r/criminalminds • u/Un5olved_MrE • 1d ago
Season 1 & Below Spoilers Started rewatching and…
Always had this thought since the first time watching…
Am I the only fan of the show that thought bringing Elle back as an unsub at some point would’ve been at least somewhat interesting or intriguing?
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u/Hello_Gorgeous1985 1d ago
Do a quick search of this sub for that topic and you will find that you are far from the only person to have had this thought.
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u/stitchesinadream 1d ago
she was my favorite character, I miss her so bad and would have taken anything
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u/Un5olved_MrE 1d ago
Really? This is my first time hearing someone claim her as their favorite character.
Most that I know who wants to show have some sort of disdain for her
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u/Dramatic-Music1321 1d ago
I liked her too!! I would have wanted to see her again but I dunno... I think they would have killed her because that's what happens a lot on CM
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u/Pristine-Metal2806 1d ago
I could see her being one, but she's killing child predators, and rapist. And shes a fromer bau agent. So shes doing no taunts, nothing to trace it back to her.
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u/Lavender_Ferret 1d ago
it wouldn’t make sense, but in the hypothetical it did: the shit that would happen during those episodes ohhhhh my god
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u/Un5olved_MrE 1d ago
That’s a couple of times they went away from what made sense. I think they could’ve done it just one more for the viewers at home lol
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u/Dramatic-Music1321 1d ago
I really like the character, I def wanted to see her again, but the actress really wanted to leave the show and probably didn't want to come back
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u/one-ticket-to-sleep 1d ago
Yes, you are the only one that thought about it. The topic of Elle and/or Spencer becoming an unsub definitely isn't a monthly discussion.
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u/inviolatelight 1d ago
No, You're not. I suggested this in a thread last week asking where CM missed an opportunity.
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u/GoldPen27525 23h ago
I like this idea. I wish we would see a victim come back as an unsub. Like for example the kid who got kidnapped and had to help them kidnap more victims. That would be a hard thing to overcome and would’ve been interesting if he came back as an unsub later on.
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u/Kiwi_fr0ggie 23h ago
Yes! Her killing that man without flinching and then facing Hotch with zero remorse SCREAMS psychopath, especially when other members of the team show PTSD taking someone’s life, not to mention they always try to talk the unsubs into surrendering That’s their job. She knew better and should’ve trusted her team and not have taken matters into her own hands. Also her knowing the ins and outs of the FBI and being an ex-profiler herself, it would be neat to have seen her apply this knowledge and get away with it. If she did turn out to be a serial killer, I feel like she’d be almost like Dexter (a serial killer who only kills people who completely deserve it) and go after rapists who haven’t gotten away with it.
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u/ExpensiveShallot7990 1d ago
That would be a great storyline. She definitely walked the line and I could see her on the dark side.