Remembrance of Things Past
- Episode aired Oct 6, 2010
- TV-14
- 42m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
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When several women are found murdered in a similar fashion, Rossi revisits a case that has haunted him for 25 years.When several women are found murdered in a similar fashion, Rossi revisits a case that has haunted him for 25 years.When several women are found murdered in a similar fashion, Rossi revisits a case that has haunted him for 25 years.
Shaun Russell
- Prison Guard
- (as T. Shaun Russell)
Storyline
Did you know
- Trivia"Remembrance of Things Past" is a common English title for "À la recherche du temps perdu," a novel in seven volumes by Marcel Proust, written between 1909 and 1922. A more literal translation is "In Search of Lost Time."
- GoofsWhile Morgan and Prentiss are reviewing a surveillance video on a mobile device, the orientation of the device changes between close up and zoomed out shots.
- Quotes
David Rossi: [voiceover] Marcel Proust wrote: "Remembrance of things past is not necessarily the remembrance of things as they were."
- SoundtracksTheme from Criminal Minds
Composed by Mark Mancina
Featured review
"Rossi's big box of evil"
While it is not a perfect episode, "Remembrance of Things Past" is one of the best of a very hit and miss season. It did do a good job working around the departure of JJ and AJ Cook's firing, with a touching nod from Garcia with the nametag, showing that the team were feeling her absence as much as we were.
The only problem with "Remembrance of Things Past" is the portrayal of Alzheimers Disease itself, speaking as somebody who knew someone who suffered from it for many years and died a few years from complications of this terrible disease. Such a great concept for an episode, that is spoilt by the inconsistent and confused way Alzheimers is portrayed (such as with the short-term memory and asking for food), which suggests a lack of, or sloppiness of, research. Another problem is Morgan and Ellie's bond being far too unrealistically close.
A shame really, because the rest of "Remembrance of Things Past" is very good. The relationship between the killer father and son is both terrifying and sad, and while somewhat too alert in places for a victim of Alzheimers, that doesn't stop Daniel J Travanti from giving an otherwise genuinely frightening performance. Josh Braaten is up to his level too, although Colby is the more able of the two Travanti's character scares more as he was the one responsible for the earlier murders and was the instigator of the newer ones.
The case itself, again a personal case for Rossi, is like this relationship, horrifying and affecting, with the realisation of the truth being a genuine shock when it first comes after being convinced it was something else entirely. The MOs for the murders and crimes are spine-chilling, and there is more than enough of what makes 'Criminal Minds' such a great show when at its best (profiling, psychology of the criminal's mind, pathology). The final scene between Rossi and "The Butcher" is just terrific.
Production values once again are very high quality-wise, and the music achieves the right balance of haunting and melancholic without being intrusive and over the top. The script is thought-provoking and tightly and logically structured, while the direction is solid, pacing never rushes or drags and the acting from all the regular actors (especially Joe Mantegna) is very good and even more so from Travanti and Braaten.
Overall, very good episode and with a couple of tweaks, with better research and subtracting a subplot that didn't need to be there, it would have been even better. 8/10 Bethany Cox
The only problem with "Remembrance of Things Past" is the portrayal of Alzheimers Disease itself, speaking as somebody who knew someone who suffered from it for many years and died a few years from complications of this terrible disease. Such a great concept for an episode, that is spoilt by the inconsistent and confused way Alzheimers is portrayed (such as with the short-term memory and asking for food), which suggests a lack of, or sloppiness of, research. Another problem is Morgan and Ellie's bond being far too unrealistically close.
A shame really, because the rest of "Remembrance of Things Past" is very good. The relationship between the killer father and son is both terrifying and sad, and while somewhat too alert in places for a victim of Alzheimers, that doesn't stop Daniel J Travanti from giving an otherwise genuinely frightening performance. Josh Braaten is up to his level too, although Colby is the more able of the two Travanti's character scares more as he was the one responsible for the earlier murders and was the instigator of the newer ones.
The case itself, again a personal case for Rossi, is like this relationship, horrifying and affecting, with the realisation of the truth being a genuine shock when it first comes after being convinced it was something else entirely. The MOs for the murders and crimes are spine-chilling, and there is more than enough of what makes 'Criminal Minds' such a great show when at its best (profiling, psychology of the criminal's mind, pathology). The final scene between Rossi and "The Butcher" is just terrific.
Production values once again are very high quality-wise, and the music achieves the right balance of haunting and melancholic without being intrusive and over the top. The script is thought-provoking and tightly and logically structured, while the direction is solid, pacing never rushes or drags and the acting from all the regular actors (especially Joe Mantegna) is very good and even more so from Travanti and Braaten.
Overall, very good episode and with a couple of tweaks, with better research and subtracting a subplot that didn't need to be there, it would have been even better. 8/10 Bethany Cox
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- 16:9 HD
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