Weeks after Thomas Gibson's (Aaron Hotchner) final episode aired, we finally know what actually happened to Hotch. On Wednesday, Criminal Minds finally addressed Hotch's whereabouts and why we won't be seeing Gibson's character ever again. At the start of Wednesday's episode (directed by Series Star, Matthew Gray Gubler), Rossi gathered the team together to break the news: Hotch has not been on “special assignment” for the past few weeks after all. Instead, that story was used as a cover, while an investigation was conducted into Peter Lewis aka Mr. Scratch’s stalking of Hotch’s son Jack, first at a soccer game. The FBI’s first recourse of course was to supply around-the-clock surveillance, but when Scratch later showed up at Jack’s school, Hotch decided to enter himself and his son in Witness Protection. Meaning, his colleagues likely will never be in touch with him again. What’s more, resolved to never put his son in danger again, Hotch tendered his resignation from the FBI. That meant a new BAU chief had to be named and it only made sense for it to be Emily Prentiss (Paget Brewster), a request Hotch made personally.“Thank the universe for silver linings.” - Penelope Garcia The episode closed with the new team toasting to a new beginning. Because Gibson’s character was not killed off, it leaves the door open for a potential return down the line for the former series regular. Whether that is a realistic opportunity remains to be seen. Gibson was fired in August after allegedly kicking writer-producer Virgil Williams during an on-set altercation. CBS and ABC Studios said in a statement back then that “creative details for who the character’s exit will be addressed in the show” would come “at a later date.” Gibson was last seen in the Oct. 5 episode, the 12th season’s second installment. Seems like we got our answer. Catch all new episodes of Criminal Minds every Wednesday at 9/8c on CBS.
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FLORENCE MONTALVO
11/17/2016 09:59:35 am
Thomas (Hotch), I'm going to miss you so much. I love watching Criminal Minds, I always looked forward to sharing the night with you, Shemar and the rest of the gang. Then when Shemar left, OMG 😱 it broke my heart and now you 😱 😱... What am I to do.... Lol
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