Garcia seems to have been the one most hurt by JJ transferring out of the Behavioral Analysis Unit. Alive However, the pressure brought from juggling between the two jobs in the wake of the case of James Thomas takes a toll on her mind, and she begins to stress out. Her hacker nickname was "The Black Queen", likely due to her habit of dressing in black, Gothic clothing and makeup. [12], The character of Garcia also appeared in the spin-off Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders. The Adorable Behind-The-Scenes Story Of Penelope Garcia's Desk On "Criminal Minds" Tweet Share Copy 🍿 Arts ... "I'm answering the phone in an 'I'M ANSWERING THE PHONE' way. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. She then revealed that she's scared she's changing into someone she's not just so she can do the job. After more than a decade of 'Criminal Minds', Spencer Reid finally seems to be finding his way around love with Maxine and fans want the same for Penelope Garcia. In "Lucky Strikes", a case brings Garcia bad memories from being shot ten years ago, resulting in the return of Derek Morgan, to help her cope. "Criminal Minds" became more serialized this season after it was revealed that there's a group of assassins for hire that exist, which is called "The Dirty Dozen," in the premiere episode of the 11th season of the show. In "A Beautiful Disaster", Garcia is named the godmother of Morgan and Savannah's son, Hank Spencer Morgan, and admits to Morgan that she's glad he didn't have a girl, but Morgan tells her Garcia will always be his original baby girl. Garcia takes matters into her own hands and shoots the perpetrator down. At the end of the episode, Garcia agrees with Hotch's proposal that she should only take on the part of JJ's job that she can do from BAU headquarters while remaining as the Technical Analyst. After Morgan's departure and the addition of Luke Alvez to the BAU, Garcia becomes uncharacteristically distant and withdrawn from him, frequently calling him 'Newbie.' Prior to the episode he somehow joined the FBI as a technical analyst, presumably on orders of Internal Affairs. There hasn't been an actual romantic relationship, though Morgan seemed a little jealous when Garcia told him about Jason Clark Battle. Penelope Garcia's (Kirsten Vangsness) predicament may not be coming to an end soon in the upcoming episode of the CBS series "Criminal Minds." Her moment of truth came in the 9th season episode "Demons" when she was forced to shoot an assassin sent to kill Reid by a corrupt sheriffs deputy. She likes to "remove herself" from the images she sees on her computer screens, which is why she has toys and other items she likes around her in her office. 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Yes, ladies a… She was arrested by the BAU in 2004 while they were investigating the case of John Nichols and Sam Russell, and she was given a choice to either work for them as their Technical Analyst (as Hotch deduced a kind and loving nature from her cyber-protests) or serve jail time; she decided to accept the job. Penelope Grace Garcia is a fictional character on the CBS crime dramas Criminal Minds and its short-lived spin-off Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior, portrayed by Kirsten Vangsness. During the second example, she has also used the gun to shoot someone for the first time in her life (the undercover nurse trying to kill Reid). Garcia is, on the whole, an optimist. Here's everything that went down in the epic two-hour series finale. To get over her fears, she goes to visit him in Texas before he is about to be executed by the state for his crimes. Born sometime in 1977, Garcia's parents died in a car accident caused by a drunk driver when she was eighteen. Special Agent (former) In "Innocence", Garcia admits to Prentiss she's still struggling with being abducted and also tells Prentiss about her recently strained relationship with Carlos after forgiven the man that killed their parents. Posted on Aug 28, 2016 | 04:10pm. Picking up in "300," she, Reid, and Theo are held captive by the cult and is forced by Meadows to make their vehicles untraceable. So will they or will they not? ("Penelope"), She is in a survivors' support group, though after her run-in with, She initially blamed herself for the death of her parents because they were out looking for her after she had broken her curfew. In the episode "100", Garcia is instrumental in narrowing down George Foyet's location, with the help of Kevin Lynch. Breathecast suspects that Garcia's journey might end in Season 9 with a 'heroic death'. Garcia is unabashedly emotional, which sometimes makes her job with the BAU more difficult. (". Criminal Minds Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. We have scoop about the sexy BAU duo and their long term relationship