What The Criminal Minds Showrunners Really Intended For Garcia's Secret Last Word

"Criminal Minds" fans were left in the dark about the contents of that note on purpose, showrunner Erica Messer told TV Insider. When asked what Penelope Garcia's note said, Messer teased, "We're never going to say." She added, "We want that to be whatever you want it to be." Messer and Kirsten Vangsness apparently had very different ideas of what would have been written. Vangsness told TV Insider she and Messer told one another their thoughts, but ultimately wanted the audience to "make that decision themselves" regarding what they thought Garcia's note said.

Garcia folded up the small note and tucked it away in a spot of the desk where it would likely not be noticed soon, if at all. While it was seemingly for the person who would take over her role in the BAU, Vangsness felt perhaps "what Garcia put there is less for someone else to find and more for her to find." Messer said of the note, "We want that to be whatever you want it to be." She added, "This show and these characters meant different things to different people." Ending "Criminal Minds" with a focus on the beloved Garcia, while incorporating one last hint of mystery, likely seemed a fitting way to end a show that held such a special place in the heart of so many viewers for so many years.

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