Gupton’s Supervisory Special Agent Stephen Walker was a fine enough addition to the BAU crew, but the character was one that CBS advised showrunner Erica Messer to add during the tricky casting change-ups.
And now that Season 12 is behind everyone, it appears Messer wants her turf back to her specific preferences.
Let’s start off with the shocking move that we know has already happened.
Damon Gupton was brought onto Criminal Minds during the previous offseason as a further way to fill the void left by Thomas Gibson, who faced his own termination last year (though under stranger circumstances), as well as Shemar Moore, who opted to leave to take on other roles.