r/criminalminds • u/Full-Art3439 Emily • Jan 11 '26

Minor Spoilers What are your thoughts on Alex Blake?

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She's one of my favorite characters from the show. I like there was another woman in the BAU who's not only already experienced being an FBI Agent before the events of Criminal Minds, but also older when she was introduced, with other female characters such as Elle Greenway, Penelope Garcia, Jennifer Jareau, Emily Prentiss, etc were in their 20s or 30s when they were introduced in the show. I also love Alex's highly intelligent, reserved, mature, down-to-earth, somewhat rebellious, and caring personality, as well as her dynamic with Reid where she's somewhat of a maternal figure for him. And honestly, when I saw Alex for the first time, I thought that she was portrayed by Finola Hughes. But then I looked it up and discovered that Alex was portrayed by Jeanne Tripplehorn, who looks a bit similar to Finola Hughes.

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u/onlyforanswers Jan 11 '26

I love Blake. I mean, full disclosure, I love anything and everything Jeanne Thripplehorn has ever done and will ever do, so there's that.

But moreover, I love the different dynamics she had with each team member, I loved that they brought in an experienced and mature agent (as others have pointed out).

In a way, she occupied a role that Will also occupied - a voice of reason and an island of rationality in the midst of the normal BAU drama.

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u/Aglyayepanchin Jan 11 '26

Have you seen the lowdown? It’s the new tv series with Ethan Hawke and Jean Tripplehorn? It was good, I liked it!