on the CBS drama. Everyone's favorite computer genius' guide to awesomeness. Garcia eventually becomes involved with an old flame, Sam. So, with the series finale airing Wednesday, February 19, did the Morcia fans finally have something to celebrate? She applied for her job at the BAU with a resumé written on pink homemade stationary paper. Where they go back, to a case that happened 4 years ago, since the killer has just woken up from a coma, and it shows that they were working this case, when Garcia and … Gender At the end of the Season 6 episode "Compromising Positions", Hotch comments that Garcia submitted her handwritten resume on pink stationery when she applied for a job at the FBI. She is devastated and comforted by Alvez upon seeing Stephen Walker's corpse as he did not survive the crash. In the episode "Lucky," Garcia was shot by Jason Clark Battle, a man she had just gone on a date with. Throughout most of Season Twelve, after Morgan's departure and the addition of Luke Alvez to the BAU, Garcia becomes uncharacteristically distant and withdrawn from him, frequently calling him 'Newbie' until in "Red Light", the season twelve finale, Morgan returns after Peter Lewis tried to coax out the team and asked Garcia to cut him some slack, despite her reluctance. ("In The Blood"), She labels Hotch as "Sir Hotch" on her cellphone. Garcia was once shot by a man with whom she had just gone on a date, but survived when the bullet missed her heart and ricocheted into her abdomen. It is also revealed that she has been taking care of Emily's cat, Sergio, and when Emily inquires about him, Garcia promptly demands visitation rights.[11]. [10], Garcia is extremely and emotionally excited when she learns that Prentiss is alive and shocked when she returns. When she was eighteen, her parents died in a car accident caused by a drunk driver. Kirsten VangsnessRebecca Egender (young; age 20)Tara Robinson (young; age 18)Christina Gabrielle (young; age 9)Maddison Davis (young; age 5) How Does 'Criminal Minds' End? She says it would be a good change. In "Exit Wounds", Derek and Penelope shared a room when the team had to double up due to lack of rooms, prompting Penelope to call dibs with Morgan. (", She likes conspiracy theories, which likely stems from her previous activities as an anti-government hacker. It has been mentioned that when Garcia was not allowed to travel with the team to Langley, she was on the CIA's "lists" as well ("Secrets and Lies"). Her identity was unknown to the network, so they dubbed her as "The Dirty Dozen". In the final episode, "And in the End...", the team celebrates Penelope's departure and Luke invites her to dinner during her team's farewell party, which she happily accepts. Criminal Minds ’ showrunner reveals that actress Kirsten Vangsness was involved in the conversations surrounding Garcia’s ending, which also included … According to Shane, she did so because she wanted to do something more useful and noble than violating and vandalizing websites. Towards the end of the episode Penelope comments on her change of behavior towards seeing blood. With Joe Mantegna, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler. “Guys, I have something to say. 'Criminal Minds' Profile: Penelope Garcia. Penelope Garcia (Kirsten Vangsness) and Derek Morgan (Shemar Moore) were the lighthearted dynamic duo of the BAU on Criminal Minds. She is the technical analyst of the Behavioral Analysis Unit that is the center of both shows. Garcia is godmother of both JJ's sons and Derek Morgan's son as well. It is clear that the two of them care very deeply for each other. She was romantically involved with fellow FBI Technical Analyst Kevin Lynch (played by Nicholas Brendon). Kevin is with some girl and Penelope is with Reid, although she is clearly not dating Spencer, because she states she isn't sexually attracted to Reid. She is the technical analyst of the Behavioral Analysis Unit that is the center of both shows. ET on CBS. (". Main Character Her hobbies include knitting and making soup (, She has a lamp with a Dawna Markova quote hand-painted on it; it reads: "I will not die an unlived life. With the help of Reid, Penelope manages to escape, running over Meadows and going to the BAU for help. Technical Analyst (former) She and Reid are held hostage by the killers, but with the help of Reid, Penelope manages to escape, running over Mary Meadows and going to the BAU. She has broken down, crying several times while listening to and watching terrifying things in her office as she analyzes them for the team. Baby GirlPGPenThe Black QueenThe Dirty DozenPenny Portrayed By Rank She has managed to remain so, even though the job occasionally requires her to dig into people's secret lives, to "find the god-awful thing that happened to them that made them do the god-awful thing to someone else". She cross-referenced all of the medications that Foyet required and found out that he was back in the D.C. area. [4] JJ joked that Garcia belonged to that list when she (successfully) tried to hack the CIA for information (namely, Prince William's cellphone number) and information on Diana, Princess of Wales' death and other government conspiracies. [6] Many team members have commented in various ways, that her optimism is an aid to them, that (as Hotch said) they would never want her to change. Garcia later figured it out by hacking into his computer and finding out that he was looking for rings. 