Dr. Spencer Reid Dr. Maeve Donovan No way. Aaron struggles with being there for him while the whole ordeal brings back painful memories of how he had lost Haley. However, the story is flimsy at best. You've always been the runner-up in this pageant. Fans sometimes find themselves cheering for the agents in these moments, but all too often, it crosses a line. | According toHeavy, actress Lola Glaudini wanted to move back to Manhattan and pursue theater. After getting headaches in Season 6, Reid seeks out Maeve, a geneticist, to help him find what's causing them. [11], Gubler decided that Reid's middle name is Walter, but this was never mentioned in the show and is not canon. : Some of these choices worked like gangbusters, some were merely mediocre, and some were outright disasters that have fans spitting mad to this day. After Mandy Patinkin's departure, Gideon leaves the BAU with nothing more than a letter to his protege, Reid. In order to protect his wife, William burned Diana's clothes, which Spencer inadvertently witnessed. 6. That stupid FBI agent is the reason why you're still alive. Reid is a poor shot with his service pistol, as seen in "L.D.S.K." The episode ends with Reid sobbing before her body. 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. They call him for help a few times before he joins the team in person. "This is for you." Maeve looked down on it with a sad smile. Stay back! I-I mean, I knew you would. At the end of the episode, they go their separate ways, and Lila is not seen in further episodes. "[26], In "Lauren", it is Reid and technical analyst Penelope Garcia (Kirsten Vangsness) who react most strongly to the news of Prentiss' death (they are unaware that she faked her death in order to enter the Witness Protection Program). [1] When his father was leaving, young Spencer tried to convince him to stay by using a statistic that children of parents who remain together receive more education. ). Diane Turner 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. However, he is usually seen as a backseat passenger during car scenes, and he commutes to work using the Metro,[9] and presumably the Virginia Railway Express. [32], During October 2012, series creator Jeff Davis tweeted that Reid was originally envisioned to be bisexual, but the network shut the idea down by the fourth episode when Reid develops a crush on his colleague, Jennifer "JJ" Jareau. Yet that's what happens: The team learns that escaped killer Mr. Scratch is stalking Hotch's son, Jack, causing them to relocate. Some Criminal Minds Fans Have Unpopular Opinions About Maeve. A full seven seasons after Gideon leaves in the first episode of season three, the BAU identifies their former mentor's body. Reid tries playing all possible chess moves in order to understand Gideon's motivations.[23]. We were broken up. I thought that was just me. Maeve thought so, too. In season two's "Revelations," SSA (Supervisory Special Agent) Dr. Spencer Reid is tortured and drugged for two days, barely surviving the ordeal. During a savage torture sequence, JJ reveals herself as having been part of top-secret work in the MiddleEast, and that she lost her unborn baby when Askari had her tortured the first time. I did read it. : But they can't act on their mutual love, as JJ has a family. Reid also has a brotherly friendship with Morgan. : Oh, sounds awful. U/Psychological_Bat865 wrote, "Honestly it's just the fact that Spencer watches her get shot that breaks my heart the most. Michelle Trachtenberg plays the unsub, Diane, abducting Maeve in an act of . There's this thing called the Penrose triangle. [8] He worries about the fact that his mother's illness can be passed on genetically; telling Morgan: "I know what it's like to be afraid of your own mind". : No. Maeve dies in front of Reid Dr. Spencer Reid is a lovable, awkward genius, and fans adore him for it. I know, but that wasn't a request. [25] It is not mentioned again until "Coda", when he is seen once again wearing sunglasses and is carrying a book on migraines. Diane Turner You can't see that I'm a genius! Thanks to her, they are able to find the unsub and save his latest victim. I couldn't see it. It turns out to be the very same book he was going to give to her by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Even a decade after the show's debut, the team still sees Reid as a "kid." Reid's reaction is to run out of the room, and he ends up sobbing into Jareau's shoulder, telling her that he "never got a chance to say goodbye. The relationship remains a massive part of the show's heart until Moore's season 12 departure. Dr. Maeve Donovanwas a recurring character who appeared as SSA Spencer Reid's girlfriend in Season Eight of Criminal Minds. I just hope that I get the chance. According to Cat, Lindsey accomplished this by convincing a drugged Reid that she was Maeve. I've already sent it to the NIH. Following that revelation, the show does an admirable job having her work through the grief she kept hidden for so long. Reid carried a Glock handgun for the first three seasons but from season four and onward, he began carrying a Smith & Wesson Model 65 as he fares better using a revolver. In the list of traumatizing events, one of the original characters Dr. Spencer Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler) has been through some of the worst moments. