History Recap / CriminalMindsS1E10ThePopularKids

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* CoolPeopleRebelAgainstAuthority: Seems to be Zizzo's primary motivation for his little "Lords of Destruction" group. He even says outright that the only reason he's adopted Satanism as his style is that the word Satan, as originally used, simply means "antagonist" and can define anyone who sets themselves against the prevailing authority. In other words he doesn't actually worship the devil, he's just being as big of a rebel as he can [[RuleAbidingRebel without breaking any laws more serious than drug use and maybe underage drinking]].
* TheCult: The "Lords of Destruction" have shades of this... as do the group of teenagers that end being actually responsible.

--> '''Zizzo''': Look, we draw stars upside-down, get drunk, and listen to metal, that's it! Alright, we don't kill people.

--> '''Gideon''': It was convenient wasn't it? We had a kid right in the room to tell us where the LOD was...A group of fringe kids nobody in the town would like.
* GoodCannotComprehendEvil: The sheriff cannot believe that somebody from his town could possibly be killer.
* HollywoodSatanism: [[DefiedTrope Defied]]. The small town immediately assumes that the crimes are Satanic rituals. The BAU's first public act in the place is to tell the audience that the FBI has never found evidence of a Satanic ritualistic crime. Unsurprisingly, the BAU is correct in assuming this is not the case.
* JoggersFindDeath: The [[VictimOfTheWeek Victims of the Week]] were a high school couple out jogging.

--> '''Morgan''': You're just a horny kid that wanted to get rid of the cheerleader's boyfriend.

-->'''Cory''': It wasn't supposed to go down this way. It his his run! He runs that trail every day, '''not her!'''
* TeensAreMonsters: The [=UnSub=] was a high school student.
* ThereAreNoCoincidences: Cory should've really let the FBI find things out by themselves, because if he'd kept his mouth shut, Gideon and Morgan wouldn't have figured the coincidences keep popping up every time he opens his mouth.
** Though as they note, this is a JustifiedTrope as most serial killers literally can't help but inject themselves into the investigation, either through pride, obsession, or an attempt to see how close they're getting. Cory's motivations seem to be a mix of all three (as well as attempting to direct blame to scapegoats).

* AdultFear: The sheriff is told the AwfulTruth that his son is a murderer. He goes into a HeroicBSOD over it.

A school athlete kills a cheerleader's boyfriend to clear the path for himself. Incidentally, the girl is with him when he gets assaulted, so the [=UnSub=] has to kidnap her. He tries to pin the whole thing on a local Satanist.

The BAU is called to a small town located near Massanutten Mountain after local authorities conclude that two high school students may have been the victims of a cult killing. Meanwhile, Reid battles with a recurring nightmare.'

Directed by Creator/AndyWolk

* TownWithADarkSecret: Turns out all of the most popular students knew about the skeleton found at the crime scene, and never told anyone and watched him decompose like it were a game.

* TheScapegoat: The [=UnSub=] attempts to pin the deaths on a cult's ritual.

* TheScapegoat: The unsub attempts to

--> '''Morgan''': You're just a horny kid that wanted to get rid of the cheerleaders boyfriend.

* FallGuy: [[spoiler:The LOD were made into this by the [=UnSub=] so that he could get away with the murders.]]
--> '''Gideon''': [[spoiler:It was convenient wasn't it? We had a kid right in the room to tell us where the LOD was...A group of fringe kids nobody in the town would like.]]

* MamaDidntRaiseNoCriminal: The sheriff is convinced that he knows everything about his town so well that he can't comprehend how somebody there could commit murder. [[spoiler:It gets worse when it turns out his son is the killer.]]
* MurderTheHypotenuse: [[spoiler:When the [=UnSub=] is cornered, Morgan accuses him of this. He denies it long enough to get tackled.]]
--> '''Morgan''': [[spoiler:You're just a horny kid that wanted to get rid of the cheerleaders boyfriend.]]
* SpannerInTheWorks: [[spoiler:As it turns out, Cherish wasn't supposed to be anywhere near the murder site. Cory just wanted to kill Adam and make it look like the LOD did it themselves. Adam just brought his girlfriend to work out together, and Cory was forced to kidnap and kill her too. Leading to his arrest.]]
--> [[spoiler:'''Cory''']]: [[spoiler:It wasn't supposed to go down this way. It his his run! He runs that trail every day, '''not her!''']]
* TeensAreMonsters: [[spoiler:The [=UnSub=] was a high school student.]]
* ThereAreNoCoincidences: [[spoiler: Cory should've really let the FBI find things out by themselves, because if he'd kept his mouth shut, Gideon and Morgan wouldn't have figured the coincidences keep popping up every time he opens his mouth.]]
* TownWithADarkSecret: [[spoiler:Turns out all of the most popular students knew about the skeleton found at the crime scene, and never told anyone and watched him decompose like it were a game.]]

* TeensAreMonsters: [[spoiler:The UnSub was a high school student.]]

--> [[spoiler:''Cory'']]: [[spoiler:It wasn't supposed to go down this way. It his his run! He runs that trail every day, '''not her!''']]

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