Criminal Minds: After 19 Years Evolution Shows an Unseen OG Character
Hello fellow Criminal Minds enthusiasts! Get ready since we're going to explore some quite juicy season 2, episode 7 of Criminal Minds: Evolution spoilers. This episode marked the long-awaited arrival of a character who has been entwined with the history of the series since its very start, so giving the show's convoluted universe whole new dimensions.
Criminal Minds: Evolution at Last Adds Jason Gideon's Ex-Wife, Jill
Season 2 of Evolution centers on the "Gold Star" case, a large-scale operation with secrets judged vital for national security. Emily Prentiss sought out someone who might be crucial in cracking the riddle since this case had the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) in all-hands-on-deck mode. This leads us to Jill Gideon, the ex-wife of Jason Gideon and a brilliant epigenetic-focused biological psychiatrist.
Solving the riddles around the "Gold Star Program" and defeating the evil powers active in season two depends on Jill's knowledge. Against Rossi's directives, Emily contacts Jill and persuades her to come back to Quantico and provide her knowledge.
Jill was originally meant to be a part of the series from the very beginning, according showrunner Erica Messer, but Gideon's backstory was omitted from the pilot. Now, portrayed by Felicity Huffman, Jill is a regular character in Criminal Minds: Evolution season 2, adding still another level of mystery and complexity to the already-existing story of the show.
Why is Jill Gideon so crucial to criminal minds?
Episode 7 of Season 2 transports us to a world where Emily and Tyler's visit to Jill's house entwines the terrible case Luke, Penelope, and JJ are looking at with Although Jill's appearance in the episode is rather brief, it has great impact and reveals a lot of secrets about her character, relationships to other characters, and past.
The largest bombshell is Though their relationship was covert in the past, the fallout from it finally caused Rossi to leave the Bau in 1997. The most significant disclosure, though, is that Jill was instrumental in developing the BAU itself.
Viewers of Criminal Minds have been led to believe, for 17 seasons, that David Rossi and Jason Gideon started the BAU with little funding or support in their early years. Evolution questions that story, revealing that Jill was a behind-the-scenes pillar who regularly helped them with their cases and greatly helped the BAU to be successful. The team's growth was propelled by her.
Although the show had a strong justification for hiding this material, it raises some interesting issues and points up a possible flaw. Viewers were not provided understanding of Jill's major contributions to the team until Criminal Minds: Evolution. Although the characters themselves knew Jill's importance and standing inside the BAU, viewers were not aware of this. Perhaps this absence was a means for Criminal Minds: Evolution to provide some new vitality for the program following almost two decades. Still, it might also result from a more sad cause.
Absence of Jill Gideon reveals a flaw in criminal minds and BAU.
Strong female characters on the BAU team have been featured in Criminal Minds from its inception. Although the team has changed with time, there has always been a constant fight for female characters to be appreciated on the same footing as their male counterparts.
Emily rose to be the first female BAU unit chief only in season 13. Furthermore, given the background of sexism among some of the male characters in Criminal Minds, it makes sense why Rossi and Gideon would have assumed sole responsibility for founding the BAU even years later when there was no more security risk. Fortunately, Criminal Minds: Evolution season 2 gives Rossi an opportunity to atone for some past wrongdoings.
So, what do you believe? Are you eager to see how Jill's early BAU participation will be investigated going forward? Tell me in the comments!
