Unpopular Criminal Minds Opinions 

I loved Rossi and Gideon equally for different reasons. I think people hate Gideon because he “abandoned “ Reid when in reality he left because the job ate him up inside and he just couldn’t take it anymore.

With Strauss: I hated her until the episode where Morgan confronted her about her drinking. Making her an alcoholic gave her a new dynamic and made her seem more human, and tbh i loved that 🤷‍♂️

I wanted the replicator to be Elle

I think Season 10 is my favorite hair season for Reid.

I love Gidieon, and love how in season one, they got him study the murder scenes, and how he show his experience to resolve cases, and love his relationship with Aaron and Reid. Is a shame that he let the show so soon, And I love Rossi, but I love Rosi, he is like the father of the team

hold up.....people DON"T like Alex Blake?! She's awesome, low-key one of my favorite characters.

Honestly, season six is simultaneously my favorite and least favorite season of television overall. Like you said, the episodes like JJ and Coda and the whole Lauren arc are really high quality in terms of story line and cast features. It's just the reason that they existed at all that pisses me off to no end. Also, season 6 Reid hair is best Reid hair. By far.

Season 15 What if what if A. Elle greenway makes an appearance B. Spencer's new love interest is one of his students

For Reid's hair, I'm torn between season 1 and season 3... Season 1 since it's baby Reid and I love how nerdy he looks. Season 3 since I just think that hairstyle fits MGG's features really well.

Erin is a great character to have in a long term series. I love how they included more in-depth development of her character and going into detail with her relationships with each of the members of the team. Instead of keeping her as a mean and rude side character who pops up when they need internal drama for the team.

I ABSOLUTELY LOVED BLAKE!!!!

I Ioved Blake and her interaction with Reid. I like Reid's hair from multiple seasons, but probably Season 6 least. The way they present the profile has bothered me also, doesn't feel natural. Love the show.

This isn't so much an unpopular opinion as it is a wish that'll never happen. I wish this final season would ditch the case-of-the-week format entirely and go with one serialized case through all 10 episodes. Let's be real, we get the formula by now, and when they try to weave more serialized stories wit unrelated cases (like the Reid prison arc), it can get a little wonky. So I say go all in with the singular storyline.

I 100% agree that Morgan and Garcia should never be a couple. Their relationship is very deeply platonic, and if goes beyond that, it will mess EVERYTHING up like it did in Snake Eyes when Garcia thought they 👉👌 (though that was a great episode and it was absolutely hilarious)

i love Gideon omg. he was amazing, i miss him so much

I hated 13th step, but I think season 6 is one of the best seasons purely because of the Lauren storyline. That was the MOST COMPLICATED STORYLINE ON THE SHOW! It completely pitched us into a grey area morally, because like, Ian Doyle could be so sweet, and him and Emily (well, Lauren) during the flashbacks had an interesting relationship! But then it’s like, but he’s a terrorist, and murderer... it’s so complicated, and it didn’t have a cut and dry ending. Ian Doyle got away, and Emily had to die AGAIN (she died as Lauren in a car crash, remember?), and it took a looooooong time to get her back.

Finally!!!!!Jason is AMAZING!He's my parents' favourite!

I TOTALLY agree with #3 the earlier seasons were shot WAY better and yes I like the grainy quality as well especially with the crime scenes. And the Derek and Penelope one I SO agree too! I think they should NEVER be a couple, I never thought that. It seemed more like a brother/sister or VERY close friend vibe and friendship.. I like other peoples options and while I don't agree with all of these I get where your coming from and hey if we ALL had the same options the world would be a very boring and pretty predictable place!

I so agree with Gideon he was always a favorite of mine I don’t know why people don’t like him.

7:41 omg...I suddenly rememberd the episode and cried for 2 minutes straight. And I totally agree with the first opinion, I loves Jason! I never really got why they hated it..I kind of didnt like Rossi at the beginning but I like him later on lol..but I did really like Gideon. And the cinematography in the first season was my favorite too! I really liked those parts especially that you mention about the green screen and so. I did really like season 5 of Spencer's hair lol..I dont think anybody else does..but my mother liked his hair in s5 too! And omg The Replicator made me so stressed back then lol. And Alex and Rossi; I actually thought they would be together at some point. I really liked Alex too~ And her relationship with Reid was so lovely. 13:22 and I always felt that weird too..a bit awkward to watch even haha.

