"Criminal Minds: Evolution" premiered to Paramount+ in November of 2022, amending a new subtitle to the "Criminal Minds" name but otherwise serving as a direct continuation of the canceled mainline series that concluded in February of 2020. Thanks at least in part to this quick turnaround, most of its main cast — notably sans Spencer Reid actor Matthew Gray Gubler — was ale to return for the series' revival.

in an interview with Looper, touching at one point on her real-life friendship with Adam Rodriguez, who portrays FBI agent Luke Alvez. "We are close, and we've been doing a lot of scenes together in this series. I don't want to give anything away, but we do a lot of stuff together and we bond in different ways," Vangsness said.

Over the course of "Evolution" Season 1, , nicknaming the ship Garvez.

Part of the impetus for this is the fact that Garcia and Alvez do indeed decide to go out on a date near the end of the original "Criminal Minds" run, though "Evolution" reveals that their date went poorly. Meanwhile, Green (Ryan-James Hatanaka) in Episode 6, wondering how that might affect her dynamic with Alvez.

As it turns out, the "Criminal Minds: Evolution" writers are plenty conscious of this love triangle, and plan to keep it going in Season 2.

Things are going to stay complicated between Garcia, Alvez, and Tyler

After the "Criminal Minds: Evolution" Season 1 finale premiered on February 9, published an interview with showrunner Erica Messer, who shared some insight into what the series might look like going into its second season.

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