One of those things was the strength of the characters.

J.J. Making The Team Godparents

J.J. (A.J.

Cook) and Reid had a touching relationship, more like brother and sister than simple co-workers.

Split Image: right image is of JJ and Penelope Garcia sitting together; left image of Morgan and Reid on a baseball field

Fellow team member Garcia Penelope (Kirsten Vangsness) became his godmother.

Aaron Hotchner recording their antics on his phone is just another plus!

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Spencer Reid holding a cake with the numbered candles “30”

The members of Criminal Minds at Emily Prentiss' funeral after she faked her death

Maeve Donovan in ‘Criminal Minds’ just before dying

Criminal Minds characters J.J. (A.J. Cook) and Spencer Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler) looking at J.J.’s newborn son Henry

David Rossi and the BAU team at his house cooking spaghetti

Paget Brewster as Emily Prentiss in ‘Criminal Minds’

Shemar Moore as Derek Morgan and Matthew Gray Gubler as Spencer Reid dressed in baseball outfits on a field

Matthew Gray Gubler as Spencer Reid in a hospital bed in episode “Amplification”

Thomas Gibson as Aaron Hotchner blurred in the forefront, while Joe Mantegna as David Rossi is in focus in the background

The BAU team in Criminal Minds singing “Piano Man” at a karaoke bar

Criminal Minds