9 Items to Expect in Criminal Minds' Season 7: Prentiss' Return, Hotch's Beard and much more

Paget Brewster, Thomas Gibson "People everywhere were approaching [in my experience] and saying, 'Why have you die?'" Criminal Minds star Paget Brewster told the crowd at Tuesday's Paley Center fall TV preview, that was moderated by TV Guide Magazine's Michael Schneider. "Fans didn't want their show being screwed with." CBS' popular crime drama "screwed with" Brewster's character Emily Prentiss last season once they authored her from the show by faking her dying inside the FBI's Behavior Analysis Unit (BAU). After departing the series, Brewster shot another pilot, which ultimately didn't get acquired, departing her free revisit Criminal Minds. She credits fans worldwide with getting Prentiss back on the program for Season 7, which premieres on Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 9/8c. What's in your Watchlist? Create one and add your faves, like Criminal Minds "I understand 'muerte,'" stated Brewster. "I now know 'death' in a number of languages. People in international airports in Mexico will come up [in my experience to request about Prentiss' dying]. I am like, 'I know. Lo siento!' The fan response was overwhelming for everybody I believe.Inch Prentiss' BAU resurrection is a pivotal area of the changes visiting Criminal Minds. Take a look at what else the cast and crew revealed about what to anticipate in Season 7: 1. Expect another BAU. "It is a season where we obtain to understand more about our heroes a bit more,Inch showrunner Erica Messer stated. "Each week we obtain to dive into why is these criminals tick, and this is actually the season where you want to explore all of the layers that comprise this team. We obtain began immediately with Prentiss coming back in the dead. ... The wedding has transformed our characters' lives." 2. Things get hairy for Hotch. The Paley Center performed a preview clip showing Unit Chief Aaron "Hotch" Hotchner (Thomas Gibson) sporting a complete beard, for the time being, while he's from the country."Hotch, while you saw, is at Pakistan," confirmed Messer. "Which was due to the fact I saw this handsome demon having a beard and stated, 'Can you retain that factor? We ought to email it.'" Exclusive: Criminal Minds boss on Paget Brewster's return: "It feels rewarding" 3. Morgan tracks lower Prentiss' killer. "Morgan managed to get his existence journey to obtain redemption for uncle,Inch Shemar Moore stated about his character, Special Supervisory Agent Derek Morgan. Messer added, "Regardless of what, he wasn't likely to let Ian Doyle (Timothy V. Murphy) be available on the planet. ... Morgan's been searching for him. He made it happen within the traditional method in which profilers do, through getting in to the mind from the theif. He recognized the whole factor that's keeping Ian Doyle going is the fact that his boy continues to be available. Morgan and Garcia (Kirsten Vangsness) begin digging around: Where would Doyle's boy be? Where would Prentiss, our friend, have hidden him? So they are [also] profiling Prentiss." 4. Hotch + Morgan = Splitsville? Moore stated, "There is a feeling of unfaithfulness from Hotch, despite the fact that that's uncle, that's his boss." Gibson added, "I believe the theme of damaged trust inside a family will are able to experience in a variety of ways as well as other occasions within this season and perhaps beyond." 5. Qq got a campaign. A.J. Cook's character Jennifer "Qq" Jareau seemed to be wiped off the series, but was cut back after fan outcry. Not just was she area of the conspiracy hiding Prentiss' photoshopped dying, but she's been busy with new responsibilities. "JJ's been back for 3-and-a-half several weeks," stated Messer. "She has been marketed to some profiler for the reason that time. And that we hear a bit more about this in Episode 2." Criminal Minds' A.J. Prepare: Prepare for another Qq 6. Garcia controls the remote. Since JJ's now profiling, she will not introduce the instances. That duty falls to tech analyst Penelope Garcia, whom Vangsness stated come in the area, "a minimum of as a whole table room, a minimum of holding that remote, explaining some stuff, which she doesn't enjoy doing. She likes being together, but she doesn't benefit from the violence, so there's lots of 'Here's the thing' [and] close this article.Inch 7. Dr. Reid may have family problems. "Reid have been coping with his mother, which may have been something we lost within the premiere, but we discuss in Episode 2," Messer stated. Matthew Grey Gubler, who used two different socks (one pink, one blue-and-black candy striped) in the Paley Center event, could not reveal if his nerdy character's head aches could be addressed or if Reid could be obtaining a girlfriend. "I'm not sure, guy," he stated. "I am always the final to understand.Inch 8. Rossi's first ex-wife could linger. As formerly reported, Senior Supervisory Special Agent David Rossi (Joe Mantegna) will suffer from his first ex-wife (Isabella Hoffman) when she involves him for help. "It's type of a 2-part factor," stated Mantegna. "We have established during the last couple of years that Rossi wasn't great at marriage. ... I figured if he were married three occasions to a minimum of address some of this.Inch Fall TV Paley Festival features New Girl, Criminal Minds, Ringer and much more 9. Ian Doyle is going to be back, briefly. "We have seen a wee little bit of Ian Doyle [in Season 7]," Messer confirmed. "We are convinced that maybe [we ought to write that] he's an evil twin brother because [Murphy is] so excellent.Inch