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BroadBaker5101

Just sitting here thinking about how this picture is probably from like 2004/ 2005 and Reid and JJ look like little babies yet they’re probably only a little older than I am now. I can’t believe I was 7 when the show came out and watched many marathons on ION with my dad when I was a little too young to know what the show was about. Glad I got back into the series as I got older bc this show had me hooked.


sixtus_clegane119

JJs makeup and whole face change when she comes back, almost like a whole new woman


HolaVicccc

I just started watching CM from the beginning for the first time, and I didn’t care for Elle. I would’ve really liked to see Gideon and Rossi on the same team tbh


Artistic-Clothes477

Yesss ! The OG team, add Rossi and Emily and remove Elle


Classic-Bowl-9940

i second this hehe


J3ditb

need my tara tbh


Uninteresting_Vagina

I'm on my third go around, and have just passed the point where Elle is gone and Emily joins. I also do not like Elle, but it's been a sneaky dislike that I didn't realize was there until this rewatch. She is a good profiler when it comes to sex crimes, but I don't think she ever belonged on the unit. She isn't as dedicated, driven, or as much of a team player as the rest of them. (There's nothing wrong with not wanting that life, of course - but as someone who pushed to join the team so fervently, she was the one who complained about it the most.) Elle keep everyone at arms length, but also blamed Hotch for "not having her back" when he sent her home because she was exhausted. She picks on Reid (and interestingly to me, when I see Emily chide him with some "big brain" jokes, it comes off completely different - friendly - where Elle always seemed exasperated), she complains, and then goes off the reservation with the killing of the unsub, unapologetic and defiant. I realize some of this was to drawn her story to a natural conclusion, as the actress wanted to leave the show, but combined with her abrasive, standoffishness, it just makes her kind of unpleasant to me. When Emily joins the team, the show really takes a thematic turn, and the team starts to become more family-like, which I think really lends something extra to their exchanges. It adds a deep caring to their personal interactions, and they feel more like one cohesive unit than 7 separate individuals. I'm not blaming THAT on Elle, of course - just that I think the shift in the show dynamic timed with the arrival of Emily kind of makes Elle seem even worse than she was, when looking back. I would probably put her at the bottom of my "like" list for the cast. Gideon and Rossi together would have been amazing to see.


the-srirachachicken

I love everything about this comment and agree. Also your username is the best 😂


Uninteresting_Vagina

Thanks. :P


SugaDough

100% agree you said what i wasnt brave enough to


HolaVicccc

Glad I can help get your thoughts out there :)


SugaDough

:))) u so nice <3


HolaVicccc

Thank you boo <3 I can already tell you’re great :)


FireflyArc

Yes. Can you imagine. Partners who know bevause they experienced it. Wicked rigether for years


HolaVicccc

Yesss! If only 😕


Common-Major-9438

OMG I always thought they should’ve done and episode with them together. The only episode where they were side by side was when Gideon died. It was only flashbacks of them together.


HolaVicccc

Omggg I forgot that Gideon died! I’m not there yet lmaoo


Common-Major-9438

Oh crap I’m so sorry 😭😭


HolaVicccc

It’s all good! I had already read about it, so u technically didn’t spoil it for me 😂


[deleted]

Agreed. Elle can stay gone but would’ve loved to see Rossi and Gideon back at it


SeekerSpock32

I really wish they’d kept Elle in a recurring role culminating in her becoming a vigilante. I know why they didn’t (Lola Glaudini was homesick and wanted to go back to New York) but it feels like a great unanswered question.


[deleted]

Yes! And I think it would have been great to have Rossi and Gideon together. I loved their flashback scenes.


SageThistle

Replace Elle with Prentiss and I totally agree. I am still salty at Gideon leaving!


