He discovers that Turner wants attention from him and to be seen as an equal. However, dangling the possibility to dedicated fans who shipped "Jeid" for 15 seasons at the 11th hour is savage. Her true assignment comes to light in season nine after writers tease an affair between JJ and the new BAU section chief, Cruz. Dr. Spencer Reid [in Reid's recollection] Though all of this is only revealed in Season 8, when Maeve becomes Reid's girlfriend, and we learn she's in hiding because of a stalker. Bobby Putnam I was hoping you'd figure out my riddle. Diane Turner This better get sexy quick. I didn't. Despite its popularity, the crime procedural "Criminal Minds" gave its fans many things to dislike over the course of 15 seasons. : They don't bring up the drug addiction for a while until he gets clean and attends a support group meeting for addicts in law enforcement in (Season 3, Episode 16) "Elephant's Memory". Genius is work, thousands of hours of work. And do you know what I thought after I was finished? The BAU barely mentions him again, making the storyline even more awkward and forced. Jenkins avoided arrest because Michaels "disappeared", and as he had a criminal history as a sexual predator, the police didn't look very hard into the case. The pseudonym she used in her letters to Reid, which is mentioned in Zugzwang, Maeve was not Reid's first potential love interest, as he had brief relationships with actress. Dr. Spencer Reid Dr. Maeve Donovan "I think it's because as someone with a medical background I find it wildly inappropriate that their relationship started with a health-professional-patient dynamic with Maeve viewing Reid's MRI scans and offering professional advice to treat his headaches, then ventured into more romantic overtones with Maeve still advising him on headache treatment.". At the end of the episode, she and Reid are talking over the phone, and he opens a package at his desk that contains the card that he gave herwith a lipstick kiss on the back. Diane Turner Mafia bosses are regularly put into witness protection. Once I got a note from this girl I had crush on. Maeve's stalker kidnaps her and despite all the attempts from Reid to save her, Maeve is murdered in the episode "Zugzwang." Their story came to a tragic ending when, in captivity, Maeve and Spencer saw each other for the first time. Wait! : Criminal Minds jumped into the TV fray in 2005, offering an in-depth look into the minds of serial killers. Memories of his torture under Hankel later allow him to empathize with other victims. Did you guys ever compare lists, the different people you dated? Not true. Never! He finished his undergraduate degree at 16, and received his first doctorate (in Mathematics) the following year. The season 12 scene proves that his actions were common knowledge within the FBI, but Rossi faces zero consequences for his crime. Official Sites Sometimes, however, even the popularly-loved plots were victim to unpopular fan opinions. By the end of "Alchemy", Reid is able to complete the dream by accepting Maeve's request to dance with her. Who's Thomas Merton? After a grievous wound to the gut, she is taken to the hospital and apparently dies. Diane Turner Reid and Lila kindle a short-lived romance, beginning when Lila pulls Reid, fully clothed, into her pool for a kiss. Reid is a genius with an IQ of 187 and can read 20,000 words per minute with an eidetic memory. Dr. Spencer Reid Dr. Spencer Reid : Not true. He later dated Kelly Parker for three years until she died in a car accident in 2004. That's when I heard the laughter. : When Reid tries to phone Maeve, a computer-generate voice interrupts the call and says, "Zugzwang . Some of these choices worked like gangbusters, some were merely mediocre, and some were outright disasters that have fans spitting mad to this day. The Michaels incident had already started the rift, and as Diana's mental state continued to deteriorate, William left, refusing to take Spencer with him. I read your thesis, didn't I? Yet the pair doesn't discuss their true feelings until the final episode of the penultimate season when it's too late. : It took me a long time. Reid starts a conversation with Austin, who works at the bar, and proceeds to do a magic trick in which he appears to jab a pen through the eye of a police sketch, but pulls it through, leaving the paper unscathed. He tells Prentiss that he has not told any of the team members because he is afraid that they will "make him feel like a baby. If you askCriminal Mindsfans who their least favorite BAU agent is, many will name Elle Greenaway. It also appears that Reid was fully aware of her stalker, which may have been why he spoke to her using a payphone. Not like that. Between the ages of 17 and 21, he completed two more doctorates (Chemistry and Engineering), and two more bachelor's degrees (psychology and sociology). Reid's social standing as a child increased when he started winning games as the coach of his high school's basketball team, using statistics to break down the opposing teams' shooting strategies.