A good start to the season. It successfully brought JJ and Prentiss back into the cast, while setting up consequent minor story lines for the characters to work out around Prentiss's "death". It closed off the Ian Doyle story arc, leaving room in the future for Prentiss to interact with the child she had clearly come to care for. It emphasised the political influence that exists in the USA over law enforcement, and it gave us more hints as to Strauss's personal problems. Because of the time taken for the Senate hearing, it was slower paced than usual, and none the worse for that after the hyperactivity of the previous few episodes.
Review of It Takes a Village
