Thomas Gibson ended his time at the BAU on a bad note, but that doesnt override the fact that he successfully lead the team, crime after crime for many years. Since his firing happened behind closed doors and we only got the outside scoop of the drama, we never got to fully participate in the Hotch´s true farewell. Therefore, we can only predict what advice each cast member´s gave him before the end came...
1. Jennifer (Jay Jay) Jareau
Girl power on heels! JJ has an unspeakable strength and has been on and off the show because of her pregnancies. Due to her previous experience with "leaving", she may have pretty good advice on how to persuade producers to let you come back? (Just putting it out there Hotch)
2. Penelope Garcia
The moment you read the below picture you´ll probably think "What does that even mean?" Well, to be perfectly honest with you, that is a question I ask myself every Wednesday night when Penelope speaks for more than thirty seconds ;)
3. Dr. Spencer Reid
The intelligence this kid has is not only for the shows, he has proven to us countless times that his predictions and analyses have formidable results. However, in this particular, his brutal honesty makes for a great take home lesson.
4. David Rossi
Oh the old one, oh the wise one. If there is anyone in the BAU who knows more about it than Hotch does and is braver than he is, it's this dude over here. If I were Hotch, I'd put extra attention into these words...
5. Emily Prentiss
The wisest words this agent said were at the end of an episode when she quoted William Glasser. Listen up Hotch!
6. Luke Alvez
Three episodes isn't enough for this gem to make quote worthy comments, so I had to dig into his other life as a CSI: Miami agent to find something meaningful....
7. Derek Morgan
To all those viewers that have already moved on from this hottie´s dramatic exit, you will have to excuse me: I am still in the process of letting go of this one.
Last but not least, it's the turn of us loyal Criminal Minds followers to speak. Our hearts were broken the day we found out you were leaving, but needless to say: Thank you. Thank you Hotch for taking us in such amazing adventures, and for helping us understand that family isn't only in the blood, but also in loyalty and friendship. Thank you for being Hotch.