Even when Criminal Minds: Evolution is at its best, the original CBS series haunts the narrative— literally. After the emotional so-called series finale aired in 2020, fans of the network staple bid farewell to the iconic members of the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU), only for Paramount+ to announce a revival merely two years later. Now a straight-to-streaming drama with serialized, season-long storylines, Criminal Minds' format change has fanned the flames of fervid debates for four entire seasons. Without question, Evolution has carved out its own spot in modern Criminal Minds history, but the original irrefutably lingers six years later.
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