Despite his attempts to save Maeve, the stalker killed her in front of Spencer. Brewster originally asked to be killed off, and got her wish until she didn't. Contents 1 Background 2 Season Eight 2.1 God Complex 2.2 The Lesson 2.3 Zugzwang 2.4 Alchemy 3 Season Nine 3.1 In The Blood 4 Season Twelve 4.1 Red Light 5 Season Fifteen 5.1 And in the End. Genius is work, thousands of hours of work. And though the agents almost always survive the unspeakable, it scars them and the viewers alike. [1] Years later, Reid starts having nightmares about the incident, initially leading him to believe his own father was Riley's killer. Despite insisting that she only said it to distract a killer holding them hostage, Reid knows what she said is true but chooses not to dwell on it for the sake of their friendship. : She does, just as Reid realizes that it was a false alarm, with the man coincidentally being Bobby. You figured it out. Derek Morgan is about as beloved as Criminals Minds characters get. Reid works for the FBI and is part of a team called the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU). : 6 Notes 7 Appearances Dr. Spencer Reid is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama Criminal Minds, portrayed by Matthew Gray Gubler. 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. In a very uncharacteristic move, he doesn't push the subject, leading to awkward scheduled payphone calls he hides from his coworkers. And what you have is very valuable. [citation needed] In the episode "Valhalla", Reid tells Prentiss about his headaches. : He also has Ph.D.s in Chemistry, Engineering, and Mathematics, obtained from Caltech. By the end of "Alchemy", Reid is able to complete the dream by accepting Maeve's request to dance with her. Diane Turner [laughs] I just hope that I get the chance. 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. Twice. 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. : Not true. ", BAU Supervisory Agent Aaron Hotchner (Thomas Gibson) is forced to kick Reid in order to allow him access to a gun in order to shoot a suspect. [in Reid's recollection] Yet, his on-screen persona frequently exhibits characteristics that are typically linked with Autism, such as social awkwardness, high intelligence, and challenges with communication and social engagement. The Unknown Subject ("Unsub") in (Season 1, Episode 5) "Broken Mirror"[13] is the first person to mention this. Me for her. In the same episode, Reid bonds with a young autistic boy, Sammy Sparks. Reid is a genius and autodidact. Criminal Mindscast Kirsten Vangsness as Penelope Garcia, technical analyst extraordinaire, with the intention of making her a one-off character. Ew. He faces the urge to kill the serial killer Scratch, who the team originally pegs as the culprit. Sometimes they succeed. He once again offers to take Maeve's place, but Turner kills herself and Maeve with one shot. Spree killings, family . The episode ends with Reid and Maxine kissing. They plan to go on their third coffee date when Adams intervenes, holding Maxine's sister and father hostage. Spencer learns Maeve has a stalker, but Maeve refuses to let Reid enlist the BAU to help. Thanks to her, they are able to find the unsub and save his latest victim. Diane Turner Reid contracts anthrax during an outbreak in Maryland,[24] and is later shot in the leg protecting a doctor whose life is being threatened. Diane Turner She doesn't say anything.[28]. She watches as Diane kills Bobby, and then taunts her, stating that she could not commit suicide as she hopes to personally see Reid arrest her. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone; we find it with another.". Diana then followed Jenkins and witnessed him beat Michaels to death with a baseball bat. Typically, the arc pops up throughout the rest of the show. You know, I think your writing could put you on the same plane as Jonas Salk. It also appears that Reid was fully aware of her stalker, which may have been why he spoke to her using a payphone. Few things are considered more disrespectful than killing a character off-screen. We were broken up. Dr. Maeve Donovan It turns out to be the very same book he was going to give to her by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. While she faces no legal retribution for murder due to a lack of evidence, Hotch knows what happened and "suggests" she leave the team. That's when I heard the laughter. Season 15 opens up "Under the Skin" with Jareau being shot and clinging to life. Sorry. : Criminal Minds Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. From the beginning, JJ's relationship with her eventual husband Will is one-sided. Dr. Spencer Reid : Hotch, we've known from the beginning she's on a murder-suicide mission, but we never stopped to ask why she's on that mission. In "Closing Time", after she is injured while arresting a suspect, Reid is seen counting her injuries as she sits in the ambulance and tells the paramedic that she should be going to get a CAT scan. "[27] In season seven, when Prentiss returns and Reid discovers Hotchner and Jareau knew she wasn't dead, he is upset, especially with Jareau. | This goes unmentioned until Hotch is under investigation years later, and his interrogator brings it up. [22], Gideon is Reid's closest confidant on the team during the first two seasons, and often serves as a mentor to Reid. : Dr. Maeve Donovan Her relationship with Reid lasted for a total of ten months. A deadly game of chess ensues, culminating in Reid watching Diane kill herself and Maeve in one lethal blow. No, I did. Adams makes Reid take her to his apartment, where Maxine is waiting and sees the two kiss. Reid is so traumatized that he develops an addiction to the narcotic painkiller Dilaudid. [4] Diana still resides in the same institution, and Reid says that he sends her letters every day, in part because of the guilt he feels for not visiting her. : It is implied that they celebrate Spencer Reid birthday every year in the shows, likely because Spencer is the baby' of this team. : : She tells Reid that her stalker might be gone and because of this, she wants to meet him. : Completed reidxreader cases spence +21 more # 4 Spencer Reid Imagines by Mrs. Jones 597K 9.1K 39 Thinking him to be Maeve's stalker, Reid calls her to cancel while she is right outside. Cookies help us deliver our Services. Reid is close to Jareau, Morgan, and Prentiss. [11] A cut line from the episode has David Rossi stating that Sammy and Reid are two of the most fascinating minds he has ever encountered. By the end of the episode, Diane kills herself and Maeve, despite Reid's efforts to rescue her. Like Elle, he has clear intent to kill, but unlike Elle, he's smarter about it. Spencer Reid's middle name is Walter #topsecretreidfact", "CM_SetReport Chat Transcript for Executive Producer Janine Sherman Barrois and Matthew Gray Gubler 12/15/2011", "Special Agent Frequently Asked Questions", "Full Transcript Live Chat with Writer, Sharon Lee Watson and Line Producer, Harry Bring", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spencer_Reid&oldid=1138801617, Maeve Donovan (significant other, deceased), This page was last edited on 11 February 2023, at 18:13. Adams attempts to drive a wedge between Reid and Maxine, but, in the end, her plan fails. To successfully run that long, writers had to come up with a myriad of plot twists, storylines, and character arcs. Never! Reid is good at map reading and therefore does the geographic profiling and map-related activities for the team. Dr. Maeve Donovan He tosses the gun back to the killer, goading him into picking up the weapon so Rossi can "legally" shoot him in "self-defense." In season two's "Revelations," SSA (Supervisory Special Agent) Dr. Spencer Reid is tortured and drugged for two days, barely surviving the ordeal. When Reid was 18, he realized his mother's condition had deteriorated to the point where she could no longer take care of herself. Diane Turner The science was sound. Who is he? Reid interrogates Adams, who says she is pregnant with his child. This killer is particularly grotesque: Heessentially turns his victims into birds, breaking their limbs, shoving them in a nest, and feeding them worms. The BAU barely mentions him again, making the storyline even more awkward and forced. 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. : Wait! No, I turned you down because your testing was flawed. By using our Services, you agree to our use of cookies. 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. Let me take her place. Filming & Production Reid and Prentiss are held hostage by a cult led by Benjamin Cyrus (Luke Perry). You can't see that I'm a genius! Though catching him wasn't easy. Spencer nibbled at his quesadilla, slowly making a . 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. Aaron struggles with being there for him while the whole ordeal brings back painful memories of how he had lost Haley. Why don't you just kill me? By using our Services, you agree to our use of cookies. I don't want to hear what she has to say. He finished his undergraduate degree at 16, and received his first doctorate (in Mathematics) the following year. Reid is a genius with an IQ of 187 and can read 20,000 words per minute with an eidetic memory. What else do you want? Her primary role in Reid's mind was convincing him to finally choose a decision based not on what he thought others wanted, but based on what made him happy. What is she talking about? On the "Criminal Minds" subreddit, fans took to expressing why that was the most distressing storyline on the show. That stupid FBI agent is the reason why you're still alive. At the end of the episode, they go their separate ways, and Lila is not seen in further episodes. They call him for help a few times before he joins the team in person. Girls must have adored you in high school. He picks up The Narrative of John Smith (given to him by Maeve) with the Thomas Merton quote and places it on the bookshelf. Dr. Spencer Reid Maeve! Mafia Bosses are regularly put into witness protection. There's a part of you that thinks it's because of that brain. He often fixates on things and misses social cues (for example, unknowingly changing the subject of a conversation). : He reluctantly had her committed to a psychiatric institution, Bennington Sanitarium. 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. 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. Reader. The relationship remains a massive part of the show's heart until Moore's season 12 departure. Dr. Maeve Donovan Dr. Spencer Reid is the BAU's resident genius. Bobby Putnam 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. However, their adorable dynamic almost didn't happen at all. Yet the pair doesn't discuss their true feelings until the final episode of the penultimate season when it's too late. Writer Sharon Lee Watson stated in a Twitter chat that Reid's Asperger traits make the character more lovable. "[4] Reid states that one way he gets back at his father is to collect more educational degrees. : Dr. Maeve Donovan I don't know who she is. 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. Dr. Maeve Donovan Her true assignment comes to light in season nine after writers tease an affair between JJ and the new BAU section chief, Cruz. 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. Ah, a normal short haircut without weird bed hair. Diane Turner : And what do I have, Doctor? CBS Making Dr. Spencer Reid, played by Matthew Gray Gubler, the primary emotional focus of the first half of the Criminal Minds series finale was the answer to a very old and continuous call to. After undergoing hypnotherapy to recover his memories, Reid mistakenly believes he saw his father burning his own bloody clothes, not Diana's. : 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. : 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. I-I mean, I knew you would. By then, Reid has gone to several doctors, but no one has been able to diagnose what is wrong with him. 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. 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. The team responds quickly and saves her before she is harmed. He later dated Kelly Parker for three years until she died in a car accident in 2004. At several points, the show's writers drew the ire of upset fans due to a plot or subplot, or characters being written off. : I thought that was just me. You, however, are superfluous. [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". : This time say it to her face. Stay back! Former SSA Jason Gideon gets that (dis)honor in season 10. It was secret because she was engaged and wouldn't seek help to find her stalker. I want what they have. 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. Cook) wait months before telling Reid she's alive and . 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. It . Most of the senior class was in there. Kirsten Vangsness agreed, adding that Garcia is more extroverted and available emotionally, whereas Reid struggles with his emotions. 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. : [1][22] His fellow team members almost always introduce him as Dr. Reid. 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. Working with the BAU meant that you saw the most horrific side of humanity every day for most of your adult life. Following the executive directive to replace Cook and Paget with "new women," Brewster's agents managed to get Brewster 17 more episodes than planned, allowing for a much more thorough write-off than Cook received. Actress A.J. There's no way someone wouldn't ID him, especially a dedicated killer. : The federal government doesn't make deals with people like me. Maeve thought so, too. : It's a slap in the face, then, that Luke immediately tries to replace Morgan's irreplaceable dynamic with his Baby Girl. 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." The storyline is executed brilliantly, but it was the last straw for Reid fans who just wanted to see him happy for five minutes. Cook. Following that revelation, the show does an admirable job having her work through the grief she kept hidden for so long. Go. Spencer Reid's middle name is Walter".