Mandy Patinkin



plays Jason Gideon, the brilliant but emotionally scarred leader of an elite team of FBI profilers, in this police procedural drama that focuses on the thoughts and motivations of criminals rather than their crimes. Still recovering from a nervous breakdown, Gideon gets help from team members Aaron (Thomas Gibson);



sex offense specialist Elle (Lola Glaudini);



and socially inept but brainy Spencer (Matthew Gray Gubler).



This disc includes the following episodes:

1. Extreme Aggressor - After a fourth woman goes missing in Seattle in a period of four months, the BAU is brought in to track down the abductor before he kidnaps again. Meanwhile, SSA Aaron Hotchner is asked to evaluate SSA Jason Gideon secretly to determine if he is really ready to work full-time again after returning from a six-month leave of absence. 2.88 stars (Dale-2.75, David-3)

2. Compulsion - The team of investigators tries to capture a serial arsonist who has been terrorizing a college campus in Tempe, Arizona. Most of the evidence from the fires had been burned beyond recognition, so the BAU must rely on psychological analysis to identify the firestarter. 3.13 stars (Dale-3, David-3.25)

3. Won't Get Fooled Again - Gideon and the BAU track down a copycat bomber who has been terrorizing Palm Beach, Florida. The team determines the bomber is mimicking Gideon's nemesis, Adrian Bale, who is the man responsible for murdering Gideon's team in Boston several years earlier. 3.13 stars (Dale-2.75, David-3.5)

4. Plain Sight - The BAU travels to San Diego to stop a rapist and murderer who commits his crimes in the middle of the day. The suspect appears to blend into the neighborhood so well the local authorities have been unable to capture him. 3 stars.

Rated TV-14 2 hours 55 minutes 2005

3.04 stars. Ok series. Didn't quite grab our attention. Think we will take the rest off our queue!