I always wondered why Goren was rated so highly among Law & Order characters. After watching this show, I can see why. He's great. But, aside from him, I'd say this show was just alright. It definitely declines in quality as it goes on - S9 in particular is pretty awful. Not hard to see why it didn't last like SVU. Overall, I'd say I prefer SVU in general. Although the higher level of variety of crimes in this show was a welcome change. On a personal note, I only just realized that I binged watched the entire show in exactly one month. I'm not sure how I feel about that...

I love all Law & Order series and have seen them all, but for some reason I always had an unwarranted bad attitude towards Criminal Intent. Now that I have binge-watched every episode for the first time, I can safely say I was wrong this whole time. I really enjoyed Criminal Intent and highly recommend watching it. Goren and Eames are awesome!

I will miss this show. :(