The contracts have been signed and the cast of Criminal Minds is in tact for season 7; Prentiss (Paget Brewster) and J.J. (A.J. Cook) will be returning full time and Hotch (Thomas Gibson) will also still be there. This is good news for Criminal Minds fans who have really been put through the wringer in regards to the main cast of the show, and now it looks like the BAU team will be facing some time of discontent. So what or who will be causing trouble for the team when they return in September?
It seems that a former Desperate Housewives and Mad Men antagonist will be posing problems for the BAU team, TVLine have reported that Mark Moses (known to most as either Paul Young or Herman 'Duck' Phillips) won't be playing a criminal that they are tracking, but a senator heading up a committee that is investigating a case that was apparently screwed up by the BAU. This will be the focus of the season opener on September 21 and the show will pick up in 'real time' four months after the finale of season 6. This case is not one that we have previously seen but there will be flashbacks to show the assignment as it is being investigated and picked apart by Moses and his committee.
We can also confirm thanks again to TVLine that the season premiere will also include the return and re-introduction of 'dead' Prentiss. This is one mystery that I am sure most fans will be glad to hear will be resolved so quickly. How the team will respond to this will be interesting, there will be hurt feelings but the pragmatists in all of them should also understand the reasons for the deception. Who do you think will respond the least favourably to being lied to?
If you are looking for a taste of season 7 then a trip toCriminal Minds star Matthew Gray Gubler's (Dr. Spencer Reid)Tumblr page is well worth it. He has posted a couple of photos showing his return to the set (see photo right for one) and you can also see some of his other wonderfully weird art creations and photos from his very creative brain (his French alter ego Monsieur Renault is a new favourite of mine).
Are you looking forward to the return of Criminal Minds in September? What do you think of these early details that have been released so far? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
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