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Criminal Minds star Joe Mantegna tells TVLine he feels “optimistic” about Paget Brewster returning to the CBS crime drama — a prospect that’s even more possible now that the actress’ comedy pilot My Life As an Experiment has been passed over by NBC.

Mantegna says, “I don’t think we’d be going to the well too often” by inviting Brewster to return as Prentiss. “Anyone who saw how her ultimate ‘demise’ happened knows there’s that window of opportunity,” he adds, referring to how the BAU agent faked her death to elude Ian Doyle, a persistent, deadly former paramour.

Though Hotch and JJ went a long way to convince the team that Prentiss had died from wounds suffered during her final showdown with Doyle, Mantegna believes the elaborate ruse can be undone if it means reviving a character “so important” as Brewster’s.

“We had to do a lot to create that scenario, so we’d have to do just as much work to resolve it — but I think you can,” he posits. Having the BAU neuter Doyle, the threat that sent Prentiss into hiding, “could be a big, exciting and memorable arc.”

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Date: May. 13th, 2011 06:31 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wagrobanite.livejournal.com
Ha just posted it too. whops!

Glad that at least Joe thinks there's a possibility.

Date: May. 13th, 2011 11:41 pm (UTC)

Date: May. 13th, 2011 06:33 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] x-forgetromeo.livejournal.com
I don't really understand the idea of "Prentiss can't come back after what she did" or "How are they going to write themselves out of this one", tbh. She did what she did before she was even in the BAU. She didn't ask Doyle to escape or come after her, and everything she did from that point on was to keep her team safe from him. And the amount of drama that would come from her faking her death, and Hotch/JJ knowing about it--that's damn good television if they pull it off right (as in...fire the one-off writers). It would be a great arc to see this totally shatter the team as a family and see how they come back from it.

idk maybe I look too optimistically at all of this.

Anyway, I'm glad there's an opportunity for Paget to come back, but I am sorry that her pilot didn't work out. I kind of wish the rest of the cast would not comment until she makes her final decision, though, tbh.

Date: May. 13th, 2011 10:52 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] westmoon.livejournal.com
that's damn good television if they pull it off right (as in...fire the one-off writers). It would be a great arc to see this totally shatter the team as a family and see how they come back from it.

There's some good potential for conflict and rebuilding if done right, but this season has honestly pretty much killed my optimism that they're capable of any of that.

And yes Joe, please let Paget make up her mind and post the announcement herself.

Date: May. 13th, 2011 07:11 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] arrivee.livejournal.com
i just want her back.

Date: May. 13th, 2011 11:22 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fbi-woman.livejournal.com
this lol.

plus I think her comeback would result in a super EPIC episode or two-parter.

Date: May. 14th, 2011 02:24 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] yaba324.livejournal.com
I think there's great potential here too. It would be so explosive to see Doyle come back and have the BAU actually catch him this time and then have Prentiss come back...it would be absolutely awesome and I'm even okay with waiting until mid or late season seven for it to happen only if it's fantastic AND we get some fall out. Aside from the lack of Hotch, I think everyone else's reactions to Prentiss' death were pretty well done. Even though I'm a fan of Seaver, I still think it's great that they kept her out of it. Respectful and tasteful. I really hope they bring our badass back. She adds spark to the team!!

Date: May. 13th, 2011 07:17 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] a_blackpanther
Awesome, but please add a spoiler cut!

Date: May. 13th, 2011 08:20 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lucianwolf.livejournal.com
Seriously. :(

Date: May. 13th, 2011 07:39 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] teenagewitch.livejournal.com
Awesome, I am so happy!

Date: May. 13th, 2011 09:36 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] drabbles-by-v.livejournal.com
Hi, just wanted to ask that you put this behind a spoiler cut! Thanks!

Date: May. 14th, 2011 05:29 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] djan31.livejournal.com
Aw, I wanted to see Paget be the funny lady she is. :(

Date: May. 14th, 2011 07:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] laminy.livejournal.com
Considering I have never liked Prentiss, I was really excited at the prospect of the show without her again.

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