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I don't see that at all. It looked to me like he couldn't hang on any more. If he deliberately let go, why would he beg Luke to save him? I admit to being underwhelmed and sort of let down by his death. After all the suffering he's caused for the team, I expected him to like spill his own chemicals on himself and burst into flame or something... I don't know... just expected something more intense than falling off the side of a building. And it didn't even look that high up, and he fell on the dirt ground, not cement. Elfman makes some odd acting choices, to me. He's oddly stilted in one scene, completely menacing and believable in the next.

BTW @Annber03, plz check your messages. :)

He says "Watch me." and it's now my text tone on my phone thanks to MC Scratch! :D Great cap, Reidfan, his eyes say it all.

Reidgirl, some of my European readers can see it fine here - scroll down to second promo: http://criminalmindsfans.com/criminal-minds-sneak-peek-for-episode-13x01-wheels-up/

As always, he's angry at himself. Sweet, misplaced-anger boo, it's Scratch you should be furious at. Reidgirl, Fashionista linked it above and I shared it on the episode thread, too.

Second sneak peek is chock full of Reidy goodness!

He's the crime scene photographer. Insists they lay all the corpses on a white background, then sticks his thumb in their mouths.

Also, "Agent Terry Richardson" on the guest cast? Gross.

I totally get why you're asking, and I do love a good spoiler, but I legally can't disclose anything at all about the episode beyond the title (which isn't even a spoiler any more). I'm sorry! ❤

Erica's not going away, Hotchgirl. In fact, she's writing ep 13x11 with Kirsten as we speak. I'm glad, I really have enjoyed their episodes.

@Fashionista7 http://deadline.com/2017/07/criminal-minds-showrunner-erica-messer-pod-deal-abc-studios-1202126162/

Erica largely stayed away last season, as she was busy with BB. Breen pretty much held the reins. It will be interesting to compare this season and last side by side to see how (and if) they are markedly different. She's also developing another FBI drama (with her own production company) that's already been sold to ABC. It remains to be seen how much time she'll have for the mothership this season, too.

Garcia had BETTER wear kevlar if she is out in the field, though I do agree her choice of footwear should be more along the lines of something more practical. And she's mayyybe out in the field like once every other season, right? No big deal. I'm not about to start slamming on the new season by bringing up ancient irritants. As I seem to repeat every pre-season: "Why don't we wait and see what actually happens before casting aspersions?" That would be neat.

Woo hoo! It's open! I love Garcia, and I'm loving that she is finding them. People discount her, but she's on point when her people are in trouble.

They were smiling about it, not in a hateful or mean way, but like "Oh this thing exists and we're aware that it's out there now!" I think they take all of it as par for the course. They probably love it.

If anyone would like to read the report on the set visit, it's up: http://criminalmindsfans.com/my-day-on-the-lot-a-criminal-minds-fans-experience/

So hey, for those that want to read about my day on the CM lot, here 'tis! Hope you like it and feel free to leave comments if you feel like ya wanna. xoxo http://criminalmindsfans.com/my-day-on-the-lot-a-criminal-minds-fans-experience/

Thank you JMO, yes! It was well worth the wait, and the jumped-through hoops, they really pulled out all the stops. Finding it rather difficult to stop talking about it all, so rather than bore people to tears, am channeling it onto the page. :)

Righto, they ask everyone to do the NDA thing, usually. They very much do care about spoilers, and we were given the rules in advance. Yes, I was there as a fan. Been planning for months with them to get there at the best time when I'd be able to see/do the most. I won't lie... I was spun. Just floored. It was an amazing whirlwind, and I was fortunate enough to meet every single person that I wanted to, bts included. Because it was table read day, everyone was there. Jim Clemente is a maniac, in the best of ways. And maybe some people don't think of Harry as being funny, but he is actually freaking hilarious. He leaves a trail of laughs wherever he goes. Everyone I encountered is so... bright. Just ebullient and whip smart and happy to be there. It was wonderful.

Matthew was cussing up a storm and making everyone crack up. Also he did this exaggerated eyebrow wiggle thing at AJ that got mah lil shipper heart beating. Was able to speak to Adam, Daniel, and Joe, then Paget came over and led me outside where she recorded a message for my daughter (I posted it on tumblr)! We met Kirsten and AJ later in the day, but Matthew cut out right after the table read.

Well, I was just at a table read for ep 7. He's just as adorable when he flubs. Also, everybody flubs, except Paget. And Joe is way sexier than you would ever guess. Ridiculously sexy.

Garcia was shot, terrorized, and nearly killed. She's entitled to feel shaky and vulnerable about that time in her life. And I'll be pleasantly surprised if Reid is front and center, they've got a lot to cover the first hour back and while he's most important to me, there's a main character death and the introduction of a brand new agent to get in. I think as the season unfolds we'll see more of Reid's PTSD, and the fallout of last season's experiences.

I hope Reid is contributive in finding the mole, and I hope it isn't Anderson.

That crossed my mind too, but that wasn't a human jawbone (the wight had been human at some point), and it looked very old, not fresh or recent in any way.