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11-30-2022, 08:24 PM
https://www.looper.com/1121714/the-biggest-revelations-in-criminal-minds-evolution/
BY KIRA DESHLER/NOV. 30, 2022 1:35 PM EST
"Criminal Minds: Evolution" can probably claim the title of quickest series revival in TV history. The original show, which aired on CBS, ran for a grand total of 15 seasons and only concluded in 2020 — so when it was announced the following year that a new chapter was in the works, there was a considerable amount of confusion among fans. How different would the new show be from the original? Would all of our favorite characters return? Viewers had a lot of questions, along with a few of their own ideas for how the new series should go down.
There was also the question of how they were going to address the events that happened in the Season 15 finale (which a number of fans already had their issues with). JJ (A.J. Cook) and Garcia (Kirsten Vangsness) both announced at the end of the season that they would be leaving the BAU — Garcia was too traumatized by the job and JJ was moving to New Orleans with her family — something that would clearly need to be addressed. It was also revealed that neither Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler) nor Simmons (Daniel Henney) would be returning for the new series.
With all of that uncertainty, fans have been understandably concerned about how the reboot will turn out. Luckily, the wait is finally over, and so far, the reboot has answered a lot of our questions — like whether the characters will swear — while posing a few more. Keep reading to discover the biggest revelations in "Criminal Minds: Evolution."
BY KIRA DESHLER/NOV. 30, 2022 1:35 PM EST
"Criminal Minds: Evolution" can probably claim the title of quickest series revival in TV history. The original show, which aired on CBS, ran for a grand total of 15 seasons and only concluded in 2020 — so when it was announced the following year that a new chapter was in the works, there was a considerable amount of confusion among fans. How different would the new show be from the original? Would all of our favorite characters return? Viewers had a lot of questions, along with a few of their own ideas for how the new series should go down.
There was also the question of how they were going to address the events that happened in the Season 15 finale (which a number of fans already had their issues with). JJ (A.J. Cook) and Garcia (Kirsten Vangsness) both announced at the end of the season that they would be leaving the BAU — Garcia was too traumatized by the job and JJ was moving to New Orleans with her family — something that would clearly need to be addressed. It was also revealed that neither Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler) nor Simmons (Daniel Henney) would be returning for the new series.
With all of that uncertainty, fans have been understandably concerned about how the reboot will turn out. Luckily, the wait is finally over, and so far, the reboot has answered a lot of our questions — like whether the characters will swear — while posing a few more. Keep reading to discover the biggest revelations in "Criminal Minds: Evolution."