Criminal Minds: Nelson's Sparrow

January 17, 2022 7:49 PM - Season 10, Episode 13

In "Nelson's Sparrow," in a flashback to the early days of the BAU, the young Gideon exclaims to the young Rossi, "There are only three of us!" He was referring to their inadequate manpower. Who was the third? Nothing I have seen identifies a third founding member of the BAU. Thanks.
posted by JimN2TAW (4 comments total)

It's at about 0:52 in the episode.
posted by JimN2TAW at 7:55 PM on January 17, 2022

Mod note: Heya, this is an unanticipated use-case for FanFare; I don't mind leaving this thread here just to see if it pulls in an answer for you, but I'd suggest posting it over on AskMe since that's a better fit for the "ask a question" situation, media or otherwise.
posted by cortex (staff) at 4:17 PM on January 18, 2022 [1 favorite]

"Near the end of the flashback story, Rossi notes to Gideon that they're limited with how much they can do right now because "there's only three of us". He doesn't name the third person, but it's presumably Max Ryan, who was introduced in the Season 1 episode "Unfinished Business" as another founder of the BAU and Gideon's mentor."

(From TV Tropes)
posted by I_Love_Bananas at 7:32 AM on January 27, 2022

Thanks, I didn't know that TV Tropes had annotated recaps. Now reading it with interest.
posted by JimN2TAW at 9:29 AM on January 27, 2022