Warning! Spoilers ahead for Criminal Minds: Evolution season 2, episode 3.
Summary
Criminal Minds: Evolutionseason 2 sets up the franchise’s ugliest character exit with JJ’s current BAU problem. As the only remaining original character who is still on active duty, JJ’s personal and professional history played out through her almost two decades with the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU). She has seen her fair share of tragedies and issues in the past, but the revival has seemingly been extra hard on her. Aside from the extra pressure of hunting down Elias Voit and taking down Sicarius’ network of serial killers, JJ was also dealing with some issues at home.
Picking up just as the global pandemic was winding down, Criminal Minds: Evolution season 1 changed the weekly format of the CBS show by allowing the whole year to crack a single case. This gave the show extra time to spend with the profilers, resulting in additional focus on their life outside the halls of the FBI office. Out of all the main characters,JJ’s home life was the most interesting, and unfortunately, not in a good way. As she helped the BAU track down Voit, she was also dealing with a family crisis as Will suffered a health scare.
JJ’s Storyline Sets Up Her Separation From Will In Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 2
Will’s Exit From Criminal Minds: Evolution May Not Be Permanent
Ultimately, Will survived the whole ordeal. However, showrunner Erica Messer subsequently revealed that he may not be out of the woods yet inCriminal Minds: Evolutionseason 2. Between this and the news thatJosh Stewart is exiting the Paramount+ revival, there have beenassumptions that Will would be killed. In an unexpected plot twist, however, Messer came back and hinted thatJJ’s husband may not be permanently written out, ruling out a potential death. This has opened up new hypotheses as to his future fate, and JJ’s new crisis may pave the way for their separation.
InCriminal Minds: Evolutionseason 2, episode 3, “Homesick,“JJ learns about the AI deep-fake site that targets her, specifically. The show doesn’t reveal how serious the matter is, but the problem may impact her marriage, resulting in her and Will separating. JJ’s husband has yet to appear in the sophomore year of the Paramount+ show, but as she mentioned in the premiere, he has been busy working. Whether there are other marital issues at play is uncertain, but the detrimental site is a big enough threat to the pair’s relationship.
Will Separating From JJ In Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 2 Is Worse Than Him Dying
JJ & Will Are Proof That Love Is Possible For The BAU
Knowing that there’s a chance for Will to return toCriminal Minds: Evolutionis great, but it has a major trade-off. Stewart’s character dying would be absolutely devastating, considering how long he and his wife have been. Throughout every failed and tragic relationship in the franchise, the pair endured.Will and JJJ’s story is vital toCriminal Minds: Evolutionbecause they are proof that there’s apossibility of a life outside the BAU. Regardless of the specifics of their possible separation, it’s heartbreaking to think that, ultimately, they will end up just like any other failed BAU couple.
Criminal Minds: Evolutionseason 2 drops new episodes every Thursday on Paramount+.
Criminal Minds: Evolution
Cast
InCriminal Minds: Evolution, the FBI’s elite team of criminal profilers come up against their greatest threat yet, an UnSub who has used the pandemic to build a network of other serial killers. As the world opens back up and the network goes operational, the team must hunt them down, one murder at a time. Original cast members continuing their roles include Joe Mantegna, A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Aisha Tyler, Adam Rodriguez and Paget Brewster. Zach Gilford joins the dynamic cast as a recurring guest star in a season-long arc.
