Reader x Spencer Reid | Spencer Reid x Maeve Donovan | BAU Agent! There was a moment when you had him, and you knew you had him. Unfortunately, that means his love life tends to be either tragic or nonexistent. Flattery is not gonna get you out of this. : Despite the shared love between the two, Jareau and Reid keep this a secret and remain best friends. Season 12 permanently changes Spencer Reid, and though it makes him a stronger person, many fans believe that it came at too high a cost. Diane Turner Reid tells Blake that he's nervous to meet her because he already believes she's the most beautiful girl in the world, and he is afraid that she won't like him because of his looks. Luke and Garcia get the ending meant for Morgan and Garcia and many fans will never get over it. However, the story is flimsy at best. He attended Caltech, where he rode his bike to classes. He laughed. Dr. Spencer Reid What is she talking about? [21] Upon graduation from the academy, he was placed in the BAU at age 22, and given the title Supervisory Special Agent. At several points, the show's writers drew the ire of upset fans due to a plot or subplot, or characters being written off. Because of that stupid FBI agent? To be with you. : You turned me down because you couldn't handle the competition. How? While Reid is interviewing Jenkins, demanding to know how his father was involved, his parents interrupt and confess to their son the whole story. And what you have is very valuable. Dr. Spencer Reid grew into a fan-favorite character very quickly, and his social awkwardness and brilliant mind made it all the more cute when he finally fell in love. Bobby Putnam Or: : This angered William: "We're not statistics. In "Truth or Dare", the Season 14 finale, Jareau confesses to Reid that she has loved him ever since they first met. Spencer Reid, a fictitious character on the television program "Criminal Minds," is not autistic in real life. At the hospital Reid admits to a sleeping Jareau that it does not matter if her feelings are true or not, he cannot imagine life without her. Addiction is, after all, a life-long struggle one that many people have intimate experience with. Dr. Maeve Donovan Maeve (Beth Riesgraf), a geneticist, first met Reid (only virtually) when she took a look at his MRI scans to discern the cause of his headaches. In season two's "Revelations," SSA (Supervisory Special Agent) Dr. Spencer Reid is tortured and drugged for two days, barely surviving the ordeal. Yes. I don't know who she is. : Now! After Reid gets back from the case, they plan to meet at a fancy restaurant until Reid sees a man gazing over at him. Dr. Maeve Donovan Diane Turner [16] It is speculated that he may also have slight obsessivecompulsive disorder, particularly from a scene in "Out of the Light"[17] where Morgan slightly moves an item in the home of a suspect affected with OCD, and Reid immediately places it back to its previous spot.[speculation? : Seriously, what is with Reid's thing for women being stalked by other women? Doyle joins the "let's torture BAU members" bandwagon, but Prentiss won't break. She may have been his [Reid] intellectual equal but she was an idiot and made Reid less useful as well. 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. Reid works for the FBI and is part of a team called the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU). Dr. Spencer Reid Bobby Putnam An old friend of Reid's in New Orleans is also aware that Reid suffers from "problems" in (Season 2, Episode 18) "Jones". : Diane Turner CBS. : In "Memoriam", a prostitute hits on Reid in a Las Vegas casino, but he is oblivious to her intentions. 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. Spencer Reid is grieving the loss of Maeve Donovan. He is the youngest member of the FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU), has three BAs and three PhDs (in Mathematics, Chemistry and Engineering), and specializes in statistics and geographic profiling. You can't see that I'm a genius! The case that's haunted him for years ultimately leads to his demise when the unsub notices Gideon poking around. Ultimately, she becomes a vigilante. Few things are considered more disrespectful than killing a character off-screen. : He reluctantly had her committed to a psychiatric institution, Bennington Sanitarium. It's an impossible physical structure. Dr. Maeve Donovan : 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. He sees you as his equal. : : Adams makes Reid take her to his apartment, where Maxine is waiting and sees the two kiss. Viewers follow the FBI's BAU (Behavioral Analysis Unit) as they create behavioral profiles used to catch cannibals and kidnappers alike. [11], Gubler decided that Reid's middle name is Walter, but this was never mentioned in the show and is not canon. : You included your parents. The group takes their sweet time capturing Scratch, but even after his death, the show excuses Hotch's continued absence by indicating his desire to remain a full-time dad. After the team disarms the unsub peacefully, Rossi waits until they're alone. We find it with another.". Girls must have adored you in high school. : She tells Reid that her stalker might be gone and because of this, she wants to meet him. I said, every Penrose triangle has its thorns. Bobby Putnam She watches as Diane kills Bobby, and then taunts her, stating that she could not commit suicide as she hopes to personally see Reid arrest her. Let me take her place. Nazi scientists were recruited for the Manhattan Project. Cook) profess her love for Spencer Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler) after he saved her life when she was shot in a parking garage. Michaels' body is found, and DNA confirms his killer was Lou Jenkins, who is arrested. I asked her if she dated a lot growing up. At age 12, Reid graduated from high school. The relationship remains a massive part of the show's heart until Moore's season 12 departure. Bobby Putnam I've already sent it to the NIH. 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. [20] This does not bother the team, because while he has shown an ability to physically disarm suspects, his true talent is psychologically disarming them by forming airtight profiles. Their mutual trauma leads to them getting closer. : Maeve thought so, too. Diane Turner On a "Criminal Minds" subreddit discussing unpopular opinions about the show, u/Runtyyy pointed out the strange transition of Reid and Maeve's relationship from a professional to a romantic one. Criminal mastermind Ian Doyle comes out of the woodwork to stalk Prentiss, his former fiance, who was undercover at the time of their coupling. I know, but that wasn't a request. 