Moments In Criminal Minds That Definitely Didn't Age Well

While none of these scenes would fly today, examining and learning from past mistakes is the only way Hollywood will continue to get better. With that in mind, here's a look back at some of the most cringe-worthy Criminal Minds scenes that wouldn't make it to television today.

Penelope Garcia is the poster woman for body positivity and calling out men when they imply that she's anything but the beautiful goddess she is. In season 3, the technical analyst even calls out Agent Morgan, her best friend, when he implies that it's weird when a random guy asks her out in a coffee shop. To be fair, the guy ended up shooting her on their first date, but that's beside the point.

If Penelope can call someone she truly cares about a jerk for discounting her beauty, she should have no problem telling an ex to shove it.

In Garcia's backstory episode, "The Black Queen," her hacker ex-boyfriend lures her back into his toxic web during a case. The first thing out of his mouth is,

"Wow, you've... you've lost weight."

Garcia, who would normally fire right back at a comment like that, stays silent. Given her epic entrance into his hacker lair, it would have been the perfect opportunity for her to take back the power he stole from her in what was clearly a very toxic relationship. Instead, she gulps and says nothing — and kisses a young-looking kid in the room to get back at him. The whole exchange could have been handled miles better and actually made Garcia more powerful instead of belittling her.

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Garcia's toxic ex | 0:00
The ambitious woman trope | 1:39
Bad doctors | 2:44
Killing off Black characters | 4:05
Stigmatizing self-harm | 5:31
Morgan's problematic protective streak | 7:00
Pretty much all of "Strange Fruit" | 8:09
Cat and Reid's relationship | 9:15
Watching Elle spiral | 10:33
Harmful trans stereotypes | 11:42

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