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"Criminal Minds star Paget Brewster has suggested that her temporary firing from the show was a &amp;quot;mistake&amp;quot;. Brewster and co-star AJ Cook were dropped from the CBS crime drama last year, though both will return as series regulars for the upcoming seventh season. Brewster told TV Line: &amp;quot;Unfortunately a mistake was made when AJ and I were let go.&amp;quot; The actress also commented on the departure of Rachel Nichols (Ashley Seaver), who was brought in to replace Cook but will not return for the new season. &amp;quot;Rachel did a great job, and then when we were brought back, she was let go,&amp;quot; she said. &amp;quot;So frankly, it was a lot of unnecessary firing, which is a shame.&amp;quot; Brewster added that the Criminal Minds season premiere, which reintroduces her character Prentiss, is &amp;quot;amazing&amp;quot;. &amp;quot;There is a passage of time, and the first episode is not linear,&amp;quot; she said. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s a series of flash-forwards and rewinds to get us to where we are.&amp;quot; CBS entertainment president Nina Tassler recently suggested that the temporary cast changes on Criminal Minds had benefited the show. &amp;quot;&amp;quot;In an interesting way, what happened last year revealed certain story points that the writers were challenged by,&amp;quot; she said. &amp;quot;It revealed some interesting aspects of the other characters&amp;#039; lives.&amp;quot; Criminal Minds will return to CBS on September 21. &amp;gt; Isabella Hoffman lands Criminal Minds role Watch a scene from Criminal Minds&amp;#039; sixth season finale below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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