Criminal Minds star Paget Brewster is recalling her brief departure from the show after being fired and subsequently brought back. "I think it was season six or seven or something," Brewster, 57, said during the Monday, April 27, episode of Kristin Davis' "Are You a Charlotte?" podcast. The actress, who has portrayed Emily Prentiss since season 2 of the CBS crime drama, explained that Criminal Minds did a backdoor pilot for another series, meaning that the episode served as an introduction to a spin-off series and helped determine whether the spin-off would move forward.