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The Best Episodes of Criminal Minds Season 14

Every episode of Criminal Minds Season 14 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Criminal Minds Season 14!

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An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. The Behavioral Analysis Unit's most experienced agent is David Rossi, a founding member of

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Criminal Minds Season 14 Episode 1 - 300
    8.3/10(1529 votes)

    #1 - 300

    S14:E1

    When Reid and Garcia are abducted by Benjamin Merva, it's up to the rest of the team to find them. The BAU finds surprising clues in their own history to solve why the two heroes have been targeted by a mass murderer. It's a race to save them before a Believer's prophecy is fulfilled.

    Director:Glenn Kershaw
    Writer:Erica Messer

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  2. Criminal Minds Season 14 Episode 2 - Starter Home
    7.6/10(1156 votes)

    #2 - Starter Home

    S14:E2

    When the mummified remains of numerous victims are found in the walls of an elderly couple's remote South Carolina home, Rossi, JJ and Simmons are dispatched to track down a trail of clues that date back over 20 years. The hunt becomes urgent after BAU learns the killer has a specific ritual of when to strike, and like clockwork another person goes missing. Rossi reconnects with his ex-wife.

    Director:Diana Valentine
    Writer:Bruce Zimmerman

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  3. Criminal Minds Season 14 Episode 3 - Rule 34
    7.4/10(1117 votes)

    #3 - Rule 34

    S14:E3

    The BAU must determine what connects six people that each received a mysterious package in order to identify the Unsub. Simmons and his wife deal with their son's suspension from school.

    Director:Alec Smight
    Writer:Christopher Barbour

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  4. Criminal Minds Season 14 Episode 4 - Innocence
    7.1/10(1059 votes)

    #4 - Innocence

    S14:E4

    The BAU steps in to help local law enforcement isolate a prime suspect for a ritualistic murder in Tallahassee, Fla., and soon after a second person who is related to the first victim is killed under similar circumstances. Prentiss is concerned about Garcia’s behavior in the aftermath of her abduction and has an idea of how to help with the healing process.

    Director:Lily Mariye
    Writer:Stephanie Sengupta

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  5. Criminal Minds Season 14 Episode 5 - The Tall Man
    8.3/10(1456 votes)

    #5 - The Tall Man

    S14:E5

    The BAU investigates a spooky local ghost story of the 'Tall Man' and the clues it provides when two people go missing in the woods of East Allegheny’s Dead Man’s Conservatory, and a third mysteriously surfaces the following day with limited details as to what happened to her friends. To assist with the case, JJ reluctantly returns to her hometown, triggering emotional flashbacks to age 11 and her older sister’s tragic death.

    Director:Matthew Gray Gubler
    Writer:Breen Frazier

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  6. Criminal Minds Season 14 Episode 6 - Luke
    7.4/10(1154 votes)

    #6 - Luke

    S14:E6

    The BAU heads to Bethesda, Md., to investigate four murders in the span of three days along the eastern seaboard. The crimes become personal for Alvez, when the team discovers there are ties to his time spent five years ago working alongside the DEA and the Mexican police force in pursuit of the most notorious hitman in Mexico. Alvez and his girlfriend decide to move in together.

    Director:Joe Mantegna
    Writer:Erik Stiller

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  7. Criminal Minds Season 14 Episode 7 - Twenty Seven
    7.7/10(1147 votes)

    #7 - Twenty Seven

    S14:E7

    The BAU races to capture the vigilantes behind a series of attacks taking place every 27 minutes in the nation’s capital. Prentiss and Unit Chief Andrew Mendoza lead the effort to identify the Unsubs and what’s motivating them.

    Director:Sharat Raju
    Writer:Erica Meredith

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  8. Criminal Minds Season 14 Episode 8 - Ashley
    7.4/10(1067 votes)

    #8 - Ashley

    S14:E8

    The BAU investigates a double homicide and kidnapping in New Hampshire. Rossi's plans to elevate his relationship with Krystall don't go as planned.

    Director:Adam Rodriguez
    Writer:Stephanie Birkitt

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  9. Criminal Minds Season 14 Episode 9 - Broken Wing
    7.3/10(1015 votes)

    #9 - Broken Wing

    S14:E9

    A professor from Lewis’ past tips off the BAU to an alarming number of overdose deaths of patients who just completed rehab.

    Director:Aisha Tyler
    Writer:Jim Clemente

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  10. Criminal Minds Season 14 Episode 10 - Flesh and Blood
    7.4/10(1014 votes)

    #10 - Flesh and Blood

    S14:E10

    Prentiss faces her past when the BAU is sent to investigate the murders of prominent businessmen, all of whom are missing their hearts. Also, Prentiss plans a romantic first date with Mendoza, but the evening is cut short by an urgent call from Rossi.

    Director:Glenn Kershaw
    Writer:Christopher Barbour

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  11. Criminal Minds Season 14 Episode 11 - Night Lights
    7.2/10(962 votes)

    #11 - Night Lights

    S14:E11

    The BAU team heads to Portland, Ore., to investigate a chilling abduction that may be linked to a local couple killed in their home a week earlier.

    Director:Nelson McCormick
    Writer:Heather Noël Aldridge

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  12. Criminal Minds Season 14 Episode 12 - Hamelin
    7.4/10(1059 votes)

    #12 - Hamelin

    S14:E12

    Prentiss and the team fly to Iowa to investigate the disappearance of three 10-year-old children who appear to have been abducted from their homes in the middle of the night, with surveillance video from a neighborhood park as their only lead to finding the children’s whereabouts.

    Director:Simon Mirren
    Writer:Bruce Zimmerman

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  13. Criminal Minds Season 14 Episode 13 - Chameleon
    8.1/10(1210 votes)

    #13 - Chameleon

    S14:E13

    Rossi questions his actions in the aftermath of a near-death struggle with a serial killer who appears to have outsmarted the BAU.

    Director:A. J. Cook
    Writers:Breen Frazier, Charles Dewey

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  14. Criminal Minds Season 14 Episode 14 - Sick and Evil
    7.1/10(911 votes)

    #14 - Sick and Evil

    S14:E14

    The BAU investigates a string of murders taking place in supposedly haunted houses in Lewiston, Maine.

    Director:Rob Bailey
    Writer:Erik Stiller

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  15. Criminal Minds Season 14 Episode 15 - Truth or Dare
    7.5/10(1188 votes)

    #15 - Truth or Dare

    S14:E15

    Wedding bells are ringing as Rossi prepares to marry Krystall. But first, the BAU team travels to Los Angeles to investigate a series of fatal shootings in broad daylight following car accidents.

    Director:Glenn Kershaw
    Writer:Erica Meredith

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Season 14 Ratings Summary

"300" is the best rated episode of "Criminal Minds" season 14. It scored 8.3/10 based on 1529 votes. Directed by Glenn Kershaw and written by Erica Messer, it aired on 10/3/2018. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Starter Home".