I've been rewatching old episodes, and I finally came across this one, which was the first full episode of CM I ever saw (and the reason why it took me so long to get into the show). At the time, I just couldn't get over how silly one of the scenes was.

Towards the beginning of the episode, Reid mentions the tox screens for the LSD, and says that they contained traces of rohypnol. Then, Elle proceeds to explain to Hotch, Gideon, and Morgan (who, surprisingly, look like they're hearing something new) that rohypnol is a "central nervous system depressant, similar to valium, only ten times more potent. It's commonly known as a 'roofie' or a 'date rape drug'." Reid then adds that "one of its side effects is amnesia..."

Does this strike anyone else as an extremely unlikely conversation between FBI agents? I mean, I don't think there are many people over the age of 14 in North America who don't know what a 'roofie' is (as unfortunate as that is). Obviously, they have to include information like that for the small percentage of people who don't know, but couldn't they have done it in a more convincing way? Is there any chance on earth that every one of those characters, having worked in the Bureau for ANY length of time, wouldn't have known what a date rape drug is? They certainly deal with it on numerous occassions. Wasn't there some way to have the information said without making it look like Hotch, Morgan, and Gideon needed Elle to explain the basics of rohypnol to them? These are supposed to be some of the brightest minds in the country...

Sorry for the rant, but that scene still bothers me. Overall, the writers have gotten much better at keeping conversations realistic, but it was stuff like this that kept me changing the channel part way through the episode (Thankfully, I haven't had to do that in quite a while!!!).

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