[s5e12] The Uncanny Valley 🎯 Updated

The team identifies the unsub as a "collector" with a deep-seated psychopathology, likely stemming from damage to the pre-frontal cortex that prevents her from distinguishing between living beings and objects.

" The Uncanny Valley " (Season 5, Episode 12) of Criminal Minds is widely considered one of the series' most unsettling yet heartbreaking episodes. It explores the tragic case of Samantha Malcolm, an "unsub" who abducts petite women and uses paralyzing drugs to transform them into living dolls, recreating a childhood doll collection she lost years prior. [S5E12] The Uncanny Valley

Unlike many of the show's more malicious killers, Samantha is portrayed with immense pathos. The team identifies the unsub as a "collector"