Spoilers forward for the season finale of Legal Minds: Evolution, “Useless Finish,” so be warned if you have not watched!
After 9 episodes centering on its season-spanning UnSub Elias Voit, this season of the quasi-revival Legal Minds: Evolution delviered a tumultuous finale that lastly noticed Zach Gilford’s mastermind serial killer getting arrested, along with his household lastly studying of his sinister double life. The episode additionally heightened the thriller surrounding the super-secret authorities challenge dubbed “Gold Star,” and showrunner Erica Messer revealed Season 2 will discover that deeper thriller whereas utilizing Voit for its tackle Hannibal Lecter.
Gold Star got here up when Deputy Director Bailey was attempting to barter for Rossi’s secure return, and it shortly grew to become clear their earlier historical past was vital sufficient that nobody might really speak about it with others probably listening in. And regardless of the challenge was, it seems like Voit is the one individual left with intimate data of it, as he callously shot Bailey useless within the second to create simply such a state of affairs.
Now that Voit’s been arrested, with Rossi as soon as once more secure and sound (if nonetheless seeing visions of his useless spouse), Erica Messer tells Selection that Gilford’s twisted villain remains to be going to play a component within the upcoming season, along with his Gold Star data giving him a Hannibal Lecter-esque maintain over the BAU brokers. In line with Messer:
Nicely, we’re hoping to have Zach quite a bit within the season, and kind of deal with him — the best solution to say it — as our Hannibal Lecter. He is aware of details about gold star. The group is already a bit bit hip to it, as a result of Lewis and Prentice advised Rossi that gold star wasn’t within the report, and it ought to have been as a result of Bailey was performing bizarre when he stated it. So that they’re already kind of hinting at. What’s gold star? Voit is aware of what Gold Star is, as a result of he stated it out loud, they usually heard him say it out loud. So he’s utilizing that data as energy in his captivity.
It’s clear that no matter Voit is aware of about Gold Star is vital sufficient to these within the authorities to maintain him secure and content material whereas in custody, presumably to cease him from sharing with others. (Though maybe discovering out extra would be the BAU’s purpose.) It isn’t clear if Messer’s reveal means he’ll be the crux of the plot for Season 2, however even when not, his continued presence is extra proof that Legal Minds: Evolution is completely different from its CBS counterpart by means of serialized plotting. Not solely did this season deal with primarily one UnSub storyline, with the weekly circumstances all connecting again to Voit, however now that story will bleed into future episodes in an enormous manner.
Zach Gilford has positively been killing it as Elias Voit, pun unintended, and seeing the aftermath of every thing will probably be one storyline that’s hopefully explored in Season 2. Regardless of his horrible methods, he tried to maintain his spouse and daughters secure for so long as he might, but it surely ended up simply not being sufficient. The ultimate episodes of Legal Minds: Evolution had been enjoyable to observe to see what his subsequent transfer could be, and now that he’s been caught and his household probably not wanting something to do with him, it’ll make him much more decided to do no matter he has deliberate. And it wouldn’t be stunning if that in some way concerned no matter Gold Star is.
In the meantime, whether or not Reid and Simmons will return remains to be up within the air, since Matthew Grey Gubler and Daniel Henney are busy with different tasks. It’s all the time potential that they may make quick cameos within the type of video calls or one thing comparable, however hopefully, followers can nonetheless look ahead to them being introduced up every now and then. I ponder…do they know what Gold Star is all about?
Watch all 10 episodes of Legal Minds: Evolution now with a Paramount+ subscription! An estimated premiere date for Season 2 has but to be introduced, but it surely’s nonetheless potential it could possibly be a part of the 2023 TV schedule, so maintain a glance out!
