Criminal Minds Review: Face cards and Farewells

Whoa. Where do I even begin? Oh right, with the bank robbery. Or maybe the hostage situation. Or the near-explosion of Will and Prentiss. No no, the wedding maybe? Or Emily's decision to leave her beloved BAU team. Right - now you see why this season finale will be no walk in the park to sum up, but I'll give it my best shot nonetheless.

I have to say, even though the writers made some not-so-subtle copycat moves during this two-part finale of "Hit" and "Run," it still kept my attention the entire time and was pretty exhilarating to watch. In order of occurrence, my observations are the following: