Spoilers for 9-1-1 Season 8, Episode 15 – “Lab Rats” – are forward! To catch up, you may stream the ABC drama with a Hulu subscription. New episodes of 9-1-1 return on Thursday, Could 1 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
9-1-1 did the unthinkable within the newest episode on the 2025 TV schedule. It killed off a serious character. It wasn’t simply any main character, both; it was Peter Krause’s Captain Bobby Nash. Although showrunner Tim Minear’s reasoning is sensible, it nonetheless stung a ton and made many watching upset. Followers weren’t the one ones outraged, as Kenneth Choi admitted to sobbing uncontrollably over it.
The actor, who has performed Howard “Chimney” Han because the starting of the primary responder drama, opened as much as Leisure Weekly about Bobby’s surprising dying. In a tear-filled interview, Choi recalled what it was like filming the top of Season 8, Episode 15, “Lab Rats.” The episode concerned Bobby revealing he was uncovered to a mutated model of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever. It was devastating not solely on-screen, however off-screen, as Choi defined:
I imply, I f—ing filmed it and I used to be nonetheless sobbing uncontrollably with my good friend for like three or 4 minutes to the purpose the place I began to snort at myself, as a result of it was uncontrollable sobbing. I used to be laughing at myself, saying, ‘I do not know what is occurring! I do know this isn’t actual! Why am I appearing like this?’ However it was devastating to me.
Although Krause is clearly very a lot alive and nicely, and he’ll doubtless stay a part of the 118 fam and hang around with the forged for years to return, it’s nonetheless a devastating loss for 9-1-1. And I don’t blame Choi for being so heartbroken over it from an actor’s viewpoint. 9-1-1 has gone eight seasons with no main character dying, and to have the primary one be Bobby, who’s principally the 118, it’s laborious to place into phrases how really heartbreaking it’s, and it’s clear that followers should not the one ones who’re feeling all the sentiments.
Moreover, Chimney will most likely endure extra trauma and be feeling the brunt of Bobby’s dying in these remaining Season 8 episodes, since he was the one who was saved with the treatment after being uncovered to the virus.
Realizing that Choi was so torn up over Bobby’s dying, it’s laborious to think about how he managed to movie the funeral scene and anything following this episode. However no less than the sentiments proven on display screen had been actual, and there have been faux tears wanted.
It is nonetheless laborious to imagine that Bobby is lifeless, even regardless of images and movies leaking from when his funeral was filmed and the truth that he is gone by way of many near-death experiences. With a Season 9 already introduced, it must be fascinating to see how 9-1-1 manages to maneuver previous this and the way his dying will have an effect on everybody. Total, I believe it is protected to guess we’ll all be shedding extra tears.
9-1-1 will without end be modified by Bobby’s dying, and never in a great way. I am unable to think about how the characters will transfer on, nonetheless, I am to see how the present continues with out this important character.
New episodes of 9-1-1 return on Thursday, Could 1 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.