Criminal Minds A Beautiful Disaster (2005– ) watch online HD

Season 11 generally has been one of 'Criminal Minds' weakest seasons, with most of the other seasons having more standout episodes and less misfires.

Judging from the very mixed to negative reviews on the 'Criminal Minds' message board, most of whom having a bias against the character of Derek Morgan and even Shemar Moore, this reviewer was expecting a disaster and one of the show's worst episodes. To me, while nowhere near one of the show's best episodes "Beautiful Disaster" is not even close to being one of the worst or a disaster.

It is one, again to me, of the better episodes covering this particular on-going story arc, with the unresolved questions that "Derek" had being solved here, though they should have been resolved earlier perhaps. Sure, it's not perfect, parts are a little too complicated with a bit too much going on and some implausible moments and the resolution to the climax did seem a little too simple and convenient.

What makes "Beautiful Disaster" more than watchable and a nice send-off for Morgan are the little character moments (episodes with not so special plots like "Painless" for example, not the worst case but a good example benefit from these). The scene between Morgan and Chaz (chillingly played by Lance Henrikssen) is appropriately tense and the setting of the darkened house (that was like a horror film nod), the final fifteen minutes are really sweet and moving, couldn't help tearing up, and Reid's speech also has an emotional impact.

"Beautiful Disaster" is also a well-made episode, stylish, dark and atmospheric with the darkened house giving a sense of foreboding and horror. Matthew Gray Gubler does very well with the direction, he keeps the story tight and brings eccentricity and tension to the episode. The music is haunting and hypnotic as ever. The script is thought-provoking, poignant, not too convoluted or simplistic and tense and the dynamic between the team carries the episode beautifully.

Contrary to what has been read, this reviewer doesn't think that "Beautiful Disaster" was too soap-opera-ish and that it did feel like 'Criminal Minds', it's episodes like "Derek" and especially "200" that don't and "Beautiful Disaster" in my opinion is a much better episode than both of them. The acting from the regular ensemble is very good, especially from Matthew Gray Gubler and Shemar Moore, and as said Henrikssen is a very effective vengeful villain that does evoke chills.

All in all, much better than anticipated and a nice send off to Morgan. Not as good as the closing of the Boston Reaper/George story arc in "100" but much better than that of The Replicator/John Curtis in "The Replicator" (which had great potential but fizzled badly). 8/10 Bethany Cox

Obscure reference to "Red"....like morgan didn't have a red shirt, red car, or something in his whole life since the time he was being observed. That seemed so obscure for even Morgan to get the reference, let alone the whole team figuring out that it had something to do with renovation and the door color???? soo weak. The other thing I noticed, when Morgan was bringing his wife in to the ER...the whole staff was standing around totally able to help and one of the workers calls him Agent....no where did he identify himself as an FBI agent (and like 15 seconds later called him Sir). Are we expected to believe he knows them at a personal level? There were several people there to help within seconds, nobody pulled him aside about a gunshot(again I guess they inherently knew he was FBI), so no cops were called, nobody questioned how she was shot. Morgan being held at gunpoint, at one point the gun is unloaded in front of him, yet he does nothing he waits until it is loaded and pointing right in his face (where you can clearly see the bullet is in the next slot to be fired) to make his move. Pretty sappy movie, and story line was bad.... I liked his character, sad to see him go...he deserved a better final episode than this one...or at least polish this turd better!