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* NotWorthKilling: Randy decided this about Adam, saying he wasn't "Even worth a bullet".
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* Foreshadowing: Early in the episode, Reid mentions that "Most of the students won't even remember graduating with (the Unsub)". Though they are initially profiling the partner of Randy Slade, rather than the REAL Unsub, Reid's words are proven right when Adam tries to get the Top Ten to remember his name, and they barely come close.

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* Foreshadowing: {{Foreshadowing}}: Early in the episode, Reid mentions that "Most of the students won't even remember graduating with (the Unsub)". Though they are initially profiling the partner of Randy Slade, rather than the REAL Unsub, Reid's words are proven right when Adam tries to get the Top Ten to remember his name, and they barely come close.

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Adam's looking Randy in the eye did nothing to save anyone, he simply managed to show a moment of defiance and courage to a school shooter.


* EvenEvilCanBeLoved: Despite his horrible crimes, Randy's little brother seems to genuinely have loved him, and even mourns him at the vigil at the end.
* Foreshadowing: Early in the episode, Reid mentions that "Most of the students won't even remember graduating with (the Unsub)". Though they are initially profiling the partner of Randy Slade, rather than the REAL Unsub, Reid's words are proven right when Adam tries to get the Top Ten to remember his name, and they barely come close.



* KarmaHoudini: The eight surviving members of the Top 10. While none of them were the [=UnSub=], they were little of any help towards the BAU's investigation and act like a posse of {{Alpha Bitch}}es and {{Jerk Jock}}s because of the media coverage they received as the survivors, [[UngratefulBastard and they couldn't be bothered to even remember the name of who actually looked Randy in the eye and saved them]].

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* KarmaHoudini: The eight surviving members of the Top 10. While none of them were the [=UnSub=], they were little of any help towards the BAU's investigation and act like a posse of {{Alpha Bitch}}es and {{Jerk Jock}}s because of the media coverage they received as the survivors, [[UngratefulBastard and they couldn't be bothered to even remember the name of who actually looked Randy in the eye and saved them]].survivors.



* StealingTheCredit: [[ItsAllAboutMe Jerry]] stole Adams' story of being the one who looked Slade in the eye during the shooting. Because of him, no one knew who Adams was, even if he was the one who ultimately saved the rest of the survivors.

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* StealingTheCredit: [[ItsAllAboutMe Jerry]] stole Adams' story of being the one who looked Slade in the eye during the shooting. Because of him, no one knew who Adams was, even if he was the one who ultimately saved the rest of the survivors.was.


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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: A hidden message put into the list of targets by Randy is found by the BAU to indicate Randy ''intended'' to kill his own partner during the bombing, being caught breaking rules at the time unintentionally saving the partner's life.

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* FeelNoPain: The explosion during the school shooting resulted in Adams permanently being given pain asymbolia.

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* FeelNoPain: The explosion during the school shooting resulted in Adams permanently being given pain asymbolia. This is also {{Discussed}} by the BAU. It's far from being a superpower. For one, [[SenseLossSadness it only increased his feelings of alienation]] (on top of [[AxesAtSchool how]] he got that damage and [[DudeWhereIsMyRespect how it brought him no respect]]). For another, even the smallest injuries are mentioned to have a chance of developing complications because the subject does not knows how bad they are becoming (the [=UnSub=] does some SelfSurgery after smashing his hand through a plate of glass and it's visibly a butcher job). Finally, even as he gloats he did not felt being shot[[note]]even after that single shot nearly dropped him[[/note]], [[MultipleGunshotDeath it does not make him any more bulletproof than the average person]].



* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: The FeelsNoPain trope is discussed by the BAU once it's discovered that the [=UnSub=] has brain damage that makes him unable to feel pain, and it's far from being a superpower. For one, [[SenseLossSadness it only increased his feelings of alienation]] (on top of [[AxesAtSchool how]] he got that damage and [[DudeWhereIsMyRespect how it brought him no respect]]). For another, even the smallest injuries are mentioned to have a chance of developing complications because the subject does not knows how bad they are becoming (the [=UnSub=] does some SelfSurgery after smashing his hand through a plate of glass and it's visibly a butcher job). Finally, even as he gloats he did not felt being shot[[note]]even after that single shot nearly dropped him[[/note]], [[MultipleGunshotDeath it does not make him any more bulletproof than the average person]].
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** Plus, Randy reads like a Jason Dean {{Expy}}, from the wishes to bomb the school, to playing God, to even, to an extent, his appearance. Not to mention the final scene of the episode takes place [[spoiler:in a boiler room]]...

