Discussing this episode on the r/criminalminds subreddit in a thread hyperbolically titled "the most unrealistic episode...," u/samclops posited an amusingly specific and well-founded gripe with "The Good Earth." Clearly, this factual inaccuracy was no small tomatoes to the users below.
"The unsub was using victims as fertilizer, in [Oregon], but the shots show tomatoes growing. The episode takes place right before Halloween. NO WAY IN HELL are your tomatoes growing in late October in the northwest? By no means are those an autumn harvest ..." Surprisingly, several others had this same issue with the episode, with another user exclaiming, "FINALLY SOMEONE ELSE WHO SAW IT TOO. IT'S TOO COLD FOR TOMATOES, MUCH LESS THOSE BIG ASS HEIRLOOMS."
"No, no, you're missing the point," joked u/VisibleCoat995. "Obviously, human beings are a super fertilizer that allows anything to grow at any time!" While reading this endless and obviously good-natured ribbing of "Criminal Minds'" seasonal gaffe stirs up memories of some of the series' most ludicrous storylines.
