First things first, that opening scene was\u2026something. I don\u2019t like that I was able to call that this woman was going to do something bad the minute I saw her, but DAMN, I wasn\u2019t expecting that! This woman is Jade Waters and she\u2019s out for some sort of revenge. She\u2019s targeting a specific group of deputies, luring them in by pretending to need help on the side of the road, and once they\u2019re distracted – BAM she attacks. SIDEBAR: I\u2019d like to thank this episode for reinstating my fear of helping people pulled over on the side of the road in the middle of the night.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The episode then continues with where we left off previously, where Emily is baited to go to visit Brian Garrity (gotta love conspiracy theorists<\/i>) where he sets her up to be arrested. I laughed at the arresting officers here because let\u2019s be serious: look at Emily and look at Brian – do we really think she\u2019s the one that attacked Brian? Absolutely not, but this made me wonder how deep this \u201cGold Star\u201d case really goes.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cKingdom of the Blind\u201d – CRIMINAL MINDS: EVOLUTION. PICTURED: Liana Liberato as Jade Waters Photo Credit: Michael Yarish \/Paramount+ \u00a9 2024. All Rights Reserved. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Later on we see Tyler show up to Penelope\u2019s place asking her to hack into the phone he cloned from Sebastian, a person he believes holds a key in possibly solving this \u201cGold Star\u201d case. However, Penelope is hesitant and rightfully so. She tells Tyler to do the right thing; bring this to the team and deal with whatever consequences come his way.\u00a0<\/p>\n Shout out to Rossi for picking Emily up, but, oh, hello subconscious Elias \u2013 I see you\u2019re still here. Why are you refusing to leave David alone? And David, what part of you is keeping him alive within your mind and why? Emily enters the car so we won\u2019t get those answers right now. The focus is back on Garrity and what his motives for setting Emily up could be.\u00a0<\/p>\n Back at the office, the team tries to figure out what the link could be between Garrity and the \u201cGold Star\u201d case. As much as they\u2019d hate to admit this, it\u2019s looking like this case could be part of this whole conspiracy theory concept and Brian Garrity was only a throw away piece for a larger picture. Tyler comes in (and does exactly what Penelope tells him to do – good job<\/i>) to talk with Emily and David about what he knows about Sebastian and how there may be information on this phone about \u201cGold Star\u201d. Penelope is then called in to do what she does best. There was a bit of resistance from Penelope at first, but Emily gets her to agree to break into the phone. Penelope, you\u2019re a real one!\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cKingdom of the Blind\u201d – CRIMINAL MINDS: EVOLUTION. PICTURED: Ryan-James Hatanaka as Tyler Green and Kirsten Vangsness as Penelope Garcia Photo Credit: Michael Yarish \/Paramount+ \u00a9 2024. All Rights Reserved. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Back at the prison, Sydney has agreed to meet with Elias, but on the condition that she speaks with him first before he gets to see his daughters. Elias, sir, you\u2019re on a new level of sociopathic \u2013 I say this because the way he\u2019s talking to Sydney it\u2019s as if he believes that he would be out and able to live this normal life with his children. As she is updating him, she tells him their oldest, Holly, has been cutting herself and that triggers something in him. Is this Elias actually caring or did he just find another way to manipulate the BAU? Because he then says he\u2019s willing to let his family go, but on another condition: he has to be able to hold them. Elias, what is your endgame sir?!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Back in the office, Penelope is struggling to crack the riddle code on Sebastian\u2019s phone and reluctantly, she asks Tyler for help in solving the code. It worked \u2013 she gained access to the phone and now it\u2019s time for a deep dive. At this point I\u2019m really hoping this helps the team get closer to closing this case, but in my heart I just know they\u2019re about to open a can of worms.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cKingdom of the Blind\u201d – CRIMINAL MINDS: EVOLUTION. PICTURED: Kiele Sanchez as Sydney Voit Photo Credit: Michael Yarish \/ Paramount+ \u00a9 2024. All Rights Reserved. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n At the sight of one of Jade\u2019s murders, subconscious Elias is back. It\u2019s showing us, in my opinion, that no matter where David is or what case he\u2019s working on, until this \u201cGold Star\u201d case is solved, Elias will always be on his mind. It\u2019s what makes the most sense to me, but let\u2019s see how that plays out.\u00a0<\/p>\n Brian calling Emily asking her if she\u2019s alright was wild, but let\u2019s get into this conversation. He tells her that he had no choice but to blame her because they threatened his estranged wife (that\u2019s kind, she has a restraining order against him but he still cares<\/i>). She wants to know who \u201cthey\u201d are and Brian says he doesn\u2019t know who, but it involves a program called \u201cGold Star\u201d and WHOA that conspiracy theory is looking more and more legitimate as we go on.\u00a0<\/p>\n We\u2019re back at the prison and Elias is speaking with his daughters and he\u2019s trying to put on this \u201cfather\u201d persona, and it\u2019s working on Harlow, their youngest, but Holly sees right through it. So much so, she hands him a letter she wrote to him letting him know that she knows who he is and what he\u2019s done to some extent. In the letter she calls him a \u201cserial killer\u201d, \u201cmurderer\u201d, (sweet baby Jesus<\/i>) and when he tries to deny it she goes to show him she really is his daughter and tries to stab him (Elias, congratulations, you\u2019ve passed on the murder gene<\/i>). Now, after all of this, we see a different side to Elias. He seems to really care about what\u2019s happening with Holly, even going as far as saying she needs to be saved. He\u2019s getting frustrated when Alvez tries to redirect him and the way he\u2019s saying \u201cshe\u2019s in trouble\u201d, \u201cyou have to intervene\u201d, stay with me here, it\u2019s as if he\u2019s talking about himself more than Holly. Almost like a \u201cit\u2019s too late for me, but it\u2019s not too late for her.\u201d I could just be reaching, because this is Elias we\u2019re talking about here, but come on, tell me you didn\u2019t sense that too.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cKingdom of the Blind\u201d – CRIMINAL MINDS: EVOLUTION. PICTURED: Zach Gilford as Elias Voit Photo Credit: Michael Yarish \/Paramount+ \u00a9 2024. All Rights Reserved.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/div>\n Jade looks to be ready to take down victim number three, but is caught. Held at gunpoint, I wondered how she planned on getting out of this one and OOP\u2013 it turns out it\u2019s her own father (I repeat, sickening<\/i>).\u00a0<\/p>\n There\u2019s a scene where we see this person with a gold star bullet approaching Jade and (after I screamed<\/i>) I thought she was a goner, but PLOT TWIST, it\u2019s another player in the \u201cGold Star\u201d game. His name is Damien and he\u2019s the one who attacked Issac Sanchez, and took his badge. How many players are there?\u00a0<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEisgdYogkOH-gsVD2R-wcm2uoS63kzDe68n0X6trkW6vccgY6P3ndbHvgXuJTMievKgKjRBV1Znu1D6KCzMi1w8gK5pwnt7B_aFB_I1Edf_bOUXDojRSuO833xd4-ybEL7hx0vq3ix3EdLyJrbBoS2sn-RXiOo2XAGeIf533a-xLndDGW81SoklUQ\/s6000\/CM_1704_MY_0228_01579_RT.jpg\")
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