[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. 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. I-I mean, I knew you would. While Reid remains at home, the team travels to another case. The next time Adams emerges is in (Season 15, Episode 6) "Date Night", when she is about to be executed and wishes to see him. Who's Thomas Merton? This FBI agent especially likes famous science fiction, fantasy, and mystery novels. Sta stay back, stay back! No, I turned you down because your testing was flawed. : Right off the heels of Shemar Moore's departure, the arduous task proved impossible. Reid tries playing all possible chess moves in order to understand Gideon's motivations.[23]. Even a decade after the show's debut, the team still sees Reid as a "kid." [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. : : No, I did. "Our hearts are still with Maeve . [2] He holds B.A.s in Psychology, Sociology, and Philosophy. In "True Genius", Reid doubts his reasons for being in the BAU and wonders if he should be doing more with his intellect. By using our Services, you agree to our use of cookies. 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. She said, "I think it was all handled really, really well in the long run." When Reid tries to phone Maeve, a computer-generate voice interrupts the call and says, "Zugzwang . That's when I heard the laughter. For the first time in his life, Spencer Reid was in love. That's it. Diane Turner Then she's going to remember me. "A Penrose Triangle?" She said. It also appears that Reid was fully aware of her stalker, which may have been why he spoke to her using a payphone. Mafia bosses are regularly put into witness protection. (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. Once the case is complete, Reid asks Morgan, Garcia, and Jareau to help clean up his apartment. [18] Even after a year in the field, Reid still struggles to pass his firearm qualifications. ", 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. Diana told Lou Jenkins (Brian Goodman), Riley's father, about the park incident. In the same episode, Reid bonds with a young autistic boy, Sammy Sparks. But they never, ever stop trying to take down the bad guys by getting into their heads. At the end of the episode, Reid thanks her for her help and tells her that he and the BAU can help her in her situation. Her former associate Tivon Askari kidnaps her, and the team finally learns the truth about her days at "the Pentagon." 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. . Dr. Maeve Donovanwas a recurring character who appeared as SSA Spencer Reid's girlfriend in Season Eight of Criminal Minds. Most of the senior class was in there. The hits never stop coming for Spencer Reid, who arguably faces the most emotional trauma of anyone on the show. : Reader. It was not flawed! Spencer learns Maeve has a stalker, but Maeve refuses to let Reid enlist the BAU to help. The horrifying scene shows Derek's tormentors frying his skin and displaying him on a makeshift cross. Their initial elevator meet-cute scene has enough unresolved sexual tension to fuel the BAU jet, but it's too much, too soon. However, as their relationship grew, it became difficult for them to stay apart, and the stalker began unraveling. 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. [to team] Yet that's what happens: The team learns that escaped killer Mr. Scratch is stalking Hotch's son, Jack, causing them to relocate. Oh, come on. Reid searches for her, and even offers to take her place. In "Truth or Dare", the Season 14 finale, Jareau confesses to Reid that she has loved him ever since they first met. Their story came to a tragic ending when, in captivity, Maeve and Spencer saw each other for the first time. Maeve returns as a vision in the series finale "And in the End" in Season Fifteen after Reid suffers from a brain injury. By far the most heartbreaking episode for Reid, and one of the most tear-jerking episodes of the series, sees Reid's girlfriend, Maeve ( Beth Jean Riesgraf ), killed by her stalker. Reid interrogates Adams, who says she is pregnant with his child. I wonder if this might not be that bad thing we were expecting. Spencer is not really autistic because he is a made-up person on a TV show called "Criminal Minds.". Throughout the entire episode, Maeve's face isn't seen, as it is shrouded in darkness caused by the drawn curtains. Viewers follow the FBI's BAU (Behavioral Analysis Unit) as they create behavioral profiles used to catch cannibals and kidnappers alike. Diane, Diane, there's still a way out of this. "This is for you." Maeve looked down on it with a sad smile. Maeve! He pursues his father as a suspect, even after it becomes clear that Michaels is the more likely perpetrator. The show, which ended in 2020, ran for 15 seasons before CBS pulled the plug. His first case in the field was serial killer Brian Matloff (Eric Lange), the "Blue Ridge Strangler". No. : Parker seems to disappear, and while Austin goes outside to phone Reid, he grabs her. : : Maeve thought so, too. 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. After a grievous wound to the gut, she is taken to the hospital and apparently dies. 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. But they can't act on their mutual love, as JJ has a family. From being held captive by Tobias Hankel (James Van Der Beek) to being a victim to Cat Adams' (Aubrey Plaza) relentless quest of destruction, Reid went through a lot. Maybe you do have that gift. : Dr. Maeve Donovan To successfully run that long, writers had to come up with a myriad of plot twists, storylines, and character arcs. : : Her relationship with Reid lasted for a total of ten months. The case that's haunted him for years ultimately leads to his demise when the unsub notices Gideon poking around. Michaels' body is found, and DNA confirms his killer was Lou Jenkins, who is arrested. By the end of "Alchemy", Reid is able to complete the dream by accepting Maeve's request to dance with her. This is provoked by a suspect sending him taunting messages and challenging Reid to find him. Sometime after "The Lesson", Reid continues calling Maeve, eventually getting to know her. Diane Turner I don't love you. Unfortunately, that means his love life tends to be either tragic or nonexistent. January 15, 2022. The episode ends with Reid sobbing before her body. 