Criminal Minds

This article contains mentions of murder, sexual crimes, and near-death experiences.

It also contains SPOILERS forCriminal Minds.

11Peaches, This Is The Office Of Unmitigated Superiority.

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I Am Always Ready.

Still, her kind and playful demeanor is a pleasant break from the gritty realism of the cases.

In the end, her superiority truly was unmitigated, and they took The Tommy Killer down.

Kirsten Vangsness as Penelope Garcia from Criminal Minds

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My Friends Call Me Wonderful.

Garcia deserved a meet-cute love story, but of course there was a twist.

9Well, Gorgeous, Youve Been Rerouted To The Office Of Too Friggin Bad.

Kirsten Vangsness as Penelope Garcia in Criminal Minds

When Morgan asked an impossible task of her, Garcia told him he was out of luck.

However, her response was the perfect display of her sass.

No reroute was necessary.

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8Penelopes House Of How May I keep your A Today?

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In many ways, she was the BAUs savior.

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In the end, the 11-year-old victim of abduction is returned to her family alive.

7Your Mom Read You Valentines Poems?

The two had a heartfelt conversation about the hereditary passage, and Garcia comforted him as best she could.

Penelope Garcia and Derek Morgan on a plane in Criminal Minds

6Thats Exciting!

Whats It Like At Quan-ti-co?

While at a bar with Emily Prentiss (Paget Brewster) and JenniferJJJareau (A.J.

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Cook), the women encountered a man posing as a fake FBI agent.

After the impostor answered their questions with a quiet smugness, they asked to see his badge.

The man quickly walked away with his tail between his legs while the women laughed.

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The scene was a power move and a fierce display of their patience in the face of pure audacity.

5You, My Fine Furry Friends, Are Welcome.

When Garcia called in to give the team their much-needed information, Reid thanked her.

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Garcias lines sometimes veered into random, almost nonsensical territory.

4Aside From Being Slightly Morally Repugnant, He’s Clean As A Whistle.

If That Whistle Was Slightly Morally Repugnant.

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Consequently, she had staunch morals and values that she didnt bother concealing during work.

Garcias clear disdain for bad people, killer or otherwise, is what made her such a respectable character.

When she insulted someone, there was never a doubt of whether they deserved it.

Garcia and JJ showing Reid his cake in the Criminal Minds episode True Genius

Garcias judgment was proof enough.

3Sunshine, I Can Run CentCom From Here And Still Participate In Simultaneous Tetris Tournaments.

Penelope Garcia was a master of hyperbole, and her greatest quotes put that skill on full display.

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Garcias language was just as vivid and colorful as her personality, wardrobe, and miscellaneous office decorations.

2Honey, If He Opens His Mouth Ill Tell You The Length Of His Teeth.

Penelope Garcia and Derek Morgan on Criminal Minds talking while Penelope is turned away from him.

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