Criminal Minds S 12 E 9 Profiling 202 / Recap

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Recap / Criminal Minds S 12 E 9 Profiling 202

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Profiling 202

Rossi's nemesis Yates is one of the serial killers who escaped, and he reaches out to torment Rossi some more on his birthday.

Call-Back: To Yates's introduction.
Defiant to the End: One of Yates' victims fought to the end, leaving him with a lot of scratches on his face.
I Just Want to Be Normal: The team re-profile Yates after he escaped from prison as this.
In Medias Res: Subverted. The episode seems to be starting in the middle of a hostage situation, but it turns out to be an in-class discussion on how to handle a hostage situation.
Papa Wolf: Yates vaguely threatens Rossi's family, and calls Rossi "papa bear" when threatened back.
Pun: Tommy Yates is nicknamed the Womb Raider.
Tranquil Fury: Rossi calmly and angrily chews out a reporter for referring to Yates as the "Womb Raider", angrily berating her for sensationalising a murderer.
Your Days Are Numbered: Yates is dying of cancer and wants to kill as many as he can before he succumbs.