Idk why but I always thought Gideon was gonna turn into an unsub on my first watch of the show

Season 6,9,10&11 are Reid’s best haircuts 😍

Literally the first point you made and I yelled thank you at the screen I love Gideon 😭🥺

The Gideon hate is understandable imo because when he was on the show he seemed like he was above the team. The character just seemed to have that vibe about him, like everyone else there was just there to support him. So, I like the show better after he left.

this is gonna be a bit long, but i'll try my best, i agree, morgan and garcia shouldn't be a couple. alex blake was an amazing character, and she should get more love. the replicator arc was disappointing. they built it up to be this great thing, but it was honestly quite lackluster. season six, while it may be one of the worst, it wasn't terrible, plus the 'lauren' storyline was incredible. the only thing i don't quite agree on is the jason gideon thing. yes, i do like his character, but i happen to like david rossi more. gideon may have been a nice fit with the first few seasons and the crime aspect, i think rossi is a better fit with the cast. and finally, my favorite spencer hairstyle is probably season two or season nine through eleven, and i do miss the green screen portions. done!

Thank GOD someone agrees with me about the replicator being disappointing

I remember seeing the replicators photos and getting excited because I thought it was that dude who was taking those pictures in the episode where the daughter figures out her dad was kidnapping children ever since she was a child. I'm pretty sure the friend got off scott free and it turns out he was more involved than they thought. Very disappointing.

While only through 9 seasons, I can say both season 6 and 9 Dr. Reid hair is great and I can actually agree The Replicator storyline while built up great, fell flat on its' face.

I agree wholeheartedly with the replicator thing. I wanted it to turn out kinda like the Fisher king episode

what are your top episodes of criminal minds??

5,6,&10 are my favorite hairstyles for Reid but honesty who couldn’t adore him wearing any hairstyle?

High Def television came a long. Makes all tv shows look more amplified.

Also, the guy that played Gideon quit the show. Love him all you want for the 1 1/2 seasons he was there. I always thought of Gideon as the grandfather who was also a genius. And that tries to coddle everyone on the team. Rossi is more of the cheerleader. "Kid, you make the call." "Let's go to my expensive house and I'll make you Italian food." It makes sense that Gideon would have more knowledge than Rossi. One stayed in law enforcement and the other went to get rich writing books.

hi caitlin! i came from your bts reactions and i’m so happy to find out that you like criminal minds as well! i hope you do more criminal minds videos, esp since they’re popular on tiktok now

I agree with you on nearly everything accept Morgan and Garcia should have got down at least once lol. But I do think that Gideon is waaaaaayyyyyyy better than Rossi and easily the best character on Criminal Minds. Something core was missede when he left. They neeed to get someone equally charasmatic to take over his role. Actually I dom´t know if you saw the show with Forest Whitiker as the main guy. I wish he had have replaced Gideon. He was nearly as good but in a completely different way.

I liked Gideon and it is sad that actor has gone out of his way to distance himself from the show. Strauss had good character development that made death more sad. I actually liked Alex Blake. I still think the replicator is still alive. I couldn’t get into Jennifer Love Hewitt’s character.

The third point about the style of the show I could not agree with you more 😍 as much as I love the show there was nothing like those green screen scenes 😍

my unpopular opinion is Spencer is overrated. i feel like people only liked Spencer in the first place because of his looks and because of his looks, apparently anything he does is “sexy”. don’t get me wrong. i love Reid but...he’s arrogant and what makes me dislike him is everyone loves him as if none of the other characters exist and everyone always takes his side when he’s against somebody no matter what the situation was.

Now that the finale is coming up tm I’ve decided to reminisce and watch RU-vid videos butttt you’re literally the only one that ik has videos on CM and I’m sad I didn’t watch this earlier. I love this video and I almost totally agree with almost everything you said.

Please do another one of these!! X

Girl, thanks for this! Criminal Minds is life. I agree with most of your opinions. Keep up the good work, I am again at season 4.

Yass gurl! Do another. We live for the tea. Do you have a whole list of Rossi opinions? Lol

I love the way they got rid of erin. I love the character and I love the way she went out way. I wish you would reference her more in the in the future seasons they had

I love the jet sceans and the profile seance they are the bestttt

i agree with literally everyeverything (even if some actually hurts to assume) tho BUT reid's best hair is the season 5 one for suuuure

I was not happy with the direction the series was taking between characters that I liked and identified myself the most. I was very sad to leave the series before finishing, but I couldn't take it anymore. 😿

I always thought that the reason why they take turns saying different things in the profile was because idk how to explain this but they talk about things that they have an understanding of or a speciality with like i know Reid always talks about geographical profiles and codes and ciphers and such cause thats what his speciality is and he can explain it better but i might just be alone in thinking this

I.love gideon and i love rossi.. Im still at ep 8 so i'm still mourning prentiss so i forgot if i liked blake.. Season 6 was a rollercoaster, although i dont like rachel nichols parts.. The character was forgettable..they were trying so hard to fit her but the chemistry was off.. Btw new subbie..

i LOVE your channel bc i thought the only people who still care about this show were old ladys SO I LITERALLY WANT TO BE UR FRIEND

Jason was better than Rossi

Thank god !! I FRICKEN LOVE ALEX BLAKE !!!!

