It’s back to the drawing board for Stuart Scola ( John Boyd ) when it comes to finding someone to replace Tiffany Wallace ( Katherine Renee Kane ) on FBI . Lisette Olivera is set to debut in the November 12 episode as Syd Ortiz, from the Behavioral Analysis Unit—her name was actually mentioned in the latest episode—and was supposed to be Scola’s new permanent partner, following what Boyd has called “speed dating” for someone after Tiffany left. However, according to Deadline , she’s exiting as a series regular after “a handful of episodes.
” The outlet reports that the exit comes due to “how the character fits in the show.” Syd is coming in as an agent who is a bit different from the others on the team. “She’s newer and fresher and younger,” showrunner Mike Weiss told TV Insider around the premiere.
With her BAU background, “she’s going to offer a kind of psychological insight to the team and to the casework that I think is going to be great. And then for Scola, because he is such an intense seen it all, New York City special agent, I think he’s the perfect person to pair with someone who can ask tough questions because you kind of know that Scola, he’s right there anyway thinking about things I think in the same really detail-oriented way and he’s got a partner who is going to be voicing some of those psychological aspects of the cases. I think it’s going to be really fun.
And then also he’s just more experienced in the field.” Weis.
