On the TV show,"Criminal Minds". What happened to Jason Gideon?!
Question: Mandy Patinkin left the show, what happened to his character?
Answers: Mandy Patinkin left the show, what happened to his character?
FBI BAU Supervisory Special Agent Jason Gideon
Played by Mandy Patinkin, Gideon was the BAU's best profiler. He helped Morgan and Reid through their nightmares. Prior to the series, he is said to have had a "nervous breakdown" after he sent six men into a warehouse with a bomb in it. All six agents were killed, and he was heavily criticized about the event. Gideon is also skilled at chess, having continually beaten Dr. Reid. After a series of emotional cases, Gideon began to feel burnt out. The last straw was Hotch's two week suspension, for which Gideon felt responsible. He retreated to his cabin during the suspension and left a letter for Dr. Reid, whom he knew would be the one to come looking for him. When Reid arrived at the cabin, it was empty except for the letter and Gideon's badge and weapon. Gideon was last seen remarking to a Nevada diner waitress that he didn't know where he was going or how he'd know when he got there, leaving the diner and subsequently driving off in his car.
After his girlfriend was murdered. He just couldn't take it anymore. He left a letter in his cabin and left. he resigned from the FBI.
What she said.