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* CharacterFocus: Dr. Tara Lewis gets the most focus this episode. It is revealed that she counceled the bereaved parents of the Sandy Hook massacre.

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* ArcWords: According to Bob, the arcwords of Truthers is "Isn't it interesting?"



* CentralTheme: Skepticism.

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* CentralTheme: Skepticism. That random things happen.



* ContrivedCoincidence: Melissa thinks everything is this, but to summarize: a man causes a freak accident that drowns him in his own aquarium just as one of his friends dies of a gunshot wound, who happens to stuff a page in the wound from a book sold by Bob the book dealer, who just happens to be fertilizing his tomatoes with stuff you'd build a bomb with, and the police just so happens to have the helicopters Melissa claims the FBI denies having.
* OnceMoreWithClarity: Downplayed. JJ and Luke walk through a scene where Tara and Emily discuss what could possibly be wrong with the metal detector, talking about who-knows-what, accidentally solving the conundrum in the process. A little later, JJ relates her discussion with Luke about the ''Catcher in the Rye'' connection, which features them walking through the metal detector while they talk.



-->'''Tara:''' SON OF A —

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-->'''Tara:''' SON OF A —A--

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* TheoryTunnelVision: Brought up in regards to truthers and {{ConspiracyTheorist}}s; anyone who presents evidence that contradicts the conspiracy's existence is disregarded and denounced as being 'in on it'.

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* TheoryTunnelVision: Brought up in regards to truthers and {{ConspiracyTheorist}}s; {{Conspiracy Theorist}}s; anyone who presents evidence that contradicts the conspiracy's existence is disregarded and denounced as being 'in on it'.



* WhatAnIdiot: A truther thinks Rossi should have considered that Tommy Yates might be innocent.
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* AlliterativeName: '''M'''elissa '''M'''iller.



* BerserkButton: Melissa smashes Tara's when she brings up the conspiracy theory that the Sandy Hook shootings were stagged. Tara was one of the agents who investigated, and saw first hand the trauma of the survivors, so to her, such an accusation is one of the biggest insults anyone can say.

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* BerserkButton: Melissa smashes Tara's when she brings up the conspiracy theory that the Sandy Hook shootings were stagged.staged. Tara was one of the agents who investigated, and saw first hand the trauma of the survivors, so to her, such an accusation is one of the biggest insults anyone can say.



** Prentiss tells Melissa that helicopters can be useful when people get lost in the desert, but she doesn't think smalltown police has any use for tanks.

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** Prentiss tells Melissa that helicopters can be useful when people get lost in the desert, but she doesn't think smalltown small-town police has any use for tanks.



* PrecisionFStrike: When a truther insists that Sandy Hook was staged, Tara calmly walks over to an empty office, quietly closes the door, and SHOUTS.

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* PrecisionFStrike: When a truther Melissa insists that Sandy Hook was staged, Tara calmly walks over to an empty office, quietly closes the door, and SHOUTS.
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* TheoryTunnelVision: Brought up in regards to truthers and {{ConspiracyTheorist}}s; anyone who presents evidence that contradicts the conspiracy's existance is disregarded and denounced as being 'in on it'.

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* TheoryTunnelVision: Brought up in regards to truthers and {{ConspiracyTheorist}}s; anyone who presents evidence that contradicts the conspiracy's existance existence is disregarded and denounced as being 'in on it'.
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When two members of a Roswell, New Mexico conspiracy theory group die in quick succession, the BAU suspects that the crimes were committed by a serial killer only to find themselves reexamining the evidence following a catastrophic encounter. Meanwhile, Lewis struggles to keep her emotions in check as she interrogates a young podcaster with ties to the group.

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When two Two members of a Roswell, New Mexico group of conspiracy theory group theorists die in quick succession, a conspicuous way, and another member of the group kills himself. The BAU suspects investigates the group and finds that the crimes were committed by a serial killer only local bookstore owner knows how to find themselves reexamining play them, but that he's not the evidence following a catastrophic encounter. Meanwhile, Lewis struggles to keep her emotions in check as she interrogates a young podcaster with ties to the group.murderer.
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* TheoryTunnelVision: Brought up in regards to truthers and {{ConspiracyTheorist}}s; anyone who presents evidence that contradicts the conspiracy's existance is disregarded and denounced as bieng 'in on it'.

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* TheoryTunnelVision: Brought up in regards to truthers and {{ConspiracyTheorist}}s; anyone who presents evidence that contradicts the conspiracy's existance is disregarded and denounced as bieng being 'in on it'.
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* TheoryTunnelVision: Brought up in regards to truthers and {{ConspiracyTheorist}}s; anyone who presents evidence that contradicts the conspiracy's existance is disregarded and denounced as bieng 'in on it'.

