Prison Minds is again. Prison Minds: Evolution, a revival of the unique collection that aired on CBS from 2005 to 2020, premiered Thanksgiving Day on Paramount+. (The primary episode additionally aired on CBS.) The primary of 10 new episodes picks up with the members of the BAU considerably scattered, however they shortly come again collectively within the face of a brand new problem that can see them monitoring a devious mastermind over the course of all the season.
“Just Getting Started” additionally answered some massive questions that long-time viewers doubtless had heading into the the brand new present, together with what Garcia has been up to since leaving the FBI (and whether or not she ever went on that date with Luke), why Reid isn’t readily available to assist with the brand new case, and what’s occurring with the crew’s jet.
[Warning: This article contains spoilers for the Criminal Minds: Evolution series premiere, “Just Getting Started.”]
‘Criminal Minds’ reveals the end result of Garcia and Alvez’s dinner date
‘Criminal Minds: Evolution’: Aisha Tyler Says Revival Is ‘More Authentic’ Than Unique Sequence
Within the Prison Minds Season 15 finale, Penelope Garcia (Kirsten Vangsness) opted to go away the FBI behind. That prompted Agent Luke Alvez (Adam Rodriguez) to ask her to dinner, now that they might now not be co-workers.
Naturally, followers have been inquisitive about what precisely occurred on that date, and if it led to a critical relationship between the 2. Properly, the Evolution premiere revealed what went down, and it isn’t nice information for individuals who have been delivery Garcia and Alvez. Apparently, the date occurred, however it was a dud.
Alvez exhibits up unexpectedly at Garcia’s house to ask for her assist finding a lacking woman. He’s interrupted a gathering of her Anglophile baking membership (um, how can we be part of?). A minimum of one in every of her mates is aware of all about their historical past, as she whispers one thing in Garcia’s ear as she leaves.
“One dinner, three years ago,” Garcia says aloud. “We thrive as frenemies.”
“We’re friends,” a confused Alvez says. “Why do I have to be your enemy?”
We additionally get an replace on what else Garcia has been up to since leaving the BAU. She’s created a safe and secure social media web site for teenagers and “banned the 24-hour news and doomscrolling.” She’s in a superb place mentally and doesn’t need to get pulled again into the darkish world of looking serial killers. However we now have a sense she gained’t give you the chance to maintain out for lengthy, particularly as soon as she learns that somebody has used her “unhackable” web site to goal victims.
‘Criminal Minds: Evolution’ addresses Spencer Reid’s absence
Many Prison Minds followers have been disenchanted once they realized that Matthew Grey Gubler wouldn’t be returning as quirky FBI agent Spencer Reid in Evolution. (Gubler wished to concentrate on different initiatives, his co-star Paget Brewster instructed Looper.) Additionally not returning is David Henney as Matt Simmons. Henney is at the moment starring in Prime Video’s The Wheel of Time, which meant he wasn’t obtainable for the revival.
The Prison Minds: Evolution premiere briefly addressed the absence of each characters. Emily Prentiss (Paget Brewster) has acquired a promotion within the interim between the collection’ authentic finish and when the arrival begins. She’s managing a number of groups, together with the BAU, and coping with wired brokers and a stretched funds. (Joe Mantegna’s David Rossi, in the meantime, is heading up the BAU, although he’s been MIA these days due to a private disaster.) Whereas attempting to persuade the FBI’s deputy director to present her extra assets, Prentiss mentions that Reid and Simmons aren’t round.
“Without the help of SSAs Reid and Simmons…” she says.
“Sorry, I’m not at liberty to discuss their assignments,” the deputy director replies. “If and when they return is entirely up to them. Sadly, we don’t have any say.”
So, we don’t know precisely what Reid and Simmons are up to, solely that they’re out of the image for now. However for followers holding out hope that they’ll see both character once more, all will not be misplaced. Each are nonetheless round – albeit off-screen – which implies they might probably seem in a future episode.
Did the BAU get their jet again?
‘Criminal Minds: Evolution’: Joe Mantegna Says Paramount+ Revival Is a ‘Blessing’
Within the authentic Prison Minds, the brokers hopped across the nation on a non-public jet. Through the years, the airplane grew to become nearly as a lot of a personality on the present because the BAU brokers themselves. So, it was positively a tragic second when, within the season 15 finale, they have been pressured to shoot down the plane so as to take down The Chameleon (Michael Mosley).
Sadly, within the Prison Minds: Evolution premiere, the BAU brokers are nonetheless plane-less. Early within the episode, Dr. Tara Lewis (Aisha Tyler) mentions that the bureau has benched their jet.
“What’s the over-under that we get that back this year?” Alvez asks.
“It’s looking bleak, my friend,” she replies. “Very bleak.”
So, it appears to be like just like the crew will likely be flying industrial, not less than for now.
New episodes of Prison Minds: Evolution stream weekly on Paramount+.
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