The show definitely revels in the violence nowadays. When I started watching I had to marathon the first few seasons to catch up, and I never once felt that the violence was exploitative or sensationalistic. S6 has been awful. I had to stop watching because I was sick of tuning in to see yet another woman be victimised. I'm trying to start watching again for my love of Reid and Morgan/Reid, but I feel like I'm now forcing myself more for fandom than for my actual enjoyment of the show.

It's sad, CM was a really refreshing crime drama when it first started. I'm just hoping S7 will be an improvement.