Exclusive Criminal Minds: Evolution Sneak Peek: JJ Find Emily Feeling Pretty Low… and Quite High
TVLine reader Pris, today is your lucky day.
Pris had emailed my weekly-ish Inside Line column asking for insight on a Paget Brewster tweet about Prentiss getting "stoned" during this season of Paramount+'s Criminal Minds: Evolution.
My answer to said Q comes in the form of the exclusive sneak peek, above.
In this season's sixth episode, titled "Message in a Bottle" and streaming this Thursday, July 4, JJ (played by A.J. Cook) helps Prentiss work through an existential (and literal) hangover. After all, the BAU boss was put on restricted duty in the previous episode, after Politico got wind of Prentiss' recent arrest.
Exclusive Criminal Minds: Evolution Sneak Peek: JJ Find Emily Feeling Pretty Low… and Quite High
In the clip above, JJ finds Emily crashing at Garcia's pad, consuming vast quantities of salty and savory snacks. And while Emily attempts to pass off her boosted spirits as but the effect of some white wine, JJ comes to realize that other, legalized-in-the-District of Columbia forces are at play.
Press play above to watch but a fraction of this Thursday's abundant Prentiss/JJ action.
Surveying the light (if underlit) banter between the longtime BAU buds, Criminal Minds showrunner Erica Messer tells TVLine, "This episode is just past the midway point of a very heavy season. We wanted to have a bit of a departure with Emily and JJ, showing their closeness but in an unexpected way."
As for Emily's unique way of raking chips into her munchies-craving maw - which is effective in keeping dusty seasonings from accumulating on fingertips - "My daughter uses chopsticks to eat chips," Messer shared, "so this is a nod to her genius snacking skills."
Elsewhere this week: Alvez and Garcia profile who might be targeting Tyler's ex-girlfriend, and when Rossi's Voit delusions reach a breaking point, he confronts the BAU "consultant" and unpack what has been truly haunting him.
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