History Recap / CriminalMindsS12E17InTheDark

* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: Invoked and subverted. When the [=UnSub=] is awake he kills hunters, feeling that they deserve it.
* FreudianExcuse: The [=UnSub=]'s childhood was one of sexual abuse. In his sleep he revisits the places where he was abused and kills the people he finds there.

A man who was sexually abused as a child now kills hunters during the day, and he goes full Jack Torres when sleepwalking at night.

* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: Invoked and subverted. When the Unsub is awake he kills hunters, feeling that they deserve it.
* FreudianExcuse: The Unsub's childhood was one of sexual abuse. In his sleep he revisits the places where he was abused and kills the people he finds there.
* TheInsomniac: The Unsub takes pills for insomnia, but as a result he sleepwalks and it is really hard to wake up.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: The Unsub's reaction when he discovers that he kills innocent people when he sleepwalks.

* TelevisionGeography: This episode makes Burlington, Vermont sound like a small town in the middle of nowhere--it's even referred to as a ''town'' of ''only'' 40,000 people and uses an establishing shot of a few buildings surrounded by farmland. In reality, Burlington is Vermont's only city ''because'' of its large population in comparison to the rest of the state. It's the heart of the state's metro area, and is surrounded by several affluent bedroom communities. Combined, they claim a quarter of Vermont's population. The three hunters would not have been killed and dumped in a remote location within an hour's drive of Burlington, mostly because of urban sprawl.

* TelevisionGeography: This episode makes Burlington, Vermont sound like a small town in the middle of nowhere--it's even referred to as a ''town'' of ''only'' 40,000 people and uses an establishing shot of a few buildings surrounded by farmland. In reality, Burlington is Vermont's most populous (and only) city. It's the heart of the state's metro area, and is surrounded by several affluent bedroom communities. Combined, they claim a quarter of Vermont's population. The three hunters would not have been killed and dumped in a remote location within an hour's drive of Burlington, mostly because of urban sprawl.

* TelevisionGeography: This episode makes Burlington sound like a small town in the middle of nowhere. Three hunters are killed just outside Burlington, it's noted as being a ''town'' of only 40,000 people, and the establishing shot (which is not of Burlington) is a few buildings surrounded by farmland. In reality, Burlington is the center of the state's metro area and is surrounded by several affluent bedroom communities. It encompasses most of Chittenden county and claims a quarter of the state's population. The three hunters would not have been killed anywhere within an hour's drive of Burlington, mostly due to urban sprawl.

When two drastically different murder sprees – one taking place during the day, the other during the night – are committed in Burlington, Vermont, the BAU deduces that a lone serial killer suffering from sleepwalking is responsible for both crimes. Meanwhile, Alvez presents Shaw with a shocking ultimatum after Reid is assaulted.

* TelevisionGeography: This episode makes Burlington sound like a small town in the middle of nowhere. Three hunters are killed just outside Burlington and it's noted as being a ''town'' of only 40,000 people, and the establishing shot (which is not of Burlington) makes it look like it's a few buildings surrounded by farmland. In reality, Burlington is the center of the state's metro area and is surrounded by several affluent bedroom communities. It encompasses most of Chittenden county and claims a quarter of the state's population. The three hunters would not have been killed anywhere within an hour's drive of Burlington, mostly due to urban sprawl.

* TelevisionGeography: This episode makes Burlington sound like a small town in the middle of nowhere. Three hunters are killed just outside Burlington and it's noted as being a ''town'' of only 40,000 residents. In reality, Burlington is at the center of the state's major metro area, and is surrounded by several affluent suburban bedroom communities. While Burlington might only be 40,000 residents, its metro area encompasses most of Chittenden county and is home to a quarter of the state's 600,000 residents. The three hunters would not have been killed anywhere within an hour's drive of Burlington, mostly due to urban sprawl.

* TelevisionGeography: This episode makes Burlington sound like a small town in the middle of nowhere. Three hunters are killed just outside Burlington and it's noted as being a ''town'' of only 40,000 residents. In reality, Burlington is at the center of the state's major metro area, and is surrounded by several affluent suburban bedroom communities. While Burlington might only be 40,000 residents, its metro area encompasses most of Chittenden county and is home to a quarter of the state's residents. The three hunters would not have been killed anywhere within an hour's drive of Burlington, mostly due to urban sprawl.

* TelevisionGeography: This episode makes Burlington sound like a small town in the middle of nowhere. It's noted as being a town of "only" 40,000 residents, the establishing shot (which is not of Burlington) is a few buildings surrounded by farmland, and the BAU consult with a state police officer on the killing of three hunters in the woods outside town. In reality, Burlington is at the center of a sprawling metro area and is surrounded by affluent suburban bedroom communities; it encompasses most of Chittenden county and claims a disproportionate amount of the state's residents. It's also the home of two colleges, the state's largest hospital, and the an international airport. The hunters would not have been killed anywhere within an hour's drive of Burlington, mostly just because there would be no place to hunt any game worth poaching inside of that distance.

* TheInsomniac: The Unsub takes pills for insomnia, but as a result he sleepwalks and is really hard to wake up.

When two drastically different murder sprees – one taking place during the day, the other during the night – are committed in Burlington, Vermont, the BAU deduces that a lone serial killer suffering from sleepwalking is responsible for both crimes. Meanwhile, Alvez presents Shaw with a shocking ultimatum after Reid is assaulted.