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. Prentiss is the only one who has beat Reid at poker, even correcting his statistic about her particular poker move. : 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. Reid is so traumatized that he develops an addiction to the narcotic painkiller Dilaudid. During the show's 11th season, Gibson allegedly kicked writer, Virgil Williams. 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. Reid eventually does get help and attends one NA meeting on-screen, but that's it. The storyline is executed brilliantly, but it was the last straw for Reid fans who just wanted to see him happy for five minutes. : The book contained a handwritten quote by Thomas Merton: "Love is our true destiny. : Diane Turner Throughout its many seasons, the show has included several subplots that entangle a profiler's personal life with their professional. These are the books mentioned by Spencer Reid. Later, while being held at gunpoint by murderer Phillip Dowd (Timothy Omundson), Reid grabs Hotchner's backup Glock 26 pistol and kills Dowd with a headshot. You would do that? : Diane Turner In the months following, Reid throws himself into his work when he is not able to sleep because of a recurring dream in which Maeve asks him to dance with her, but forces himself to wake up before he answers. What began as a mere consultation grew into a. Criminal Minds jumped into the TV fray in 2005, offering an in-depth look into the minds of serial killers. According toVariety, ABC ordered Thomas Gibson, who played Aaron Hotchner, to attend anger management classes in 2010 after a "violent outburst" with an assistant director. November 4th, 3:46 p.m. 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. Go ahead, prove my theory. In Season 12, she creates an elaborate plan that ends with Reid being arrested and his mother being kidnapped. However, a waitress gives him a book, TheNarrative of John Smith, which was sent by her. : Dr. Spencer Reid established a connection with Maeve, a woman he had never seen in person because she was afraid of a stalker, in Season 8. The higher-ups took notice of Moore and Vangsness' incredible chemistry, however, and made Garcia a full-time staple. They started dating but broke up after a few months. Dr. Maeve Donovan Elle's departure from the BAU has less to do with the character and more to do with the actress herself, however. Sometimes they fail. Reid and Maeve's love story plot is the most heartbreaking in the series. Gideon's sudden departure from the FBI after a case gone wrong affects Reid deeply. 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. 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. You can't build it. Don't hurt him. Let me take her place. Not like that. Him who? Diane Turner He picks up The Narrative of John Smith (given to him by Maeve) with the Thomas Merton quote and places it on the bookshelf. It's an impossible physical structure. No. Spencer realizes that the man is not the stalker, and Maeve has already left. I did read it. The relationship remains a massive part of the show's heart until Moore's season 12 departure. Thinking him to be Maeve's stalker, Reid calls her to cancel while she is right outside. Dr. Spencer Reid By using our Services, you agree to our use of cookies. [11], Gubler decided that Reid's middle name is Walter, but this was never mentioned in the show and is not canon. He once again offers to take Maeve's place, but Turner kills herself and Maeve with one shot. Originally posted by pastanest-deactivated20221229. The team raced to help Spencer find her, but they didn't make it in time. [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. Diane Turner I know that I am one. 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. Dr. Spencer Reid : Bobby Putnam Diane Turner spencer reid being a nerd for 5 minutes straight bananachip 13.8K subscribers Subscribe 33K Share 1.2M views 2 years ago another reid video bc he's the love of my life. Dr. Spencer Reid : Cook) and Emily Prentiss (Paget Brewster) exchange horrified expressions but in "Lo-Fi" he is seen getting into the driver's side of a vehicle and even driving that same vehicle in one scene, as well as driving to BAU Unit Chief Jason Gideon's (Mandy Patinkin) cabin in "In Name and Blood", and in "Nelson's Sparrow". She doesn't say anything.[28]. 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. : 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. "[27] In season seven, when Prentiss returns and Reid discovers Hotchner and Jareau knew she wasn't dead, he is upset, especially with Jareau. However, the producers liked Gubler's softer interpretation, despite telling the actor he was wrong for the part. All right. Diane Turner More than one has hurt Dr. Spencer Reid ( Matthew Gray Gubler ): When Emily Prentiss (Paget Brewster) fakes her death, she and JJ Jareau (A.J. And though the agents almost always survive the unspeakable, it scars them and the viewers alike. Diane Turner Though catching him wasn't easy. : And what you have is very valuable. Dr. Maeve Donovan [5], Due to his young age and genius IQ, Reid was a victim of severe bullying in high school. Spencer Reid began dating a woman named Maeve in 2001, and she was terrified of a stalker at the time, so she was afraid to meet him in person.
