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Criminal Minds: Evolution Episode 1 Premiere Recap “Just Getting Started”

Don’t miss Celebrity Myxer’s recap of Criminal Minds: Evolution Episode 1 Premiere “Just Getting Started.” The BAU is back! The FBI’s elite team of criminal profilers faces their greatest threat, an UnSub who built a network of serial killers during the pandemic. Here’s what you missed!

Air Date & Time: Thursday, November 24, 2022, at 12 am ET, 11 pm CT (previous day), and 9 pm PT (previous day) on Paramount+.

Following the premiere, new episodes will drop weekly on Thursdays exclusively on Paramount+, with a mid-season finale on Thursday, Dec. 15. The season will then return on Thursday, Jan. 12 with all-new episodes dropping weekly through the finale on Thursday, Feb. 9.

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Criminal Minds: Evolution Episode 1 Premiere “Just Getting Started”

The FBI’s elite team of criminal profilers come up against their greatest threat yet, an UnSub who has used the pandemic to build a network of other serial killers. As the world opens back up and the network goes operational, the team must hunt them down, one murder at a time.

Warning… Spoilers below!

On Criminal Minds: Evolution Episode 1 Premiere, in 2005, on the west coast, the unsub started hunting and killing his first victim. He kidnaped a man who once tried to slit his wrist. The unsub asked him why he stopped cutting his wrist before slicing the man’s wrist for him!

Coast To Coast Serial

Fast forward to 2022, on the east coast, the unsub used night vision goggles and high tech to break into a home and abduct a young woman.

Dr. Tara Lewis investigates on Criminal Minds Evolution Episode 1 Premiere

Dr. Tara Lewis investigates on Criminal Minds Evolution Episode 1 Premiere

Back on the west coast, Dr. Tara Lewis (portrayed by Aisha Tyler) was called to help the local police assess a serial killer’s lair. They found 16 dead bodies that spanned decades! Tara called Luke (portrayed by Adam Rodriguez) for help, but he had to hold down the fort in Rossi’s absence since he was working a case. Rossi had a hunch that the killer would strike again, and he did…

Rossi and Luke were called to the scene. It was violent, and the unsub was progressing. JJ (portrayed by A.J. Cook) joined the crew to assess the scene. It was a bloody mess! The unsub slashed most of the family and kidnapped one of the daughters while sparing the toddler. While on the scene, Rossi exploded at Luke (he still hadn’t healed from his wife’s death a year prior!)

Meanwhile, a man texted someone with the kidnapped girl in the trunk. The neighbor’s doorbell camera captured him leaving in the family’s station wagon.

Back on the west coast site, Tara phoned Emily Prentiss (portrayed by Paget Brewster) with her suspicions about the unsub. However, Emily was wrapped up in bureaucracy with a new young boss and covering for Rossi. Tara suspected that the killer stopped killing because of the pandemic (which would make him stand out in a non-active world.)

The FBI found the family’s car and pulled the driver over, but he had just purchased a car. While being interrogated, he told investigators that he saw the kidnapped woman, but she claimed to be alright.

Is Dr. Spencer Reid on Criminal Minds Evolution? Unfortunately, no, Spencer Reid is not on Criminal Minds Evolution.

Atypical Unsub

Penelope Garvis returns on the Criminal Minds Evolution Episode 1 Premiere

Penelope Garvis returns on the Criminal Minds Evolution Episode 1 Premiere

Meanwhile, the missing woman, Chrissy Delaney (portrayed by Hannah Bamberg), pleaded for him to let her go. Back at BAU, Luke wrestled with JJ about calling in Penelope Garcia (portrayed by Kirsten Vangsness) for help. He was forced to ask for her help since the woman was targeted on a secure social media network she personally built. It took 4 agents to do her job, yet it wasn’t on par with her skillset. Penelope was forced to help out this time.

Penelope was convinced the unsub was younger, while Rossi was adamant the killer was over 40 because of the sophistication of his crimes.

The unsub drove Chrissy to a secluded trailer where she saw footage of her family sleeping before being killed, then she was forced into the trailer.

Agent David Rossi reasons with a victim on Criminal Minds Evolution Episode 1 Premiere

Agent David Rossi reasons with a victim on Criminal Minds Evolution Episode 1 Premiere

Penelope and Luke scanned the social media site and found a thread about a man named Roy “RJ” James. The team raced to RJ’s compound. Chrissy and RJ got into a scuffle, and then we heard a gunshot! Chrissy emerged with a gun and put it to her head. Rossi talked her down by finally opening up about his wife’s death.

Striking Similarities

RJ had been shot in the head by suicide! The FBI examined his belongings and pondered that his footlocker equipment and motive were straight from a “how-to for serial killers” book. Tara and Rossi conferred, knowing that their two cases were strikingly familiar.

Zach Gilford portrays Elias Jasper Voit on Criminal Minds Evolution Season 1 Episode 1 Premiere

Zach Gilford portrays Elias Jasper Voit on Criminal Minds Evolution Season 1 Episode 1 Premiere

Back on the west coast, a man, Elias Jasper Voit (portrayed by Zach Gilford), buried another footlocker for his next pupil to find…

Check out part two of this story here!

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Criminal Minds: Evolution Cast

  • Joe Mantegna as David Rossi
  • A.J. Cook as Jennifer “JJ” Jareau
  • Kirsten Vangsness as Penelope Garcia
  • Aisha Tyler as Dr. Tara Lewis
  • Adam Rodriguez as Luke Alvez
  • Paget Brewster as Emily Prentiss
  • Zach Gilford as Elias Jasper Voit

Guest Cast

  • Hannah Bamberg as Chrissy Delaney

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Criminal Minds: Evolution - Release Date, Trailer, News & Everything You Need To Know!

Criminal Minds: Evolution Episode Guide

Season Episode Title Air Date
16 10 Dead End” Criminal Minds: Evolution Season Finale February 9, 2023
16 9 Memento Mori February 2, 2023
16 8 “Forget Me Knots” January 26, 2023
16 7 What Doesn't Kill Us January 19, 2023
16 6 True Conviction January 12, 2023
16 5 Oedipus Wrecks” (Mid-season Finale) December 15, 2022
16 4 “Pay-Per-View” December 8, 2022
16 3 “Moose” December 1, 2022
16 2 Sicarius November 24, 2022
16 1 Just Getting Started” Criminal Minds: Evolution Premiere November 24, 2022

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