Season

Season 3

by Mandy Patinkin, Matthew Gray Gubler, Thomas Gibson, Shemar Moore, Joe Mantegna and 7 others

The third season of Criminal Minds premiered on CBS on September 26, 2007 and ended May 21, 2008. The third season was originally to have featured 25 episodes; however, only 13 were completed due to the Writers Guild of America strike. Seven more episodes

(28 total)

Characters

Edward Allen Bernero (7)Jay Beattie (5)Dan Dworkin (5)Aaron Hotchner (5)Thomas Gibson (5)David Rossi (5)Joe Mantegna (5)Paget Brewster (4)Andrew Wilder (4)A. J. Cook (4)

“Aaron 'Hotch' Hotchner: One brutalizes the parents. This is the dominant one. Sadistic, remorseless, extremely volatile. Emily Prentiss: The other prefers a needle. His injections are consistent with an angel of death. He's more withdrawn, sensitive, and he has a warped sense of mercy.”

— Dan Dworkin, Jay Beattie, imdb.com

Tagged: Sadism, Remorseless, Volatility, Angel of Death, Mercy

“I knew it would be you who came to the cabin to check on me. You must be frightened—I apologize for that. I never meant to cause you any pain. I also never envisioned writing this letter. I've searched for a satisfactory explanation for what I'm doing. All I've come up with is... a profiler needs to…”

— Chris Mundy, Jason Gideon, Mandy Patinkin, imdb.com

Tagged: Cruelty, Indifference, Tragedy, Pain

“Are there any happy families?”

— Dan Dworkin, Jay Beattie, Carrie Ortiz, Jhoanna Flores, imdb.com

Tagged: Dysfunctional Families, Happy Families

“Rose: Where you headed? Gideon: Nowhere in particular. Rose: How will you know when you get there?”

— Chris Mundy, Jason Gideon, Mandy Patinkin, imdb.com

Tagged: Aimlessness, Existential Dilemma

“The interchange between the 405 and the 101 freeways is consistently rated the worst interchange in the entire world.”

— Edward Allen Bernero, Jeff Davis, Dr. Spencer Reid, Matthew Gray Gubler, imdb.com

Tagged: California Highways, TV Quotes

“This character, what's his name? Night? That's the whole name? Just Night? Not very catchy. What about Night Man? Or... I know: True Knight with a "K"”

— Edward Allen Bernero, Bobby Kim, Parry Shen, imdb.com

Tagged: California Highways, TV Quotes

“Sometimes for an artist, the only difference between insanity and genius is success.”

— Edward Allen Bernero, Dr. Spencer Reid, Matthew Gray Gubler, imdb.com

Tagged: Insanity, Genius, Success, Genius In Madness, The Mad Genius

“Life is one hell of a thing to happen to a person.”

— Edward Allen Bernero, David Rossi, Joe Mantegna, imdb.com

Tagged: Life, Weight of Adversity, Trials and Tribulations, Obstacles, Life Struggles