Criminal Minds’ showrunner revealing to TV Insider that Garcia’s mood will be overcast for around four episodes does not sound that lengthy.
With Garcia’s upbeat nature having been impacted by the events of the Season 14 premiere, what may be a short time, relatively speaking, might feel longer.
So, Garcia’s return to her upbeat nature will not be a blink-and-you-missed-it event.
However, the show’s fourteenth season is currently slated to run for fifteen episodes, meaning that this is almost a third of the season.