CRIMINAL MINDS Season 10 - 1013. Nelson's Sparrow - TVGuide's Meet the "Godfathers of the BAU"

by Joyce Eng

Gideon is gone, but not forgotten.

That was the thinking Criminal Minds executive producer Erica Messer had when she decided to revisit the early days of the BAU with young Gideon and young Rossi at the helm on Wednesday's episode (9/8c, CBS).

"Within the mythology of the series, Gideon is a very important part," Messer tells TVGuide.com. "To go back and acknowledge that yeah, he was one of the godfathers of the BAU, it was like, let's do it. It's time to meet godfathers of the BAU. It's been a while since we've seen him as we knew him, but I thought, let's see who that guy was."

Gideon, of course, hasn't been on the drama since Mandy Patinkin notoriously left the show over creative differences in Season 3 and was replaced by Joe Mantegna as Rossi. Though Gideon's been mentioned over the years, Messer felt, now that they're in their 10th season, it was the right time to take a...

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CRIMINAL MINDS Season 10 - 1013. Nelson's Sparrow - TVGuide's Mega Buzz: Get the Details on Young Gideon

by Joyce Eng

Gideon and Rossi will share the screen for the first time on Wednesday's Criminal Minds - well, young versions of them - and fans should expect more friendship than fireworks.

Though young Gideon (Ben Savage) and young Rossi (Robert Dunne) are as different back then as they are now, Joe Mantegna says it's very much a case of...

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CRIMINAL MINDS Season 10 - 1013. Nelson's Sparrow - TVGuide's Exclusive: Ben Savage to Play Young Gideon

by Joyce Eng

Gideon's back! Sort of. Ben Savage will play a young version of Mandy Patinkin's character on Criminal Minds later this season, TVGuide.com can exclusively reveal.

The 13th episode — which executive producer and showrunner Erica Messer co-wrote with star Kirsten Vangsness and previously described as a "love letter to fans" — will feature...

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