“I got to kiss Joe Mantegna .” When TV Insider brings up her arc on Criminal Minds: Evolution while talking to Felicity Huffman about Doc , on which she is now a series regular, that’s her immediate reaction.

“That’s pretty much all I said for like two weeks. They were like, ‘Hi, what are you up to?’ And I was like, ‘I get to kiss Joey Mantegna,'” she laughs.

Huffman recurred in the 17th season of the Paramount+ drama; it aired for 15 on CBS before the sequel debuted on the streaming service. (It’s now heading into Season 19 .) She played Dr. Jill Gideon, ex-wife of Mandy Patinkin ‘s Jason. She also had major history — and a bit of a present — with Mantegna’s David Rossi. They reconnected when the BAU had to turn to her upon learning their UnSubs that season had a con

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