On October 12, 2017, it was announced that Shemar Moore would reprise his role as Derek Morgan in the fifth episode of the season ("Lucky Strikes"). His character returned to help Penelope Garcia get through a tough time.
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Is Morgan coming back to Criminal Minds season 13?
The actor did make guest appearances in seasons 12 and 13, but he never came back after that. His absence from the Criminal Minds series finale in 2020 seemingly put the final nail in the coffin that Derek Morgan would ever return to the BAU.
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Does Morgan come back to Criminal Minds season 14?
The Criminal Minds series finale will air on February 19, 2020. Many fans are hoping Shemar Moore will return as Derek Morgan—but it doesn't look like that's in the cards.
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Why is Reid not in season 13?
After his traumatic experience in Mexico, he was put on probation and was asked to take mandatory leaves wherein he devoted his time teaching. This seemed like a justified reason for Gubler to miss several episodes of the show then as his absence was baked into the series' story.
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Is Morgan in season 15 of Criminal Minds?
Thomas Gibson, who played Aaron Hotchner, would not be returning for the final season. Messer revealed that Shemar Moore, who played Derek Morgan, would also not be returning for the final season.
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Why is Reid not in season 16?
While Reid accepted the fact that they would never be together, it must have still been difficult for him to continue working with JJ. So, as part of his therapy, he likely realized that the best way to move on was to physically distance himself from her, hence Reid leaving the BAU.
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What episode in season 13 does Derek Morgan come back?
On October 12, 2017, it was announced that Shemar Moore would reprise his role as Derek Morgan in the fifth episode of the season ("Lucky Strikes"). His character returned to help Penelope Garcia get through a tough time.
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Are JJ and will still married on Criminal Minds?
Relationships and family
Jareau is married to Will LaMontagne, Jr. They have two sons, Henry and Michael. As of season 13, she and Matt Simmons (Daniel Henney) are the only members of the BAU who are married with children.
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Does JJ leave Criminal Minds?
The scriptwriters of Criminal Minds gave viewers reasons for her absence in the storyline, however, viewers were still curious about why the actress, A.J Cook, had left the show during season six. In an interview with TV Guide magazine in 2019, it was reported that the show had not renewed A.
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Does Hotch come back season 15?
There's certainly no evidence that he returned to the show for the filming of its final season—but there's no evidence that he didn't, either. Whatever happens, it's a done deal: Criminal Minds finished filming its final season in May, and is expected to air midway through the 2019-2020 season.
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Who left Criminal Minds Season 13?
Another departure came with season 13 when agent Stephen Walker (Damon Gupton) was killed off.
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Who replaces Derek Morgan in Criminal Minds?
Luke Alvez is a Supervisory Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Behavioral Analysis Unit, who joined the team at the start of Season Twelve following the resignation of Derek Morgan.
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Do Hotch and Morgan come back?
Further proving that Criminal Minds has no intent in bringing back Hotch is the fact that, after Thomas Gibson's character, was written out of the series, Hotch was barely mentioned ever again.
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Does Morgan replace Hotch?
Derek Morgan is a former Supervisory Special Agent with the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit. For a time, he was the acting unit chief of the BAU, taking over as Hotch stepped down temporally.
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Why was JJ written off Criminal Minds?
Part of a mid-series shuffle based partially on budgetary constraints, Cook's character was written off the show despite her seniority and through no fault of her own. More interesting, however, is that she was brought back on less than a season later.
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Do Reid and JJ have a baby?
Henry is born. Henry was born during "Memoriam", and after the team gets to meet him after finishing a case, JJ asks Reid and Garcia to be Henry's godfather and godmother, respectively. In "Normal", JJ brings Henry to the BAU headquarters after the team solves a case, and the team takes turns holding him.
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What episode does Reid pass out?
Series Finale. Following an explosive face-to-face encounter with Everett Lynch, Dr. Reid suffers from a brain injury and, while experiencing hallucinations, is visited by ghosts from his pa...
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Is Spencer Reid coming back?
But [Spencer and Matt] are not gone gone." So, Spencer will be seen in the Criminal Minds reboot —just not in the way fans were hoping.
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Who joins the BAU in season 13?
But what brings Simmons from the IRT to the BAU? Turns out it's not just a simple transfer. When TV Guide asked the cast Tuesday at CBS' Television Critics Association summer press tour party, Kirsten Vangsness let a major detail slip about Simmons' former crew on Beyond Borders, which was canceled after two seasons.
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Why did they get rid of Derek Morgan?
Unlike some other shocking Criminal Minds character exits, there was no behind-the-scenes drama involved with Shemar Moore's departure, with the actor simply deciding that after eleven seasons it was time to leave. He felt he'd explored every facet of Morgan as a character and he wanted to pursue other projects.
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Why did Hotchner leave Criminal Minds?
Plenty of actors departed Criminal Minds in its 15-season run, but Gibson's leave sparked the most controversy. Hotch was written off the CBS procedural because Gibson was fired following reports of an altercation on set.
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