may have failed to sustain the kind of multi-show empire some other popular procedurals can boast, but it's still a pretty well-regarded series. The show's gritty look into the personal and professional struggles of the FBI's Behavoral Analysis Unit kept fans entertained for 15 seasons on CBS, and now that the show has migrated to Paramount+ as Criminal Minds: Evolution, , , and the rest of the squad could potentially be entertaining viewers for many, many years to come.
That being said, a popular procedural like "Criminal Minds" might be captivating enough to run for years and years, but that doesn't necessarily mean that everything about it is convincing, let alone realistic. In fact, some viewers think that the show's dialogue can sometimes be so unrealistic that it actually takes fans out of the scenes. Let's find out why they feel so.
In a discussion about unrealistic dialogue in TV shows, it transpired that many "Criminal Minds" fans consider the way the show delivers its criminal profiling somewhat unconvincing. "What show makes you say 'people don't talk like that'?" asked the first poster, .
Redditor had a "Criminal Minds"-themed answer ready at hand.
Though this isn't the most-liked answer to the question -– user mused on police procedurals' general lack of believable dialogue to the tune of over 3,200 likes –- u/destinyisreal_'s observation about "Criminal Minds" characters' synchronized profiling dialogue remains the far and away most popular reply to address a single show's failings.
As such, it appears that a good few fans have their gripes with the dialogue in "Criminal Minds," regardless of how much they otherwise might enjoy the show.
