She’s so lovely and it’s so special to be able to play a character that I look up to. KV- Probably as much fun as you think I do, times it by ten, I have a lot of fun. MW- And Kirsten your character, Penelope Garcia, is incredible and seems like such a blast to portray. READ MORE: Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Investigating Homicide As an actor it’s very satisfying to be in a room of people that are all supportive of one another. We’re acting in it and I’m always sort of gobsmacked by how people can just volley information and that sort of agreement. KV- We try to do that and luckily we’ve had so much practice now that it kind of – sometimes when we do those set up scenes where we’re talking about the case, you’re IN it. That balancing act is always done really well to me. MW- I think the show does a really great job of balancing the dark subjects and the lighthearted moments without things feeling forced.
KV- Yea, it’s a juxtaposition between all that gory and scary and stuff like that, you’re getting all your blood up, then you also have this team of people that all get along and care about each other – that mix of things is very sort of addicting.Īnd Daniel has come in with his own buckets of his very special chemistry and poured it all over the already existing chemistry and we have an experiment that I think people like to watch. Also incredible writing, story lines, the people behind the scenes – there’s a reason the show has lasted this long. It’s just a very pleasant place to work and I think that bleeds through into the show when you watch – you can feel that energy. I get to work and everyone is cracking jokes, in between set ups we don’t go back to our trailers we just hang out with each other. I feel like I’ve been doing this show for five seasons now. We all genuinely get along, I just joined this season and I’ve even been surprised how accepting everyone has been, how great they’ve been with me.
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MW- Doing great! So season 13 of Criminal Minds kicks off tonight and Kirsten you’ve been on the show pretty much since the beginning and Daniel you’re joining the show as a full time regular, what do you think it is about this show that has enabled it to have such a long successful run?ĭH- I think the chemistry on set is really important and I think that shows through when you watch the show. READ MORE: Fired Data Scientist's Claims Of Covid-19 Data Manipulation 'Unsubstantiated' Season 12 ended with a cliff hanger of epic proportions that has left fans on the edge of their seats for months.ĬBS Local’s Matt Weiss spoke to Kirsten Vangsness who plays FBI Technical Analyst Penelope Garcia and Daniel Henney who joins the cast full-time as Special Agent Matt Simmons.
Criminal Minds returns tonight for its 13th season at 10 PM EST on CBS.