When the show lasts 20 years as there are "criminal minds", it is too rare to keep its roles all the way. And it's not! The FBI's hunting unit for the Bau's hunting conduct of the FBI has a rotating door, coming new profiles and leaving quite often. Mendy Patinkin, who originally acted as the central character of the show, Asoneyson Gideon, He left early in the "criminal minds" season 3 - And he wasn't the last.

The shortest stars of "criminal minds" live were Rachel Nichols, who played FBI trainee Ashley Saver. She debuted halfway in season 6, stayed until the end of that season and then left. There were some Claris Starling In the image of Ashley, but her backstew was even worse than to slaughter some lambs. Ashley's father was a serial killer himself ("Redmond Ripper") and she joined the FBI to make ransom and catch men like her father. She debuted in the 10th episode of Season 6, "What Happens Home ..." to help catch a killer in a closed community that fits a similar profile like her father.

"I have a strange affinity for serial killers. I am a kind of fascinated by them", "," ",", " Nichols said of joining "criminal minds" As early as 2011. Indeed, she had previously starred in the short -lived procedural "inside", as an FBI agent, chasing killers. That series lasted only 13 episodes, comparable time with Nichols running on "criminal minds". In the premiere of Season 7, it is said to be sharply transferred to another unit and has not returned since then.

Despite her unique story, Ashley is not the most popular character in the history of the show. This is because its existence and the rapid departure is tied to the failed attempt by the show to Cutting actresses hey chef (Who played an agent Ennenifer "Jey" from Season 1) and Pate Breater (who joined the cast in Season 2 as Emily Rentis).

In June 2010, It was reported That Aj Cook was not returning to the 6th Criminal Minds Season. She eventually appeared in four episodes of a total of 24: Two to send her face, and then two more as a guest starvet. Pate Brucer would still be part of the main team in season 6, but for a reduced number of episodes; Prentis was written in the 18th episode season, "Lauren" when falsified her death. Nichols joins as a regular series, specifically as a replacement for Cook and Brucer, was subsequently reported by The deadline In December 2010.

Shac-up "Criminal Minds" was initially announced to reduce the budget, but CBS officials claimed it was a creative decision. Subsequent comments from the cast suggest that both of these reasons were spin.

Speaking of the 2015 AV club, Brucer said she and Cook were fired because CBS wanted "new women" on the show. Brucer described that he was fired from work he loved that Reason as "easily one of the most difficult things ever happened (for her)". She also pointed out as "criminal minds" shower Ed Benerero, dropped out of the show because "he was so annoyed (CBS's demands for Cook and Brucer)".

"The person who hired him to replace us (Nichols) paid twice on what we paid! It is a network that is not particularly kind to women. That's why many women leave those procedures. Or are fired. It's hard," Brucer explained.

Fans of "Criminal Minds" did not take the cast of the cast. The reaction to cooking and Brucer to be released meant that the action was revealed, and they were processed on the main team for Season 7. Cook has been in the show ever since. Brucer left again at the end of the seventh season, but that guests in seasons 9 and 11 before eventually returned full -time in season 12.

The return of Jey and Prentis meant that there was no room for Ashley Saver's cast. "Criminal minds," Erika Messer said in Interview in 2011 with TV Guide That "it was not an easy decision (to let Nichols be)," but:

"Having eight characters of" criminal minds "seemed unlikely. Rachel is a real trouble and pro. She entered an incredibly difficult position and handled Grace. The cast felt that it fits-we are actually a funny group outside the camera-and we will miss all of us who worked with their every day. "

Nichols herself told her experience with the whirling "criminal minds" in Interview for 2014 with a parade. Ashley Saver began as a sin for fans to replace Jey and Prentis; Then, after the fans warmed up to her, she was out of the door. Nichols said she learned that she was not returning via Twitter while on vacation in Peru. She had only kinde words for the "Criminal Minds" cast, specifically noticing how oeo mante Sent sent an encouraging E -Mail.

Replacing a fan-older character is a challenge enough; Nichols/Saver was set to fail with the task of replacing Two From them. Even her attractive story, a special insight into Bau's work and the strong introductory episode were not enough to meet the challenge.