The Big Rick

Not horrible by any stretch, but this show is just not working. They didn't have a long-term plan, they had a movie in their heads and are now trying to figure out how to stretch 2 hours into a season.

It's been a few years since I literally was out of breath after watching an hour of network television, but this episode was like a marathon on acid.

I still believe Jerrie to be one of the most interesting characters in a long time. Kudos to Jesse James Keitel in this role and to the writers in their ability so far to make a character who could have easily lapsed into one note and have composed a symphony.

As the weeks pass, I find myself eagerly awaiting each new episode. Good show.

Montana is one of the closest, nicest places to go camping, where I'm from. I've been warned about bears, mountain lions, goffer pits in which to break your ankle, etc... all sorts of things in the Montana wilderness. Even weirdoes that kidnap pretty young things for their nefarious wants. But I've never been warned against acid pits. Seriously, what was that?

*PI presses buzzer at the gate of religious compound* "Do you have a warrant?" "No, but I'm an FBI agent, so I'd hate to have to go back and tell them that you didn't let me enter without a warrant. I'm just saying. You're a cult in the woods. We don't want another Waco." What in the hell was that? Is that supposed to pass for good writing. Do the writers even understand what Waco was?

Anyway, that lets you know the caliber of quality that you are dealing with, in this fake-drama, silly nonsense, should-have-been-a-single-episode-of-criminal-minds-but-was-stretched-over-a-full-season-garbage.

This episode was ok, but in the end made better by Jade! She killed this episode! The rest of the episode felt a little slow, despite the excellent acting from the rest of the cast. The actor playing the trooper was a menace and the trucker an innocent yet frightening character. The mother of the trucker makes my skin crawl a bit, which speaks highly of the actress. I stepped into the series in season 3 because of Jensen Ackles and was drawn into the rest of the seasons because of the great writing, suspense and acting. Also, kudos to the casting directors, they have done an amazing job. Sad it's no longer airing.

Seriously? That sure was a handy acid pit in the middle of nowhere.