After 'Criminal Minds: Evolution's' Upsetting Reveal For JJ, I Totally Get A.J. Cook's Comments About 'Mind-Bending' Stakes Now
"Criminal Minds: Evolution" is moving full speed ahead in Season 2 in the 2024 TV schedule, which longtime fans will know is actually Season 17 in the series overall. Evolution releasing streaming for Paramount+ subscribers has opened some doors for how dark the show can really get, and "Homesick" took JJ in particular to some dark and upsetting places after a Voit secret was revealed. After watching the episode, I found myself reflecting on what actress A.J. Cook told us that now makes a whole lot more sense.
"Homesick" actually proved that Zach Gilford – whose take on Voit resulted in some hilarious reactions from his co-stars – doesn't even need a ton of screentime in an episode for his character to wreak havoc on the BAU agents as the hunt for Gold Star continues. The reveal about JJ actually started early in the hour, with a conversation between Luke and Prentiss in which the former admitted what Voit had told him that resulted in his outburst in the previous episode.
"Homesick" actually proved that Zach Gilford – whose take on Voit resulted in some hilarious reactions from his co-stars – doesn't even need a ton of screentime in an episode for his character to wreak havoc on the BAU agents as the hunt for Gold Star continues. The reveal about JJ actually started early in the hour, with a conversation between Luke and Prentiss in which the former admitted what Voit had told him that resulted in his outburst in the previous episode.
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00:00I think the stakes for the whole unit, in general, has never been higher.
00:05In a way, it's a race to figure out this puzzle. It's us against Voight.
00:10And we've been asked to, if we can't figure it out, we've got to work with him.
00:16And that's... I couldn't think of a bigger threat to the BAU.
00:22For these professional profilers to have to put him at their level.
00:32It's really kind of mind-bending to them that they have to ask him,
00:37ask his permission, ask his opinion.
00:41So you're going to see some not-so-happy agents about that.
00:47But yeah, the stakes are very, very high.
00:49Because we've got pressure on us to figure this out.
00:53It's this and nothing else. We have to figure this out.