With 6.9 out of 10 ratings, "Reckoner" and "Exit Wounds" are tied as the lowest-rated episodes of Season 5 of "Criminal Minds." Each episode received roughly 2,290 ratings, and their final scores are hardly indicative of being disliked by fans. The remaining 21 episodes in Season 5 are rated between 7 and 9 stars, so all things considered, it's a fairly solid season (via IMDb).
Episode 3, "Reckoner," follows the BAU's investigation into a hitman targeting people from Senior Agent David Rossi's (Joe Mantegna) hometown. TheLittleSongbird rated the episode 7/10 stars and said that it needed more suspense. "'Reckoner' is decent and does a lot right, but just lacks the extra something for it to be even better," they wrote.
"Exit Wounds," Episode 21, follows the team to a small town in Alaska where they must race to catch a serial killer before the residents beat them to it. Similarly, fans weren't offended by this episode, but they weren't blown away by it, either. In their 7/10 star review, mounabenjazia97 explained that it was "an 'okay episode' because it was one of those 'average' ones."
While not every episode of "Criminal Minds" is beloved by fans, these Season 5 entries are hardly the worst despite their lower ratings.