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone. BAU Supervisory Special Agents David Rossi (Joe Mantegna) and Derek Morgan (Shemar Moore) helped him investigate. : Let me take her place. Dr. Maeve Donovan Maeve (Beth Riesgraf), a geneticist, first met Reid (only virtually) when she took a look at his MRI scans to discern the cause of his headaches. Dr. Maeve Donovan When we had the near miss at the restaurant a couple of week ago, she left me a book with a quote by Thomas Morton written inside. At the hospital Reid admits to a sleeping Jareau that it does not matter if her feelings are true or not, he cannot imagine life without her. "I didn't love Maeve," u/Runtyyy wrote. The fun was just how fast you'd do it. According toDeadline, the show originally chalked her leaving up to budget cuts. : In (Season 7, Episode 2) "Proof", while arguing, Reid reveals to Jareau that he almost started taking Dilaudid again when he believed that Prentiss was dead.[28]. Shortly after JJ departsCriminal Mindsin season six, Paget Brewster's Emily Prentiss faces her own farewell from the show for a minute, at least. When he contracts anthrax in "Amplification", he strictly refused to take any narcotic painkillers in an attempt to remain clean. Spencer nibbled at his quesadilla, slowly making a . Spencer Reid's relationship with Cat Adams falls into the "It's Complicated" category CBS When Cat Adams entered the Criminal Minds landscape in the Season Eleven episode "Entropy," she became. He laughed. It's an impossible physical structure. Dr. Spencer Reid Diane Turner 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. In a very uncharacteristic move, he doesn't push the subject, leading to awkward scheduled payphone calls he hides from his coworkers. Although it is suggested by other people within and outside of the team that Reid is on the autism spectrum, it is never confirmed. Diane Turner It's a slap in the face, then, that Luke immediately tries to replace Morgan's irreplaceable dynamic with his Baby Girl. The hits never stop coming for Spencer Reid, who arguably faces the most emotional trauma of anyone on the show. : [18] Even after a year in the field, Reid still struggles to pass his firearm qualifications. Diane Turner Left shocked and speechless, he starts walking to his left but then turns around and walks to his right. Great. Reid is good at map reading and therefore does the geographic profiling and map-related activities for the team. : "Baby Girl" Garcia and "Thunder God" Morgan, managed to get Brewster 17 more episodes than planned. These are the books mentioned by Spencer Reid. : However, their adorable dynamic almost didn't happen at all. [to team] 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. There's a part of you that thinks it's because of that brain. [21] Upon graduation from the academy, he was placed in the BAU at age 22, and given the title Supervisory Special Agent. : Reid is very protective of her, and often blames himself if she is injured, even if there was nothing he could have done to prevent it. Now, please, will you let us go? Reid eventually does get help and attends one NA meeting on-screen, but that's it. 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. He is rarely seen behind the wheel one time when Morgan hands him the keys, Agents Jennifer "JJ" Jareau (A.J. This star-crossed relationship came to an abruptand tragicend when Maeve was kidnapped by a deranged ex-student of hers. Company Credits Hotch counted at least nine packets before the boy was done. : Bobby Putnam Bobby Putnam Maeve's stalker kidnaps her and despite all the attempts from Reid to save her, Maeve is murdered in the episode "Zugzwang." 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. [1], At age four, Spencer was approached by pedophile Gary Michaels (Andrew Herlander) while playing chess at a local park. When it becomes clear to her that her stalker has disappeared, Maeve informs Reid, and she then suggests that it is time for them to meet. Despite his attempts to save Maeve, the stalker killed her in front of Spencer. The night you followed her, I followed you, and I saw him. Between the ages of 17 and 21, he completed two more doctorates (Chemistry and Engineering), and two more bachelor's degrees (psychology and sociology). : He finished his undergraduate degree at 16, and received his first doctorate (in Mathematics) the following year. Given the love "Criminal Minds" watchers have for the kind-hearted Spencer Reid, it comes as no surprise that the episode featuring Maeve's death is considered the saddest loss of the season. Thomas Merton. Reader. I want him. Diane, Diane, there's still a way out of this. I did. Diane Turner The horrifying scene shows Derek's tormentors frying his skin and displaying him on a makeshift cross. Inside, she has written a quote by Thomas Merton; "Love is our true destiny. Why are you doing this? During a twisted game of Truth or Dare, proxy killer Casey Pinker forces JJ to reveal her deepest secret. As