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. "Baby Girl" Garcia and "Thunder God" Morgan, managed to get Brewster 17 more episodes than planned. With such a tumultuous and out-of-the-blue removal necessitated, writers had to come up with a credible way of writing out one of the show's staple characters. Dr. Maeve . Dr. Spencer Reid U/jiffyfly6 said, "It's not even that it was kept secret because of a stalker. Please! Reid's addiction is mentioned one last time in the season 15 finale, when he has a seizure and has a hallucination of deceased serial killer George Foyet (C. Thomas Howell), who tauntingly calls Reid an addict. 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. Diane Turner Eating brought the pair back into silence, but it felt more comfortable this time around. Not like that. (Season 3, Episode 16) "Elephant's Memory". Maeve dies in front of Reid Dr. Spencer Reid is a lovable, awkward genius, and fans adore him for it. Jareau asks him to be godfather to her newborn son Henry, and is one of the only two people on the team who calls him "Spence." We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone; we find it with another.". What else do you want? Unfortunately, that means his love life tends to be either tragic or nonexistent. The pseudonym she used in her letters to Reid, which is mentioned in Zugzwang, Maeve was not Reid's first potential love interest, as he had brief relationships with actress. The Analyst || Spencer Reid by kluv 179K 3.5K 18 You have just finished graduate school successfully double majoring in Criminal Justice and Forensic Psychology. This statement surprises Reid, causing him when he nearly heads the wrong direction before realizing it. Reid obliges, and they dance before a curtain closes. Bobby Putnam Sadly, the first time Reid sees Maeve also becomes the last. This subplot comes to a nail-biting conclusion in season 8's Zugzwang. Shortly thereafter, Spencer's six-year-old neighbor, Riley Jenkins, was raped and murdered. After a grievous wound to the gut, she is taken to the hospital and apparently dies. 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. Completed reidxreader cases spence +21 more # 4 Spencer Reid Imagines by Mrs. Jones 597K 9.1K 39 Dr. Maeve Donovan Fans, less than pleased by his absence, started a"No Hotch, No Watch" boycott. | Diane Turner Spencer realizes that the man is not the stalker, and Maeve has already left. Me for her. The hostess gives him a bag that she left for him. You're gonna get her to tell me about him. : During the show's 11th season, Gibson allegedly kicked writer, Virgil Williams. In Season 12, she creates an elaborate plan that ends with Reid being arrested and his mother being kidnapped. Dr. Maeve Donovan Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! This FBI agent especially likes famous science fiction, fantasy, and mystery novels. Morgan and Reid have huge trouble dealing with the loss, with Reid crying at JJ's regularly and Morgan blaming himself. I was hoping you'd figure out my riddle. Elle's PTSD surrounding the event leads to a complete disruption of her mental health, and no one on the team offers her much support. : The team responds quickly and saves her before she is harmed. It . You can't build it. Reid is a technophobe, using neither email nor iPads. Prior to his death, Gideon catches wind of the dormant kidnapper for the first time since he was a young agent. Throughout the entire episode, Maeve's face isn't seen, as it is shrouded in darkness caused by the drawn curtains. Actress A.J. Diane Turner I don't want to hear what she has to say. Maybe. Elle's departure from the BAU has less to do with the character and more to do with the actress herself, however. Who's Thomas Merton? Spencer Reid's middle name is Walter".[12]. Helping Reid After Maeve's Death . With Joe Mantegna, Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler, A.J. Bobby Putnam [32], Before Gubler was cast in the role, the character was envisioned as more like Data from Star Trek. Though he is not injured, Reid struggles with guilt over "allowing" Prentiss' beating at the hands of Cyrus in "Minimal Loss". . In the same episode, Reid bonds with a young autistic boy, Sammy Sparks. Let's just say she took something from me that I can't get back, so I decided if I can't have my life, I'm gonna take hers. Redditors also called out Maeve's repeated refusal to take the BAU's help to track down her stalker, and the fact that she didn't tell Reid about her fianc. Even when Reid is drugged again in season 12, he doesn't struggle in any unique way. That was the deal, right? Stay back! [25] It is not mentioned again until "Coda", when he is seen once again wearing sunglasses and is carrying a book on migraines. Go. The episode does, at least, set up Morgan's eventual departure from the BAU in a believable way. From the beginning, JJ's relationship with her eventual husband Will is one-sided. Blake later returns and questions his motives. It's unclear if these interactions are spiritual in nature, or just Morgan's imagination coping with trauma but it doesn't matter. He dumped one in, then another, and then countless more, stirring as he went. : Spencer wasted no time in grabbing a handful of sugar packets. [34], Gubler has commented on the differences between Reid and the similarly eccentric character Penelope Garcia: "She represents everything he's not, she's very tech-oriented and I would like to imagine he is more like 1920s smart, books and reading etc". Diane Turner : And what do I have, Doctor? He discovers that Turner wants attention from him and to be seen as an equal. However, she refuses because she doesn't want him to hurt Reid. No. The higher-ups keep her real mission a secret, naming her a Department of Defense liaison. Please don't hurt him. According toHeavy, actress Lola Glaudini wanted to move back to Manhattan and pursue theater. If the writers didn't plan to give Reid's addiction any real attention, it shouldn't have existed at all.