Solitary Man
- Episode aired Mar 10, 2010
- TV-14
- 42m
The relatively new Highway Serial Killer Database reveals an interstate serial killer who abducts then strangles women without sexually assaulting them.The relatively new Highway Serial Killer Database reveals an interstate serial killer who abducts then strangles women without sexually assaulting them.The relatively new Highway Serial Killer Database reveals an interstate serial killer who abducts then strangles women without sexually assaulting them.
Storyline
Did you know
- Trivia"Solitary Man" is also the title of a song written by Neil Diamond and first released in 1966. A cover version by Johnny Cash is heard in the bar in the opening scene.
- GoofsWhen Penelope pulls up the file of the unsub and they look for Lynn Clemons, the photo is already on the screen. When Rossi asks her to find a "Lynn Clemons," the computer then pulls up her photo. This is because, as Penelope stated, she had already been looking at Lynn Clemons when pulling up people connected to the unsub, because Lynn Clemmons was the unsub's daughter's foster parent.
- Quotes
David Rossi: So, how long is it gonna take you to get in that ditch?
Dr. Spencer Reid: Get in that ditch? I got shot in the knee, remember? My doctor says I'm not allowed to do any climbing.
David Rossi: It's a ditch.
Dr. Spencer Reid: New boots, huh? Italian leather?
[Reid walks down to the ditch]
David Rossi: [after several conversations about the crime scene,] Do you have any ideas why?
Dr. Spencer Reid: No.
David Rossi: Well, I guess there is a first time for everything.
[Rossi walks away]
Dr. Spencer Reid: Hey, Rossi, I'm gonna need a little bit of help getting out of this ditch. Rossi? Rossi?
'Criminal Minds', save a few exceptions (i.e. "The Thirteenth Step", "The Fight"), has more often than not being a very well made show. "Solitary Man" is no exception, it is photographed with a lot of classy style and lit atmospherically with lovely scenery. The music is haunting and moody with the odd bit of pathos, while the direction is alert and sympathetic and the pacing taut.
The script is thought-provoking, with the unsub telling of his crimes through his stories a la fairy tale style being a wonderfully weird and neat touch and with a nostalgic quality that reminds one of earlier seasons. Conceptually, the story seemed strange on paper, but actually it's told in a way that is not silly at all.
It is quite tension-filled, is sometimes creepy and has one of the most emotional endings of the season with only the endings of "100" and "Mosley Lane" ahead. Love the chemistry between the unsub and his daughter, and other than the ending there are some very nicely executed scenes, like the final one with Prentiss and Morgan, the very clever way in how the case is solved, the bond between Jody, JJ and Prentiss and the very funny scene between Rossi and Reid (even if Rossi showing a meaner side to him may be a turn off). Managed to feel sorry for the unsub too in resorting to drastic measures to get the one thing he wants more than anything in the world.
Acting is great all round, no complaints to be had from any of the regulars (the BAU chemistry is a delight as hoped) and there are strong supporting turns from Gabriella Carteris, Bradford Tatum and Morgan Lily.
To conclude, powerful episode. 9/10 Bethany Cox
- TheLittleSongbird
- Feb 9, 2017
Details
- Runtime42 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
- 16:9 HD