TMC
04-20-2022, 09:00 PM
https://www.looper.com/838742/gideons-worst-moment-on-criminal-minds/
He was killed unceremoniously
As someone who virtually drove the show for over two seasons, a character like Jason Gideon would typically find a little more pomp and circumstance surrounding his departure. However, not only does he retire primarily off-screen, but the writers killed him off-screen as well.
In Season 10, Episode 13, "Nelson's Sparrow," serial killer Donnie Mallick (Arye Gross), who was chased three decades earlier by Gideon and Agent David Rossi (Joe Mantegna), kills Gideon and leaves him in his cabin. While showrunner Erica Messer revealed this episode was meant to be a love letter to fans (via TV Guide (https://www.tvguide.com/news/8-shows-like-billions-season-6-showtime/)), viewers were not impressed.
Reddit user u/xXCapnBubblesXx (https://www.reddit.com/r/criminalminds/comments/cmtp1m/unpopular_opinion_gideon/) started a thread titled "Unpopular Opinion: Gideon," where they expressed their love for the character, including their feelings on his death. "I am also incredibly upset he was killed off later. Not only because Mandy didn't want Gideon to leave in that way earlier in the show, but because I don't believe Gideon would go solo after a killer after being so shocked and traumatized to the things he saw. Especially not the killer that himself and Rossi were previously unsuccessful to find." User u/mollybeesknees (https://www.reddit.com/r/criminalminds/comments/cmtp1m/comment/ew4txbf/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) agreed, writing, "I absolutely loved Gideon and I felt that his off-screen death by what didn't even seem to be portrayed as a worthy foe was disrespectful to the character."
Others commented that the move was meant to be disrespectful to the character based on Mandy Patinkin's unamiable departure from the show (https://www.looper.com/195094/the-reason-mandy-patinkin-left-criminal-minds-after-season-2/). Either way, the unceremonious exit of one of the original characters in the series proved to be his worst moment.
He was killed unceremoniously
As someone who virtually drove the show for over two seasons, a character like Jason Gideon would typically find a little more pomp and circumstance surrounding his departure. However, not only does he retire primarily off-screen, but the writers killed him off-screen as well.
In Season 10, Episode 13, "Nelson's Sparrow," serial killer Donnie Mallick (Arye Gross), who was chased three decades earlier by Gideon and Agent David Rossi (Joe Mantegna), kills Gideon and leaves him in his cabin. While showrunner Erica Messer revealed this episode was meant to be a love letter to fans (via TV Guide (https://www.tvguide.com/news/8-shows-like-billions-season-6-showtime/)), viewers were not impressed.
Reddit user u/xXCapnBubblesXx (https://www.reddit.com/r/criminalminds/comments/cmtp1m/unpopular_opinion_gideon/) started a thread titled "Unpopular Opinion: Gideon," where they expressed their love for the character, including their feelings on his death. "I am also incredibly upset he was killed off later. Not only because Mandy didn't want Gideon to leave in that way earlier in the show, but because I don't believe Gideon would go solo after a killer after being so shocked and traumatized to the things he saw. Especially not the killer that himself and Rossi were previously unsuccessful to find." User u/mollybeesknees (https://www.reddit.com/r/criminalminds/comments/cmtp1m/comment/ew4txbf/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) agreed, writing, "I absolutely loved Gideon and I felt that his off-screen death by what didn't even seem to be portrayed as a worthy foe was disrespectful to the character."
Others commented that the move was meant to be disrespectful to the character based on Mandy Patinkin's unamiable departure from the show (https://www.looper.com/195094/the-reason-mandy-patinkin-left-criminal-minds-after-season-2/). Either way, the unceremonious exit of one of the original characters in the series proved to be his worst moment.