[12]. : : : Dr. Spencer Reid : No way. Sometimes, however, even the popularly-loved plots were victim to unpopular fan opinions. She viewed the MRI scans of Reid's brain when he started suffering from headaches since the events of Season Six. However, the producers liked Gubler's softer interpretation, despite telling the actor he was wrong for the part. While Reid remains at home, the team travels to another case. Dr. Spencer Reid 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 . Get on the ledge. At age 12, Reid graduated from high school. : : She said, "I think it was all handled really, really well in the long run." Though all of this is only revealed in Season 8, when Maeve becomes Reid's girlfriend, and we learn she's in hiding because of a stalker. The two-hour premiere saw JJ (A.J. Luke and Garcia get the ending meant for Morgan and Garcia and many fans will never get over it. I asked her if she dated a lot growing up. Little do they know that Prentiss staged her death, and only Hotch and JJ are in on the secret. Do you know what genius is? I did read it. [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. Great. : After getting headaches in Season 6, Reid seeks out Maeve, a geneticist, to help him find what's causing them. No. Reid choked back a tear as he said, "Goodbye, Emily." 6. The Analyst || Spencer Reid by kluv 179K 3.5K 18 You have just finished graduate school successfully double majoring in Criminal Justice and Forensic Psychology. The BAU team tries to help him, but he refuses to answer the door. Though he is not injured, Reid struggles with guilt over "allowing" Prentiss' beating at the hands of Cyrus in "Minimal Loss". (Season 3, Episode 16) "Elephant's Memory". In "God Complex", Reid begins calling Maeve - whose face and identity he does not know - on a payphone and they talk about his progress with his headaches and sleep deprivation. Helping Reid After Maeve's Death . You're choosing me over her? He told me a story about how he tried to build one when he was eight. Cook) torture, and Garcia's (Kirsten Vangsness) shooting are just a few of the many traumatizing events that take place on the show. Maeve Donovan - 2012 It was official. : Reid puts up a photo of Maeve along with one of inventor and electrical engineer Nikola Tesla. He is the youngest member of the FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU), has three BAs and three PhDs (in Mathematics, Chemistry, and Engineering), and specializes . You didn't even read the whole thing, did you? Despite being in a relationship, Reid has never met her nor seen her face. But they never, ever stop trying to take down the bad guys by getting into their heads. (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. Now! Maeve thought so, too. She may have been his [Reid] intellectual equal but she was an idiot and made Reid less useful as well. I understand. : I've arranged for your freedom. On a "Criminal Minds" subreddit discussing unpopular opinions about the show, u/Runtyyy pointed out the strange transition of Reid and Maeve's relationship from a professional to a romantic one. Prentiss is the only one who has beat Reid at poker, even correcting his statistic about her particular poker move. To be honest, I was distracted by your thesis. : But they can't act on their mutual love, as JJ has a family. I was hoping you'd figure out my riddle. 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. Instead of playing games as they have previously done, she wants to go on a date. Diane Turner This better get sexy quick. : 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. : When Garcia hosts a Day of the Dead celebration, she asks everyone to bring a photo of a deceased love one for a shrine. In. "A Penrose Triangle?" She said. It is revealed that she is in danger and doesn't want someone to know about her and Reid. No. According toDeadline, the show originally chalked her leaving up to budget cuts. Until I saw him. He was in love with the mind of a woman he had never met. : Please don't hurt him. The hostess gives him a bag that she left for him. Oh, come on. For the first time in his life, Spencer Reid was in love. : "Baby Girl" Garcia and "Thunder God" Morgan have unparalleled chemistry from episode one. : Her primary role in Spencer's mind was convincing him to finally make a decision based not on what he thought others wanted but instead on what made him happy. However, she refuses because she doesn't want him to hurt Reid. Diane Turner "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.". Seriously, what is with Reid's thing for women being stalked by other women? Euclidean geometry. But all that changes following this trauma. | [32], Before Gubler was cast in the role, the character was envisioned as more like Data from Star Trek. Their story came to a tragic ending when, in captivity, Maeve and Spencer saw each other for the first time. "Children of the Dark" Season 3, Episode 4. [31] While filming the pilot, the show's FBI consultant informed Matthew Gray Gubler that there was nothing realistic about his character. Inside, she has written a quote by Thomas Merton; "Love is our true destiny. 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 Michaels incident had already started the rift, and as Diana's mental state continued to deteriorate, William left, refusing to take Spencer with him. Sadly, the first time Reid sees Maeve also becomes the last. Spencer wasted no time in grabbing a handful of sugar packets.