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| first = "]"<br>12x01, September 28, 2016 |
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| nickname = Álvez, Newbie (by García) |
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| title = {{nowrap|FBI ] Supervisory Special Agent}}<br> Former FBI Fugitive Task Force Agent<br>U.S. Army Ranger (discharged) |
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* Lisa Douglas (ex girlfriend) |
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'''Luke Alvez''' is a fictional character on the ] crime drama '']'', portrayed by ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/criminal-minds-adam-rodriguez-as-series-regular/|title=Criminal Minds Adds Adam Rodriguez as Series Regular|last=Eng|first=Joyce|date=June 8, 2016|website=]|access-date=March 26, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://tvline.com/2016/08/15/criminal-minds-season-12-photo-adam-rodriguez-luke-alvez/|title=Criminal Minds Recruit Adam Rodriguez Swings Into Action|last=Mitovich|first=Matt Webb|date=August 15, 2016|work=]|access-date=March 26, 2019|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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== Background and characterization == |
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Alvez was born in the Bronx, New York.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/criminal-minds-luke-alvez-adam-rodriguez/|title=Criminal Minds: Meet Luke Alvez|last=Eng|first=Joyce|date=September 28, 2016|website=]|access-date=March 26, 2019}}</ref> Inspired by his father's military service, he joined the U.S. Army and served as a part of the 75th Rangers Regiment in Iraq, as he told ] (]).<ref name=":0">{{Cite episode|series=Criminal Minds|airdate=October 12, 2016|episode-link=Criminal Minds (season 12)#ep258|network=CBS|number=3|season=12|series-link=Criminal Minds|title=Taboo}}</ref> After he was discharged, Alvez joined the FBI and worked in several different divisions before being assigned to its Fugitive Task Force, where he became responsible for capturing fugitives on the run. While training with the Task Force, he studied Calvin Shaw (]), a disgraced former FBI agent convicted of murdering his confidential informant.<ref>{{Cite episode|series=Criminal Minds|airdate=March 22, 2017|episode-link=Criminal Minds (season 12)#ep272|network=CBS|number=17|season=12|series-link=Criminal Minds|title=In The Dark}}</ref> Later, one of Alvez's targets is a man named Daniel Cullen (Kraig Dane), a.k.a. ''"The Crimson King"''. During the manhunt, the Fugitive Task Force team can't get a positive identification on Cullen during his crimes, so Alvez's partner Phil Brooks (]) goes undercover to lure him out. The operation is a success, and Cullen is recaptured, but not before he tortures Brooks. The incident had traumatized Alvez ever since.<ref name=":1">{{Cite episode|series=Criminal Minds|airdate=September 28, 2016|episode-link=Criminal Minds (season 12)#ep256|network=CBS|number=1|season=12|series-link=Criminal Minds|title=The Crimson King}}</ref> |
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Alvez has a dog named Roxy. Because of the affectionate way he talks about her in the office, ] (]) thinks at first she is his human girlfriend.<ref name=":0" /> |
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== Character arc == |
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In the ] premiere he works with the BAU to catch the "Crimson King", one of the escapees who attacked his old partner. The team discovers that the real killer is Peter Lewis (]), aka "Mr. Scratch", who taunts the team by turning over the real "Crimson King", whom Lewis tortured to the point he no longer remembered who he is. After that Alvez decides to join the BAU full-time.<ref name=":1" /> |
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Following the tragic events of ] finale titled "Red Light",<ref>{{Cite episode|series=Criminal Minds|airdate=May 10, 2017|episode-link=Criminal Minds (season 12)#ep277|network=CBS|number=22|season=12|series-link=Criminal Minds|title=Red Light}}</ref> in the ] premiere titled "Wheels Up",<ref>{{Cite episode|series=Criminal Minds|airdate=September 27, 2017|episode-link=Criminal Minds (season 13)#ep278|network=CBS|number=1|season=13|series-link=Criminal Minds|title=Wheels Up}}</ref> Alvez appears to be the only team member who is unharmed after a car crash Lewis caused. He is also the one who comforts Garcia, as she was the one to discover that Supervisory Special Agent Stephen Walker (]) had died in the crash. When the team discovers where Lewis is hiding, Alvez, Prentiss, ] (]) and ] (]) get to the location first. Alvez chases Lewis to the rooftop of the building, but Lewis falls to his death. |
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In the sixth episode of ], titled "Luke",<ref>{{Cite episode|series=Criminal Minds|airdate=November 7, 2018|episode-link=Criminal Minds (season 14)#ep305|network=CBS|number=6|season=14|series-link=Criminal Minds|title=Luke}}</ref> four people living in various cities along the ] are tortured and murdered over a three-day span, and the BAU is called in to connect the spree to a ]-] manhunt for an infamous Mexican cartel hit man. Alvez becomes emotionally involved in the investigation of the case, because of his time spend as an undercover agent on the DEA a few years before. The case becomes personal when the killer, Jeremy Grant (]), murders Brooks and goes after his girlfriend Lisa Douglas (]). For that reason, Prentiss takes him out of the case and tells him to go home. Alvez ignores Prentiss' orders, however, and helps the BAU team catch Grant. After this Lisa threatens to break up with him, but because he shows no toxic masculinity he tells her how he feels and she stays. |
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In the 5th episode of season 15, “Ghost”, Alvez and Simmons are kidnapped. They outsmart their kidnappers and are saved by the team. |
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In the series finale, “And In the End”, it is revealed that Alvez and Lisa broke up. Later, at Penelope’s going-away party, Alvez asks her if she would like to go to dinner with him. |
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== References == |
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