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[s2e14] The Big Game Apr 2026

: The episode was written by Edward Allen Bernero and directed by Gloria Muzio. "Criminal Minds" The Big Game (TV Episode 2007) - IMDb

: James Van Der Beek portrays the complex antagonist Tobias Hankel. [S2E14] The Big Game

: Jennifer Jareau (JJ) is trapped in a barn and about to be attacked by the same dogs that killed a previous victim. Key Cast and Trivia : The episode was written by Edward Allen

: The unsub uses a remote-controlled web camera to record his crimes and post them online as "viral videos". Key Cast and Trivia : The unsub uses

: Sports commentators Jim Nantz and Phil Simms appear as themselves, as the episode aired directly after Super Bowl XLI.

is the 14th episode of the second season of Criminal Minds , which originally aired on February 4, 2007. It is the first part of a notable two-part story arc that concludes with the episode "Revelations".

: The killer is revealed to be Tobias Hankel (played by James Van Der Beek ), a tech-support technician with multiple personality disorder. He alternates between three personalities: himself (Tobias), his abusive deceased father (Charles), and the "Archangel Raphael".

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