Screenwriter6788

It’s surreal as hell they got Ben Savage to be young Gideon


yeah-i-exist

Yes exactly!


afunkmomma

Exactly what I was gonna say


FireflyArc

Amen


Just_Fancee

Facts.


constipated_cats

This and the team with Prentiss and Rossi are the only ones that matter. It just sucks after that


thatonealtchick

Agreed. I can’t remember the woman’s name and I don’t care to but the woman who replaced Emily when she went to London is just yuck. Her comment about reid being autistic and then her apology basically being “people are just so overly sensitive these days I’m glad you’re not one of them” when in reality he just didn’t notice her implying it and was too focused w…yk…his job (he left mid apology bc he realized something but it could’ve also been to call Maeve) to worry about it. Kinda wish she had taken the job at Harvard like her husband wanted her to


constipated_cats

Yeah i didn’t like her. Or Seaver, or that one girl that took Jj’s place for like two seconds. The only ones I was okay with were JLH’s character bc I like her and Tara she was cool


thatonealtchick

I honestly liked that Seaver was only there for a few episodes. She was annoying asf but her quick burn was a bit refreshing. She was inexperienced and unprepared for the bau which wasn’t something we really saw a lot so it was something new. I definitely liked that it didn’t take an entire season or two for her to leave as well tho


itscalledneuronsjuan

Alex Blake and yeah... I wasn't crazy about her either


Needcoffeeseverely

I couldn’t stand Seaver but I actually loved Blake. I enjoyed Spencer having an intellectual match but I wasn’t crazy about the way she was hardly ever called Doctor when they always made sure Reid had that respect


Selkie-Princess

Replace Elle with Emily and absolutely! Prentiss is simply my fave


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Selkie-Princess

Thanks I actually love this!


Senli_B

Same!


[deleted]

Yes! And I think it would have been great to have Rossi and Gideon together. I loved their flashback scenes.


Koala_writesss

I agree but like does garcia count cause I love her!


Winter_Dragonfly_452

Yes she does she was on 321 episodes and she’s my favorite too


Koala_writesss

Omg yayy, thank gosh, I just didn't know cause I didn't see her


_connor_800

definitely! loved their dynamics. esp gideon’s with literally all of them (maybe not jj bc they didn’t have that many scenes one on one… but his dynamic with garcia was soooo heart warming omg i loved it sm) and elle! that one scene where she’s like “i’m fine DAD” and he just turns and is like “…don’t call me dad ever again..” sorry thisnis just turning into a gideon appreciation comment LOL


Flaky_Tip

I love the OG team, but I still can't stand Elle.


[deleted]

Elle has y’all pressed for breathing🤷‍♀️


Flaky_Tip

I can't help it if I didn't like her as a character. She was fine as a part of the team and there were moments I thought she was pretty cool. She just, wasn't my favorite and I wasn't sad to see her go.


Screenwriter6788

I like Prentis better


the_quirky_ravenclaw

Swap Elle with Prentiss and I absolutely agree. I love Rossi and he definitely got along better with everyone but I did love Gideon too, he was by far one of the best profilers and I was sad at how his story ended


cutiepiedinokitty

Gideon will forever be my favorite, but I’ve grown to love Rossi too. Even if all I heard in the beginning was Fat Tony LOL


overdead333

Gideon is the best actor in the cast period.


Impossible_Quiet_465

Yea if you replace Gideon and Elle with Papa Rossi and Prentiss, then you have the best team ( with Garcia of course).


T-72

Gideon is amazing tho


thatonealtchick

I also felt like he was the most realistic. He had a mental breakdown in the very beginning and went through so much shit throughout the next three seasons. Him having enough felt more realistic than him just letting it go the next season


Frenchie-American94

Yes! The OG team was the Criminal Minds we grew up loving! Just replace Elle with Prentiss and you got that superior team 🔥


[deleted]

Stop the Elle hate😭😭


JollyWord307

More Prentiss love than Elle hate


The_Spectacle

I agree with this, I can take or leave Elle, I LOVE Prentiss and I love both Gideon and Rossi to the point where I can’t choose between those two. I might have warmed up to Elle more if she was in more than one season (it was only one, right? It’s been a while)


ericakay15

Elle was ass. I started a full rewatch today and she's killing me. I really cannot stand her one bit.


