During "Memento Mori," it's revealed that the date between Penelope Garcia and Luke Alvarez that was hinted at in the series finale of "Criminal Minds" went poorly and awkwardly. Luke observed, "With us, there absolutely is something there, but not that." With the twosome agreeing to stay friends and saying there are other persons out there for them, it looks like all hope for the pairing has been squashed, which has not sat well with fans of the Garvez pairing.
Many Twitter-bound "Criminal Minds" fans claimed that the ship was perfection and that their hearts have been broken by the storyline choice. They were even more aggravated by the introduction of Tyler Green (Ryan-James Hatanaka) as Penelope's possible person. "The way luke alvez is still comforting penelope garcia in this very moment when she's out there getting attached to tyler green instead of seeing what's been right in front of her for years," said @siIverskyy, adding a broken heart emoji. Their sad conclusion: "garvez nation we just keep losing."
Reddit fans were equally dismayed by the twist. "Garcia needs better taste in men," wrote u/22AgentBrown in a post for fans to discuss the season's penultimate episode.
But some fans had a sense of humor about the show's choice to axe the ship. @evanpetersholic parodied a meme that has sprung up from the series finale of "How To Get Away with Murder," complete with a clip of the scene in question. "GARVEZ STAY WITH ME!!! GARVEZ I CAN SAVE YOU!!! PLEASE!!!!! JUST STAY WITH ME!!!!!" they wrote. It just goes to show that sometimes laughing through the ship-based pain can help.
