never confirmed if Reid has paranoid schizophrenia and never explicitly said that he is on the autistic spectrum. Despite this, a long-ongoing dark theory is that because of his traumatic past and implied mental state. If Paramount+ wants to utilize this in
, it's also another way to bring back Reid into the revival in an unexpected way.
The BAU's pretty boy could be the suspect in a season-long case that would see his old team trying to figure out his identity. As seen in his stint in jail, Reid actually has the ability to be ruthless and conniving if he wants to. It would be curious to see more of that in and allow Gubler to try something different while reprising his most iconic role.
Perhaps, it may pique his interest in coming back to the police procedural.
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