Spoilers ahead for Criminal Minds: Evolution season 2, episode 7, “Piranha.”
The break in the case is exciting.
Instead, it’s a brief update about what Reid is up to these days.
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In reality, the character’s absence is due to Matthew Gray Gubler’s scheduling conflict.
Canonically, the Paramount+ has been cagey about his whereabouts.
He’s still part of the BAU, but he isn’t with them.
InCriminal Minds: Evolution, the FBI’s elite team of criminal profilers come up against their greatest threat yet, an UnSub who has used the pandemic to build a network of other serial killers. As the world opens back up and the network goes operational, the team must hunt them down, one murder at a time. Original cast members continuing their roles include Joe Mantegna, A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Aisha Tyler, Adam Rodriguez and Paget Brewster. Zach Gilford joins the dynamic cast as a recurring guest star in a season-long arc.
Like many fans, I am invested in his story and want to know when he’ll return.
Unfortunately, that’s all she said.
Reid taking a brief break from catching bad guys shouldn’t be a bad thing.
He may even desperately need it.
This is especially vital inCriminal Minds: Evolutionseason 2.
Working with the squad grounds him.
InCriminal Minds: Evolution, the FBI’s elite team of criminal profilers come up against their greatest threat yet, an UnSub who has used the pandemic to build a network of other serial killers. As the world opens back up and the network goes operational, the team must hunt them down, one murder at a time. Original cast members continuing their roles include Joe Mantegna, A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Aisha Tyler, Adam Rodriguez and Paget Brewster. Zach Gilford joins the dynamic cast as a recurring guest star in a season-long arc.
It’s his safe place.
Reid has also repeatedly said that the BAU is his family.
Sure, the work is hard, but he genuinely likes the people around him.
I find it odd that he would be on sabbatical for this long.
Original cast members continuing their roles include Joe Mantegna, A.J.
Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Aisha Tyler, Adam Rodriguez and Paget Brewster.
Zach Gilford joins the dynamic cast as a recurring guest star in a season-long arc.
