Huge treat for Criminal Minds fans: EW has learned star Thomas Gibson will soon be stepping behind the camera for an episode in the show’s upcoming eighth season.

This will mark the first time Gibson has sat in the director’s chair on the CBS drama, but not his first time playing director. He previously helmed two episodes of Dharma & Greg, a show on which he starred opposite Jenna Elfman.

“Really looking forward to finally telling everyone what to do,” Gibson tells EW. “Riding crop, monocle and bullhorn at the ready…! Just kidding, honestly I really look forward to flexing my artistic muscles on the set and I’m so grateful for this amazing opportunity. ”

The episode, written by CM producer/scribe Rick Dunkle, will likely be a juicy one for Gibson’s character Hotch, too. Executive producer Erica Messer tells EW that Hotch’s brother (Eric Johnson), who was last season in season 1, is set to appear in the episode. “It’s about time we go there again,” she says.

Gibson joins co-star Matthew Gray Gubler on the list of CM cast members who have taken a shot at directing. Gubler has directed three episodes.

Criminal Minds returns Sept. 26 on CBS.

《犯罪心理》（Criminal Minds）的粉絲們有福了！《娛樂周刊》得到消息，在劇中扮演霍奇（Hotch）的男星托馬斯-吉布森（Thomas Gibson）將會來到鏡頭之后，執(zhí)導即將播出的第八季中的一集！

這是吉布森第一次在這部CBS電視劇中坐上導演的位置，但這卻不是他的導演處女作。他之前就曾執(zhí)導過兩集《達爾瑪和格里格》（Dharma & Greg），他在這部劇中和珍娜-艾夫曼（Jenna Elfman)出演對手戲。

“望穿秋水啊，終于能夠指揮所有人干事兒了，”吉布森告訴《娛樂周刊》?！榜R鞭，單片眼鏡，擴音器全都準備好了…！只是開個玩笑，說實話我很期待能夠在片場展示一下我的藝術細胞，我對能得到這個不可多得的機會充滿感激。"

這一集是由《犯罪心理》的制片人兼作家瑞奇-鄧克爾（Rick Dunkle)所寫，對吉布森的角色霍奇來說大概也會是非常有趣的一集。執(zhí)行制片人艾莉卡-梅塞爾（Erica Messer)告訴《娛樂周刊》，曾在第一季中出場的霍奇的弟弟（由艾瑞克-約翰遜（Eric Johnson)扮演）在這一集中將會出現(xiàn)。“是時候我們再說說他倆的故事了?！彼f。

《犯罪心理》的卡司中嘗試過執(zhí)導的人除了吉布森還有馬修-格雷-古伯勒（Matthew Gray Gubler）。古伯勒曾執(zhí)導過三集《犯罪心理》

《犯罪心理》將于9月26日在CBS電視臺回歸。