When it was introduced that the fifth season of 9-1-1: Lone Star would even be its final, rumors began flying that not each character would survive. Castmember Sierra McClain exited the collection earlier than Season 5 even began, however absolutely on a present with such life-and-death stakes, there can be no less than one dramatic loss of life within the finale, proper? Properly, the collection finale aired this week on FOX, and the whole 126 Firehouse made it to the top unscathed. Nonetheless, I am not so positive that is a superb factor.
The ‘9-1-1: Lone Star’ Finale Endangered Everybody
Within the final episode of the collection, an asteroid hurtles in the direction of Austin. After impression, the 126 uncover that they’ve survived the disaster multi functional piece. It is stunning sufficient that this emergency occurred with none of the crew affected by accidents. However so as to add yet another wrinkle to everybody’s security, the staff is then tasked with heading to a nuclear reactor web site. They need to flip off the reactor earlier than it explodes and principally kills everybody in an enormous radius. As soon as contained in the constructing, Marjan (Natacha Karam), Judd (Jim Parrack), Paul (Brian Michael Smith), and Mateo (Julian Works) are all maimed by flying particles, so it falls upon Owen (Rob Lowe), who can also be injured, to pull himself to the button earlier than the countdown ends. After all, in true tv drama trend, he hits the button a second earlier than the countdown reaches zero. However by the point one other rescue employee can attend to Owen, he is mendacity there immobile. There is a time soar of a number of months, and the present performs out with everybody performing like Owen is gone. I instantly assumed that Owen did not actually die (there is no funeral or something to honor him), and that he had simply headed to New York Metropolis to tackle the hearth captain job he was supplied. The final scene confirms my suspicions. The collection ends with Owen being alive and nicely, simply not with the 126 in Texas.
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Owen Surviving Feels Unrealistic in ‘9-1-1: Lone Star’
There are a number of the explanation why I feel that the collection finale missed the mark. First, it is extremely stunning that no important characters are killed throughout an asteroid strike and impending nuclear reactor catastrophe. Not one member of the staff bites the mud — not even Tommy (Gina Torres), who was battling terminal most cancers within the prior episode. In truth, it is revealed that Tommy’s most cancers is definitely in remission, and he or she’s going to be simply tremendous. By additionally having Owen survive the episode, it makes it appear to be the circumstances that had been alleged to be so inherently harmful to the crew weren’t all that life-threatening in spite of everything. It really makes the whole catastrophe storyline really feel much less vital (and far much less worthy of a remaining emergency name for the crew to finish on).
As a result of Owen survives, it additionally looks like the writers determined to go along with a extra tacky, melodramatic tone versus an genuine one. The finale would have been rather more transferring if there had really been some sincere type of heartbreak, as an alternative of all the things being tied up in a neat, completely satisfied bow. That is additionally a criticism that is been circling the Judd/Grace storyline as nicely; severe subjects akin to dependancy and melancholy have been glossed over with a purpose to rush by means of to the top. Additionally, Owen has made it by means of numerous calamities (together with 9/11, most cancers, and a number of accidents) with none long-lasting penalties. As unhappy as it might have been to have Owen kick the bucket, it might have been extra reasonable that his harmful way of life really resulted in his loss of life. It additionally would have been extra compelling to have the characters must take care of the true lack of their chief, somewhat than him simply being a FaceTime name away.
It is disappointing to me that the collection could not spotlight the actually intense stakes that first responders take care of. As an alternative, each character is secure, irrespective of how inconceivable that could be. Showrunner Rashad Raisani has talked about that the writers did not need to kill off any main characters in case they may pop up sooner or later on every other reveals within the franchise (such because the flagship 9-1-1 or the spin-off that is at the moment in improvement). That simply implies that they’ve saved Owen’s life on the expense of giving 9-1-1: Lone Star the ending it deserved. It is almost unattainable for collection finales to please everybody, however this misstep is just not one I am going to have the ability to recover from for some time.
Seasons 1-5 of 9-1-1: Lone Star can be found to stream on Hulu within the US.
