Warning: spoilers are forward for Episode 20 of FBI Season 7, referred to as “Startup” and obtainable streaming subsequent day with a Paramount+ subscription.
CBS is operating out of episodes from the FBI franchise within the spring 2025 TV schedule, though the unique collection shall be coming again within the fall whereas the 2 spinoffs is not going to. Nonetheless, there are one other couple episodes left earlier than the credit roll on Season 7 this spring, so I used to be shocked by all of the finale vibes I used to be getting from Maggie‘s storyline in “Startup.” Not solely did she break up from Joel regardless of the connection going nicely only a few weeks in the past, however she was caught in an explosion that stopped her coronary heart.
Usually, I do know higher than to start out fretting over the destiny of a lead character in an episode that is not a finale or a premiere, however one other primetime TV present’s newest drastic twist has me on edge… despite the fact that it airs on one other community. Spoilers for ABC’s 9-1-1 Season 8 are forward.
If 9-1-1 Might Kill Off Bobby, Who Else Might Die?
Even when you by no means watched 9-1-1 in its Fox days or because it moved over to ABC, you will have heard the grim information from again in April. The hit drama killed off main man Bobby Nash, performed by Parenthood and Six Toes Below alum Peter Krause. Logically, I do know what occurs on ABC’s 9-1-1 would not apply to CBS’ FBI, however emotionally… nicely, I am on larger alert than standard for predominant characters. It was a shock that has had the web abuzz for good cause, as the primary responders of 9-1-1 are often in ridiculous life-or-death conditions that finish in miraculous escapes.
I am speaking a few present that delivered an emergency that mixed The Poseidon Journey with cyber-pirates after which a bee-nado – which, sure, was a twister of bees – lower than a 12 months later, with no main characters biting the mud. Peter Krause’s character being killed off with weeks left earlier than the Season 8 finale? In the event you’d requested me this time final month, I might have laughed off the very concept, and considered one of Krause’s co-stars was “sobbing uncontrollably” whereas filming it.
Clearly 9-1-1 and FBI are very totally different exhibits, and I might in all probability test to ensure I used to be watching the proper channel if Missy Peregrym‘s present a lot as recommended a twister of bees, however seeing one main community TV present killing off a key character earlier than a finale has me just a bit extra freaked out than standard that near-deaths might turn out to be actual deaths. Apart from, different exhibits within the Dick Wolf TV universe have been chopping solid members, with Chicago Fireplace down two and Legislation & Order: SVU chopping Juliana Martinez and Octavio Pisano as collection regulars earlier than fall premiere season.
Was I overreacting to suppose that possibly Maggie might actually keep useless? Positive, however I feel it was an affordable response!
Maggie’s Close to-Demise Expertise Was A Nice Twist
Luckily, FBI didn’t pull a 9-1-1 and kill off a lead character with weeks left earlier than the season finale, and OA‘s CPR was sufficient to get Maggie respiration once more. She was really in higher form than I anticipated after the drone explosion seemingly blasted her up in opposition to a wall with none head safety, however she was fortunate sufficient to outlive with out greater than bumps and bruises as soon as OA introduced her again. If solely 9-1-1 followers had been so fortunate with Bobby!
Nevertheless it did not really feel like a bait-and-switch to me, as a result of her near-death was paid off on the finish of the episode with a reasonably candy scene. OA appeared to be settling Maggie in with the most effective blankets and over-the-counter painkillers she had earlier than leaving; as a substitute, he organized for Scola and newcomer Dani Rhodes to drop by with wine, firm, and burgers. OA wasn’t going to let Maggie be alone after her ordeal, and it was a stunning character second in a present that’s so typically in regards to the job.
Primarily based on the promo for the subsequent episode, the main target will shift over to Isobel however Maggie shall be healed up and again in motion. Have a look:
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“Devoted” would be the penultimate episode of FBI this spring, with the Season 7 finale airing the subsequent week. For now, maintain tuning in to CBS on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET for Maggie and Co.’s newest circumstances on FBI. It stays to be seen if CBS retains it in the identical time slot for Season 8 within the fall, for the reason that community reduce its FBI Tuesdays with the cancellations of FBI: Worldwide and FBI: Most Wished. With the FBI: CIA spinoff within the works, nonetheless, FBI will not be the one present left within the franchise.