1977 (", She is the first and only character to appear in all three series of the, She may have a tattoo saying "Baby Girl", Morgan's frequently used pet name for her. She maintains a strict adherence to "The Hacker Code" of conduct. We see that Garcia can tell the news is not good by the look on JJ's face. "Extreme Aggressor" As a result, she turns him down, and their relationship appears to have ended ("I Love You, Tommy Brown"). Penelope Garcia and Derek Morgan had a double date. I will not live in fear of falling or catching fire. In the first episode, entitled “Face Off,” Penelope Garcia (Kirsten Vangsness) shocked the team by informing them she had landed a new job. Penelope Grace Garcia is the BAU's former Technical Analyst and also the team's Media Liaison Officer since Jennifer Jareau's promotion to Supervisory Special Agent; the latter is a job that she formerly shared with Aaron Hotchner before his departure from the BAU and shared the position with Emily Prentiss prior to her own departure in the show's series finale "And in the End..." in Season Fifteen. She recovers from her attack and helps JJ kill Jason while he held Adam Fuchs hostage. Her outgoing personality and sass shine through whether it’s in person, by phone, or behind a computer screen. Despite Theo's death at the hands of the Believers, in the end, Garcia is relieved to see Reid alive after the team returns home from Kentucky. (", She takes care of Sergio, Prentiss' old cat, presumably since Prentiss left for London. In "Green Light", after Reid puts himself in solitary confinement after stabbing himself when the other inmates find out he's a fed and framing another inmate, Garcia hands Prentiss her resignation in case Reid dies in prison. Penelope accepted the job and hand-wrote a résumé for Hotch to give to the FBI's human resources department, using the aforementioned pink stationery that she had in her purse. Picking up from "Red Light" and into "Wheels Up", Garcia calls Matthew Simmons from the IRT following an attack on the BAU. Garcia is into online games, specifically MMORPGs, as she was once seen playing a game about Camelot on the BAU network, constantly virtually meeting with "Sir Kneighf", an online alter ego who turns out to be Randall Garner, who is keeping a young woman prisoner while sending the team several clues that, with tremendous help from Reid, they use to catch him and save the woman ("The Fisher King, Part 1"). Garcia was born sometime in 1977 in San Francisco, California. Check out why we love her below: She's heartwarming and honest—even … She also showed that she had not yet been able to overcome the trauma from her shooting. However, before she leaves, Garcia gets into an argument with Morgan over the point of the trip. Time and again they have "Girls Night Out" which lasted till early morning instead of a couple of hours. Kirsten Vangsness, Actress: Criminal Minds. I try to stay positive, but I don't know how to do this.". Criminal Minds aired its series finale … Every time you guys go away, I know you're in all kinds of ginormous danger, and all I can do is sit here in my bubble, and I hope, and I pray and I will my babies to come back to me. By the end of the two-hour finale, viewers were shocked to find two fan-favorite characters in grave danger, Penelope Garcia (Kirsten Vangsness) and Spencer Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler). He once commented to Reid and JJ, after contacting Garcia during a case, "Remind me to have her drug tested," indicating her optimism could even be too much at times. Details about why her parents died in a car accident are revealed in season 7 when Garcia is overseeing a support group and sharing her loss, telling the group they died looking for Garcia after she didn't return home by curfew. Criminal Minds has never really been a show to bring together characters in a shipping kind of capacity and while some people wanted to see Morgan and Garcia end up together, we were personally happy with the way it played out since there aren’t a lot of really strong male/female friendship on TV that don’t turn romantic. In the final episode of season 15, "And In the End..." , Luke Alvez asks her out for dinner, an offer which