“Criminal Minds” recently went through some shocking developments, as Thomas Gibson had to be let go from the production. As could be expected, many fans were displeased with the situation and lost some trust in the show’s future, but it looks like the producers have some good intentions to restore order in the upcoming season 12.
There’s been some talk among fans regarding what the show could do to make up for the loss of Aaron, and most seem to agree that bringing a new character on the set would be the best move for the producers right now. It looks like they have slightly different plans however, as they’ve instead decided to promote Paget Brewster’s character to a regular.
With the actress back to working on the show full-time, the relationships between the characters will hopefully be interesting enough to keep most fans watching for the next season. The show has been around for quite a while now, but it looks like it might start to lose its luster soon if the producers don’t shake things up a little.
The departure of Thomas Gibson was obviously something that affected all followers of the show strongly, so maybe season 12 will have a real chance of success now. There are reports of other changes coming up in the next episodes as well, so this might be a very different installment of the show compared to what fans are used to so far.
It’s worth pointing out that the promotion of Paget Brewster to a series regular was apparently already planned well before the Thomas Gibson incident took place, so there might be a need for more serious actions from the producers in order to save the show’s reputation.
Meanwhile, it looks like the scandal around Thomas Gibson hasn’t died down yet, and it will probably be a hot topic among the show’s fans for some time to come. This was obviously an unexpected event for many, and while some of Gibson’s fans expressed their disappointment over the actor’s behavior, most seem oddly supportive of him and claim that he’s the one being mistreated in the debacle.
This seems similar to the situation with Jeremy Clarkson and “Top Gear”, where the actor also had to be let go due to violent behavior on the set. Clarkson had even more support for his actions back then, and dismissing him ended up being a huge blow to the show’s reputation.
Hopefully we aren’t going to see a similar outcome for “Criminal Minds”, as it would be a pity to see that show going under after so much time due to such an unfortunate scandal. It does look like the producers are doing their best to keep things under control, so hopefully they will be able to make season 12 a success despite the skepticism among fans.
One thing that remains uncertain is what will happen to Gibson’s character. The writers still haven’t officially taken him off the show, and fans have been pondering the possible outcomes for him.
This is important, because the way they send him off on the screen could be indicative of his relationship with the show’s producers behind the scenes, according to some. More specifically, if his character is killed off, then this leaves out any possibility of him ever coming back, and would imply that he really did get into quite the heated argument with his former bosses.