For 12 seasons, the character of Aaron “Hotch” Hotchner stood as the solid backbone of the BAU team. His calm determination, his barely suppressed rage, that scene where he listens on the phone as his wife is murdered—those moments cemented him as one of television’s unforgettable agents.

Then came the mid-season of Season 12: Hotch simply vanished.
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