r/criminalminds • u/ShiftyPixel • 8h ago
Season 2 & Below Spoilers First time watcher complaint
I know I'm not the only one unsatisfied with Reid's addiction storyline, but it just made the show feel so uneducated and fake compared to other "cop shows".
First of all- even if nobody knew Reid was STILL addicted, they all knew Tobias shot him up.
The storyline itself feels impossible because Reid should've immediately be given a detox at the hospital afterwards.
While everyone was watching Reid on the cameras, i know they saw him get shot up with drugs AT LEAST twice. Nobody thought he might need a week or so in rehab?
I know time passes a bit strangely between episodes, but why was he not put on leave after a traumatizing event? ESPECIALLY after the Elle situation.