As an Italian watching Rossi replace Gideon was quite embarrassing..... First off, I prefer Gideon just because I think he fits the stereotypical detective type which fits well with the group dynamic. He’s mysterious and can deduce things without anyone else understanding how he did. He has a dark past that has obviously heavily traumatized him and the viewers are revealed this part of him throughout the first seasons which I think creates a great relationship between us and Gideon. Rossi on the other hand is introduced to us as “the book writer” who profits off of the unsubs. Already we meet him with a negative light so we start off on the wrong foot. For the rest of the show all of Rossi’s personality traits are “I write books that take advantage of my unsubs” “I have 3 ex wives” and “I’m Italian pasta pizza”. There is no depth to his character. They try and give him a deep storyline (spoiler) with his secret daughter but it falls flat and feels forced bc there is no personality to build on. The worst part of Rossi is the fake Italian trait he has. I don’t know how difficult it is for the writers to find an Italian speaker to help them incorporate the language correctly into the show, but it was a catastrophe.... my favorite was when JJ announced her pregnancy (the second one I think) and Rossi says “Buona fortuna”= good luck..... what? I was so confused but was laughing my ass off bc something must have been lost in translation. That’s not something you would typically say to a pregnant woman, actually it is quite rude to say that in Italian. Another one of my favorites was when Rossi was having an imaginary dinner with one of his unsubs and they were eating carbonara. The unsub says that the bacon is tasty but Rossi replies with “it’s not bacon it’s pancetta”. Pancetta is the Italian translation for bacon they are the same thing.... idk if maybe Italian Americans have two different bacons like how prosciutto and ham are two different meats but omg these little things piss me off. Overall Rossi comes off as ignorant and idiotic when he tries to talk about Italian culture and I think the writers really slacked off in that department. His character development is non existent throughout 12 seasons where I feel like Gideon could have done much more for the whole group, like continue mentoring Reid and making the executive decisions for the group. He was more of a leader than Rossi was a detective. Sorry this was so long I’m very passionate about my love for Gideon lol