‘Criminal Minds’: The Search for the Chameleon Puts an Agent in the Hospital (PHOTOS)

Meredith Jacobs December 12, 2019

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Criminal Minds - Under the Skin - A.J. Cook as JJ Jareau — Cliff Lipson/CBS

JJ (A.J. Cook)

Criminal Minds - Under the Skin - Joe Mantegna as David Rossi — Cliff Lipson/CBS

Rossi (Joe Mantegna)

Kirsten Vangsness as Penelope Garcia, Paget Brewster as Emily Prentiss, Joe Mantegna as David Rossi, and Aisha Tyler as Dr. Tara Lewis in Criminal Minds - 'Under the Skin' — Cliff Lipson/CBS

Should we assume they’re looking at something disturbing?

Criminal Minds - Under the Skin - A.J. Cook as JJ Jareau, Matthew Gray Gubler as Dr. Spencer Reid, and Paula Jai Parker as Captain Vivian Paige — Cliff Lipson/CBS

JJ and Reid

Criminal Minds - Under the Skin - A.J. Cook as JJ Jareau and Matthew Gray Gubler as Dr. Spencer Reid — Cliff Lipson/CBS

JJ and Reid

Criminal Minds - Under the Skin - Matthew Gray Gubler and AJ Cook — Cliff Lipson/CBS

Hmm…

Criminal Minds - Under the Skin - Joe Mantegna as David Rossi and Paula Jai Parker as Captain Vivian Paige — Cliff Lipson/CBS

What’s Rossi looking at?

Criminal Minds - Awakenings - A.J. Cook as JJ Jareau — CBS

“Awakenings”

Uh-oh…

Joe Mantegna as David Rossi, Paget Brewster as Emily Prentiss, Aisha Tyler as Dr. Tara Lewis, and Kirsten Vangsness as Penelope Garcia in Criminal Minds - 'Awakenings' — CBS

Rossi, Prentiss, Tara, and Garcia

Criminal Minds - Awakenings - Matthew Gray Gubler as Dr. Spencer Reid and Jane Lynch as Diana Reid — CBS

Spencer and Diana (Jane Lynch) Reid

Joe Mantegna as David Rossi, Paget Brewster as Emily Prentiss, Kirsten Vangsness as Penelope Garcia, and Adam Rodriguez as Luke Alvez in Criminal Minds - 'Awakenings' — CBS

Rossi, Prentiss, Garcia, and Luke

Paget Brewster as Emily Prentiss, Kirsten Vangsness as Penelope Garcia, and Joe Mantegna as David Rossi in Criminal Minds - 'Awakenings' — CBS

In Garcia’s office

Criminal Minds - Awakenings - Adam Rodriguez as Luke Alvez and Daniel Henney as Matt Simmons — CBS

Luke and Simmons

Sharon Lawrence as Roberta Lynch and Joe Mantegna as David Rossi in Criminal Minds - 'Awakenings' — CBS

Rossi visits Roberta Lynch (Sharon Lawrence)

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Criminal Minds is kicking off its final season by hunting down an elusive serial killer and bringing back several guest stars.

The first two episodes of the 15th season air back-to-back on January 8, and in the premiere, “Under the Skin,” the BAU investigates an UnSub with striking similarities to Rossi’s (Joe Mantegna) latest obsession, The Chameleon, a.k.a. Everett Lynch (Michael Mosley), who nearly killed him before disappearing.

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Then in the second hour, “Awakenings,” a member of the BAU lands in the hospital, and the rest of the team searches for Lynch and his daughter, Grace (Alex Jennings). Plus, Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler) has a meaningful visit with his mother, Diana (Jane Lynch), while she’s experiencing a period of lucidity.

And of course, we have to wonder what will come of JJ’s (A.J. Cook) confession from the Season 14 finale. What will it mean for her relationships with Reid and Will (Josh Stewart)? Check out the photos in the gallery above for the first two episodes of the new season to see a moment between her and one of the men in her life, the team’s investigation, and Jane Lynch’s return.