You know, I think your writing could put you on the same plane as Jonas Salk. Zugzwang: Directed by Jesse Warn. The two agents have a heated discussion, and he tells her the mystery woman is a geneticist he contacted about his headaches during season six, whom he believes can help on the case. Diane Turner Diane Turner The team responds quickly and saves her before she is harmed. They plan to go on their third coffee date when Adams intervenes, holding Maxine's sister and father hostage. These are the books mentioned by Spencer Reid. The book contained a handwritten quote by Thomas Merton: "Love is our true destiny. The only few exceptions are Jennifer "JJ" Jareau; Lila Archer (Amber Heard), a young actress he is assigned to protect; Austin (Courtney Ford), a barmaid he "woos" with magic tricks while showing her a sketch of a potential suspect; Maeve Donovan (Beth Riesgraf), a geneticist he first meets through correspondence, then later weekly phone calls; Maxine "Max" Brenner (Rachael Leigh Cook). According toHeavy, actress Lola Glaudini wanted to move back to Manhattan and pursue theater. "I think part of what makes [the episode] so hard is that the relationship between Reid and Maeve was so short-lived.". 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. Reid becomes more and more distressed by the situation and discovers that her kidnapper is not Putnam, but his girlfriend, Diane Turner (Michelle Trachtenberg), who hates Maeve for rejecting her doctoral thesis. She calls Reid and they talk about his progress with his headaches and sleep deprivation. Release Dates Between the ages of 17 and 21, he completed two more doctorates (Chemistry and Engineering), and two more bachelor's degrees (psychology and sociology). Diane Turner : Yet that's what happens: The team learns that escaped killer Mr. Scratch is stalking Hotch's son, Jack, causing them to relocate. 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. Reid eventually does get help and attends one NA meeting on-screen, but that's it. After Reid gets back from the case, they plan to meet at a fancy restaurant until Reid sees a man gazing over at him. : Dr. Spencer Reid Cookies help us deliver our Services. : Bobby Putnam Dr. Spencer Reid is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama Criminal Minds, portrayed by Matthew Gray Gubler. Reid is close to Jareau, Morgan, and Prentiss. : For many fans, Reid and Maeve's love story plot is the most heartbreaking in the series. [1], When Reid was 10 years old,[3] William abandoned the family. He meets a woman named Maxine Brenner (Rachael Leigh Cook) in (Season 15, Episode 4) "Saturday". For the first time he has this person that seems to be perfect or him, and the first time he sees her, she gets murdered in front of him. Fans sometimes find themselves cheering for the agents in these moments, but all too often, it crosses a line. She then concludes their call by saying, "I love you." Do you know how many Friday nights I had where it was just me and a microscope? He is socially awkward and has a hard time dealing with his emotions. One such opinion is about the otherwise admired tragic arc of Dr. Spencer Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler) and Maeve Donovan's (Beth Riesgraf) short-lived romance. Reid and Lila kindle a short-lived romance, beginning when Lila pulls Reid, fully clothed, into her pool for a kiss. It's a slap in the face, then, that Luke immediately tries to replace Morgan's irreplaceable dynamic with his Baby Girl. There's a part of you that thinks it's because of that brain. Few things are considered more disrespectful than killing a character off-screen. : [31] While filming the pilot, the show's FBI consultant informed Matthew Gray Gubler that there was nothing realistic about his character. The team raced to help Spencer find her, but they didn't make it in time. Bobby Putnam Criminal Minds fans will know that Spencer Reid birthday is celebrated by the BAU team. Mafia Bosses are regularly put into witness protection. Reid later becomes close to Special Agent Alex Blake (Jeanne Tripplehorn), seeing her as a maternal figure, and occasionally guest-lecturing in her forensic linguistics class. Reid joined the FBI when he was 20 years old. After undergoing hypnotherapy to recover his memories, Reid mistakenly believes he saw his father burning his own bloody clothes, not Diana's. In "True Genius", Reid doubts his reasons for being in the BAU and wonders if he should be doing more with his intellect. Following that revelation, the show does an admirable job having her work through the grief she kept hidden for so long. In the case of his girlfriend Maeve, it manages to be both. You turned me down because you couldn't handle the competition. In "Truth or Dare", the Season 14 finale, Jareau confesses to Reid that she has loved him ever since they first met. Spencer Reid is grieving the loss of Maeve Donovan. Originally posted by pastanest-deactivated20221229. Wait! 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. While the BAU team members have their suspicions about his addiction, none of them confront him about it. As a crime drama, "Criminal Minds" has dealt with more than a fair share of terrifying serial killers. You would do that? 