[6]. . That stupid FBI agent is the reason why you're still alive. Instead of playing games as they have previously done, she wants to go on a date. You lied! In the ongoing saga of Spencer Reid and Maeve, whom viewers finally saw a glimpse of in the Dec. 5 episode "The Lesson," the first attempt at meeting face to face was called off for fear of. : Writer Sharon Lee Watson stated in a Twitter chat that Reid's Asperger traits make the character more lovable. Maybe you do have that gift. Why? I've arranged for your freedom. [32], Before Gubler was cast in the role, the character was envisioned as more like Data from Star Trek. He is socially awkward and has a hard time dealing with his emotions. Diane Turner While Reid is interviewing Jenkins, demanding to know how his father was involved, his parents interrupt and confess to their son the whole story. However, their adorable dynamic almost didn't happen at all. You just couldn't see. With Joe Mantegna, Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler, A.J. Oh, sounds awful. "[27] In season seven, when Prentiss returns and Reid discovers Hotchner and Jareau knew she wasn't dead, he is upset, especially with Jareau. The hostess gives him a bag that she left for him. : : Reid is a genius and autodidact. He tosses the gun back to the killer, goading him into picking up the weapon so Rossi can "legally" shoot him in "self-defense." In between late nights in the office, stressful cases and late night, Indian take out they find comfort in each other. Diane Turner : You're gonna get her to tell me about him. : Criminal Minds fans will know that Spencer Reid birthday is celebrated by the BAU team. After Reid gets back from the case, they plan to meet at a fancy restaurant until Reid sees a man gazing over at him. Upon failing his annual firearms qualification despite Hotchner's efforts to tutor him, he is relieved of his weapon and has to work unarmed during the team's newest case. : That was the deal, right? These are the books mentioned by Spencer Reid. Sorry. Derek Morgan is about as beloved as Criminals Minds characters get. I wonder if this might not be that bad thing we were expecting. The next time Adams emerges is in (Season 15, Episode 6) "Date Night", when she is about to be executed and wishes to see him. For the first time in his life, Spencer Reid was in love. Reid and Prentiss are held hostage by a cult led by Benjamin Cyrus (Luke Perry). Some, on the other hand, hold the opposite view when it comes to Maeve's character and the way Maeve and Reid's story was written. Really, any book that's a literary classic would qualify as a Reid-esque book. One of Criminal Minds' long-running subplots details how Dr. Spencer Reid's girlfriend, Maeve, is terrified to leave her house because of her stalker. Gideon should've lived the rest of his natural life in his secluded cabin instead of facing a cheap off-screen death. : Prior to his death, Gideon catches wind of the dormant kidnapper for the first time since he was a young agent. You would kill yourself for her? That's why you're doing this? This statement surprises Reid, causing him when he nearly heads the wrong direction before realizing it. ", BAU Supervisory Agent Aaron Hotchner (Thomas Gibson) is forced to kick Reid in order to allow him access to a gun in order to shoot a suspect. Cook) wait months before telling Reid she's alive and . When Garcia hosts a Day of the Dead celebration, she asks everyone to bring a photo of a deceased love one for a shrine. Reader. Reid joined the FBI when he was 20 years old. I have to let him see that I'm on your level. Her primary role in Spencer's mind was convincing him to finally make a decision based not on what he thought others wanted but instead on what made him happy. Hotch counted at least nine packets before the boy was done. She said, "I think it was all handled really, really well in the long run." But according to an interview withPaget Brewster, it was actually due to a big-wig CBS executive wanting "new women." I said, every Penrose triangle has its thorns. After undergoing hypnotherapy to recover his memories, Reid mistakenly believes he saw his father burning his own bloody clothes, not Diana's. Let me take her place. Hotchner reveals in the first season that Gideon insists on introducing him as Dr. Reid because Gideon fears that, because of his age, Reid will