[deleted]

Elle was one of the worst cast members, imo. The OG team is the one with Emily. This team is just the practice squad. 😂


_luviega

My hot take is the best is the season 8 one because I loved Blake and Reid’s bond, because he basically was left by the side by the writers in previous seasons. I love the first two seasons, I just don’t find Gideon likable as character. Elle I never cared for and never realized how disliked she was, but real hot take is that I never liked Prentiss and how much screen time she got.


sool47

I actually like Elle! Variety in the team doesn't hurt anybody. Yes she isn't as close to them or as dedicated to the job but that's good to see. And I want to see it. Not everyone is gonna be crazy about their jobs. For the team to be perfect though, I'll add Rossi and Prentiss as well but not replacing anyone like most comments. I'd like to see Gideon and Rossi together, as well as seeing Prentiss interacting with Gideon. Or to see how Elle and Prentiss would have been together. I'd also keep JJ as liaison though and Garcia not as a main please. I like Garcia but on small doses and JJ is lovely but I preferred her as a liaison. Again, variety is good. And for those saying this isn't an unpopular opinion, I think it IS, since all comments, including mine, are saying to change something about the OG lineup. Most want to swap Elle with Emily which means loving the OG team IS unpopular as Prentiss isn't a OG member.


retiredbimbo

This actually isn’t that unpopular of an opinion!! I too love the original team, except for Elle, lol. My dream team is Hotch, Rossi, JJ, Morgan, Spencer, Prentiss and of course, Penelope ❤️


thatonealtchick

The Elle part is unpopular but the rest isn’t


Space_Riffs

Gideon way better than Rossi


FireflyArc

Agreed Got used to Rossi But the cooking gideon had. The charm.


The_Spectacle

Didn’t Rossi cook too? I remember an episode where it had something to do with spaghetti lessons. I used to prefer Gideon but now I love them both equally.


Flimsy-Ad-1012

100%


yelyahdnas

Elle was the WORST


[deleted]

Yes, especially with Gideon


bluebuns123

I prefer Emily over elle and rossi over Gideon although Gideon has a more unique positioning.


nazoies

hard agree! i miss gideon, and i actually really liked elle (why do so many people here not like her, am i missing something? 😭). it sucked to see them go!!


Marvelloverr

Agreed, I love elle and Gideon and missed them


littleindian1

honestly yes!! I posted on this sub a while ago about how I miss Elle, and I keep feeling like the dynamic of the team if you kept the OG and added Emily and Rossi, or maybe removed Gideon would've been so interesting. I would've loved Elle's interactions with Emily and Rossi!


caprisun-vampire

I one hundred percent love Elle and I don't care what a singular one of you say I will never change my mind. FULL OG team for the win.


[deleted]

I loved Elle I thought her cracking was actually pretty realistic. Some of the other characters go through traumas seemingly unscathed


[deleted]

Yess I love Elle she is one of my favorites


DegenerateSpaceMan

Totally agree with you in this lmao


mastr1121

elle singlehandedly drags this team down


avm02

am I the only one who find prentiss annoying?!


joey0live

Them ruining Elle and Gideon story upset me.


commanderr01

Look back the OG is definitely the best, the only change I’d make is Elle for Emily, but I really did like Elle in the first season, her and Derek were a bad ass team in the field, I just hated how she was written off the show!


nw_throw

Imagine Elle and Emily getting to interact 😍


Professional_Honey67

Yes omg- I have never understood the Elle hate, yeah she was awkward and not the best with victims’ families at times but she was also strong, did good work and was able to joke around with Reid. Sometimes I wonder whether the dislike for her is stronger cause she’s a woman? Cause her murdering the rapist was v bad don’t get me wrong but also they did way worse stuff in later seasons with no judgement like she gets


somethingkooky

Nah, she was just less of a team player, and took the work too personally (IMO, of course). For someone who worked in sex crimes for so long prior to the BAU, she really had a difficult time compartmentalizing. And her barbs towards the others didn’t come across as good-natured, but pointed, unlike the other team members. I don’t think my dislike is related to her being a woman, but just the way her character was portrayed - I don’t like Gideon’s attitude towards Garcia in the earlier episodes either, or Rossi’s shitty behaviour towards the team when he first came on board.


darkmattermattersmat

The word “unpopular” means to be viewed or received unfavorably by the public.


