Warning! Spoilers ahead for the Criminal Minds: Evolution season 2 premiere.
Summary
Criminal Minds: Evolutionseason 2 has a brewing tragedy, and its two-episode premiere set it up to be more heartbreaking. In its almost two-decade run, theCriminal Mindsfranchise has seen its share of losses, either personally or professionally, for the profilers. Given the nature of the job of the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU), there are major risks to their and their loved ones' safety. The team has suffered from these mishaps, whether that’sSpencer Reid going to prisonfor a crime he didn’t commit or Aaron Hotchner having to listen to his wife get murdered on the phone.
It has been a while since any of the profilers were in grave danger. Despite David Rossi’s detention inCriminal Minds: Evolutionseason 1, it never felt like the show would actually kill him off. As the BAU tackles a more dangerous case in season 2 with a prolific and potentiallygovernment-trained serial killer in Gold Star, not to mention the threat posed by Elias Voit, it isn’t outside the realm of possibility that there will be casualties ahead. Beyond the procedural aspect of the show, however,Criminal Minds: Evolutionseason 2 already has a confirmed character exit.
What Did Voit Tell Alvez In Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 2, Episode 2’s Ending?
The two-part Criminal Minds: Evolution season 2 premiere ends with Elias Voit successfully breaking Luke Alvez’s composure with a revelation.
JJ’s Voit Conversation Makes Wil’s Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 2 Exit Worse
Voit’s Predicament Highlights The Importance Of Family
Long before the new season premiered, it has already been confirmed thatJosh Stewart is exitingCriminal Mindsas Will LaMontaigne after being a part of the franchise for years. No official reason has been revealed about why he is suddenly leaving the universe. Similarly, details are scant as to how he will leave inCriminal Minds: Evolutionseason 2, butJJ Jarreau’s conversation with Voithighlights just how devastating it would be for her to lose her husband. Family is one of the few things that Sicarius still cares about and JJ has that with Will and their sons.
Maintaining a life outside of the BAU has been incredibly difficult, if not impossible. Proof of that isDerek Morgan having to leaveCriminal Mindsto prioritize his family. JJ is the only one who has made it work, albeit not without all sorts of sacrifices. As she confesses to Tara Lewis in theCriminal Minds: Evolutionseason 2 premiere, it has been a constant struggle, but never did they consider breaking up. Despite the many brushes with death, both JJ and Will have survived for their family. Thinking that it’s coming to an end soon is disheartening.
How Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 2 Will Write Out Wil LaMontaigne
Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 1 May Have Set Up Will’s Exit
Per theCriminal Minds: Evolutionseason 2 premiere, Will is alive and well. Considering everything that he and JJ have been through, it’s highly unlikely that his exit will be due to them separating. Instead, it could be external factors that would pull them apart. Previously,Will had a health scare, and while he survived that inCriminal Minds: Evolutionseason 1, showrunner Erica Messer warned that he isn’t out of the woods yet. Perhaps that illness comes back leading to his death. Otherwise,Will could die while on duty, which isn’t outside the realm of possibility given his job.
Criminal Minds: Evolutionseason 2 airs new episodes every Thursday on Paramount+.
Criminal Minds: Evolution
Cast
InCriminal Minds: Evolution, the FBI’s elite team of criminal profilers come up against their greatest threat yet, an UnSub who has used the pandemic to build a network of other serial killers. As the world opens back up and the network goes operational, the team must hunt them down, one murder at a time. Original cast members continuing their roles include Joe Mantegna, A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Aisha Tyler, Adam Rodriguez and Paget Brewster. Zach Gilford joins the dynamic cast as a recurring guest star in a season-long arc.
