Criminal Minds
Criminal Mindsspanned 15 years and 15 seasons , and there ’s anew revival seasonin the works on Paramount + . While there was a revolving doorway of support cast and reference , the core members of the Behavioural Analysis Unit ( the BAU ) persist mostly the same throughout the 15 years .
Every fibre went through ups and downs , and nothing shows this more than the first and last line from each of them . Sometimes as a viewer it ’s hard to recognize how much progress a character has made until revisiting their first appearance and equate it to their last one .
Jason Gideon
First: Anyone recognize these faces?
Last: I guess I’m just looking for it again, for the belief I had back in college, the belief I had when I first met Sarah, and it all seemed so right, the belief in happy endings.
Gideon is one of those rare role inCriminal Mindsthat made a long-lived impression despite only being on the show for a few seasons . He ’s seen teaching a year on serial killers at Quantico , specifically excuse what an UnSub , or Unknown theme is .
Gideon ’s character electric arc is painful . looker ascertain in agony as he shin with the emotion and ethics of the job and the horrors they witness . His final scene is semisweet ; his departure from the show lead an vacuum that seems to last the right way up until the net episode .
Aaron Hotchner
First: Let’s call him Sergio
Last: It’s not a request.
Hotch ’s first debut is a will to who he is . Viewers see him in his family house , with his married woman , stress to come up with baby figure for their new-sprung son . There ’s humour to this interaction , but mostly it register Hotch as the household figurehead and leader , the use he often take throughout the continuance of the show .
His deviation from the show is sudden and shocking , although his last line is an unintended everlasting summary of his character . He ’s blunt and bestial , but it come from a place of beloved and protection , as most of his actions do .
Derek Morgan
First: 1940s, he put bombs in train stations and movie theatres.
Last: You’re welcome.
Derek Morgan is introduced in possibly the most Derek Morgan way . He ’s seen at a board of women , playing a imbibition game ground on guessing serial killers ' motive and methods of execution . There ’s personal magnetism and class to his case , directly away .
As the season develop , so does Derek . His friendship with Garciais one of the most endearing parts of the show . Viewers see his character go through unimaginable pain and loss and reckoning . Although he formally leave behind the show in season 11 to sharpen on his kinsperson , he descend back specifically to help Garcia in season 12 , in a beautifully bittersweet present moment .
Jennifer “JJ” Jareau
First: Good. Because these go to you.
Last: And here I thought I was out of tears.
Jennifer , or " JJ " to her friends , starts off as the unit liaison for the BAU . She go up her way up the rank from unit liaison to profiler and key fellow member of the group . In her first tantrum , she strike the squad with her noesis of each fellow member and their honored career .
By the last shot , viewers have watched JJ become a mother , a wife , and an integral part of the BAU . Her emotion have often allowed her to empathise with dupe in a room like no other agent .
Emily Prentiss
First: Hi, Agent Hotchner?
Last: This will be her maiden voyage.
Emily is a recent addition to the squad , but she ’s an priceless one . She ’s bring out in Season Two as a new squad penis after Elle Greenaway resigns from the FBI . In her first aspect with Hotch , the two talk about her extremely decorate FBI career to date , setting her character up for great things .
In almost double-dyed serendipity , by the close of the show , Emily is BAU Unit Chief , take over from Hotch . Her lineament climbs the ranks of the FBI , much to the suffering of her personal life as viewers regain out . The show allow her leading the BAU with a newfangled jet , and a new squad fly into the unknown .
David Rossi
First: Go on, boy!
Last: I love the smell of a new jet in the morning.
Senior Agent David Rossi is introduced shortly after the departure of Jason Gideon . It takes fan a while to warm up to Rossi , who initially seems cold and distant from the rest of the squad , but that does n’t last for too long .
Eventually , it becomes apparent that he cares for the squad deeply , despite his reservations . He inexhaustibly supports the BAU Unit Chiefs , from Hotch to Emily , and at last gets the happy ending that viewers were hoping he ’d get .
Luke Alvez
First: I’m from the Bronx, lady.
Last: Moving out of here like the Colts did Baltimore?
Luke Alvez had braggy shoes to fill , fare in as a renewal for Derek Morgan after his loss . His first tantrum see to it him secret as a fugitive agent , capture convict on the ladder . Much of Luke ’s character is base on his time in the Army and in the Fugitive Task Force .
While he do as a substitution for Derek , Luke carves out his own path as a unique character . He ’s definitely the brawniness for the team , but he ’s also so much more than that . Viewers check him contend with his own spook from his past and his desperately lacking beloved sprightliness , this being a recurring report towards the end . It ’s only appropriate that his last line is question Garcia ’s sudden move out of the BAU after asking her out on a date the nighttime before , something that fans have been begging for since his first interaction with Penelope .
Matt Simmons
First: Three families, three countries, in three years.
Last: We got a new one?
Matt is introduce as a member of the International Response Team in time of year ten . Initially , he ’s a main grapheme on the shortly - lived spin - offCriminal Minds : Beyond Borders . However , fans were distraught at the estimation of not seeing his graphic symbol again , so he was reintroduced in season thirteen as a series unconstipated onCriminal Minds .
A category man through and through , Matt is often see juggle category life and the vivid pressures of the job . He ’s stoic and one of the pillar that keep the team together .
Tara Lewis
First: Absolutely.
Last: So, you expecting the Queen?
As one of the late starters , Dr. Tara Lewis has some catching up to do . She ’s first introduced as an interviewee for an assailable spot on the team , and similar to Emily ’s introduction , Hotch is imprint by her calling so far .
Tara is n’t a regular team penis per see ; she ’s in and out of the show for a few time of year until becoming a regular in season twelve . Her impressive knowledge of psychological science and cautiously be after sarcasm help to form a closemouthed hamper with the squad and make for some memorable here and now .
Spencer Reid
First: They’re calling him the Seattle Strangler.
Last: I’m gonna name her Mildred.
Similar to Gideon , viewers first run into Spencer Reid at Quantico . He ’s introduced as the timid , subdued - spoken , young genius of the team . Despite his knowledge and understanding , it ’s clear that Spencer struggles to fit in with the declamatory dynamic of the squad .
However , this changes dramatically as the show progress . Spencer quickly became a rooter favorite , and his quality arc mull over this . He ’s one of only two character who were in the first and last episodes of the show . His last line is simple and dead capsule the gonzo nature of his character .