the agent is about to become a dad himself, the paternal scenes are justified but the prolonged torture is not. I know that I am one. It is implied in "Plain Sight" that Reid has a crush on Jareau, and Gideon even prods him to ask her out after giving him Washington Redskins football tickets for his birthday. Now you know how I felt, to be ignored, cast aside. Her true assignment comes to light in season nine after writers tease an affair between JJ and the new BAU section chief, Cruz. Spencer is not really autistic because he is a made-up person on a TV show called "Criminal Minds.". : Twice. He jokes to Hotchner afterward that he had been aiming for Dowd's leg, and Hotchner returns Reid's weapon and considers him to have qualified. He meets a woman named Maxine Brenner (Rachael Leigh Cook) in (Season 15, Episode 4) "Saturday". Dr. Spencer Reid : Diane Turner Mafia Bosses are regularly put into witness protection. He tells her he feels betrayed because he came to her house "for 10 weeks in a row, crying over losing a friend" and "not once did you have the decency to tell me the truth." In season seven, he is comfortable enough to start a joke war with him, something that he probably would never do with anyone else, and he occasionally confides his secrets to Morgan. After undergoing hypnotherapy to recover his memories, Reid mistakenly believes he saw his father burning his own bloody clothes, not Diana's. Although Reid offered once to help her, Maeve firmly denied his help, fearing the stalker would hurt him, even though she herself had no idea who her stalker was or if Reid was truly endangered. He also has Ph.D.s in Chemistry, Engineering, and Mathematics, obtained from Caltech. He told me a story about how he tried to build one when he was eight. Dr. Maeve Donovan Admittedly, it would be a disservice to both characters' morals for JJ to leave Will for Reid. Derek Morgan is about as beloved as Criminals Minds characters get. : I understand. : Dr. Spencer Reid grew into a fan-favorite character very quickly, and his social awkwardness and brilliant mind made it all the more cute when he finally fell in love. Throughout the entire episode, Maeve's face isn't seen, as it is shrouded in darkness caused by the drawn curtains. [9], Currently, Reid resides in an apartment[10] in the District of Columbia, possibly near the Van Ness-UDC Metro stop. Please! Patinkin left the show in a similar manner: He ghosted Criminal Minds before the term even existed. : In "Elephant's Memory", he recounts one instance where he was stripped naked and tied to a goalpost in front of other students, remaining there for hours and when he got home his mother was having another schizophrenic episode and didn't notice he was late. After getting headaches in Season. The group takes their sweet time capturing Scratch, but even after his death, the show excuses Hotch's continued absence by indicating his desire to remain a full-time dad. Who's Thomas Merton? In the episode "Elephant's Memory", when approached by a fully armed suspect named Owen Savage (Cody Kasch), whom Reid identifies with, Reid gives Prentiss his gun and trusts her enough to back him up and not shoot at Savage as he tries to talk him down. Dr. Spencer Reid Most of the senior class was in there. It also appears that Reid was fully aware of her stalker, which may have been why he spoke to her using a payphone. : The federal government doesn't make deals with people like me. Actress A.J. If you're gonna kill me, you kill me, but I am not jumping, because I want to live long enough to see Spencer arrest you. If the writers didn't plan to give Reid's addiction any real attention, it shouldn't have existed at all. That's it, isn't it? What is she talking about? Completed reidxreader cases spence +21 more # 4 Spencer Reid Imagines by Mrs. Jones 597K 9.1K 39 Maeve appears in a dream, in which she sits and talks to Reid in a coffee shop located in a library, and then asks him to dance with her, stating that she wants him to feel her before she becomes a memory. William later states that the reason he never returned was because he was too ashamed, and felt too much time had passed for him to re-enter Reid's life, although he did keep electronic tabs on his son. : Maeve Donovan was a short-lived character on the show, and she didn't get much time to explore her long-distance relationship with Spencer Reid, but her death . What was it? Diane Turner Maeve thought so, too. Not true. After a grievous wound to the gut, she is taken to the hospital and apparently dies. The two-hour premiere saw JJ (A.J. Reid obliges, and they dance before a curtain closes. | In "L.D.S.K. Ah, a normal short haircut without weird bed hair. All this and brains, too. Mafia bosses are regularly put into witness protection. Most long-running shows have at least one character who faces an addiction. Dr. Maeve Donovan He also has a talent with words and is the team's go-to linguistic profiler, as well as their unofficial discourse analyst. Not much is known about Maeve, except that she worked as a geneticist and had an ex-fianc named Robert "Bobby" Putnam. : : Reid is reluctant because he fears she will disapprove of his appearance and their relationship will be ruined. The team responds quickly and saves her before she is harmed. I don't know who she is. 