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. : Or: Dr. Maeve Donovan 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. Reid tells Blake that he's nervous to meet her because he already believes she's the most beautiful girl in the world, and he is afraid that she won't like him because of his looks. : "Baby Girl" Garcia and "Thunder God" Morgan have unparalleled chemistry from episode one. [1], At age four, Spencer was approached by pedophile Gary Michaels (Andrew Herlander) while playing chess at a local park. Maeve thought so, too. ", For u/Jess_1215 it was upsetting that Spencer got very little time with Maeve. The show repeatedly features agents brutally and unnecessarily killing unsubs in cases that get too personal however, Elle is the only agent to face any real consequences. According toDeadline, the show originally chalked her leaving up to budget cuts. No. [35], It is speculated that he may also have slight, "Fisher King (Part 1)", season 1, episode 22, "Sex, Birth, Death", season 2, episode 11, "Pleasure Is My Business", season 4, episode 16, "What Happens At Home", season 6, episode 10, "Nameless, Faceless", season 5, episode 1, Last edited on 11 February 2023, at 18:13. Your whole body beginning to decay. This time say it to her face. To be honest, I was distracted by your thesis. Dr. Spencer Reid Spencer Reid, who is a reading machine, constantly mentions the books that he is reading, or has had his mom read to him. Reid is so traumatized that he develops an addiction to the narcotic painkiller Dilaudid. Dr. Spencer Reid I did. This goes unmentioned until Hotch is under investigation years later, and his interrogator brings it up. [20] This does not bother the team, because while he has shown an ability to physically disarm suspects, his true talent is psychologically disarming them by forming airtight profiles. Mafia bosses are regularly put into witness protection. But you didn't love me. In between late nights in the office, stressful cases and late night, Indian take out they find comfort in each other. Reid works for the FBI and is part of a team called the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU). 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. By using our Services, you agree to our use of cookies. No. No. 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 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 her safety. . "Now I'm giving it to you." Maeve touched the tip with her pointer finger. "Children of the Dark" Season 3, Episode 4. And what you have is very valuable. All this and brains, too. In order to protect his wife, William burned Diana's clothes, which Spencer inadvertently witnessed. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone; we find it with another.". In Season 12, she creates an elaborate plan that ends with Reid being arrested and his mother being kidnapped. It . Dr. Maeve Donovan By using our Services, you agree to our use of cookies. Please don't hurt him. 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." Diane Turner Bobby Putnam "Every Penrose triangle has it's thorns." She looked up at Spencer, her eyes brimming with tears. I'm sorry, Bobby. I finally see what he sees. What was it? That stupid FBI agent is the reason why you're still alive. Don't hurt him. Later on, Maeve proves to be a great source of help with the current case. Most long-running shows have at least one character who faces an addiction. : You didn't even read the whole thing, did you? : To be with you. In the investigation, he meets Maeve's former fianc Bobby Putnam (Jay Hayden), the man he believed to be her stalker. : If done well, character arcs like this can really affect fans who are impacted by addiction in their own lives. I didn't. Her relationship with Reid lasted for a total of ten months. I've already sent it to the NIH. I was twelve. Adams attempts to drive a wedge between Reid and Maxine, but, in the end, her plan fails. Doyle joins the "let's torture BAU members" bandwagon, but Prentiss won't break. 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. 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. Rossi adds his name to the list of questionable BAU "line of duty" killers when he avenges Gideon, his former partner's, death. Maeve was also the focus of a dangerous stalker who had been following her around, prompting her to stay inside her house most of the time and keep the curtains drawn and the doors locked. "[4] Reid states that one way he gets back at his father is to collect more educational degrees. You lied! : 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. "[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). : By using our Services, you agree to our use of cookies. When Hotchner says he is sorry if he hurt him, Reid points out that he was a child prodigy in a Las Vegas public school implying that he had suffered worse and tells Hotchner, "You kick like a nine-year-old girl". : He attended Caltech, where he rode his bike to classes. You've always been the runner-up in this pageant. : (In reality, Gubler had injured his knee and the show's writers had written Reid getting shot into the show to explain why he spent subsequent episodes with his leg in a cast and using crutches. Bobby Putnam By the end of the episode, Maeve's face is finally seen as she walks up to a restaurant where she plans to meet Reid. "Our hearts are still with Maeve . He reluctantly had her committed to a psychiatric institution, Bennington Sanitarium. This storyline is not of that category. 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 . Dr. Maeve Donovan 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. The higher-ups took notice of Moore and Vangsness' incredible chemistry, however, and made Garcia a full-time staple. One such opinion is about the otherwise admired tragic arc of Dr. Spencer Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler) and Maeve Donovan's (Beth Riesgraf) short-lived romance. Why don't you just kill me? Can you feel it? From flimsy excuses forwriting several characters outto relationship teases that didn't end up culminating in anything, these are the Criminal Minds storylines that had fans reaching for the remote. 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]. 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". 