The Imminent Return of JJ

If you do not watch Criminal Minds and don't care about it, now is the time to stop reading this post. That means most people. Yet, if you are still reading and you are interested in what my ominous title and half-hearted forewarning might mean, do read on.

Jennifer Jareau aka JJ

JJ, or Agent Jennifer Jareau, is a character on Criminal Minds, which airs on CBS every Wednesday at 9/8c.  It is an appropriately named crime show which follows a team of FBI agents as they attempt to solve murders, abductions, etc. which involve a psychological aspect. They use the art of "profiling," which means using cues found in the case to create a stereotype, if you will, of the potential killer. It's a real method that is still in use today, as I have read books about it. :)
Anyways, an example of real-life profiling is: we have a woman who was stabbed in the face and killed. Profilers would look at that and instantly use data collected on this type of crime to determine that the perpetrator was most likely a male (who would favor using a knife as well as would prey on women) who knew the woman personally (because violence to the face indicates a personal relationship).
Ta-da!
So that's what this show is. And I love it. But JJ, or rather, A.J. Cook (the actor), has been taken off of the show, and that's not cool because JJ is my character.

There was a lot of backlash regarding JJ's departure, including a petition, Twitter posts from cast members, and just a lot of general grumbling from fans. Because of all the complaints, the network agreed to allow JJ's character to appear in the first two episodes of the new season to provide closure. Then she left. And I cried, not gonna lie.
But now they are bringing her back for one more episode, which is airing this week! I'm more than a little excited, but I wonder how much CBS is going to toy with us...bringing her back and taking her away again, over and over. So here are my reasons for why JJ should return as a regular character on Criminal Minds:

1) She is the only one with her specific job. I need to give a quick run-down of the members of the team:
Profilers - Aaron Hotchner, Dr. Spencer Reid, Emily Prentiss, Derek Morgan, and David Rossi
Tech Genius - Penelope Garcia

Team Liaison - Jennifer Jareau

Hotch         Spence             Prentiss         Morgan           Rossi              Garcia

Do you notice that there are five profilers and only one team liaison? Well, it's true. The profilers get to sit in their little board room and listen to JJ detail the crime they are investigating, then they throw around possibilities and stuff. A very important job, but five of them are doing the same thing. And JJ even helps.

JJ's job is to choose the cases the BAU (Behavioral Analysis Unit) takes on, present them to the team, and then serve as liaison between the FBI and other jurisdictions or the media. She also makes arrangements for grieving families to have their funerals, holds press conferences about how the investigation is going, and helps to decide which information to disclose and which must still be confidential.
She has a very, very important job.
Nobody else does this job. Why would you take out a character that plays a unique role in every episode? I do not know.

2) She is a strong female character. Did you also notice that there are three women and four men on the team? Taking away JJ leaves you with two women and four men. And Garcia already has a kind of behind-the-scenes job. Not to mention they are talking about doing away with Prentiss. Don't even get me started.
Also, JJ is one of the few characters with an incredibly well-developed back story. We get some with Hotch and Spence, but JJ recently had a baby and is getting married. There is kind of a lot going on with her character that we would like to keep following, you know.

Ugh

3) They've replaced her with a freaky look-a-like who has no depth. Look at this girl. That is "Ashley Seaver," some stupid new addition to the BAU. I don't know what was going on in the minds of the producers of Criminal Minds when they were like, "La di dah, let's cast a boring girl who looks a whole lot like JJ to anger our fans even more that we fired A.J. Cook. And then every time they watch the show, they will first think that the pretty blond girl is JJ, but then they will realize it's this useless new girl, and they'll hate us, and it will be so funny! Hahaha!" And then they talk some more about getting rid of Prentiss because they don't even want anyone to watch the show anymore.
I can't even look at her.

4) She is Spence's best friend. Honestly, JJ and Spence are BFFs. And not just because JJ is my character and my best friend's character is Spencer. For one, I refer to Dr. Reid as Spence throughout this blog because JJ is the only one that calls him Spence. Except the freaking STUPID NEW GIRL CALLED HIM SPENCE ONCE AND I WAS ABOUT TO SHOOT THE TV.
But yeah, they are for real best friends. Don't believe me? Here's an awkward picture of Spence feeling JJ's baby kick:

JJ made Spence her baby's godfather. How cute is that? How is Spence supposed to carry out his godfather duties without JJ on the show? This is so depressing.

JJ can't be gone. Now that they are bringing her back again, it's rehashing all the pain I fought back the first time she left. If they are going to have her back for one episode, why not keep her? Ahhh.
Well, congratulations on getting this far if you have never heard of Criminal Minds. I applaud you. And even if you do like Criminal Minds, I blabbered on and on with this post, so thank you for reading. And if you somehow happen to be an executive at CBS or in any position of power to bring JJ back to Criminal Minds, please consider my rock solid reasoning. I know thousands of fans would absolutely love you.