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. : 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. There was a moment when you had him, and you knew you had him. He faces the urge to kill the serial killer Scratch, who the team originally pegs as the culprit. Diane Turner Originally posted by pastanest-deactivated20221229. [2] This was a genuine concern, both for in-universe and for audience acceptance, since in real life the minimum age to become an FBI Special Agent is 23,[30] with at least three more years to obtain Supervisory Special Agent status, and appointments to the BAU do not usually occur until after at least eight to ten years in the FBI. First introduced during a bizarre phone call in season eight's "God Complex," Maeve is a geneticist Spencer meets while seeking treatment for migraines. Some of these choices worked like gangbusters, some were merely mediocre, and some were outright disasters that have fans spitting mad to this day. I've arranged for your freedom. 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. He's the one thing you can never take from us.Maeve's last words in "Zugzwang". January 15, 2022. In "L.D.S.K. He has an IQ of 187,[2] an eidetic memory, and can read 20,000 words per minute. : Reid is a genius with an IQ of 187 and can read 20,000 words per minute with an eidetic memory. Diane Turner Dr. Spencer Reid : In her letters, she would always sign off with a quote from one of her favorite philosophers. Diane Turner What began as a mere consultation grew into a beautiful relationship, albeit only over the phone Maeve was being stalked, and as a result, she refused to meet Spencer. I did. : | : According toDeadline, the show originally chalked her leaving up to budget cuts. U/jiffyfly6 said, "It's not even that it was kept secret because of a stalker. Background [ edit] He's super smart with an IQ of . It's a slap in the face, then, that Luke immediately tries to replace Morgan's irreplaceable dynamic with his Baby Girl. In season 15, Reid is given a task by his therapist to have a normal conversation with someone outside of work. Diane Turner Why? Most BAU agents have a unique relationship with protocol, and while it yields results, the team goes too far on multiple occasions. Reid finally meets Maeve face-to-face during the situation and is able to briefly subdue Turner, only to have her hold Maeve at gunpoint. Diane Turner It's unclear if these interactions are spiritual in nature, or just Morgan's imagination coping with trauma but it doesn't matter. 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. [citation needed] In the episode "Valhalla", Reid tells Prentiss about his headaches. Dr. Maeve Donovan : Me for her. [14] In general, Reid dislikes shaking hands,[15] and becomes visibly uncomfortable when touched by strangers. You're gonna get her to tell me about him. In the same episode, Reid bonds with a young autistic boy, Sammy Sparks. [21] Upon graduation from the academy, he was placed in the BAU at age 22, and given the title Supervisory Special Agent. Spencer Reid, who is a reading machine, constantly mentions the books that he is reading, or has had his mom read to him. No one wants to see the heart of the BAU hurt but of course, in the high-stakes world of prime-time television, that only ensures his suffering. You didn't even read the whole thing, did you? The BAU barely mentions him again, making the storyline even more awkward and forced. Alex Blake Reid starts a conversation with Austin, who works at the bar, and proceeds to do a magic trick in which he appears to jab a pen through the eye of a police sketch, but pulls it through, leaving the paper unscathed. Cook) wait months before telling Reid she's alive and . The knife is truly twisted by interspersed scenes in which Morgan bonds with his dad. 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. Sta stay back, stay back! Completed reidxreader cases spence +21 more # 4 Spencer Reid Imagines by Mrs. Jones 597K 9.1K 39 I've already sent it to the NIH. Dr. Maeve Donovan You read my thesis? It's an impossible physical structure. Spencer Reid, a fictitious character on the television program "Criminal Minds," is not autistic in real life. Diane Turner It's my theory that when you make a decision to give up that the cells in your body start to die. Following that revelation, the show does an admirable job having her work through the grief she kept hidden for so long. Maeve returns as a vision in the series finale "And in the End" in Season Fifteen after Reid suffers from a brain injury. The team raced to help Spencer find her, but they didn't make it in time. CBS. But they never, ever stop trying to take down the bad guys by getting into their heads. "I told you I built one." Reid said. After her introduction, though we don't see her face, things unravel quickly. This goes unmentioned until Hotch is under investigation years later, and his interrogator brings it up. I remember you. He later dated Kelly Parker for three years until she died in a car accident in 2004. What is she talking about? : Dr. Maeve Donovan All right. Nazi scientists were recruited for the Manhattan Project. It was kind of confusing. The book contained a handwritten quote by Thomas Merton: "Love is our true destiny. Reid contracts anthrax during an outbreak in Maryland,[24] and is later shot in the leg protecting a doctor whose life is being threatened. The science was sound. 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." Even Elle notices: She's quick to mention that the unit hardly cared when the Fisher King broke into her home and shot her. Once the case is complete, Reid asks Morgan, Garcia, and Jareau to help clean up his apartment. Reid is close to Jareau, Morgan, and Prentiss. 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. Dr. Spencer Reid : Flattery is not gonna get you out of this. When Garcia hosts a Day of the Dead celebration, she asks everyone to bring a photo of a deceased love one for a shrine. Never! He also has a talent with words and is the team's go-to linguistic profiler, as well as their unofficial discourse analyst. Aaron struggles with being there for him while the whole ordeal brings back painful memories of how he had lost Haley. : [1][22] His fellow team members almost always introduce him as Dr. Reid. Spencer Reid, however, conspicuously attended said soiree stag, despite the fact that just a few episodes ago (or a month-plus in on-screen time), his and Maxine's nascent romance seemed to. In Season 8, Dr. Spencer Reid began a relationship with a woman named Maeve, whom he had never met in person because she lived in fear of a stalker. If done well, character arcs like this can really affect fans who are impacted by addiction in their own lives. Dr. Maeve Donovan Dr. Maeve Donovan 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. I want to see if you'll jump. Throughout the series, Reid shows a lack of interest when interacting with women. Yet the pair doesn't discuss their true feelings until the final episode of the penultimate season when it's too late. There's no way someone wouldn't ID him, especially a dedicated killer. Why are you doing this? Criminal Minds Storylines That Fans Hated. Diane Turner Diane Turner If what you have is valuable enough, the federal government will work with you. [4] He moved 10 miles away, and never contacted his son. I didn't. Maeve thought so, too. Your whole body beginning to decay. : There's this thing called the Penrose triangle. They discover that his death is the result of a serial killer he and Rossi failed to catch when they first formed the BAU. This better get sexy quick. Now you know how I felt, to be ignored, cast aside. : Okay, I think I'm simping for long hair Spence. She then concludes their call by saying, "I love you." Although it is suggested by other people within and outside of the team that Reid is on the autism spectrum, it is never confirmed. And what you have is very valuable. Typically, the arc pops up throughout the rest of the show. When we finally meet, I'm going to make blindfolds fun again. Diane Turner Profiling is the only profession Reid ever considered, and he was groomed specifically for the BAU. : Camus, Voltaire, Plato. 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. Absolutely loving this cut on Spencer. Dr. Spencer Reid Blake later returns and questions his motives. Do you know how many Friday nights I had where it was just me and a microscope? Let me take her place. But in the CBS procedural's return next Wednesday, the two will meet in the flesh. 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. : He is socially awkward and has a hard time dealing with his emotions. Dr. Spencer Reid However, a waitress gives him a book, TheNarrative of John Smith, which was sent by her. 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. Apparently, that's all he needed to kick his addiction. : Reid's social standing as a child increased when he started winning games as the coach of his high school's basketball team, using statistics to break down the opposing teams' shooting strategies.[6]. 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.