Summary
Amid Hotch’sCriminal Minds: Evolution’s absence, Thomas Gibson talks candidly aboutCriminal Mindson social media. Just two years after the CBS series wrapped up, Paramount+ brought back the profilers to the small screen via its revival of the police procedural. Proof of how popular it continues is streamer greenlightingCriminal Minds: Evolutionseason 3 even before season 2 premiered. While it has maintained its core cast, several other familiar faces can still return to the franchise, including the BAU’s longest-serving leader, Hotch. Unfortunately,Gibson’sCriminal Mindsseason 12 exitis making his comeback very tricky to accomplish.
Gibsontalks candidly aboutCriminal Mindsin a new video on TikTok despite Hotch’sCriminal Minds: Evolution’s absence. Check out his post below:
The videos are snippets from Gibson’s personal Cameo, where he sends personal messages to his fans. Considering his comments aboutCriminal Minds, it’s safe to say thathe is still getting many queries about the procedure.
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Should Criminal Minds: Evolution Bring Back Thomas Gibson’s Hotch?
Nothing In Terms Of Narrative Is Stopping Hotch To Return To The BAU.
Surprisingly,Gibson was fired fromCriminal Mindsfollowing an on-set altercation. The actor’s departure was abrupt, leaving the writers to scramble on how to explain his absence. At this point, the character had been with the show since the start, so getting rid of him wouldn’t be easy. Ultimately, they found a way to write him out by revealing thatHotch entered the witness protectionprogram in light of Mr. Scratch’s escape to protect himself and his son. After Peter Lewis was killed, he decided not to return to the FBI and raise his child.
There’s no narrative reason stopping Hotch from returning toCriminal Minds. He is alive and is still well-liked by his peers. Granted that there will be some conversations regarding how this impactsEmily Prentiss' position as the current BAU chief, it shouldn’t be difficult. There needs to be clear guidelines as to how Gibson’s possible comeback will work, considering his tainted working history. It doesn’t seem like there’s enough time to accomplish that for the current season, so it may be something that could happen inCriminal Minds: Evolutionseason 3.
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If Paramount+ and the people behind the show could sort out the behind-the-scenes specifics of Gibson’s return, one would be hard-pressed to find anyone who would be opposed to not seeing Hotch back as part ofCriminal Minds: Evolutioncast. Even if he pops back up as a guest star, it would be a great treat for long-time followers of the police procedural. Beyond that, his presence would also be helpful, considering that the BAU is currently understaffed.
Criminal Minds: Evolutionseason 2 releases new episodes every Thursday on Paramount+.
Criminal Minds: Evolution
Cast
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.
