Spoilers about season eight!

[klutzy-girl.livejournal.com]

Got any new information on Jeanne Tripplehorn's character on Criminal Minds? — Cynthia

ADAM: Yep! Her name is Alex Blake and she's a seasoned FBI linguistics expert, who has some history with Reid. "People like Reid learned from [her]," executive producer Erica Messer tells us. "She is also a professor at Georgetown and Reid has guest-lectured at her forensic linguistics class before." And before you even ask, don't look for her to be striking up any interoffice romances. "She is in a relationship," Messer teases. "When you get your heroes involved romantically, it just changes the show so much. I feel pretty strongly about that as a rule."

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[sammet.livejournal.com]

Not sure how to feel about a brand new character which sounds like a female version of Gideon, but I'm not going to shoot down the idea until I've seen her in action.
I actually like the idea that she's been something of a mentor for Reid and am quite happy to hear there'll be no romantic interest in the team.

(I don't count the platonic relationship Morgan and Garcia has, which is perfect, but I'd also like it to stay the way it is!)
Here's to hoping Kevin and Garcia doesn't get back together, though.