Criminal Minds star Matthew Gray Gubler shares poignant photo as crime drama ends after 15 seasons
CBS drama Criminal Minds came to an end Wednesday night after 15 seasons.
And ahead of the two-part finale that aired in back-to-back episodes, series star Matthew Gray Gubler posted a poignant message to fans on social media.
The actor, 39, who played Dr. Spencer Reid, shared a photo showing his FBI badge, pistol, watch and desk nameplate, and wrote: ‘I’ve carried these 3 props with me almost every day for the last 15 years.’
‘After tonight i’ll just carry them in my heart where i will forever keep memories of the best crew, the best cast, and the best fands (fans/friends) a fictional crimefighter could ever have.’
Said goodbye: Criminal Minds came to an end Wednesday night after 15 seasons. And ahead of the finale, series star Matthew Gray Gubler posted a poignant message on social media
Poignant: The actor, 39, who played Dr. Spencer Reid, shared a photo of his FBI badge, pistol, watch and desk nameplate, and wrote: ‘After tonight i’ll just carry them in my heart’
Gubler was one of the original seven main castmembers when the show premiered in September 2005.
The series centered in the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) and the profilers who work there, using behavioral analysis to investigate crimes.
The cast underwent several major changes during its 15 seasons but Gubler, along with A. J. Cook, and Kirsten Vangsness, went the distance.
In an interview with TVLine, published Wednesday, Gubler reminisced: ‘I got to be in the very last shot of the entire series, which was a nice bookend because when we shot the pilot, I remember, I was in the very first shot that we ever did of the entire series.’
The way it was: Gubler was one of the original seven main castmembers when the show premiered in September 2005. Pictured with l-r: Shemar Moore, Lola Glaudini, Mandy Patinkin and Thomas Gibson
Character driven: The series centered in the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) and the profilers who work there, using behavioral analysis to investigate crimes
He was philosophical about having to say goodbye to something that’s been such a large part of his life.
‘I know that everything has its time and I’m in no way sad that the show is closing, because I feel like we’ve done it beautifully, and I feel like there are roots there for it to re-hatch later,’ he explained.
Gubler also hinted that fans of the show might not have heard the last of Dr. Spencer Reid.
‘I kind of liken it to if you go to a concert, at a certain point the band has to leave the stage in order to have an encore. It’s just the natural progression,’ he teased.
‘It’s a really beautiful ending, but they’re setting up a lot of different avenues of exploration for these heroes that we’ve come to love and have in our homes for so many years. It’s kind of interesting to see how it all will eventually shake out.’
End of an era: Gubler is pictured with the cast of the final season that ended Wednesday night with a two-partfinale. From l-r: top row Adam Rodriguez, Aisha Tyler, A.J. Cook, Daniel Henney; front row Joe Mantegna, Kirsten Vangsness and Paget Brewster