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* BittersweetEnding: On the bitter side, Haley has been murdered, leaving Hotch devastated and Jack without his mother (though the episode doesn't show much of how that will affect him). On the sweet side, Foyet is ''finally'' killed, Hotch has been cleared of any wrong doing, and the BAU make it clear that they absolutely have Hotch's back. The episode ends with Hotch being reunited with Jack, and the entire team standing with them.
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* FlashbackEpisode: The episode is the team minus Hotch explaining to Strauss why they think Hotch's actions were entirely justified.
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* FlashbackEpisode: The episode is the team minus Hotch explaining to Strauss why they think Hotch's actions were entirely justified. The interviews slowly make it clear that several people are dead, but leaves their identities and the fates of both Foyet and Hotch unclear. (Until we get to Hotch's flashback at least)
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** Prentiss isn't quite as stoic as Hotch, but she's pretty hard to rattle. Haley's murder still brings her to tears.
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* TrueCompanions: The BAU being this is nothing new, but is made clear by the way they refuse say anything against Hotch (or each other). The episode's closing quote also alludes to this.
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* BothSidesHaveAPoint: During an argument, Rossi tells Strauss that realistically, there isn't much an ObstructiveBureaucrat can do to stop incidents in the field like the one she's currently investigating and thus he finds her investigation pointless. Strauss counters that this doesn't mean they should just be doing nothing.
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* ForcedToWatch: Forced to listen anyway, but the Reaper deliberately kills Haley over the phone so Hotch (and the team) can hear it.
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* ForcedToWatch: Forced A "forced to listen anyway, but listen" variant; the Reaper deliberately kills Haley over the phone so Hotch (and the entire team) can hear it.
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* HideAndSeekHorror: Hotch tells Jack to "work the case," which Jack thinks means "crawl into the blanket chest in the office" in an attempt to hide him from Foyet and buy time for Hotch to get there. As Jack runs out of the room, Foyet tells him he'll "be right up, Jackie-boy" in a particularly AffablyEvil tone of voice.
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* ShoutOut: Foyet mentions Comicbook/CaptainAmerica to prove to Hotch that he is looking directly at Jack and Haley.
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* ShoutOut: Foyet mentions Comicbook/CaptainAmerica to prove to Hotch that he is looking directly at Jack and Haley. Hoth's son wears a Captain America t-shirt for most of the episode.
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Written by Bo Crese[[note]]Creator/BreenFrazier, Creator/OahnLy, Creator/ChrisMundy, Creator/RickDunkle, Creator/EricaMesser, Creator/SimonMirren, & Creator/EdwardAllenBernero[[/note]]
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Written by [[FunWithAcronyms Bo Crese[[note]]Creator/BreenFrazier, Crese]][[note]]Creator/BreenFrazier, Creator/OahnLy, Creator/ChrisMundy, Creator/RickDunkle, Creator/EricaMesser, Creator/SimonMirren, & Creator/EdwardAllenBernero[[/note]]
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Written by Creator/BoCreseBo Crese[[note]]Creator/BreenFrazier, Creator/OahnLy, Creator/ChrisMundy, Creator/RickDunkle, Creator/EricaMesser, Creator/SimonMirren, & Creator/EdwardAllenBernero[[/note]]
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->Directed by Creator/EdwardAllenBernero\\
Written by Creator/BoCrese
Written by Creator/BoCrese
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--> '''Hotchner:''' ''"He who fights with monsters might take care, lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." Friedrich Nietzsche.''
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--> '''Hotchner:''' ''Poet Handel Long said, "So much of what is best in us is bound up in our love of family, that it remains the measure of our stability because it measures our sense of loyalty."''
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* TacticalReminiscence: A rare instance of an InnocentInaccurate being PlayedForDrama. Hotch tells Jack to "work the case," exploiting his four-year-old misunderstanding of Hotch's job. In a flashback scene, it's shown Jack thinks this means hiding in a blanket chest in Hotch's office. Hotch knows that this is an unlikely place for Foyet to look, and sure enough, after Hotch has killed Foyet, this is where he finds Jack, unharmed.
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* DespairEventHorizon: Hotch crosses it.
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* DespairEventHorizon: Hotch crosses it.it, and takes George's skull and brain matter with him.
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-->'''Hotch:''' Show him no weakness, no fear.
-->'''Haley:''' I know.
-->'''Haley:''' I know.
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-->'''Hotch:''' Show him no weakness, no fear.
-->'''Haley:'''fear.\\
'''Haley:''' I know.
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'''Haley:''' I know.
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-->'''Morgan:''' Reid, what did Foyet say, exactly?
-->'''Reid:''' *without missing a beat* Haley's hair looks good dark. She's lost some weight, it must be because of all the stress you caused her. Where's the little man? Oh, there he is. Now, do you think he likes [[{{ComicBook/CaptainAmerica}} Captain America]] because of you? That's your wife on the other line. Hold, please. Hi, open the gate and I'll drive in.
-->'''Reid:''' *without missing a beat* Haley's hair looks good dark. She's lost some weight, it must be because of all the stress you caused her. Where's the little man? Oh, there he is. Now, do you think he likes [[{{ComicBook/CaptainAmerica}} Captain America]] because of you? That's your wife on the other line. Hold, please. Hi, open the gate and I'll drive in.
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-->'''Morgan:''' Reid, what did Foyet say, exactly?
-->'''Reid:'''exactly?\\
'''Reid:''' *without missing a beat* Haley's hair looks good dark. She's lost some weight, it must be because of all the stress you caused her. Where's the little man? Oh, there he is. Now, do you think he likes [[{{ComicBook/CaptainAmerica}} Captain America]] because of you? That's your wife on the other line. Hold, please. Hi, open the gate and I'll drive in.
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'''Reid:''' *without missing a beat* Haley's hair looks good dark. She's lost some weight, it must be because of all the stress you caused her. Where's the little man? Oh, there he is. Now, do you think he likes [[{{ComicBook/CaptainAmerica}} Captain America]] because of you? That's your wife on the other line. Hold, please. Hi, open the gate and I'll drive in.
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* AssholeVictim: It is wrong of law enforcement to beat suspects to death, but if ever there was a worthless piece of trash who deserved it, it's George Foyet.
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* SerialKiller: One that takes it personally that you try to stop him hunts down your family, kills your wife and goes after your five-year-old.
* ShoutOut: Foyet mentions Comicbook/CaptainAmerica to prove to Hotch that he is looking directly at Jack and Hailey.
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* SerialKiller: One that takes it personally that you try to stop him him, hunts down your family, kills your wife and goes after your five-year-old.
* ShoutOut: Foyet mentions Comicbook/CaptainAmerica to prove to Hotch that he is looking directly at Jack andHailey.Haley.
* ShoutOut: Foyet mentions Comicbook/CaptainAmerica to prove to Hotch that he is looking directly at Jack and
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* AndThisIsFor: It's not verbal, but for each blow Hotch lands on Foyet, images flash onscreen of Foyet's previous victims, including Haley and Hotch himself.
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* AdultFear: A serial killer who takes it personally that you try to stop him hunts down your family, kills your wife and goes after your five-year-old.
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* SerialKiller: One that takes it personally that you try to stop him hunts down your family, kills your wife and goes after your five-year-old.
