Derek Morgan’s Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 2 Return Can Finally Make Alvez & Garcia Happen

Shemar Moore’s return as Derek Morgan in Criminal Minds: Evolution season 2 can pave the way for Penelope Garcia and Luke Alvez to finally be together. Not long after CBS wrapped up the police procedural’s 15-year stint on the network, Paramount+ realized that there are still so many exciting stories to be told with the Behavioral Analysis Unit. There was some confusion about their planned return, but in the end, a grittier and darker Criminal Minds was born. Aptly titled Criminal Minds: Evolution, the new show is essentially just a continuation of its predecessor.

Criminal Minds: Evolution retained the majority of the show’s original cast. This means that while Garcia officially left the BAU in the Criminal Minds finale, the revival found a way to bring her back. As one of the most beloved characters from the police procedural, seeing Kirsten Vangsness rejoin her old squad was exciting, but it posed some big narrative questions, including what happened to the promise of a romance between Garcia and Alvez. By the time Criminal Minds: Evolution started, it was revealed that the pair did go on a date but decided against moving forward with a relationship.

Morgan Is The Only One Who Can Convince Garcia About Alvez

Alvez clearly still likes Garcia, but for some reason, she is skeptical of giving him a chance. Engaging in a fling with Tyler Green made their situation more complicated, but now that it’s over, there is interest in knowing what lies ahead for the burgeoning couple. Assuming that Moore returns as Morgan in Criminal Minds: Evolution season 2, considering the actor’s recent comments about the matter, he may actually be the final push for Garcia and Alvez’s long-gestating romance to happen. Morgan is best situated to talk some sense into “Baby Girl” about being open to the possibility.

Morgan and Garcia were arguably the best duo in the original Criminal Minds. While the whole team was tight-knit, the pair always had a special bond. That was the reason why Garcia struggled to welcome Alvez into the BAU, considering that he was essentially Morgan’s replacement. This close friendship could help Morgan convince Garcia that she shouldn’t be afraid of engaging with Alvez. Despite repeatedly turning him down, it doesn’t seem like the BAU’s resident tech girl doesn’t have any feelings for her co-worker, and she owes it to herself to explore the possibilities that come with that.

Why Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 2 Needs Garcia And Alvez To Happen

With Criminal Minds: Evolution season 2 seemingly ending JJ and Will LaMontagne’s marriage, the BAU desperately needs a good romance to prove that being in a relationship isn’t impossible when one is a profiler. The police procedural barely dabbled with office romance in its 15 years on CBS, and when it did with JJ and Spencer Reid, it was divisive. Garcia and Alvez getting together will effectively fill the narrative void that Criminal Minds: Evolution season 2 will have while also making up for its last botched office pairing.