9-1-1 won’t ever be the identical. And as Angela Bassett wrote in a message on Instagram on Monday, April 21, 4 days after the episode that modified the present endlessly, that’s positively true for her character, Athena.
“For eight seasons, this type, humorous, compassionate, gifted actor grew to become not solely my trusted colleague, but in addition a pricey buddy. #peterkrause as #bobbynash helped to introduce @911onabc to the properties and hearts of followers world wide,” Bassett wrote within the caption of a photograph of herself and Krause. “I do know that is onerous for all of you. It’s onerous for us, too. Peter’s Bobby Nash can be missed however his character won’t ever be forgotten. He’s endlessly part of our household. We must always all give Peter a variety of love as he expands past “the 118” and into all adventures that await him. Love you, my buddy. Athena won’t ever be the identical.” Take a look at the publish beneath.
It was within the Thursday, April 17, episode that Krause’s Bobby Nash was killed off, after he was contaminated with a brilliant pressure of CCHF; there was just one dose of the anti-viral, and regardless that he knew he was contaminated, he nonetheless gave the dose to Chimney (Kenneth Choi), who, too, was dying.
Bobby and Athena married in Season 2 of 9-1-1. Buck (Oliver Stark) known as Athena into the lab as soon as Bobby revealed that he was dying, and it was then the couple had a tear-jerker of a goodbye. “I’m sorry, this isn’t how I wished to go away you,” Bobby advised Athena. “I’m not selecting to go away you. I selected to avoid wasting my crew as a result of it was the suitable factor to do. It was by no means as a result of I wished to go. I don’t need to go. If I may select, I’d stick with you at all times.” Although he wished her to go away reasonably than to see him die, she insisted on staying: “I’m right here, for all of the components that now we have left.”
Showrunner Tim Minear advised TV Insider that Krause didn’t need to depart and it was purely “a inventive determination” to kill off and write out Bobby. “No person wished Peter to go away, most of all me, however I simply felt like we’re going into Season 9 and it might’ve been snug to maintain every little thing establishment and joyful joyful,” he stated. “However it’s a primary responder present, and I put these folks in life and demise conditions, besides you may most likely take a look at it and say I simply put them in life conditions as a result of nobody ever dies. So it simply felt prefer it was time.”
Going ahead, Athena, like everybody, won’t dealing with her grief effectively. “You’re going to see Athena attempt to obtain a miracle that she didn’t get with Bobby,” Minear teased.
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