she happily accepts. If you're one of the kids who aren't really digging Garcia's new beau, relax! The attacker (who turned out to be a type of serial killer known as a 'hero homicide') was later killed. Prentiss and Rossi bring Carlos in to help Garcia cope as well as better their relationship. After she witnessed a murder, she ran towards the victim causing Morgan to be mad at her, commenting on that behavior as reckless. (", She called Hotch by his first name during ", She has a philosophy that "the world is just teeming with awesome people". Penelope Grace Garcia [13] In July 2016, it was announced that Garcia would make several appearances in season 2. Penelope is into online games, specifically MMOGs, as she was once seen playing a game about Camelot on the BAU network, constantly virtually meeting with "Sir Kneighf", an online alter ego who turns out to be Randall Garner, who is keeping a young woman prisoner while sending the team several clues that, with tremendous help from Reid, they use to catch him and save the woman. Often, she has to listen to and watch them over and over again. She survives the gunshot and quickly recovers but is attacked again after she is released from the hospital. JJ joked that Garcia belonged to that list when she unsuccessfully tried to hack the CIA for information on Princess Diana's death and other alleged government conspiracies (namely, she found Prince William's phone number, but couldn't find a pen to write it down before the CIA killed her access). Although Hotch is reluctant at first, he agrees. In the second half of the special, "And in the End," we watched Penelope and a former colleague, Luke Alvez (Adam Rodriguez) engage in some casual flirtation at the farewell party, before agreeing on their first-ever rendezvous. Watch Criminal Minds on CBS. In "Face Off", Garcia reveals that she is considering accepting a job offer at an independent institution; says it would be a good change. CRIMINAL MINDS came to an end on February 19 with a two-hour series finale and cast members were sad to see Penelope Garcia leave. Penelope Grace Garcia is a fictional character on the CBS crime dramas Criminal Minds and its short-lived spin-off Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior, portrayed by Kirsten Vangsness. People sometimes present her with handmade pens after her shows at Theater … She buys many gifts for her godson Henry, claiming that it is her rightful duty as a godmother since he is at the age to properly enjoy the act of opening gifts. She returned to her analyst duties after the case was closed, but was given the option to travel to crime scenes with the team as needed. What would the BAU be without Penelope Garcia? At the end of "Believer", Garcia is held at gunpoint by members of The Believers and Mary Meadows after she shoots Owen Quinn and gives Reid the choice to help break out their leader, Benjamin David Merva and messiah Theo Holston, from FBI custody or let Garcia die. In the season twelve finale, Morgan returned after Peter Lewis tried to coax out the team and asked Garcia to cut him some slack, despite her reluctance. In the episode "Penelope", Garcia is rushed to the hospital after the gunshot. Here's how Rossi, Prentiss, Garcia, Reid, and the rest of the BAU say goodbye. Prentiss refers to Garcia as "the world's sexiest hacker". Alias The BAU has gone “wheel’s up” for the last time. Criminal Minds promised a Season 13 finale cliffhanger, and boy did it deliver.. Then Morgan wanted to conduct a cognitive interview which made Penelope angry. Full Name She also had to break into the encounter with Luke and his ex-girlfriend Lisa. I end up breaking the things I like. Prior to her recruitment, she was a vigilante hacker mentored by Shane Wyeth, who would hack into companies and other businesses whom she felt were engaged in criminal activities, which attracted the attention of the FBI. Since debuting in a recurring role in season one of Criminal Minds, Kirsten Vangsness has played Penelope Garcia, BAU technical analyst and communications liaison. Garner hacked into Garcia's computer and accessed files about the BAU, then used the personal information to find out their whereabouts so he could send the clues there. Garcia also manages to deduce JJ's location after receiving a distress alarm triggered by JJ. The “Morcia” fans always thought the two of them would get together. Job Derek then tells her that she sees the beauty in everything and everyone wherever she goes and that he'll keep protecting her so that she won't change. Garcia is afraid of losing a partner, as she risked her career by taking down a federal website to stop her boyfriend, Kevin Lynch, from being transferred out of country for a job, though after she accidentally let a detail slip while talking to him, he was annoyed slightly, but happy for