I feel if they made Morgan and Garcia date, (even like go on a date and it not work out) would ruin it. Also feed into the stereotype that having close friends/ flirty platonic relationships will also end with dating. Which isn’t true

I love both Jason and Rossi. I feel like I know Rossi more because he is in more but Gideon was so good so I do not know how I like better

YAS! i loved erin strauss omg

And I have no idea about Spencers hair!I love it anyway.And I agree with the Joe thing,he's not my top character,honestly I miss Jason way too much

Yea, totally, I really miss the whole greenscreen/backdrop theme. I was always really impressed whenever scenes like that were played, with Reid hovering behind the unsub while he scrawled down a list of people to kill in one episode (I don't quite remember) or the shot in "Extreme Agressor" where Gideon turns around to see the unsub stand up, as if caught by someone watching him, and take off. Those were really cleverly done and made the show seem far more interesting and eye-appealing. I agree about The Replicator plot as well. You're absolutely right. They hyped it up immensely, with bits scattered throughout the season, and it was really engaging and then all of a sudden - oh, it's just this dude I've never met before. Lovely. I really wish it had been Elle - that would have been amazing. I really dislike Elle's character, and always have, not necessarily because she's 'bad' so to speak, but because she's just so underwhelming. There's nothing interesting about her, and sure, she had the whole "Dad" plot but it felt like a very weak attempt at making her appealing, and just wasn't very well done at all. If she had come back as the Replicator, this spooky ass person stalking the team, her character would have been improved greatly. There's really just nothing likeable about 'good, righteous Elle' and by the time she left in the second season, it had been established that her moral failings overpower her few virtues. To make her interesting again you really HAVE to make her cruel in a sense, because bad Elle at this point is just more engaging than good Elle. With her as the Replicator, not only would it add to her character and take away from the arbitrary, lacklustre vibe the plot ended up having, but it would also make things feel more complete if that makes any sense. Just my thoughts!

Team dynamic is better with Rossi. Because for better or for worse his character is bland and very by the book veteran character. Gideon is a genius veteran with his own little quirk. It feels like he's a weird genius like Reid but much older. I like Gideon as a character much more but Rossi is better for the team. Also Elle role as sympathetic character is still irreplaceable. Pressi can't replace her and JJ is close to it but not quite right

Asexual and Biromantic Spencer ftw

Hi just wondering what your RU-vid filming set up as trying to get into RU-vid myself

The episodes should be more realistic. Like FBI worthy missions not 1 person dying or going missing. That's what cops are for

1)- tbh I liked both Gideon and Rossi but I liked Rossi more because I feel like the characters were all more natural when Rossi was on the show, and Gideon made things feel forced. 2)- Erin Srauss was logical but she was still far too bitchy. I agree with what you said about how the show looked in the early seasons but I feel like season 6 still had great feel too. 3)- I feel like Spencer is Hetero Sexual tbh since in the entire show he had ever only loved females and showed no signs of being bi but he could be Asexual though you never know. 4)- My favorite seasons were 5~7 so I don't really understand why people have issues with season 6 I don't like what happened in the cast in that particular season but it was good if you don't take that into account. 5)- The Morgan Garcia thing was just them being good friends I never once thought they were gonna be a couple but their chemistry added a nice feel to the show and a couple of laughs. 6)- The Replicator arc was cool it just felt like it had a half-assed ending to it though. 7)- tbh I may get hate for this but I didn't personally like Alex Blake I liked how she was on her seasons but I felt like some of the others before her were better character and story wise such as Elle and Prentess. 8)- The repetitiveness is understandable as that's how the FBI actually is they have a set agenda so of course they are always going to talk about the case on the way there, and of course the team leader would tell them where they would go before hand so they know who is tasked to doing what but as it is a show I feel like they could have switched things up to keep things fresh but if you look at it like it was real they were doing what actual agents would do. Please give me your opinions as well I don't mind constructive criticism.

Jason Gideon was the best character on the show.

I can agree with so many of these for example I like the way the earlier seasons were filmed better too. Another one is the replicator I was so disappointed I honestly expected for someone to get hurt and or die I didn't expect for it to just be a random man that nobody knows or cares about. And I can agree with you that Reid might be Demisexual considering that it took him so long to actually ask a girl out. Also love Blake.

OK WHO DOESNT AGREE WITH THE BLAKE AND REID!??! EVERY TIME I SEE THEM TOGETHER IM LIKE THATS MOM!!

ALEX BLAKE IS MY FAV FEMALE SHE IS SO AMZAZINGGGG.By the way my fav Reid hairstyle is in s9💚

I loved alex Blake!

Unpopular opinions: I like Jordan, I hate Penelope.

Season 3 is my favorite for Reid's hair. I agree with you about Gideon, Blake, Strauss and Reid's sexuality.