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* BerserkButton: Melissa smashes Tara's when she brings up the conspiracy theory that the Sandy Hook shootings were stagged. Tara was one of the agents who investigated, and saw first hand the trauma of the survivors, so to her, such an accusation is one of the biggest insults anyone can say.



* WhatAnIdiot: A truther think Rossi should have considered that Tommy Yates might be innocent.

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* WhatAnIdiot: A truther think thinks Rossi should have considered that Tommy Yates might be innocent.

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* CallBack: Apparently Rossi's latest book is about [[Recap/CriminalMindsS12E9ProfilingTwoHundredAndTwo Tommy Yates]]. One truther thinks Yates was innocent.

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* BrickJoke: FBI having helicopters.
* CallBack: Apparently Rossi's latest book is about [[Recap/CriminalMindsS12E9ProfilingTwoHundredAndTwo Tommy Yates]]. One A truther thinks Yates was innocent.innocent.
* CaptainObvious:
** Prentiss tells Melissa that helicopters can be useful when people get lost in the desert, but she doesn't think smalltown police has any use for tanks.
** Tomatoes don't grow well in oil, a fact Bob Orci claims to have missed.
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* CallBack: Apparently Rossi's latest book is about [[Recap/CriminalMindsS12E9ProfilingTwoHundredAndTwo Tommy Yates]].

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* CallBack: Apparently Rossi's latest book is about [[Recap/CriminalMindsS12E9ProfilingTwoHundredAndTwo Tommy Yates]]. One truther thinks Yates was innocent.
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* TitleDrop: "I know a false flag when I see one, you bitch!"
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!!FalseFlag

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!!FalseFlag!!False Flag



* YouAreWhatYouHate: Tara momentarily becomes a conspiracy theorist before she catches herself. Then she realizes that Melissa accused the government of doing what ''she'' did.

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* YouAreWhatYouHate: Tara momentarily becomes a conspiracy theorist before she catches herself. Then she realizes that Melissa accused the government of doing what ''she'' did.did: dividing up the evidence between themselves.
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!!FalseFlag






* CallBack: Apparently Rossi's latest book is about [[Recap/CriminalMindsS12E9ProfilingTwoHundredAndTwo Tommy Yates]].



* WhatAnIdiot: A truther think Rossi should have considered that Tommy Yates might be innocent.



* YouJustToldMe: The damning comment was offensive, but would likely have been ignored if Melissa hadn't deleted the audio for her podcast.

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* YouJustToldMe: The damning comment was offensive, but would likely have been ignored if Melissa hadn't deleted the audio for her podcast.podcast.
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* ShoutOut: Literature/TheCatcherInTheRye plays a central role. UsefulNotes/CharlesDarwin's theory of evolution is suggested as a suspect.

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* ShoutOut: Literature/TheCatcherInTheRye plays a central role. UsefulNotes/CharlesDarwin's theory of evolution is suggested as a suspect.suspect.
* YouAreWhatYouHate: Tara momentarily becomes a conspiracy theorist before she catches herself. Then she realizes that Melissa accused the government of doing what ''she'' did.
* YouJustToldMe: The damning comment was offensive, but would likely have been ignored if Melissa hadn't deleted the audio for her podcast.
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When two members of a Roswell, New Mexico conspiracy theory group die in quick succession, the BAU suspects that the crimes were committed by a serial killer only to find themselves reexamining the evidence following a catastrophic encounter. Meanwhile, Lewis struggles to keep her emotions in check as she interrogates a young podcaster with ties to the group.

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When two members of a Roswell, New Mexico conspiracy theory group die in quick succession, the BAU suspects that the crimes were committed by a serial killer only to find themselves reexamining the evidence following a catastrophic encounter. Meanwhile, Lewis struggles to keep her emotions in check as she interrogates a young podcaster with ties to the group.group.

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* AuthorTract: If you ever wondered what the writers of this show think about "truthers", wonder no more.
* CentralTheme: Skepticism.
* ConspiracyTheorist: The victims and the suspects.
* PrecisionFStrike: When a truther insists that Sandy Hook was staged, Tara calmly walks over to an empty office, quietly closes the door, and SHOUTS.
-->'''Tara:''' SON OF A —
* RedHerring: The page of a novel by Creator/JDSalinger.
* RightForTheWrongReasons: Melissa accuses the [=FBI=] of having black helicopters that they use for surveillance. The [=FBI=] doesn't deny that it has helicopters.
* ShoutOut: Literature/TheCatcherInTheRye plays a central role. UsefulNotes/CharlesDarwin's theory of evolution is suggested as a suspect.
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When two members of a Roswell, New Mexico conspiracy theory group die in quick succession, the BAU suspects that the crimes were committed by a serial killer only to find themselves reexamining the evidence following a catastrophic encounter. Meanwhile, Lewis struggles to keep her emotions in check as she interrogates a young podcaster with ties to the group.

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