'FBI: Most Wanted' Spoilers: Here's How Julian McMahon Was Written Out Of The Show
09.03.2022 - 07:57
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WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD! DO NOT READ IF YOU DON’T WANT TO KNOW!
Julian McMahon has hung up his badge on FBI: Most Wanted.
Tonight was the 53-year-old actor’s final episode on the series and fans found out just how Agent Jess LaCroix was written off.
Click inside to find out how Julian McMahon was written off the series and if he’ll return one day…
Unfortunately, Julian‘s Jess will not be returning after he was killed in the March 8 episode.
During the episode, the team attempted to track down an abusive man and his ex-girlfriend, who was trying to escape. Jess found the woman, who was fighting for her life, in time. Unfortunately, so did her ex, who pulled a gun on her, prompting Jess to stand in front of the woman in order to save her life. Jess was shot and killed after taking a bullet to the neck.
Following the reveal, showrunner David Hudgins spoke to press about Julian‘s exit and if his death was originally planned out.
“We talked about everything, every potential option,” he shared of Jess’s ending. “At the end, Julian being the very gracious person that he is, said, ‘Look, I trust you guys to do what you think is best for the show and best for the story. I’m good with whatever you guys decide.’”
David continued, “We did consider all those options, but we felt like this was just a very emotional, shocking and dramatic way to do it. We also decided that we’re not just going to have him get shot and killed in the line of duty. You want to keep playing out the emotion of that, which is why we have the ending where Hana [Keisha Castle-Hughes] and Barnes [Roxy Sternberg] go to tell Sarah [Jennifer Landon]. Then we get to dad [Terry O’Quinn], and we end up having to go tell Tali [YaYa Gosselin]. We just felt like that