Paget signs a deal

[klutzy-girl.livejournal.com]

Brewster just closed a deal to return to the veteran CBS crime drama, and she will be in almost every episode next season. But Cook, whose option for next season was not picked up, will be gone after wrapping her character J.J.'s storyline in two episodes early next season.

I hear Brewster's pact is for 10 out of 13, which means that she will be in nearly every episode. The actress had been approached to continue as a regular on the show but for a reduced number of episodes; now the reduction seems to be pretty small.

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Wait, what is this about 13 episodes? Aren't we getting a full season? I'm confused now!

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[busterhenry.livejournal.com]

I agree with all of this. And I do hope they finally figure out what they do with her. I am dubious, though. Even with the chaos of Seasons 2* and 3, four seasons really is enough time for the showrunners to sit down and decide an area of specialization for Prentiss or that, as I noted before, they'll use Prentiss to tell a story about women in law enforcement.

I will note, though, that Prentiss was introduced with the idea for a storyline (the mysterious circumstances around her hiring) that never went anywhere. They missed an opportunity there to do something with her character, just as they missed opportunities to do something substantial with Rossi's clash of profiling styles or diva personality or haunted past. So it's not just that they didn't know what to do with Prentiss, because they had a perfectly good idea for Prentiss that they didn't bother to follow through on.

Like I said, I think it'll be great if they start using her more like the show's female lead, but, if they keep using her as they have, I can't really blame CBS for feeling like it's just not necessary to keep cutting paychecks so Prentiss can look thoughtful in the middle distance.