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>>> WELCOME BACK TO GREAT DAY WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. THE
THE
THE BELOVED A CBS SHOW "CRIMINAL
MINDS" IS COMING TO AN
END.
END.
END. THE
END. THE 15th SEASON DEBUTS TONIGHT
WITH A TWO
HOUR SPECIAL STARTING AT 9:00.
JOINING US TO GIVE
US A LOOK BACK ON THE SHOW AND
LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT
WE CAN EXPECT THIS SEASON, WE
HAVE MATTHEW AND AGED
COOK.
COOK.
COOK. WELCOME TO GREAT DAY.
>> HOW ARE YOU GUYS?
>> GREAT.
>> GREAT.
>> GREAT. HOW ARE YOU GUYS?
HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A LONG
JOURNEY AND A BIG PART
OF YOUR LIFE.
FOR IT TO ALL START TO END
TONIGHT,
TONIGHT,
TONIGHT, HOW DOES IT FEEL?
>> IT HAS BEEN A LONG JOURNEY.
WHEN AJ AND I
STARTED THE SHOW, SHE WAS THREE
AND I WAS FOUR.
IT
IT
IT HAS
IT HAS BEEN MOST OF OUR LIVES.
>> WE DID.
WE GREW UP ON THE SHOW.
FOR THE WHOLE
WORLD TO SEE.
AND IT IS THERE FOREVER.
I HAD TWO
I HAD TWO
I HAD TWO KIDS ON THE SHOW TOO.
>> I BECAME A KID ON THE SHOW.
HOW IS YOUR DAY
GOING?
GOING?
GOING? >>
GOING? >> ARE YOU IN WASHINGTON DC?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. WE LOVE YOU HERE.
WE ARE EXCITED TO
WATCH THE FINAL SEASON.
>> I KNOW IT IS THE END OF
SEASON 14.
SEASON 14. WE WERE
WE WERE
WE WERE WONDERING WHAT WOULD HAPPEN
BETWEEN THE TWO OF YOU
AND YOUR CHARACTERS.
CAN YOU CLEAR ANY OF THAT UP
FOR US?
FOR US?
FOR US? >> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. THERE WAS AN AWKWARD MOMENT, WE
COULD
COULD
COULD SAY.
SAY.
SAY. JJ
SAY. JJ WAS IN A SITUATION WHERE SHE
HAD TO SAY
SOMETHING TRUTHFUL AND SHE
HAPPENED TO TELL DR. READ
THAT SHE LOVES HIM, AS YOU DO.
SO THAT HAS KIND OF
LEFT THEM HANGING THERE.
WHEN WE COME BACK, WE PICK
UP ABOUT SIX MONTHS AFTER.
SO IT HAS BEEN A LITTLE
WEIRD IN THEIR RELATIONSHIP.
THEY ARE NOT TOO SURE
WHERE THEY STAND.
BUT WE KIND OF GET INTO IT A
LITTLE BIT.
LITTLE BIT. I THINK JJ IS INCREDIBLY
EMBARRASSED
EMBARRASSED AND I THINK THEY DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO.
>> I HAD THE CRUSHING REALITY
BLOW THAT IT WAS NOT
REAL.
REAL.
REAL. I
REAL. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION WHEN
YOU SAID THAT
THAT WE WERE NOT ACTING.
>> THAT WAS REAL.
>> MATTHEW, WHAT HAS IT BEEN
LIKE TO HAVE JANE
LYNCH PLAY HER MOM?
AND WILL WE SEE HER AGAIN FOR
SEASON 15?
SEASON 15? >> YOU WILL SEE JANE AGAIN.
SHE HAS PLAYED MY MOM
ALMOST AS LONG AS MY REAL MOM.
IT IS SUCH A JOY TO
GET TO WORK WITH YOUR BEST
FRIENDS AND PEOPLE YOU
ADMIRE.
ADMIRE.
ADMIRE. AND I'M HONORED THAT SHE IS
BACK.
BACK.
BACK. >>
BACK. >> AND SHE IS BACK IN THE
PREMIER.
PREMIER.
PREMIER. >> AND IN THE FINALE TOO.
>> WE ARE LUCKY THAT WE GOT
HER.
HER.
HER. >>
HER. >> I
HER. >> I WAS LOOKING AT THE
PICTURES ON INSTAGRAM YOU
HAVE BEEN POSTING.
YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW HARD
IT IS TO SAY GOODBYE.
WILL THERE BE TEARS TONIGHT
AND EVERY NIGHT THAT WE SEE
ANOTHER EPISODE THE
SEASON?
SEASON?
SEASON? >> PROBABLY.
>> PROBABLY. THE FANS ARE SO LOYAL.
THEY HAVE
THEY HAVE
THEY HAVE BEEN WITH US THROUGH THIS WHOLE
JOURNEY.
JOURNEY.
JOURNEY. AND WE ARE
FANS.
FANS.
FANS. WE
FANS. WE HAVE BECOME FANS.
>> I LOVE THE SHOW.
I JUST STARTED WATCHING IT.
>> I WATCHED IT AND I'M
HONORED TO BE PART OF IT.
>> YOU BINGE-WATCHING IT.
>> I'M HONORED TO HAVE BEEN ON
THIS TRAIN ROAD
WITH AJ.
WITH AJ.
WITH AJ. >> IT HAS NOT COMPLETELY SUNK
AND THAT IT IS DONE.
>> SLOWLY GETTING THERE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
I GUESS WE WILL ACCEPT THAT IT
IS
IS
IS OVER.
OVER.
OVER. MAY
OVER. MAY BE A REBOOT AND 20 YEARS.
AJ AND
AJ AND
AJ AND MATTHEW, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> WE WILL BE IN