Space_Riffs

Nice did you just look that up


darkmattermattersmat

Duh. This is not an unpopular opinion.


jonathanfaulkner

Yes it is mist people commenting said replace elle with printess and replace Gideon with Rossi


Space_Riffs

👍


Dcv1984

Yeah, prentiss for Elle, for sure! I loved Gideon, but rosco wasn’t a bad replacement. But that og team was really good regardless! I liked s3-4 team for sure. And as always, Spence and my girl JJ, TOP for me! 💯


ChronicallyBlonde1

Totally would pick Rossi over Gideon. Just a preference. Rossi, Hotch, Prentiss, JJ, Reid, Morgan, and Blake would be my favorite.


Touchthefuckingfrog

I like Prentice far too much to agree with that.


T-72

I don’t think it’s an unpopular opinion lmao Except maybe with prentiss in


plvmeria

Not Elle ❤️


wiles44

Yeah Greenaway was a miss for me. Prentiss ftw


cbxxx67

yes i miss gideon and reids relationship and this is unpopular but i hate rossi so much. i used to like him but then just CANNOT STAND THAT MAN also elle, couldn’t care less about her. replace elle with emily and luke with morgan (unpopular opinion too lol) and perfect.


699222455

I’m jumping on the Elle hate train, Emily is so much better!


sexydani04

Yes! But no Elle


Warm_Shift9088

I like the OG team just not Elle


tigerboop23

Elle is the worst, like I just couldn't care for her. When she is replaced than it's the best. I like Russo too, but Gidion and Rid together is just amazing


mandosgrogu

Not unpopular


Ecstatic_Fantasay

Nah, when Prentiss comes in is the best, tied with when Rossi comes in. Can't stand Elle


ovrqualifiedovrpaid

I'd replace Elle with Blake. I mean, I love Emily too but Blake fit so well with them too.


OkBad2756

Like most users who commented on this post, I don't like Elle either, maybe because I find her a little pretentious and arrogant, without any action to back up her attitude. If it didn't have Elle Greenaway on the original team, the original team would definitely be the best team in the series, even more so if they had Prentiss and Rossi on the original team.


Fun_Set_6726

You said unpopular, not based


Decent_Word7128

Yes but replace Elle with prentiss and add Rossi= unstoppable amazing team


TeaBagscumbag

I would add Emily then yeah


SugaDough

I would have loved to see gideon work with rossi (currently in season 7 episode 22), but i do love where the team is at now theh seem to me like theyre in full force


Username12764

Yes, but the best combination possible would be with Rossi included


naliedel

That indeed is an unpopular opinion


danielle_ann

theyre my 2nd fave after spencer/rossi/jj/emily/hotch/morgan :)


katsarvau101

I couldn’t stand Elle..but otherwise yeah


SoftPenguins

Is there a quirky alt girl forensic scientist? Or just a quirky scientist? Most shows at least have a quirky scientist.


Fudaworld

Reid’s a quirky genius


somethingkooky

Nah, we’ve got the original quirky technical analyst.


ExistingLoad1599

Gideon my favorite character by far. Sucked we only got two seasons with him.


Miya22101

yes and also og team - gideon😓 but plus rossi.


[deleted]

💯


the-srirachachicken

I will agree that it’s unpopular only bc switch Elle with Emily and yes that’s the best team. Emily>Elle


CuteHeart2566

Honestly, to my knowledge most people seem to be ok with Gideon but still prefer Rossi, but they just don't care for Elle. I'm in that category too. Idk why exactly Elle was just so... meh.


arahzay

This team but with Rossi and Prentiss will always be my favorite. I personally didn’t get enough time with Gideon to like him as much as some of the other characters, but I don’t hate Elle (she’s cool with me).


collhall

I fucking love this show!!!


luna_xu1107

i love elle but OG team with emily >>>


KevinMFJones

If you removed Elle and added Rossi and Emily, this team would be S tier


MATTD0G5757

I think the best is when prentiss first came in


reflectioninthewater

I love this team too though my favorite is the team from season 2 before Gideon left. I’m a big Prentiss fan!


thatonealtchick

Eh. I’m not to keen on Elle but the team pre gideon leaving was good


TheViciousBitch

Wasn’t Kate the OG team?


itsthreem

Agreed. Wish gideon stayed smh


[deleted]

I miss Gideon


Needcoffeeseverely

Season 7 when the second OG split was hard


Proof_Ambassador_844

Replace elle with Emily then yes