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** Plus, Randy reads like a Jason Dean {{Expy}}, from the wishes to bomb the school, to playing God, to even, to an extent, his appearance. Not to mention the final scene of the episode takes place [[spoiler:in in a boiler room]]...room...
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* SchoolyardBullyAllGrownUp: Although they don't actively bully Robert Adams (the [=UnSub=]), it's made pretty obvious the "Top 10" survivors of the Randy Slade rampage allowed the fame of surviving the rampage (and being the "top ten" because they were the prettiest, most media-attractive students to survive it) to get to their heads and mould them even many years later. This is explicitly compared by the BAU as no different from any "cool kids" clique, and equally damaging to those left out.
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* AxesAtSchool: The Columbine-style mass shooting (and bombing) caused by Randal Slade several years ago is an important plot point.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: The FeelsNoPain trope is discussed by the BAU once it's discovered that the [=UnSub=] has brain damage that makes him unable to feel pain, and it's far from being a superpower. For one, [[SenseLossSadness it only increased his feelings of alienation]] (on top of [[AxesAtSchool how]] he got that damage and [[DudeWhereIsMyRespect how it brought him no respect]]). For another, even the smallest injuries are mentioned to have a chance of developing complications because the subject does not knows how bad they are becoming (the [=UnSub=] does some SelfSurgery after smashing his hand through a plate of glass and it's visibly a butcher job). Finally, even as he gloats he did not felt being shot[[note]]even after that single shot nearly dropped him[[/note]], [[MultipleGunshotDeath it does not make him any more bulletproof than the average person]].
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-> Directed by Creator/LarryTeng\\
Written by Creator/BreenFrazier
--> '''Reid:''' ''"You may leave school, but it never leaves you." Andy Partridge.''



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--> '''Hotchner:''' ''"Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding." Khalil Gibran.''

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-->'''Jennifer:''' ''(to Reid)'' Even guys like you.

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-->'''Jennifer:''' --->'''Jennifer:''' ''(to Reid)'' Even guys like you.



* ShoutOut: Both Literature/TheCatcherInTheRye and Literature/AtlasShrugged get a mention. Also, {{Film/Heathers}} - the eponymous {{Girl Posse}} outright mentioned by Garcia when referring to a high school clique.

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* ShoutOut: Both Literature/TheCatcherInTheRye and Literature/AtlasShrugged get a mention.

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* ShoutOut: Both Literature/TheCatcherInTheRye and Literature/AtlasShrugged get a mention. Also, {{Film/Heathers}} - the eponymous {{Girl Posse}} outright mentioned by Garcia when referring to a high school clique.
**Plus, Randy reads like a Jason Dean {{Expy}}, from the wishes to bomb the school, to playing God, to even, to an extent, his appearance. Not to mention the final scene of the episode takes place [[spoiler:in a boiler room]]...
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* KarmaHoudini: The eight surviving members of the Top 10. While none of them were the unsubs, they were little of any help towards the BAU's investigation and act like a posse of {{Alpha Bitch}}es and {{Jerk Jock}}s because of the media coverage they received as the survivors, [[UngratefulBastard and they couldn't be bothered to even remember the name of who actually looked Randy in the eye and saved them]].

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* KarmaHoudini: The eight surviving members of the Top 10. While none of them were the unsubs, [=UnSub=], they were little of any help towards the BAU's investigation and act like a posse of {{Alpha Bitch}}es and {{Jerk Jock}}s because of the media coverage they received as the survivors, [[UngratefulBastard and they couldn't be bothered to even remember the name of who actually looked Randy in the eye and saved them]].

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* AlphaBitch: Reid incorrectly assumes JJ was mean in high school considering her background, which she quickly corrects by remarking she was nice to everyone.

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Reid incorrectly assumes JJ was mean in high school considering her background, which she quickly corrects by remarking she was nice to everyone.


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** One of the survivors chooses not to include Adams in the survivor reunion dinner simply because it was for the “top ten”. This served to remind Adams that even as adults, his peers refuse to include him in anything.


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* PrecisionFStrike: After receiving so many calls due to Morgan giving out Reid’s number, Reid lets out a frustrated “son of a bitch” as he angrily answers his cellphone.

