Criminal Minds - Season 10 - A Look Ahead

It's time to sit down and think about what's going to happen on Criminal Minds' tenth season.

Summary of what we know:

Well, we know for sure that Jeanne Tripplehorn will not be rejoining the cast this season. Instead, Jennifer Love-Hewitt was hired to replace her; Alex Blake has become Kate Callahan. Certain interviews have revealed that Kate already has some rapport from within the BAU, and that she likes to work in undercover situations. Apparently, she "will do whatever it takes to get the job done." This should be interesting, considering we haven't seen that much from the team in terms of going undercover ever since Emily Prentiss was on the show.

Casting:

It was announced that C.S. Lee will be in the fourth episode of Season 10, portraying a high school English teacher. However, he will have an obsession - a deadly one. His backstory involves being traumatized because of his overbearing father. His father used to lock him up with his brother in a shed just because of their poor grades. The kind of obsession that the character has wasn't disclosed and we will all have to wait when "Criminal Minds" season 10 airs. As a huge fan of Dexter and Vince Mazuka, I am quite excited to see what C.S. will bring to the forefront of Criminal Minds.
Also guest starring in episode four will be Alicia Coppola, former Jericho actress. She will be starring as Lisa Randall, the head of a Morgellons syndrome support group who's "willing to go as far as she can to protect group members privacy." Perhaps she will be protecting C.S. Lee's character? This should be good.

My personal wishes, hopes, fears:

I have compiled a long list of small and big things that I hope to see this coming year.

- More actual profiling, less violence simply for shock value. Less jump scares and gore, although it works and is cool, please continue having lengthy profiles that explain everything about the criminal mind.
- Accurate characterization
- Spencer Reid doing more with the PhD’s he has (Mathematics, Chemistry, and Engineering)
- Other characters having that moment of realization where they suddenly understand what they’ve been missing to solve the case besides Reid, who seems to be the only one capable of this
- More mentions/backstories about Penelope Garcia’s parents
- More insight on Aaron Hotchner’s parents, specifically his dad
- More information about Derek Morgan's dad
- Basically anything about everyone’s childhood and family life
- More female Unsubs
- I miss the feeling of not seeing the Unsub’s face until the last possible moment. That adds an unexplainable tension to the episode. That needs to start happening again
- More use of the green screen while the team is giving the profile
- David Rossi and Carolyn’s son (We still don't know what happened there)
- The end of Reid’s anti-technology phase and him actually getting a pop culture reference
- For fans to accept Kate Callahan because she’ll be getting enough crap from people who still miss Prentiss, and now will miss Blake. I know I miss them both, but I'm willing to see what Kate can do.
- A follow up to Alchemy/Gatekeeper where Rossi checks in on Reid. I need more Reid and Rossi moments.
- Hotch and Garcia - Route 66 was a nice start, but I need more.
- A REAL MENTION OF BLAKE'S RESIGNATION?! SERIOUSLY, DON'T PULL THE STRAUSS OR THE ELLE CRAP. IT IS JUST SICKENING. PLEASE HAVE THE TEAM DISCUSS HER LEAVING. PLEASE.
- Adding on to that point, maybe having a killer that relies heavily on linguistics, with some comment by the team, "Where's Blake when you need her?" to show people that Blake was a true team member and wasn't expendable.
- I guess it's too late for JJ to open up to her team members about her miscarriage. That being said, I want REAL Will and JJ moments. How about a dinner? A play date with Jack, Hotch, and Beth? So many good ideas...
- I want to see a pure psychopath again, like Frank Brietkopf, or something. Rossi still needs a nemesis. ;-)
- More of Hotch being Unit Chief-like. He was basically just another team member last season.
- Please don't make Kate the sassy/rebellious type. You made Blake this way and it didn't resonate well for people. (I'm an exception, but alas, the majority of fans wanted someone younger, prettier, nicer...)
-MORGAN AND GARCIA FINALLY ADMITTING THEIR FEELINGS FOR EACH OTHER, DEAR LORD!

What do you hope/think is going to happen in season 10? Leave a comment below!