YES! Someone else whose favorite Reid hairstyle is from season 6! That was such a good look for him. Totally agree about him being ace/demi and biromantic, too.

Reid's best hair is season 5

AGREE ABOUT THE REPLICATOR SO MUCH

I am going to agree with you on your last opinion but I do love 💕 the jet. I never liked Strauss because I didn’t like how she was breaking the team apart. I don’t like the team getting stalked. Thank God Strauss get killed off the show. One thing I love about her is how she cared about the team when she was talking to Hotch. She protecting them is amazing 💫! My favorite Reid hairstyle is Season 6. David and Gideon is both amazing 💫. I didn’t like when Gideon got killed off the show. Blake and Reid relationship is kind of awesome 🌟! I also think Reid is so attractive and sexual.

The rest is fair. I would only disagree with Joe Mantegna being the weakest actor of the cast. It's the complete opposite to my opinion and I'll explain why: As the seasons passed, the writing has gotten weaker and weaker and the change of writers has lead to characters losing their vibe and becoming flatter. In other words there is no sparkle in them. Where is the arguing and snorting Emily? Where is Reid quirkness? Where is JJ's sweetness? OK they have reasoned that they got older and matured but that's not happening in reality. In reality people get more edges as they age, because it works for them, or they get the confidence, or stop being too self-consious, or even stop caring too much. Criminal Minds characters have gotten flat because the writers don't know them. The actors have no lines that are specifically written for the character in regards to words and expressions, no backstories, so they cannot support the character they play. The only character that has the same nerve as at the start is Rossi. Mantegna doesn't need the lines to support his role. It comes out straight in the way he carries himself, the way he stands, the way he talks. He can narrate a cake recipe and still convince you that he is David Rossi. The younger cast cannot do that.

ok but the third one I agreeeeeeeeee I loved that so so much also 4 I th in no he could be like demi bi so yeah

I go with season 9 for his hair

I agree with you Morgan and Garcia should not ever be a couple and the replicator sucked I actually thought it was Elle Greenway when I was first watching it. Think that would have much more interesting that whoever that is guy (been ages since I’ve seen it lol).

We could never hate you! You're too adorable...

I saw something about Criminal Minds being canceled, is it true?

Gideon was way better than Rossi

Jeid are so beautiful and cutie!!!

All procedural TV shows are repetitive. It's the "crime of the week". Has to be wrapped up in an hour. Yes, you can have a relationships arc over multiple shows. Or a "monster of the season" over multiple episodes. But you can't spend much time on it. There is a criminal that needs to be captured before the end credits.

I love earlier seasons too

Reid is asexual now, I have accepted this as canon!

I liked Reid hair in seasons 7 & 9

Jason Gideon was the best

Here is my unpopular opinion. I love Elle Greenaway Season 8 is not that bad I don't like JJ. I love both Blake and Kate

I love all of Spencer hair styles I like season 8 a little more I like long hair okay.

amazing video i enjoy love it

Those eyes... How is that real?

Only on season 6 but it’s an amazing show.

for me, I prefer season 10! 😍

On Reids hair: I liked 1 and 9 the least and 4 and 10 the most :)

I loved Alex!!

How someone could be mad at such a cute human being like you

I also prefer Gideon over Rossi. He was more interesting my next unpopular opinion is I prefer Elle over Emily . Don't get me wrong I still like Emily but Elle and Derek had such good chemistry and I shipped that they would be together. But this whole Elle shot a someone for no good reason was not the best way.

In my opinion I like reid hair in season 1 & 2 the best

Reid hair season 6

I agree strongly with the replicator. However, Alex Blake had a similar problem that you can see in doctor who and Clara. She's too good. It might not seem like a problem, but it is. Alex is too good and too smart. Remember when we first meet Rossi? He's this great profiler, we know this because he started it all, but when he comes on to the scene he has problems and Hotch actually has to tell this seasoned profiler how to act in a team. It's the same with all of the characters. They are amazing, but they have personal issues that levels them. And I never really got that with Alex. She was just fantastic at almost everything and even when she wasn't, she still kind off was. It's a weird thing to react to, but one of the greatest ways to evolve a character (in my opionion) is having them screw up or having a clash betweeen characters. Reid in elephants memory, Garcia marking the cases that caused her to later get shot, Reid and JJ when the team finds out Emily's still alive and the first episode with Rossi is just a few examples. And I know we had the Alex and Erin (sort of) drama, but the thing is - that played out as entirely Erins fault. With that said, a lot ot the things you said I agree on. I loved Gideon (However, I do think Rossi was a great addition once Gideon left) and I don't think Garcia and Derek should have been a couple.

I agree

i loved gideon but i think when he left and rossi came in there was a lot more comedy in it and more light hearted. i think gideon was too serious in an already very serious tv show, that’s why i love rossi. he was serious we he needed to be but also has comedic relief