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When a Boise, Idaho principal dies days before the tenth anniversary of a high school massacre, the BAU attempts to track down an injustice collector determined to fulfill a vendetta against the survivors. Meanwhile, Hotch grows increasingly concerned about Jack following a parent-teacher conference and Morgan and Reid engage in a prank war.
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When A man whose inability to feel pain once made him unafraid to stare down a Boise, Idaho principal dies days before the tenth anniversary of a high school massacre, shooter is still bitter that after he lost consciousness, one of his school mates took credit for staring the BAU attempts to track down an injustice collector shooter down. To remedy this, he is determined to fulfill a vendetta against the survivors. Meanwhile, Hotch grows increasingly concerned about Jack following a parent-teacher conference and Morgan and Reid engage in a prank war.
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-->'''Jennifer:''' ''(to Reid)'' Even guys like you.
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* AlphaBitch: Reid incorrectly assumes JJ was one of these in high school considering her background, which [[SpoiledSweet she quickly corrects by remarking she was nice to everyone]].

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* AlphaBitch: Reid incorrectly assumes JJ was one of these mean in high school considering her background, which [[SpoiledSweet she quickly corrects by remarking she was nice to everyone]].everyone.



* SympatheticMurderer: Adams was forgotten as one of the survivors of the school shooting, and he just wanted his due credit for it. None of the other survivors even remember his name and he had no one to support.

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* SympatheticMurderer: Adams was forgotten as one of the survivors of the school shooting, and he just wanted his due credit for it. None of the other survivors even remember his name and he had no one to support. On top of that, considering the state of all the other survivors compared to him, he was the only one to have been permanently affected by the tragedy (pain asymbolia) as well as the one that had to remain in the hospital the longest, yet he was the only one who wasn't recognized for being a survivor.



** On top of that, considering the state of all the other survivors compared to him, he was the only one to have been permanently affected by the tragedy (pain asymbolia) as well as the one that had to remain in the hospital the longest, yet he was the only one who wasn't recognized for being a survivor.

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** On top of that, considering the state of all the other survivors compared to him, he was the only one to have been permanently affected by the tragedy (pain asymbolia) as well as the one that had to remain in the hospital the longest, yet he was the only one who wasn't recognized for being a survivor.----
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When a Boise, Idaho principal dies days before the tenth anniversary of a high school massacre, the BAU attempts to track down an injustice collector determined to fulfill a vendetta against the survivors. Meanwhile, Hotch grows increasingly concerned about Jack following a parent-teacher conference and Morgan and Reid engage in a prank war.

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When a Boise, Idaho principal dies days before the tenth anniversary of a high school massacre, the BAU attempts to track down an injustice collector determined to fulfill a vendetta against the survivors. Meanwhile, Hotch grows increasingly concerned about Jack following a parent-teacher conference and Morgan and Reid engage in a prank war.war.
!!This episode provides examples of:
* AlphaBitch: Reid incorrectly assumes JJ was one of these in high school considering her background, which [[SpoiledSweet she quickly corrects by remarking she was nice to everyone]].
* TheBully: Jack Hotchner has one in his school, [[ThePollyanna whom he plans to invite over and make friends with]].
-->'''Prentiss''': That is... the sweetest... and saddest thing I've heard.
* FeelNoPain: The explosion during the school shooting resulted in Adams permanently being given pain asymbolia.
* KarmaHoudini: The eight surviving members of the Top 10. While none of them were the unsubs, they were little of any help towards the BAU's investigation and act like a posse of {{Alpha Bitch}}es and {{Jerk Jock}}s because of the media coverage they received as the survivors, [[UngratefulBastard and they couldn't be bothered to even remember the name of who actually looked Randy in the eye and saved them]].
* StealingTheCredit: [[ItsAllAboutMe Jerry]] stole Adams' story of being the one who looked Slade in the eye during the shooting. Because of him, no one knew who Adams was, even if he was the one who ultimately saved the rest of the survivors.
* SympatheticMurderer: Adams was forgotten as one of the survivors of the school shooting, and he just wanted his due credit for it. None of the other survivors even remember his name and he had no one to support.
-->'''JJ''': He was an outcast who [[IJustWantToHaveFriends wanted to fit in]]. Being a survivor should've been his golden ticket.
-->'''Hotch''': But he was excluded again, and that's why he's killing them.
-->'''JJ''': Yeah. [[HighSchoolIsHell The rules of high school never changed, not even after a tragedy]].
** On top of that, considering the state of all the other survivors compared to him, he was the only one to have been permanently affected by the tragedy (pain asymbolia) as well as the one that had to remain in the hospital the longest, yet he was the only one who wasn't recognized for being a survivor.
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