Penelope Garcia serves as a Post-it note reminding viewers that this isn't a fictionalization of "Dateline" and should not be taken as such. One of the things that makes "Criminal Minds" such a blessedly fun show to watch is that despite heavy topics and ripped-from-the-headlines stories, the writers don't take themselves too seriously. Through witty banter and flirty quips, the pair become fast friends, and their interactions often bring levity to otherwise incredibly bleak situations even if they also occasionally veer into "human resources violation" territory. That's one of the reasons that the relationship between Penelope Garcia (Kirsten Vangsness) and Derek Morgan (Shemar Moore) is one of the best things about "Criminal Minds." Although the BAU has plenty of positive examples of male-female relationships, Garcia and Morgan seem to understand each other like no one else in the bureau. And let's face it - the world of television is woefully short on representations of healthy, supportive non-romantic relationships between men and women. Audiences have always loved a good 'ship, which is probably why writers can't help but push their male and female leads into romantic territory despite the fact that platonic relationships can be incredibly fulfilling and often make a lot more sense to the story. And who wouldn't love to see a mini-Reid running around the BAU dinner parties? While it's true that Hotch, JJ, Morgan, and Garcia all have to endure their share of trials and personal tragedies, Reid is the only one among the lot who never has anything close to a family or healthy, normal long-term relationship. During his life as a profiler, Reid has been kidnapped, shot on three separate occasions (neck, arm, and knee), forcibly injected with drugs that he later battles an addiction to, nearly dies from an overdose, gets a possible anthrax exposure, is forced to watch his girlfriend die, gets framed for murder and tossed in a maximum security Mexican prison, is held hostage, gets trapped by a religious cult, is tortured and has that torture livestreamed, and (understandably) suffers from debilitating PTSD and migraines. With his mom's schizophrenia, abandonment by his dad, and a history of childhood bullying, Spencer Reid has had a tough time of it from the beginning, which is probably why he has such a strong capacity for empathy. Every main character on "Criminal Minds" is forced to endure their share of abuse in their time at the BAU, but tormenting one character in particular seems to be a favorite pastime for the show's writing team.
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