not be taken seriously as an FBI agent. [25] It is not mentioned again until "Coda", when he is seen once again wearing sunglasses and is carrying a book on migraines. Bobby Putnam However, his luck comes to an abrupt end in this episode centered around his love life, which is one of Reid's best Criminal Minds episodes. : Reid is so traumatized that he develops an addiction to the narcotic painkiller Dilaudid. However, the producers liked Gubler's softer interpretation, despite telling the actor he was wrong for the part. [citation needed] In the episode "Valhalla", Reid tells Prentiss about his headaches. Morgan's hard-to-watch torture is part of the hitman storyline that plagues season 12. He said, "We were looking for a way to shake the cast up a little bit, and she really wanted to go home.". The horrifying scene shows Derek's tormentors frying his skin and displaying him on a makeshift cross. Reid finds out his father's address from Jenkins 17 years later, as well as the fact that his father never changed jobs. Throughout the entire episode, Maeve's face isn't seen, as it is shrouded in darkness caused by the drawn curtains. Dr. Maeve Donovan : Diane Turner I'm getting bored. Diane Turner Spencer realizes that the man is not the stalker, and Maeve has already left. Elle's PTSD surrounding the event leads to a complete disruption of her mental health, and no one on the team offers her much support. To be with you. In (Season 2, Episode 15) "Revelations", Tobias Hankel (James Van Der Beek), a psychotic serial killer, kidnaps Reid, drugging and torturing him over the course of two days before he is rescued. Aaron struggles with being there for him while the whole ordeal brings back painful memories of how he had lost Haley. Cook) and Emily Prentiss (Paget Brewster) exchange horrified expressions but in "Lo-Fi" he is seen getting into the driver's side of a vehicle and even driving that same vehicle in one scene, as well as driving to BAU Unit Chief Jason Gideon's (Mandy Patinkin) cabin in "In Name and Blood", and in "Nelson's Sparrow". While the show stands by the platonic nature of Morgan and Garcia's relationship,Vangsness toldParadethat Garcia was in love with Morgan, causing her to fight her future crush on his replacement, Luke Alvez. You've always been the runner-up in this pageant. Later on, Maeve proves to be a great source of help with the current case. Fans are excited for the revival of Criminal Minds and are looking forward to seeing their BAU team back together. Reid is good at map reading and therefore does the geographic profiling and map-related activities for the team. But the issues didn't stop there. Spree killings, family . Dr. Spencer Reid After getting headaches in Season. Shortly thereafter, Spencer's six-year-old neighbor, Riley Jenkins, was raped and murdered. At several points, the show's writers drew the ire of upset fans due to a plot or subplot, or characters being written off. Bobby Putnam Morgan and Reid have huge trouble dealing with the loss, with Reid crying at JJ's regularly and Morgan blaming himself. Dr. Maeve Donovan "I didn't love Maeve," u/Runtyyy wrote. [1], When Reid was 10 years old,[3] William abandoned the family. In season 15, Reid is given a task by his therapist to have a normal conversation with someone outside of work. She may have been his [Reid] intellectual equal but she was an idiot and made Reid less useful as well. Redditors also called out Maeve's repeated refusal to take the BAU's help to track down her stalker, and the fact that she didn't tell Reid about her fianc. "I told you I built one." Reid said. Reid is having trouble talking to the women in these clubs, especially since he is spouting facts about club-related deaths, but Morgan helps him out. After hunting her for ten months, after stealing her man, I had to stop and say, what is so freakin' special about her? Reid finally meets Maeve face-to-face during the situation and is able to briefly subdue Turner, only to have her hold Maeve at gunpoint. Maeve thought so, too. Technical Specs. Following the executive directive to replace Cook and Paget with "new women," Brewster's agents managed to get Brewster 17 more episodes than planned, allowing for a much more thorough write-off than Cook received. Maeve reappears in a vision of Reid's, following Cat Adams' claim that she arranged for Lindsey Vaughn to rape him in order to acquire his semen so that Cat could use it for self-impregnation. But seriously: Has anyone ever platonically called someone their "God-given solace"? You, however, are superfluous. Reid also has a brotherly friendship with Morgan. Bobby Putnam You and Spencer had just gotten into your hotel room for the night since the jet