Years after he was fired from the show, Thomas Gibson reunites with a Criminal Minds producer, which sparks fans' calls for him to return as Aaron Hotchner in Criminal Minds: Evolution season 2. Gibson was fired from the CBS police procedural at the start of season 12 following an on-set altercation with a crew member. It has been more than a decade since he was last seen on Criminal Minds, and a new image is enough to convince fans that it's time for Hotch to reunite with the BAU.
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