#I haven't spoken to Strauss maybe I never will

[the-invisible-queer]

i feel like Mateo had potential to be a foil to Strauss (early seasons Strauss at least) seeing as he has spoken fondly towards the BAU and has no ill feelings towards them and then he just stopped showing up

Honestly the struggle of them casting such a great actor like EM is I am pretty sure there were scheduling conflicts which is why he didn't come back

Because even EM was fond of the cast - he posted a lot about them way back when on his socials

Also it might be JUST me but I would have liked them to maybe develop his relationship with JJ more because in 9.23 its like they haven't seen each other since the events of 200 and I feel like with the shit they were working in for the State Department AND the fact that they were tortured together and he was trying his best to protect her AND his (unofficial) love admission at the end of 200 there should have been more there

I don't ship JJ and Mat but I am fully convinced that he is head over heels in love with her

And I am convinved the only reason that Spencer got to stop by the bullpen before his prison transfer in S12 is because JJ asked Mat and she is his Achilles' heel

Babyboy can't say no to the unrequited love of his life

His final appearance in CM proper was in the Beyond Borders episode

But his final appearance in the franchise was in BB 2.07 when he chewed Jack Garrett out

And then we never see him again but he is mentioned in Spencer and then NEVER again

[ithika]

Rest easy, cowboah