{"id":66201,"date":"2016-09-24T18:52:10","date_gmt":"2016-09-25T01:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.csifiles.com\/content\/?p=66201"},"modified":"2016-09-24T18:52:10","modified_gmt":"2016-09-25T01:52:10","slug":"jane-lynch-returns-to-criminal-minds-plus-more-news-tweets-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.csifiles.com\/content\/2016\/09\/jane-lynch-returns-to-criminal-minds-plus-more-news-tweets-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Jane Lynch Returns To ‘Criminal Minds’, Plus More News, Tweets & Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to TV Guide<\/a>, the upcoming twelfth season of Criminal Minds<\/i> will feature the return of Jane Lynch<\/b> as Diana Reid, the mother of Dr Spencer Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler<\/b>). She’ll appear in two episodes scheduled to air in early 2017, starting with episode 11, as part of a “heavy Reid story.” Here’s a quote from Executive Producer Erica Messer<\/b>:<\/p>\n

We’re really excited. It’s a fun Reid story and she’s really excited to come back and reprise her role. She’s been a busy lady and we’re still here, so we’re happy to be able to offer that opportunity for her to come back.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\nMesser spoke to TV Line<\/a> about season 12, including this comment about Luke Alvez, the new character played by Adam Rodriguez<\/b>:<\/p>\n

The fun thing about that character is, not that he’s a new [Derek], but what is Garcia going to think of the new guy? There’s something real in the workplace environment where a friend leaves and you’re like, ‘I’ll never love anyone the way I loved that friend,’ so she has to warm up to him.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\nRodriguez used to play Eric Delko on another CBS crime drama, CSI: Miami<\/i>, which made him a good fit for Criminal Minds<\/i>. As Messer told TV Insider<\/a>, “Adam\u2019s our missing piece. The show\u2019s criminal profiling dialogue isn\u2019t easy, but because of his history, he sells it without question.”<\/p>\n

\nHere’s a video featuring Rodriguez, shared by CBS:<\/p>\n

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