This story contains spoilers from the Criminal minds franchise.
Criminal minds fans, it looks like we’re not the only ones feeling the lack of Matthew Gray Gubler these days. Turns out her former co-star A.J. Cook thought of him.
With the recent success of Criminal Minds: Evolution streaming on Paramount+, viewers couldn’t get past the fact that the actor didn’t appear in the reboot as Dr. Spencer Reid. While the genie boy may be silent right now, the man who plays him is definitely not. ICYMI: Matthew has actually worked on a completely different project and he’s keeping people up to date on Instagram.
In a series of photos posted on December 4, the Alvin and the Chipmunks The star revealed he had more up his sleeve with Rumple Buttercup, the main character behind his 2019 New York Times no longer sold children’s book. Posing with a “cuddly” plush version of the kid-friendly monster, he announced that fans could buy one for themselves (along with other collectibles) on its merchant site.
Naturally, long-time followers were thrilled to see what the doll face the actor had in store after spending more than a decade working on the CBS drama. But no one was more excited than actress AJ, who worked alongside him as media liaison-turned-agent Jennifer “JJ” Jareau.
“Woah woah woah… detachable banana peel hat???? I need this NOW!!” she responded in the comments on Instagram. “Holy smokes I miss you GUBE!!!!!!”
As people might recall, the characters of AJ and Matthew were particularly close throughout Criminal minds‘ 15 seasons on the air. JJ even confessed his love for Reid during an intense hostage situation, despite being married with two sons at the time of the reveal.
Due to the nature of their on-screen alter egos’ relationship, it makes sense that the two had a very similar rapport when they weren’t on TV. Plus, their friendship is so strong that AJ almost considered not returning to the hit franchise without him.
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“Matthew is one of the most charismatic, larger than life, yet very real people I’ve ever met,” she said. Told BuzzFeed in November. “It was actually really, really difficult for me when I found out he couldn’t come back. I considered not [returning] … I was like, ‘I don’t know how to do this without him. Like, how do we do that?’ [Spencer and JJ are] best friends. I struggled with that at first.”
For those wondering where JJ and Reid are these days, procedural drama confirmed that they both still work for the BAU. But between JJ looking for this season’s UnSub (Zach Gilford) and new FBI Deputy Director Bailey (Nicholas D’Agosto) moving Reid to another unit, it might be a while before fans see AJ and Matthew reunite.
Fingers crossed to see this dynamic duo together very soon!
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