With Criminal Minds and the confirmed third season of the reboot Criminal Minds: Evolution, the serial killer series is entering its 18th season. Over the years, many characters have come and gone, including Elle Greenaway, Aaron Hotchner, Spencer Reid, Derek Morgan, Matt Simmons, Alex Blake, Kate Callahan, and more. Since these characters weren’t killed off like Jason Gideon and Stephen Walker, there’s a chance they could return in Criminal Minds: Evolution season 3. Based on the conspiracy theory themes in Criminal Minds: Evolution, I believe Elle would be the most interesting returning character. She left in Criminal Minds season 2 and has barely been mentioned since, and I think her return would be shocking and exciting, whether she goes back to work for the FBI, becomes a vigilante killer, or both.

I’m really enjoying the second season of House of the Dragon so far, but I can’t help feeling that the nearly two-year break between seasons has actually hurt the show in some way. The show’s ratings are good, but not as good as Season 1’s – the Season 2 premiere was down about 22% compared to the Season 1 premiere. Data from Google Trends shows that interest hasn’t spiked as much as it did when Season 1 was released. But I’m speaking mostly from anecdotal evidence here: I know so many people who loved Game of Thrones and watched the first season of House of the Dragon when it aired, but haven’t “got around to” watching Season 2 yet, or haven’t even noticed it’s back on. I don’t think it’s hurt the quality of the show, but it has slowed the show’s momentum. Game of Thrones worked because it came back so reliably at the same time every year, and when there were longer breaks later, it was so big that the same guaranteed audience was waiting, a luxury that HOTD doesn’t have. And when so much fun with the

Grant Gustin led nine seasons of The Flash, and also played Barry Allen in several other DC series and several Arrowverse crossovers. Although season 9 of The Flash marked the end of the series and the Arrowverse, there are still many fans who want to see Gustin return as The Flash in James Gunn’s DC Universe. Gunn has said that he would like to work with Gustin in the future, and that, combined with Gustin’s excellent performance as Barry Allen and his popularity in the role, could lead to the talented actor playing a new Flash in the DCU.

Grey’s Anatomy had two major spinoffs, Private Practice and Station 19. The ending of Station 19 begs the question of which spinoff was better. Both shows were heavily tied to Grey’s Anatomy and introduced important characters to the universe. I liked both shows, and maybe it’s recency bias, but I think Station 19 was the better spinoff. Unfortunately, in the later seasons of Private Practice, some of the main characters became unbearable. While Private Practice introduced Amelia, who is now one of my favorite Grey’s Anatomy characters, I liked the main characters of Station 19 better.

While the idea of ​​a Jon Snow spinoff initially frustrated me, I do see an advantage in HBO making a series set chronologically after Game of Thrones. Especially now that HOTD continues to tie its story to GOT through the prophecy of Aegon’s Dream and Aegon’s Conquest is in development as a series, it seems like HBO wants to give the franchise an underlying narrative. Unfortunately, we already know the end of that narrative, and the controversial GOT season 8 diminishes the value of any mentions of Aegon’s Dream and A Song of Ice and Fire. Let’s say a Jon Snow series could explore the White Walkers a bit further and expand on GOT to give the franchise a more complete picture. That could be worth it.

Landing a successful conclusion is a challenge for any storyteller, but especially for television when a series has been running for a long time. After a recent study of viewers’ opinions on the worst series finales of all time was released, I myself thought back to the ones that disappointed, and none hurt more than Two and a Half Men. Not only was it not a meaningful send-off for the characters, but it also felt more like a small bridge between Chuck Lorre and Charlie Sheen in the midst of their feud at the time.