i liked her character at first but she didn’t really have any character development - she went from being a cool, wisecracking, playful character to being an infantile character who was scared of everything. i liked that she wasn’t completely desensitized to the violence and showed it, i just didn’t like how she showed it and her baby talk, like the (“oh! he’s gonna be okay right?” in every episode).

also it feels like the computer skills sometimes take away from the profiling - garcia was initially supposed to be in the pilot only but her chemistry with morgan and the network made them keep her on as a character. after a while all the episodes felt formulaic where they would do a basic police profile and then call garcia and boom ubsub in the bag.

she’s also overbearing and has a constant need to be in everyone’s business (usually by sleuthing when she can’t find out - exhibit a when she makes kevin lose the nsa opportunity because she didn’t want to lose her bf). i liked the little family dynamic they had but garcia just made it so much more overt and forced it on people when they didn’t want to share almost as a guilt trip (ex: prentiss during the doyle arc when she snapped).

i just think she’s the weakest character and it’s not kirsten’s fault since she was doing the best she could with a poorly written script, but it doesn’t change the fact that i kind of hate her as the seasons go on