History Recap / CriminalMindsS5E7ThePerformer

** Prentiss teasingly asks Reid if he still talks to [[Recap/CriminalMindsS1E18SomebodysWatching Lila Archer]], which he quickly dismisses.

** Reid doesn't know what Literature/{{Twilight}} is either.

** Tara Ferris' computer password is [[{{Literature/Twilight}} Cullen]], and results in JJ and Reid discussing it briefly.

--> '''Reid:''' ''"In all the darkest pages of the maligned supernatural, there is no more terrible tradition than that of the vampire, a pariah even among demons. Writer, Montague Summers.''

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* FailedASpotCheck: When JJ comes to talk to Gina, she lives in an old house, and answers the door rambling incoherently about her grandmother being asleep. All of these things (house, illness, maternal figure) were mentioned in the profile, pointing to the girl being the schizophrenic killer... and yet JJ, instead of phoning in that she might have found their [=UnSub=] and requesting backup, ''follows her into the house, letting the door shut''. What's more, the hoarding/disheveled interior of the house should have given her pause, but instead she just keeps pursuing the sick girl to the back, not knowing if there was anyone else in the house. This eventually leads to her being clocked in the head with a shovel by the manipulative agent.

* IAmNotSpock: In-universe. When he first appears at his door without makeup, Paul Davies refuses to answer to the name Dante, correcting Detective Kim that Dante is just a role he plays. His utter disdain for the whole Dante persona permeates the episode, including at one point where Paul sulkily asks "Do I have to be ''him''?" about going to a promotional party.

* SubcultureOfTheWeek: Vampire fans, in this case.

* VampireVannabe: The subculture is at the center of this case, and the [=UnSub=] is a murderous one.

An [=UnSub=] is emulating a vampire. A goth rocker who hates his fame seems to be at the center of it, but they profile the [=UnSub=] as a schizofrenic and the musician is too hard to confuse to be one. JJ goes to visit a fan of his who ''is'' schizofrenic and obsessed with drinking blood. And then his manager shows up and hits JJ over the head with a shovel and instructs the fan to get rid of the body.

* TheManBehindTheMan: Paul Davies' manager to Tara Ferris, the LoonyFan with the ([[{{Bloodlust}} literal]]) vampire fetish who committed the murders.

'''JJ:''' ...really? You've never heard of a movie called ''Film/AClockworkOrange''?

* WellIntentionedExtremist: While the manager's plan was indeed to use the publicity of the murders to boost sales of the next Dante album, his reason behind the motive seems to have been that he thinks the CareerResurrection would have solved a lot of Paul's problems, encouraging him to feel worthwhile again and possibly kick the drugs. His obvious pain at Paul's suffering makes it clear his motives were not solely financial.

An [=UnSub=] is emulating a vampire. A goth rocker who hates his fame seems to be at the center of it.

When three Los Angeles, California women are bludgeoned to death and drained of their blood, the BAU juggles working with an ally from their past (Creator/IanAnthonyDale) and considering whether or not a {{Goth}} rock star (Gavin Rossdale) is responsible for the crimes committed.

* ShoutOut: Tara Ferris' computer password is [[{{Literature/Twilight}} Cullen]], and results in JJ and Reid discussing it briefly.

* {{Yandere}}: One of the [=UnSubs=] is one.

When three Los Angeles, California women are bludgeoned to death and drained of their blood, the BAU juggles working with an ally from their past (Creator/IanAnthonyDale) and considering whether or not a {{Goth}} rock star ([[Music/{{Bush}} Gavin Rossdale]]) is responsible for the crimes committed.

When three Los Angeles, California women are bludgeoned to death and drained of their blood, the BAU juggles working with an ally from their past (Creator/IanAnthonyDale) and considering whether or not a {{Goth}} rock star (Music/GavinRossdale) is responsible for the crimes committed.

When three Los Angeles, California women are bludgeoned to death and drained of their blood, the BAU juggles working with an ally from their past (Creator/IanAnthonyDale) and considering whether or not a {{Goth}} rock star (Creator/GavinRossdale) is responsible for the crimes committed.

** Prentiss teasingly asks Reid if he still talks to Lila Archer, which he quickly dismisses.

* {{Yandere}}: One of the [=UnSubs=] is one.

* LoonyFan: The killer of the week being a fan of Dante that not only doesn't understands the man is not a vampire, but has a vampire-like blood fetish that made her perfect for the manager's plans.

When three Los Angeles, California women are bludgeoned to death and drained of their blood, the BAU juggles working with an ally from their past (Ian Anthony Dale) and considering whether or not a {{Goth}} rock star (Gavin Rossdale) is responsible for the crimes committed.

When three Los Angeles, California women are bludgeoned to death and drained of their blood, the BAU juggles working with an ally from their past (Ian Anthony Dale) and considering whether or not a Goth rock star (Gavin Rossdale) is responsible for the crimes committed.