the action on her part. Garcia, a gem of a character, who is a technical analyst of the Behavioral Analysis Unit had a long-standing thing for Derek Morgan. In February 2020, Criminal Minds aired its last episode, and the BAU rode off into the broadcast television sunset. Penelope is kidnapped by the cult of Benjamin Merva in the final episode of the season. Over the years, Criminal Minds fans have shipped several couples within the BAU. Request Reprint & Licensing , Submit Correction or view Editorial Guidelines The debate Perhaps no fanbase was as fervent as the one for Derek Morgan (Shemar Moore) and Penelope Garcia … In "The Black Queen", Garcia is forced to revisit her old past as a hacker after the BAU revisits an old case on request by Shane Wyeth and his hacker group Star Chamber. Reid had been in a hospital after being shot in the previous episode. It appears that the group of hitmen know that the FBI is now on them, and Aaron Hotchner (Thomas Gibson) and Penelope Garcia will become their next targets. Garcia serves as Technical Analyst for Sam Cooper's team at the same time as for Hotch's. In an attempt to get some closure, she communicates with the man she shot while he's on death row and later goes to his execution. [7] After this incident, Morgan insisted she keep a gun; however, it is never shown whether she took this advice. She doesn't speak Spanish even though her last name. She's also quick to forgive her, JJ, and Hotch for the deception. She helped Rossi unravel her stepdaughter Portia's ex-fiancé. I choose to risk my significance, to live so that which came to me as seed goes to the next as blossom, and that which came to me as blossom, goes on as fruit." (", She was mistakenly referred to as "SSA Garcia" by a police sergeant who wrote her an email giving verification of a suspect's alibi. Penelope Garcia's Best One-Liners On Criminal Minds. Some cases seem to eat away at Garcia, as she often gets nervous or upset when analyzing video or sound recordings of murders or other serious crimes. Garcia was finally able to come out of hiding when the BAU tracked down all of the members of the network and dismantled the organization in "Entropy". Penelope ends up having another stressful situation, which ends up being helped by Emily Prentiss and David Rossi. https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Penelope_Garcia?oldid=207589, She is from San Francisco, California, and that she is a dropout from Caltech, a school Reid also went to. [8], She was also emotional in the episode "Lauren" when Prentiss is stabbed by her nemesis, Ian Doyle. She had been placed on one of the FBI's hacker lists (she was one of a small handful of extremely useful or dangerous hackers in the world), and they recruited her from there. Reid would later discover his alias (Peter Rhea). I choose to inhabit my days, to allow my living to open me, to make me less afraid, more accessible; to loosen my heart until it becomes a wing, a torch, a promise. Kirstin Vangsness, who played eccentric tech analyst and communications liaison Penelope Garcia, was on Criminal Minds for seasons 1 through 15 and was the only cast member to … She had been placed on one of the FBI's lists that concerned a small handful of extremely talented yet dangerous hackers in the world, and the FBI recruited her from there ("Penelope"). In the episode "Burn", however, Garcia has been shown to be traumatized by her shooting Baylor. As a result, she was relocated to an old room in the BAU headquarters for her living quarters, but she continued her normal operations in assisting the BAU in cases. [14], Character in American television series Criminal Minds, explain the fiction more clearly and provide non-fictional perspective, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders Sneak Peek: Penelope Garcia Grills Monty! BAU Special Agent (former)Communications Director (former) [5] Garner hacked into Garcia's computer and accessed files about the BAU, then used the personal information to find out their whereabouts so he could send the clues there. In a two-part finale, called Face Off and In The End, the show wrapped up everyone's storyline. The character of Garcia also appeared in the spin-off Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior as a series regular. When working together, they refer to each other by such names as "sweet cheeks" or "baby girl" (later revealed because the first day on the job, Morgan couldn't remember her name and shouted "baby girl" to get her attention). She had been placed on one of the FBI's lists that concern… In the episode "Sex, Birth, Death", she showed a fondness for Reid, offering to take him out on the town to distance himself from Nathan Harris (the main suspect in the murders committed by Ronald Weems). 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