wasn't ready to go yet after catching the unsub. Cat Adams (Aubrey Plaza), a serial killer who made her debut in Season 11, quickly becomes infatuated with Reid, seeing him as her only "worthy opponent". ][citation needed]. While there was "no psychological exam or test the FBI could put in front of him he could not ace inside of an hour",[1] he did struggle with the more physical aspects of his job, and ultimately received waivers for those requirements. Dr. Spencer Reid : In her letters, she would always sign off with a quote from one of her favorite philosophers. Dr. Maeve Donovan Your whole body beginning to decay. Addiction is, after all, a life-long struggle one that many people have intimate experience with. 6. In season two's "Revelations," SSA (Supervisory Special Agent) Dr. Spencer Reid is tortured and drugged for two days, barely surviving the ordeal. Spencer Reid began dating a woman named Maeve in 2001, and she was terrified of a stalker at the time, so she was afraid to meet him in person. Great. [14] In general, Reid dislikes shaking hands,[15] and becomes visibly uncomfortable when touched by strangers. Cookies help us deliver our Services. Reid and Prentiss are inside when the state police show up, and a Branch Davidian-styled siege took place in one of Criminal Minds' best Spencer Reid episodes. Still relatively new to the field, the calamity has a profound impact on him, and he starts using the pain medication Dilaudid to ease his mental and physical suffering. I asked her if she dated a lot growing up. In "True Genius", Reid doubts his reasons for being in the BAU and wonders if he should be doing more with his intellect. Until I saw him. Doyle joins the "let's torture BAU members" bandwagon, but Prentiss won't break. Diane Turner Then she's going to remember me. I want what they have. In the investigation, he meets Maeve's former fianc Bobby Putnam (Jay Hayden), the man he believed to be her stalker. With such a tumultuous and out-of-the-blue removal necessitated, writers had to come up with a credible way of writing out one of the show's staple characters. All right. Diane Turner And though the agents almost always survive the unspeakable, it scars them and the viewers alike. In a surprising plot twist, hitwoman Cat Adams is actually behind the setup, and she uncomfortably tries to convince Reid that he fathered her child, despite them never having done the deed. I-I mean, I knew you would. Criminal Minds Storylines That Fans Hated. That's it, isn't it? "I think part of what makes [the episode] so hard is that the relationship between Reid and Maeve was so short-lived.". : But you didn't love me. You know, I think your writing could put you on the same plane as Jonas Salk. [laughs] [11] A cut line from the episode has David Rossi stating that Sammy and Reid are two of the most fascinating minds he has ever encountered. Reid works for the FBI and is part of a team called the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU). Jareau asks him to be godfather to her newborn son Henry, and is one of the only two people on the team who calls him "Spence." To the writers' credit, fans know right away that JJ helped fake Prentiss' death, but the divide the team faces when they learn the truth is almost worse than Prentiss' funeral scene. No way. Apparently, that's all he needed to kick his addiction. The science was sound. When he contracts anthrax in "Amplification", he strictly refused to take any narcotic painkillers in an attempt to remain clean. : Completed reidxreader cases spence +21 more # 4 Spencer Reid Imagines by Mrs. Jones 597K 9.1K 39 No. | Luke and Garcia get the ending meant for Morgan and Garcia and many fans will never get over it. : They discover that his death is the result of a serial killer he and Rossi failed to catch when they first formed the BAU. Dr. Maeve Donovan Release Dates I know what's waiting for me outsides. : [5], Due to his young age and genius IQ, Reid was a victim of severe bullying in high school. Sta stay back, stay back! Then she gets pregnant in season three, and he proposes; their son, Henry , is born in season four, and JJ names Reid his godfather (! : It was later revealed that Cat was lying, and that her unborn baby was fathered by Lionel Wilkins instead. He meets a woman named Maxine Brenner (Rachael Leigh Cook) in (Season 15, Episode 4) "Saturday". When Reid discovers that his girlfriend has been kidnapped by her stalker, he and the BAU team band together to find her before it's too late. Her primary role in Reid's mind was convincing him to finally choose a decision based not on what he thought others wanted, but based on what made him happy.
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