This is not a review, guys! Here’s a step-by-step recap of Criminal Minds Season 17, Episode 10, aka Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 2 Finale! Wheels up!
This episode begins with the BAU that remains unaccounted for during the explosion in Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 2 Episode 9.
As Penelope frantically searches for signs of life from her colleagues, Monica receives a text message from her mother. Is she okay? Explosions in buildings dominate the news.
Rosie is trapped under the rubble and has a vision of Voight. FauxVoit wonders if Rossi wishes he had never mentioned Venus so this would never have happened.
Tara comes with the army to help Rosie.
Emily and all the usual suspects are missing.
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Emily was tied up next to Frank Church. Jade is not dead. She’s in control. When he starts rambling on about saving kids, Jade shoots him in the eye. You go, girl!
Penelope discovers footage of Emily during the explosion and sees Jade and her new partner dragging Emily away.
Jed is now working with Peter. She stood in front of the church, surprised that he had disappeared. She recalled the first time she was locked in a cage. Damian in the next cell asked her to hold his hand. No matter what happened, no matter what they did, he would catch her.
Jed asks how Emily Prentiss, who is tied to a chair, can defend herself, but Emily needs to know the charges. Wow! Luke Perry’s Flashback. Jade knows every unknown person who kidnapped and interrogated Emily.
Emily reminds Jade that she has inalienable rights in America. Is Jade like the deep state she’s trying to overthrow?
Jade says they’ll present Emily’s case. Emily wondered, “Who are we?”
Taylor wants to know why they took Prentiss away. Rosie realizes that Emily has been in their line of fire. Even before Bailey died, it was one hit after another.
Rossi visits Voight at the Fed Club. Voit had a nice corner room with a big window, TV, fresh water from a jug and coffee machine. He lived the life of Riley.
Can Voit confirm the final Gold Star actor? Voight had no intention of helping, but Rossi persisted. Why was Prentiss followed and not someone else? It all started when Voight first mentioned Venus to Bailey.
Jed shows Prentice the film of Bailey. Pete B is Peter Paley, the younger brother of Doug Bailey. He holds Prentiss responsible for what Voight did to his brother. Voight smiled, and elsewhere, Prentiss finally saw Pete.
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Prentiss remembers a conversation with Bailey before the raid. They chatted about their siblings, but he changed the subject and offered no more information.
Pete believes that Voight is a false flag, in order to cover up the fact that the BAU killed Bailey, so as to shut up Venus and Pete.
Pete is shocked by Voight’s agreement with FBI Director Kodak, but it serves his purpose. Voit’s deal goes all the way to the top – how convenient. Prentiss said she didn’t mean it.
New director Madison, who hasn’t been seen since the premiere of “Evolution,” is finally back.
As a teenager, Pete underwent an experimental diversion program. He was the first Venus subject. Pete would tell his family that his job was to dismantle child trafficking rings run by the country’s elite. Pitt didn’t reveal any details, which drove a wedge between him and Bailey.
Monica was confused. Why should Gold Star be classified and then left to the BAU to solve? Bailey asked them to sort it out so he could have time to find his brother. He thinks the BAU will find Pete first and kill him.
Madison tells them to throw away the Hail Mary if they have one. He will cover them.
Vincent visits Monica on behalf of Voight and asks for immunity. What a piece of trash. He wants her to accept the BAU’s invitation. Voit knows where Prentiss is, but wants to release it to Genpop. They couldn’t refuse.
Voight is on his way back to the BAU. Why did he have to be there to help? Apart from that, he is also the highlight of the recent cast.
Recall Pete and Bailey talking about human trafficking. Madison walks in and sees them cavorting, which Pete thinks is hilarious.
Pete assures Bailey that he’s on the right side, but Bailey counters that the last threat assessment indicated that child kidnapping conspiracy theories are a growing domestic terror threat. Pete rolled his eyes.
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Pete said if he was wrong, he would admit it. But what if Bailey is wrong?
(As an aside, it’s interesting that the left is now mired in conspiracies, such as believing Trump was trying to assassinate him.)
Prentiss introduces Pete. Nowadays, she said, anyone can be a source, especially if they verify something someone has already thought. Needless to say, he distrusts the media.
Jade shocked Prentiss multiple times in an attempt to get her to say Damian’s name. Instead, Emily bit her tongue.
This smart-aleck Prentiss is very different from the man who was easily tricked and arrested and wanted to resign.
Bailey tries to contact Pete, but an interloper deepfake the video. Voit has the GPS coordinates of where Pete and Prentiss might be hiding. Voight wants to be released again to continue hunting.
Voight wants Tyler to come with him. Tyler wonders what would happen if he hurt Voight and realizes he was chosen because Voight could easily annoy him, ultimately allowing Voight to go free.
When they finally get there, everything goes down as expected, with Voight giving everyone the final edge. Voight brought up Taylor’s brother, which was too much for Garcia. She took off her glasses and walked right up to his face.
Voight was visually terrified. Finally someone could get a reaction out of him.
Next up is JJ from Voit, who mentioned BAUgate. She discovered that the deepfake videos belonged to his wife. He filmed her without her permission. Voight was moved again.
Emily tells Pete how her opinion of Bailey has changed. She feels responsible for his death, but it was Voight who pulled the trigger. Jade pulls out her gun again, but she doesn’t kill Emily. They need the whole team here.
Jade pulled out a killing kit and started setting things up so that one wrong move would kill them all. All they have to do is open the door.
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Penelope discovers a security camera and hacks it. This didn’t impress them well enough and Rossi asked to open the door. At the last moment, Alves stopped them.
JJ remembers Voight’s finger gun, which leads Rossi to realize it’s a trap.
Oddly enough, there was a remote video projector in their room, which Penelope hacked into and threw the video of Voight admitting to killing Bailey at the wall.
Jade uses her handy-dandy deepfake software to verify its authenticity, and Pete realizes it’s all over. He doesn’t mind dying, but he doesn’t mind lying.
He handed her the gun. There is a gold star bullet inside. Pete releases Emily and the team arrives. Jed pressed the gun to his temple. However, she had one last speech to deliver.
Jed believes all the crap because the alternative is worse. (Not sure this is the best information for conspiracy theorists!) Emily agrees to listen to Jed, but they are both led away in handcuffs.
Prentiss wrote a passive-aggressive after-action report, so Madison went to see her. She wondered if it was worth it. Are all the bodies worth trading with Voight?
Not everyone knows what it takes to be a leader, Madison said. Discretion is an important part of courage. You can prevent secrets from becoming conspiracies by keeping them secret.
Prentiss worries that Jed and Pete will escape death, while Voight is released from jail in five minutes. She had a deal with him.
The deal was that they could see their loved ones. For Pete, it was his parents. For Jade, it was Neela.
Taylor has submitted his resume to Quantico.
They were having a “Hooray you’re alive” party at Garcia’s house. Tara and Monica announce they are back together.
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Tyler is worried about Voight and his desire to join Genpop. When Prentice arrives, Rossi sees Voight lurking behind the door.
Voight was doing laundry at the prison and looking for chemicals when the two men arrived. One of them has a dagger. He threw chemicals into one of the men’s faces and a fight ensued. Will he die?
Don’t forget to check out our Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 2 Episode 10 review!
