gubler as Dr.
Spencer Reid (BAU) Agent. A. J Cook as Jennifer Jareau "JJ" a (BAU) Communication Liaison.
Kirsten Vangsness as Penelope Garcia (BAU) Technical Analyst. Thomas Gibson as Aaron
Hotchner (BAU) Unit Chief. The episode guest stars are Benjamin Cyrus, Leona Gless, and
Professor Roth Child. In this episode, the main character is Dr. Spencer Reid. The Amplification
follows the BAU as they try to look for a bioterrorist who had released new anthrax in a local
park, and it was harmful and deadly.
Amid investigation, Doctor Spencer enters into the house, releasing the harmful chemical,
leaving his partner Morgan behind. Dr. Spencer realizes that the house is filled with anthrax; he
decides to lock the door to spare Morgan from inhaling the harmful chemical. In the episode, one
can note that spencer spends most of the time in the house to dig more information about the
terrorist and find a cure to the disease as soon as possible. He starts by exhibiting symptoms of
poisoning, which are breathing difficulties, stuttered speech, and coughing.
Reid realizes he could not reach his mother directly; he decides to call a friend and request
her to record a voicemail message if he doesn't survive. After he had located the cure and had
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finished assessing the profile, he is rushed to the hospital due to a cut he had gotten from a rose
bush before he accessed the house. Because of the cut, the anthrax was fast to act on his system
at a very high speed, whereby in the ambulance, he lost his speech control and started having
blood coughs. At the end of the episode, Reid wakes up to find Morgan by his hospital bedside
taking his jello while joking.
Criminal Minds belongs to the category of crime fiction in the subgenre of detective
fiction because it focuses on investigating a crime that is the investigation about an anthrax
poison to kill people in the local park. Crime fiction can be traced back to the 1920s, while
detective fiction first appeared. The crime fiction in the 1930s to the 1950s took off seriously in
America. The first crime fiction movie was known as Sherlock Holmes perplexed in 1900 and
was released in 1903. It was a 45 seconds clip that was only shown to one person in hand–
cranked machines as it featured Sherlock Holmes. A crime movie or series is inspired by the way
in which criminals behave in a corrupted manner, bank robbers, outside law operators, thugs, and
underworld characters. The characters are mainly known for creating attacks kill and steal. All
these actions of crime often lead to violence.
The difference between criminal fiction movies from the past is a small cloud watched
them compared to the recent criminal functions, which are more advanced due to technology and
globalization. This movie, especially Criminal Minds, is watched today because people are
excited to learn about human behavior, whereby it is human nature to get excited by other
people's actions and, on the other side, get horrified by how humans behave49. In relation to
Criminal Minds season 4, episode 24, Dr. Spencer is seen locking himself up in the house that
had the anthrax poison and was so much determined to come up with a solution that would stop
the spread of the poison.

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The Criminal Minds series’ target audience is the young adults and the older adults, from
the age of 16years and accommodating to both boys and girls as it has drama and action. The
drama part can be seen when Morgan jokes with Dr. Spencer about the jello. The action can be
observed when Dr. Spencer takes time to know about the intention of the terrorist when he
released the anthrax poison. The series applies to the target audience as it warns on the effects of
terrorism and the damage it causes. It discourages crime and the need to show empathy to people
around our environment.
When Dr. Spencer called his friend to record a voicemail for his mum if he did not make
it out of the house shows how the target audience would panic in case such an incident occurs.
The episode shows the importance of protecting other people if they notice danger. Dr. Spencer
saved Morgan from inhaling the anthrax poison, which would have meant there could be no one
to alert other colleagues to come to the rescue as fast as possible. The audience can get from the
episode a fantasy; for example, it is only realistic that one cannot risk one's life to inhale poison
in research interest. Instead, in reality, one goes on set with protective gear to save their life50.
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Work cites
CriminalMinds971. “Amplification” Reid scenes criminal minds. (2009). Retrieved from;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpR0yxOtRsM
Ekman, Stefan. "Crime Stories and Urban Fantasy." Clues 35.2 (2017): 48-57.

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"Amplification" from Criminal Minds. (Episode 24 Season 4)

park, and it was harmful and deadly.

poisoning, which are breathing difficulties, stuttered speech, and coughing.

taking his jello while joking.

these actions of crime often lead to violence.

the spread of the poison.

around our environment.

CriminalMinds971. “Amplification” Reid scenes criminal minds. (2009). Retrieved from;

Ekman, Stefan. "Crime Stories and Urban Fantasy." Clues 35.2 (2017): 48-57.

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