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）的粉丝们有福了！《娱乐周刊》得到消息，在剧中扮演霍奇（Hotch）的男星托马斯-吉布森（Thomas Gibson）将会来到镜头之后，执导即将播出的第八季中的一集！

这是吉布森第一次在这部CBS电视剧中坐上导演的位置，但这却不是他的导演处女作。他之前就曾执导过两集《达尔玛和格里格》（Dharma & Greg），他在这部剧中和珍娜-艾夫曼（Jenna Elfman)出演对手戏。

“望穿秋水啊，终于能够指挥所有人干事儿了，”吉布森告诉《娱乐周刊》。“马鞭，单片眼镜，扩音器全都准备好了…！只是开个玩笑，说实话我很期待能够在片场展示一下我的艺术细胞，我对能得到这个不可多得的机会充满感激。"

这一集是由《犯罪心理》的制片人兼作家瑞奇-邓克尔（Rick Dunkle)所写，对吉布森的角色霍奇来说大概也会是非常有趣的一集。执行制片人艾莉卡-梅塞尔（Erica Messer)告诉《娱乐周刊》，曾在第一季中出场的霍奇的弟弟（由艾瑞克-约翰逊（Eric Johnson)扮演）在这一集中将会出现。“是时候我们再说说他俩的故事了。”她说。

《犯罪心理》的卡司中尝试过执导的人除了吉布森还有马修-格雷-古伯勒（Matthew Gray Gubler）。古伯勒曾执导过三集《犯罪心理》

《犯罪心理》将于9月26日在CBS电视台回归。