For all the enjoyment that TV revivals convey to fandoms, it’s at all times a bummer when beloved actors select to not reprise their roles in such follow-up tasks. Legal Minds viewers had been already conversant in saying goodbye to longtime stars like Shemar Moore, however with Paramount+’s Evolution continuation, followers bid farewell to Reid, with Matthew Grey Gubler opting out of returning, a minimum of at first. Now, it seems Gubler is certainly returning when Season 3 hits the 2025 premiere schedule, and it’s sparking sophisticated reactions from followers.
In the beginning, let’s speak about what sparked all this curiosity within the first place. Matthew Grey Gubler spoke with the Italian outlet Ansa.it and talked about what’s coming quickly alongside his profession path, which is the place he seemingly simply tossed out the pretty big replace, and with out additional particulars. As he put it:
I’ve filmed a brand new episode of Legal Minds, I am engaged on a Halloween film, and I am doing exhibits, performs in theaters round America.
It is wild that nobody within the second tried pulling all the knowledge attainable out of Gubler about what he’d be moving into when lastly returning to the position that made him a broadcast community mainstay for 15 years. Alas, he may not have mentioned something too meaty anyway, so I will simply blindly assume we’ll have to attend till nearer to his episode to search out out what’s occurring.
For now, we will feast on the varied reactions to the information. Apparent there are hyper-positive responses to be discovered, resembling those beneath (together with one which simply blindly hopes all the pieces will go nicely):
- the spencer reid return has been a very long time coming im so 😭😭😭😭😭 – @goldrushreid
- GO CRY ABOUT IT WELCOME HOME SPENCER REID THE KIDS MISSED YOU – @spookyrydel
- That is what i wanted to listen to immediately oh my, I’m so fckn thrilled you’d assume I’ve received the lottery. – @p1cklledpeppers
- IS MATTHEW GRAY GUBLER REALLY RETURNING TO CRIMINAL MINDS STOPPPP THEEEE PRESSS – @dallydayyay
- spencer reid again besides he’s solely again for a few minutes reuniting along with his bau household the place he says he’s by no means been happier and nothing unhealthy can occur to him ever once more – @nothinghapqens
- i don’t actually care why spencer reid is there so long as they put him in a bulletproof vest – @reidchem
To make certain, nearly all of reactions to this trickled-out information have been constructive, if not downright obsessive. Lots of people cannot wait to see Spencer Reid on the small display screen once more. In fact, that is all taken with a hefty grain of salt, since Gubler may feasibly solely be speaking about directing an episode versus showing in it. However we’ll simply keep optimistic for now.
Identical to everybody who’s half-assuming that the one cause Reid is coming again in Season 3 of Legal Minds: Evolution is to kill him off, thus the bulletproof vest request above. It is undoubtedly not a wild factor to theorize about, since exhibits are identified for bringing again beloved former actors simply to interrupt viewers’ hearts with everlasting farewells.
After which there’s the extra unfavourable facet of the fandom who could be very happy if Matthew Grey Gubler stayed distant from Legal Minds. A number of expressed misery over the concept that the upcoming season’s improve in deal with narrative arcs for A.J. Prepare dinner’s J.J. shall be cheapened by Reid returning, whereas others took photographs on the actor for not wanting the perfect for the character.
- ITS MATTHEW GRAY GUBLER IF HE’S BACK FOR ONLY ONE EPISODE WHAT DO YOU THINK HE’S CHOOSING TO DO WITH SPENCER???????? HE ONLY EVER WANTS TO SEE HIM SUFFER – @wildestreids
- you’d higher be fucking kidding me. i do know rattling nicely if matthew comes again individuals will make the JJ-CENTRIC SEASON about spencer. – @userrirw
- to not be controversial however irdgaf abt the truth that mgg is again in cm for one episode prefer it’s nonetheless gonna be a jj and tara centric season . . . i feel reid coming again is extra fanservice than in any necessity to jj as a personality, however on the finish of the day he’s gonna have like 20 minutes of display screen time so i don’t see the purpose in letting that take away from my enjoyment of the season yk – @walkerjareau
- So obsessive about the truth that no person hates spencer reid greater than Matthew Grey Gubler – @spncrslvr
Clearly we cannot know precisely how he’ll be used till later, however you simply know longtime followers are going to have ideas about it both manner.
Forward of Season 3 kicking off manufacturing, showrunner Erica Messer talked with CinemaBlend concerning the significance of continuous to reference characters like Reid and Thomas Gibson’s Hotch despite the fact that they don’t seem to be round anymore. I can not think about how everyone would react if Gibson was revealed to be returning after his controversial firing from the flagship drama again in 2016. One can hope.
Learn the way all of it performs out when Legal Minds: Evolution returns to Paramount+ subsequent yr, and keep tuned for when that premiere will occur.