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. [in Reid's recollection] Sadly, the first time Reid sees Maeve also becomes the last. 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. 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. He dumped one in, then another, and then countless more, stirring as he went. While the BAU team members have their suspicions about his addiction, none of them confront him about it. She thought I was cute but would only meet me if I wore a blindfold. [citation needed]. Cookies help us deliver our Services. You figured it out. ][citation needed]. : Jareau wakes up and eventually tells Reid that what she said was true, and that he will always be her first true love. Diane Turner As a crime drama, "Criminal Minds" has dealt with more than a fair share of terrifying serial killers. Cook) wait months before telling Reid she's alive and . The writers condensed what could have been a powerful and long-running storyline into several episodes, and barely mention it throughout the rest of the series. Maybe your theory could have had merit, but we don't know, because genius isn't just one good idea or one successful experiment, Diane. Rating: Mature Warnings: Explicit language, violence, blood, serial killers. Criminal mastermind Ian Doyle comes out of the woodwork to stalk Prentiss, his former fiance, who was undercover at the time of their coupling. "[4] Reid states that one way he gets back at his father is to collect more educational degrees. You're choosing me over her? "Now I'm giving it to you." Maeve touched the tip with her pointer finger. : Bobby Putnam At which he admits struggling with cravings as well as with traumatic memories, including a young adult suspect's shooting death in his presence. Bobby Putnam Hotch doesn't leave the BAU when serial killer Foyet kills his wife and very nearly his son as well it's a stretch that he'd hang out in protective custody indefinitely. : Absolutely loving this cut on Spencer. : Criminal Minds Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. 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. Cookadmitted toTV Guidethat the subject of Reid and JJ still gives her knots in her stomach "because that's such a big deal, and I protect JJ so much." : He discovers that Turner wants attention from him and to be seen as an equal. In "Somebody's Watching", with the team on a case to protect a TV starlet, Reid saves Lila from being harmed by a serial killer. Criminal Minds Storylines That Fans Hated. You have a brain that doesn't play by normal societal rules. This FBI agent especially likes famous science fiction, fantasy, and mystery novels. Even when Reid is drugged again in season 12, he doesn't struggle in any unique way. : We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone; we find it with another.". Dr. Maeve Donovan The BAU team tries to help him, but he refuses to answer the door. 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. Throughout its many seasons, the show has included several subplots that entangle a profiler's personal life with their professional. Her relationship with Reid lasted for a total of ten months. At the end of the episode, the team throws him a mini birthday party to celebrate. Reid is 23 years old in the pilot episode,[29] having joined the unit when he was 22. Dr. Spencer Reid You didn't even read the whole thing, did you? ", Meanwhile, u/whoooisthis had issues with the way the couple's story was written: "I think it would have been way more impactful if we saw more of their relationship develop throughout episodes. It's not fun, is it? In the season nine finale, it is revealed that he still carries a copy of The Narrative of John Smith in his bag. He pursues his father as a suspect, even after it becomes clear that Michaels is the more likely perpetrator. By the end of the episode, Diane kills herself and Maeve, despite Reid's efforts to rescue her. Even Elle notices: She's quick to mention that the unit hardly cared when the Fisher King broke into her home and shot her. It took me a long time. No. It's obvious he loves her more than she loves him, and essentially begs her to stay with him when she wants to call it quits. I don't want to hear what she has to say. The episode ends with Reid and Maxine kissing. Shortly thereafter, Spencer's six-year-old neighbor, Riley Jenkins, was raped and murdered. Apparently, that's all he needed to kick his addiction. January 15, 2022. Cookies help us deliver our Services. 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 Cook. Cookies help us deliver our Services. The murder of Aaron Hotchner's (Thomas Gibson) wife Haley (Meredith Monroe), JJ's (A.J. This goes unmentioned until Hotch is under investigation years later, and his interrogator brings it up. Reid contracts anthrax during an outbreak in Maryland,[24] and is later shot in the leg protecting a doctor whose life is being threatened. I've arranged for your freedom. Camus, Voltaire, Plato. I know what's waiting for me outsides. Diane Turner He sees you as his equal. :