I’m recommending my favorite show of all time, Criminal minds. This show is 15 seasons long and is about this special FBI team called the behavioral analysis unit (BAU), the tackles various cases and you truly learn many tips and tricks that you can use in your life. In my opinion, it’s the best show because it teaches you a very useful skill, how to read body language to the point that they can identify you and retrace all your steps just through your behavior. It’s very psychological and if you like FBI shows then this is perfect. Oh but warning, it can get pretty gory so if you don’t like blood or violent scenes then be careful while watching it. But if you’re like me who enjoys that then you will be perfectly fine. They investigate all types of crimes, from serial killers to rapist, to con artist and many more. I tend to watch shows that have to do with reading people and well … crime Like “Lie to me”, “Mind Hunters” (Also great shows that talk about body language) but I just enjoy finding out the why and how these criminals do what they do. I binged watched this show in 3 months (including all of the spin-off shows that it has) and by the end of it, I became a profiler as well, reading everyone around me, seeing the small details that everyone does. Each character also presents their own types of skills like my favorite FBI agent, Dr. Spencer Reid. the smartest and youngest member of the FBI. He’s literally a walking google, knows everything and anything, the fastest reader like he’s amazing. Then there is Agent Emily Prentiss who is a literal badass. She is very resourceful, has connections with Interpol, speaks many languages, tends to go undercover a lot so she can easily play any role that she needs to. And then there’s one agent who was there briefly who I think put a big importance on writing, Agent Alex Blake who is an FBI linguistic expert and on the side is also a professor. She truly teaches you to look closely at word choice, and how by reading closely you can identify a lot about the writer. When i was watching the show i felt identified with all of the characters, in many ways i felt like i saw the many parts of me in different individual characters. I liked how they all used their own skills to help each other solve these crimes. If you are interested in watching this show seasons 1 – 12 are up on Netflix. 13 – 15 is on Hulu, annoying how they split the seasons on different platforms but it is very worth it. If I had the time I would re-watch all 15 seasons again and again. 10/10 experience.
If you like criminal minds, I would definitely like to recommend Forensic Files! The cases are insane and the way detectives decipher the cases are insanely brilliant. I wonder how exactly it is that you felt connected to the characters in the show. I”m also curious, what individual skills did they use to solve the crimes? Criminal Minds sounds intriguing, but I think I’d give up trying to watch 15 seasons.
I literally always wanted to watch criminal minds but felt like there were too many seasons so I only got a few episodes in. But definitely will check it out and try to watch it when I get a chance.
Criminal minds is such a good show!! My favorite person in it is for sure Spencer!