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"Bad Moon on the Rise" is the twelfth episode of Season Thirteen and the 289th overall of Criminal Minds.

Summary[]

When brutal casualties are reported in New York, the BAU is called to investigate.

Guest Cast[]

  • Daniella Alonso - Lisa Douglas
  • Derek Anthony - Captain Martin Savalas
  • Leana Chavez - Cop #1
  • Nico Christou - Bryce McCord
  • Melissa De Sousa - Adele McCord
  • Jon Donahue - Greg Winters
  • Khalid Ghajji - Frankie Brown
  • Ken Hodges - Brad Norton
  • Jackie Houston - Wife
  • Chaz Ingram - Husband
  • Carlin James - Chad Higgins
  • Ronnie Marmo - Mitchell McCord
  • Anthony Martins - Vihaan Patel
  • Eliot Rodriguez - Passerby
  • Susan Slome - Medical Examiner Clare Kaufman
  • Jess Weaver - Robber

Referenced Criminals[]

  • Daphne Abdela and Christopher Vasquez

Music[]

  • "Apple of an Eye" by Tab the Band
  • "Lowlands" by Far Lands

Bookend Quotes[]

  • Tara Lewis: "It is the very error of the moon; She comes more nearer earth than she was wont. And makes men mad." — William Shakespeare
  • Luke Alvez: Curt Siodmak wrote, "Even a man who is pure in heart and says his prayers by night may become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms and the moon is full and bright."

Trivia[]

  • The title of the episode is similar to the name of a song by Creedence Clearwater Revival, released in April 1969. In fact, the lyrics of the chorus include "There's a bad moon on the rise."
  • Khalid Ghajji, the actor who portrayed Frankie Brown, had previously portrayed Haji in the two Season Eleven episodes "A Badge and a Gun" and "Derek".
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