In a recent interview Thomas Gibson, who plays Hotch on Criminal Minds, revealed that the contents of the mysterious text message and its sender will be revealed in season 10 of the CBS series.

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The actor told E!Online that fans will get the details on that bit from the last season. "You'll find out what it says and it's important," he said. This is not exactly news, but more of an affirmation.

In May, the show's executive producer Erica Messer  spoke about the text Hotch received in the finale of season 2. In the interview with TVGuide when asked if the message was from Blake (Jeanne Tripplehorn), Messer's response was leaning toward the affirmative.

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"It was intended to be a text from her, but we won't know for sure until next season," she said.

Bits of information about fans can expect from the next season have been surfacing via interactions with the creator and cast members of the show.

A.J. Cook, who plays Jennifer Jareau on the show, recently revealed that the finale of season 9 will actually influence the way things pan out in season 10.

"It's Season 10, its going to be a big season. I will say that how Season 9 ends will directly impact Season 10," she said.

Mantegna also revealed that he will be directing an episode in season 10 just like he did in season 9 and was hoping for a generous budget.

Some strands of the plot which were left undone in the last season will be picked up in the next season. Messer hinted that the message Hotch received might very well be from Blake (Jeanne Tripplehorn) and they might address that in the next season.

There is also some concern about Reid and the suggestion that he might start abusing Dilaudid again. showunner, Erica Messer stated that that was something the writers would discuss right away, as soon as they got back.

The biggest bit of new that came out after the finale was that Jane Lynch might be returning for season 10 and they might be all right with just six members on the team. Messer suggested that they might look for a suitable replacement for Jeanne Tripplehorn but there was no rush.

The second and final part of the season 9 finale, Demons, aired on Wednesday, May 14 on CBS at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

Season 10 will premiere on CBS on October 1.

Watch the preview for Demons here:

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