Criminal Minds - Season 15 ✦ High-Quality & Secure

Following JJ's admission of love for Reid in the Season 14 finale, the two navigated their complex feelings. Ultimately, they chose to remain best friends to preserve JJ's family life.

Reid struck up a relationship with Maxine (played by Rachael Leigh Cook), a woman outside the FBI world who provided him a sense of normalcy. Criminal Minds - Season 15

The main ensemble from Season 14 remained intact for the final season. as David Rossi (Senior Profiler) Matthew Gray Gubler as Dr. Spencer Reid (BAU Genius) A.J. Cook as Jennifer "JJ" Jareau Paget Brewster as Emily Prentiss (Unit Chief) Kirsten Vangsness as Penelope Garcia (Technical Analyst) Aisha Tyler as Dr. Tara Lewis Adam Rodriguez as Luke Alvez Daniel Henney as Matt Simmons Following JJ's admission of love for Reid in

The finale saw Penelope Garcia deciding to leave the BAU to work for a non-profit, marking a major shift for the team's dynamic. Season 15 Episode List The main ensemble from Season 14 remained intact

The season’s overarching antagonist was serial killer Everett Lynch, who had nearly killed Rossi in the previous season. The hunt for Lynch culminated in a violent confrontation in the series finale.

The 15th and final season of the CBS crime procedural Criminal Minds aired from . Serving as a conclusion to the original long-running series, it consisted of a shortened run of 10 episodes that followed the elite FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) as they pursued a primary "Big Bad" while resolving the personal arcs of the team members. Core Team & Cast

Notably, (Derek Morgan) and Thomas Gibson (Aaron Hotchner) did not return for the series finale. Major Storyline Arcs