Willowy

The bottom line is that Thomas would never have been fired if it had remained just an argument with Virgil. Thomas is the one that took it to the next level and committed a crime. That, coupled with his previous infractions, left the studio no choice but to fire him.

Not me. To me, it's not Virgil that's looking worse and worse, it's Thomas. I'm devastated Hotch is gone, I mean really flattened. He did it to himself, though. I feel sorry for "Hotch", the character. He deserved a better ending than this.

It is! The phrase is 'to give someone the cold shoulder'. Well done (and still cute).

@smoker, "my freezing shoulder" is the cutest thing I've ever read on a message board. :D

Oh sorry, I thought this thread was just for general speculation, etc... It seemed prudent to start a specific thread for what may come next for CM due to Thomas's firing... but thanks for the correction!

Danielg342, why don't you make a new thread with that title? That's provocative and a good conversation starter.

As more information has come to light, I am leaning towards what you say, Princess Lucky. I still love Hotch dearly, and will always hold the character in the highest regard. Not sure about my feeling towards Thomas right now... feeling very conflicted.

Really beginning to wonder how toxic this production could actually be, with people dropping like flies.

I wonder if they'll let him film an exit episode.

Hmm. Does anyone know if Thomas's contract is up this year? And surprised the CMRT is jumping the gun before anything is even announced. So what if Thomas doesn't get fired (which I think is likely), will they reopen? Seems like kind of a knee-jerk thing to do for such a (historically) dependable blog.

Not condoning any bad behavior. Just sad and hating that this is happening. Watching 100.

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In heated situations, people don't usually put their best 'foot' forward (see what I did there?), but honestly I'm concerned for both of them. If Virgil did lunge at Thomas, he could be fired. Firing Thomas, while maybe deserved, would be disastrous for the show and I'm not sure it could recover from such a sudden loss of Hotch.

Not trying to be flip, but needed to share this: "I wonder if Virgil told Thomas he kicks like a 9-year-old girl."

Oh dear, oh dear... From Thomas: “There were creative differences on the set and a disagreement. I regret that it occurred. We all want to work together as a team to make the best show possible. We always have and always will.”

I'm truly saddened by this. As JMO said, now the season is tainted. I'm a huge fan of Thomas, and I do like Virgil. This discord has got to be bringing down morale. :(

Oh no. http://deadline.com/2016/08/thomas-gibson-suspended-criminal-minds-on-set-altercation-1201801975/

I agree with you all, especially about Rossi. Maybe that's why they did all the 'family' stories for him last year, because he's set to retire? I really like Esai Morales' infrequent stops by the BAU, and just a thought, but maybe he could get a promotion and Rossi could become Section Chief? It would be more in keeping with his "elder" status, too.

... said everyone ever. That has to be the worst and most prevalent example! I've finally trained my phone to the correct word, after about an entire year. xD

Gouda!

Sorry but I just... can't stop myself... It may very well be AUSTEN, but I do have to confirm that so handwave this. It's LOKER, not "Locker" It's MAEVE. And she is not mauve, I promise. Thank you for indulging my compulsive corrections. :)

I do think viewers could have warmed to her better if they didn't 'rush' her. Like if she was local, and popped in every now and then, her and Spencer could have started with a warm familiarity that maybe eventually turned into something else. I know they don't have a lot of time in the course of one episode to develop much (the exception being the episode with Dorian, where she and Reid were on a stakeout), so I do think they tried to push her too hard on us. It worked for me, but I can see where it would put people off. Maybe Matthew (and I have no evidence of this, just speculation) has something to do with the adamant "Oh never mind that girl" response from the show. I say that because I doubt they would try to force Matthew to build a relationship with an actor/character he felt no kinship or attraction to. I can easily see him having the power to put the kibosh on future ties to a character he was bored by, or had no interest in pursuing.

Or, Rick Dunkle was just an inferior writer, and couldn't quite get hold of a professional, enthusiastic, cute female that had a sense of humor and may have also appreciated Reid? Her overtly anvil-heavy last name notwithstanding, she was capable, intelligent, and attractive. I guess I'm just not understanding the dislike. She was cool, in my opinion.

And Einstein was 'full of herself'? In reading through all these threads you seem very confident and complimentary to yourself, and that's awesome! Congrats! I don't think though, that Einstein (or any woman for that matter) being assured in who she is, or her abilities, or actually friendly, or enthusiastic... is a bad thing. I think it's great! So many times women are taught to minimize themselves, to 'tone it down'. I actually get a kick out of women who put themselves out there and project positivity and self respect. If they won't do it, who will? :D