From TV Guide (January 25-31, 2010) Sweeps Preview Issue:

…But what he really wants to do is direct.

Matthew Gray Gubler (aka Dr. Spencer Reid) becomes the first costar to step behind the camera with the March 3 episode, one of three originals scheduled for sweeps. In Gubler’s big episode, the BAU tracks a family of killers who owns a crematorium. “I finally got the gumption [last season] to ask, ‘What do I have to do to prove that I’m ready to direct?’” says Gubler, who’s helmed short films and videos and shadowed exec producer Ed Bernero on a pilot. “My main concern will be creating suspense,” he says. As for his fellow actors, “I’d like them to let something new out.” If they don’t? Jokes Gubler, “I’m gonna fire a few and get rid of the deadweight.” But before he does, check out the February 3 installment, which guest stars Sex and the City’s David Eigenberg, and the February 10 episode, in which a serial killer terrorizes a small town. “It builds to a spectacular ending,” says exec producer Simon Mirren.

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