Now that Criminal Minds is ending, we thought it would be fun to go inside the show and figure out all the times they made mistakes.
Yes, the show is amazing. But after so many seasons of being on the air, they can’t help but mess up sometimes.
These are those times where they messed up.
1. The Time Is Wrong
Season and Episode: Season 4, Episode 2.
During this episode, when the victim goes to bed, the clock reads “Tue 11:06”.
When the unsub comes out to kill her, the clock reads: “Tue 1:13”, when it should read “Wed 1:13”.
2. The Wrong Address
Season and Episode: Season 3, Episode 17.
When they look up the GPS map history on Charlie Luvet’s car, one address reads 11257 Palmdale Drive.
However, when Morgan tells Hotchner the address he says: “11257 Palm Drive”.
3. When Did They Tuck Him In?
Season and Episode: Season 9, Episode 10.
When the St. Louis couple reports their son missing, they say they tucked him in at 10 Pm. However, when the report comes on the radio, they say the boy was last seen at 2100 hours (9 PM).
4. Boom Shadow
Season and Episode: Season 1, Episode 16.
During the scene after they catch “grandfather”, when Reid says the line “He spent 22 months in prison…,” you can see the shadow of a boom mic in the shot.
5. The Open Door… Or Is It?
Season and Episode: Season 1, Episode 11.
In the moment where Gideon realizes the unsub is a cannibal, we see Garcia enter the office and shut the door.
In the next shot, the door is open.
6. Which Chevy Suburban Is It?
Season and Episode: Season 11, Episode 17
Alright, so there’s this scene in the episode where Morgan and Rossi are seen driving a Chevy Suburban.
In the shots of the outside of the car, it’s the 10th generation. On the inside, it’s an 11th Generation.
7. The Second Camera
Season and Episode: Season 3, Episode 11.
When Prentiss, Morgan, Rossi, and Caulfield go to see Mary Wilkinson, we can see a second camera in the wide shot.
See it over there to the right?
8. The Screenshot
Season and Episode: Season 8, Episode 14
There’s a moment in this episode where Hotchner gets a text from JJ while interviewing a subject.
This is a screenshot (you can see the 2 of 2 briefly).
9. Which Plane Is It?
Season and Episode: Season 10, Episode 13.
The plane model for this episode changes based on the shot.
The original plane is a 747.
The plane Reid gets plans for is a 727 tri-jet.
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When they’re in the actual plane, it’s a wide body sure, but not a 747.
10. Elle’s Bangs
Season and Episode: Season 1, Episode 15.
In the opening scene, we see that Elle has bangs. However, in later scenes, we see that her bangs have actually grown in.
11. Another Address Mishap
Season and Episode:
They just have so much trouble with addresses, don’t they?
The picture says it all. When they look up the address, he lives at 12859 Becker Ln. When they arrive, it’s 4433.
12. The Long, Long Robbery
Season and Episode: Season 9, Episode 5.
In the video of the Chicago robbery, we see the robbers enter the store at 08:27. Then, they leave at 15:32, seven hours later.
I’m no expert on robberies, but…
13. Andrei Chikatilo
Season and Episode: Season 1, Episode 19.
There’s a scene in which Gideon talks about Andrei Chikatilo, and how the murderer once lived in Ukraine.
And while Chikatilo was born in Ukraine, he lived most of his life in Russia.
14. The Street Signs
Season and Episode: Season 2, Episode 8.
They use Seattle in this episode, however, the Seattle they use cannot possibly be the real Seattle.
The street signs on the show are blue, and the signs in Washington state are green.
