"Criminal Minds: Evolution" fans clearly have preferences for who could possibly be walking through that door in the season finale, and Spencer Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler), Derek Morgan (Shemar Moore), and Aaron Hotchner (Thomas Gibson) top the list. "My hope is Spencer, but I'm not counting on it," commented u/Driezas42 on a "Criminal Minds" Reddit post. Spencer is high on many fans' lists, and showrunner Erica Messer won't rule him out, telling TV Insider that "we are all talking regularly, and fingers crossed we can make something work out."
"Hotch would be the absolute best thing. Maybe Thomas Gibson has done some anger management or something and can come back?" wrote u/OkAcanthocephala6837. Despite Gibson being fired from "Criminal Minds" after an on-set altercation, viewers haven't stopped hoping Hotchner can be brought back in the revival.
The last on the wish list is Moore, but unfortunately, he hasn't encouraged hope about the possibility of returning, either. "Would I go back to "Criminal Minds" and flirt with my baby girl and chase down UnSubs?" he said to Entertainment Tonight. "Sure, alright. But Hondo kinda busy is all I'm saying," referring to his character on S.W.A.T., where he now stars. "Yeah I'm thinking it's highly unlikely as much as we'd love it," u/thathesitantalien wrote.
While most of the cast is expected to return for Season 2, fans will have to wait and see if any of our favorite missing BAU agents finally make it back to the Virginia office.
