Looking Back
Snakkle Lists Criminal Minds’ Sexy Dr. Reid’s Top 10 Moments
As Matthew Gray Gubler turns 35, Snakkle takes a look back at the best moments from our favorite nerdy genius, Dr. Spencer Reid, played by Gubler (known as "The Goob" back in his school days). By Jennifer Bradshaw
1. Dr. Reid Shoots to Kill—Season 1, Episode
In this episode, Reid struggles with his failure to get his gun certification and feeling unimportant to the team. While working a case, he and Hotch are taken hostage. Faking a fight with Reid to distract the unsub, Hotch starts kicking Reid so Reid can grab his spare gun from his ankle holster. Reid is able to retrieve the gun and shoot the unsub. After, Hotch says to Reid, “Well, I hope I didn't hurt you too badly,” to which Reid replies, “Hotch, I was a 12-year-old child prodigy in a Las Vegas public high school. You kick like a 9-year-old girl.”