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. [32], Before Gubler was cast in the role, the character was envisioned as more like Data from Star Trek. In "L.D.S.K. I don't love you. By the end of the episode, Reid offers the BAU's assistance in tracking down her stalker, but once again, she turns down the offer. We're looking at you, Morgan. Diane Turner You just couldn't see. Prior to his death, Gideon catches wind of the dormant kidnapper for the first time since he was a young agent. While Reid is interviewing Jenkins, demanding to know how his father was involved, his parents interrupt and confess to their son the whole story. 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. Sometimes they succeed. ", 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. A deadly game of chess ensues, culminating in Reid watching Diane kill herself and Maeve in one lethal blow. Former SSA Jason Gideon gets that (dis)honor in season 10. It's not fun, is it? After getting headaches in Season 6, Reid seeks out Maeve, a geneticist, to help him find what's causing them. I read your thesis, didn't I? In (Season 8, Episode 12) "Zugzwang", Reid discovers that Maeve has been kidnapped by her stalker. At the end of the episode, the team throws him a mini birthday party to celebrate. : According to Cat, Lindsey accomplished this by convincing a drugged Reid that she was Maeve. Along the way you had picked up an internship doing pape. Dr. Maeve Donovan Criminal Minds Storylines That Fans Hated. Her former associate Tivon Askari kidnaps her, and the team finally learns the truth about her days at "the Pentagon." Summary: Almost a year after Maeve's death, Spencer reaches out to the recipients of Maeve's donated organs to reconnect with his lost love. Michaels' body is found, and DNA confirms his killer was Lou Jenkins, who is arrested. Diane Turner 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. Dr. Maeve Donovan : Now! : The horrifying scene shows Derek's tormentors frying his skin and displaying him on a makeshift cross. 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. This better get sexy quick. "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.". Maeve returns as a vision in the series finale (Season 15, Episode 10) "And in the End" after Reid sustains a brain injury. How? : Dr. Maeve Donovan He gets a clue from Turner leading him to her location, where he tricks her into believing that he is in love with her. Great. Dr. Spencer Reid 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. First introduced during a bizarre phone call in season eight's "God Complex," Maeve is a geneticist Spencer meets while seeking treatment for migraines. | [33], Gubler stated in an interview in the show's second season "[Reid]'s an eccentric genius, with hints of schizophrenia and minor autism." : Reid obliges, and they dance before a curtain closes. Not true. I just hope that I get the chance. I don't want to hear what she has to say. U/Psychological_Bat865 wrote, "Honestly it's just the fact that Spencer watches her get shot that breaks my heart the most. )[20], During "Corazon", Reid begins to develop severe headaches and hallucinations. Maeve Donovan - 2012 It was official. Ah, a normal short haircut without weird bed hair. Although not shown, it is implied Reid and Prentiss spend time together outside of work, along with riding the train home together when they return from cases. Stalking keeps her home-bound, and this is the only way they can get to know each other. What is she talking about? And I know that all your life the people you care about the most keep leaving. I did, and she took my shirt off. : He is subsequently drugged and framed for murder. Diane Turner He dumped one in, then another, and then countless more, stirring as he went. Typically, the arc pops up throughout the rest of the show. The season 12 scene proves that his actions were common knowledge within the FBI, but Rossi faces zero consequences for his crime. : [1] It has also been stated that he attended MIT, but episode writer Breen Frazier admitted the MIT line was a mistake,[7] although it was never corrected onscreen. This is provoked by a suspect sending him taunting messages and challenging Reid to find him. Flattery is not gonna get you out of this. It took me a long time. Instead of playing games as they have previously done, she wants to go on a date. : But according to an interview withPaget Brewster, it was actually due to a big-wig CBS executive wanting "new women." He was in love with the mind of a woman he had never met. Seriously, what is with Reid's thing for women being stalked by other women? [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. However, a waitress gives him a book, TheNarrative of John Smith, which was sent by her. Okay, I think I'm simping for long hair Spence. No. [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". The murder of Aaron Hotchner's (Thomas Gibson) wife Haley (Meredith Monroe), JJ's (A.J. Let's just say she took something from me that I can't get back, so I decided if I can't have my life, I'm gonna take hers. Reid choked back a tear as he said, "Goodbye, Emily." 6. I asked her if she dated a lot growing up. However, their adorable dynamic almost didn't happen at all. Dr. Spencer Reid is a lovable, awkward genius, and fans adore him for it. Your sample was biased. Dr. Spencer Reid : You read my thesis? [14] In general, Reid dislikes shaking hands,[15] and becomes visibly uncomfortable when touched by strangers. No, I did. But they can't act on their mutual love, as JJ has a family. ). Cook. You included your parents. To successfully run that long, writers had to come up with a myriad of plot twists, storylines, and character arcs.
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