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--> '''Gideon:''' ''Elbert Hubbard once wrote, "If men could only know each other, they would neither idolize nor hate."''



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--> '''Hotchner:''' ''Mahatma Gandhi once said, "Remember that all through history, there have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time they seemed invincible. But in the end, they always fall. Always."''

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* FameThroughInfamy: The Hollow Man's motivation for killing.
* FauxAffablyEvil: The Mill Creek Killer appears charming and friendly to others, both to lure in victims and avoid unwanted attention, but as shown with his last would-be victim, that charm is entirely superficial.



* ILoveTheDead: The Mill Creek Killer.

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** Mill Creek takes advantage of his looks to lure his victims away, while Hollow Man is unshaven and ragged looking.
** Mill Creek is single-mindedly focused on fulfilling his ritual, while the Hollow Man kills for [[FameThroughInfamy fame]] and is [[DudeWheresMyRespect frustrated that no one notices him]].
** Mill Creek targets [[MissingWhiteWomanSyndrome educated upper-class brunettes]] who sexually excite him; meanwhile, Hollow Man shoots [[DisposableSexWorker prostitutes]] at random.
** Mill Creek strangles his victims after luring them away, then hides the bodies in the forest so he can revisit them, leaving a lot of evidence as a result; Hollow Man shoots his victims then drives off, leaving next to no evidence.
* ILoveTheDead: The Mill Creek Killer. Curiously, Mill Creek seems to be embarrassed by this, as Gideon threating to reveal it to the world is enough to scare Mill Creek into confessing.
* LaserGuidedKarma: The Hollow Man kills people in order to get attention and fame, the last scene is the team discussing a newspaper article about his victims... which makes no mention of him whatsoever.
* MadArtist: As shown in the classified ads and his interrogation, Mill Creek sees himself as an artist.



* PlayingPossum: A police woman pretends to be a recent victim of the Mill Creek killer's to lure him back to the grave.

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* PlayingPossum: A police woman policewoman pretends to be a recent victim of killed by the Hollow Man and given as a present to the Mill Creek killer's killer in order to lure him back to the grave.into a trap.

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* PlayingPossum: A police woman pretends to be a recent victim of the Mill Creek killer's to lure him back to the grave.



* ShoutOut: The [=UnSub=]s are fans of Literature/CatcherInTheRye.

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* ShoutOut: The [=UnSub=]s are fans of Literature/CatcherInTheRye.Literature/TheCatcherInTheRye.

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* ObviouslyEvil: If you've been watching this series, you likely picked out one of the unsubs the moment he showed up on screen due to his blatant use of frequently discussed abductor tactics.

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* ObviouslyEvil: If you've been watching this series, you likely picked out one of the unsubs [=UnSub=]s the moment he showed up on screen due to his blatant use of frequently discussed abductor tactics.


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* ShoutOut: The [=UnSub=]s are fans of Literature/CatcherInTheRye.

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Directed by Creator/GloriaMuzio

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Directed !!The Last Word
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When two women are found dead in St. Louis, Missouri, the BAU searches for two serial killers who are attempting to outdo each other. Hotch grows suspicious of Emily Prentiss (Creator/PagetBrewster), a prospective new team member eager to prove that she deserves a place on the team.

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When two women are found dead in St. Louis, Missouri, the BAU searches for two Two serial killers who are attempting to outdo each other. Hotch grows suspicious of Emily Prentiss (Creator/PagetBrewster), a prospective new team member eager to prove that she deserves a place on active in the team.
same area at the same time. One bashes middle class women's heads in with a rock, buries them, and comes back to the graves to sexually abuse the corpses. The other shoots prostitutes with hollow-point bullets and seems to be mostly in it to upstage the first one.



* SerialKiller: Two of them in fact, called "The Mill Creek Killer" and "The Hollow Man".

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* SerialKiller: Two of them in fact, called "The Mill Creek Killer" and "The Hollow Man".Man".
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* GenreSavvy: If you've been watching this series, you likely picked out one of the unsubs the moment he showed up on screen due to his blatant use of frequently discussed abductor tactics.

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* GenreSavvy: DisposableSexWorker: The Hollow Man targets prostitutes. Averted in that his crimes are still taken seriously. A reporter is even upset when JJ asks him not to print anything about him, citing that these women deserve to be remembered; and only acquiesces when she insists that it will help catch him. Once he is arrested, an article is printed about his victims, but not about him.
* EvilerThanThou: The episode essentially focuses on two different serial killers trying to out do each other. (With the unfortunate populace caught in the middle).
* {{Foil}}: The two killers are very different in appearance, mannerism, victims, and modus operandi. Probably what causes their competition.
* ILoveTheDead: The Mill Creek Killer.
* NoNameGiven: Neither the Mill Creek Killer nor the Hollow Man's ever get their real names revealed.
* ObviouslyEvil:
If you've been watching this series, you likely picked out one of the unsubs the moment he showed up on screen due to his blatant use of frequently discussed abductor tactics.tactics.
* SerialKiller: Two of them in fact, called "The Mill Creek Killer" and "The Hollow Man".

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When two women are found dead in St. Louis, Missouri, the BAU searches for two serial killers who are attempting to outdo each other. Hotch grows suspicious of Emily Prentiss (Paget Brewster), a prospective new team member eager to prove that she deserves a place on the team.

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Directed by Creator/GloriaMuzio

Written by Creator/DebraJFisher, Creator/EricaMesser, & Creator/AndrewWilder

When two women are found dead in St. Louis, Missouri, the BAU searches for two serial killers who are attempting to outdo each other. Hotch grows suspicious of Emily Prentiss (Paget Brewster), (Creator/PagetBrewster), a prospective new team member eager to prove that she deserves a place on the team.
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When two women are found dead in St. Louis, Missouri, the BAU searches for two serial killers who are attempting to outdo each other. Hotch grows suspicious of Emily Prentiss (Paget Brewster), a prospective new team member eager to prove that she deserves a place on the team.

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When two women are found dead in St. Louis, Missouri, the BAU searches for two serial killers who are attempting to outdo each other. Hotch grows suspicious of Emily Prentiss (Paget Brewster), a prospective new team member eager to prove that she deserves a place on the team.team.
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* GenreSavvy: If you've been watching this series, you likely picked out one of the unsubs the moment he showed up on screen due to his blatant use of frequently discussed abductor tactics.
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