Three seasons later, Julian McMahon will bid farewell to the series “Most Wanted Criminals” during an episode of the show in the United States last night. Find out what end the writers left for his character, Jess Lacroix.
Warning, this article contains spoilers of Season 3 of the Most Wanted Criminals, which have not yet been published in France. If you do not want to understand anything, do not read!
A few weeks ago, Julian McMahon, well known to fans of Nip / Tuck and Charmed, announced the departure of the most wanted criminals from the series (FBI: Most Wanted in VO), whose star has been around for three seasons.
And while the comedian promised his character Jess Lacroix a “consistent” ending, the final episode of Season 3 of The Most Wanted Criminals, in which he appears, aired last night on CBS in the United States. And ended Julian McMahon’s journey in the series brutally and quite unexpectedly.
Writers who could one day leave the door open for the possible return of their protagonist have finally chosen a tragic end, as Jesse is shot and dies in pursuit of a dangerous criminal wanted for violence.
In an interview with an American site TVLineExecutive producer David Hudgins explains that several options were considered to bid farewell to Jess Lacroix, and it was eventually found that his death was most in line with the series’s DNA.
“We talked about all possible cases and in the end we always came to the same opinion. We used to say: “These are the most wanted criminals. “Our heroes are hunting down the worst, the most dangerous criminals, and there is a real risk involved in this case.” For us, this ending was really about the series’ starting point..
David Hajing adds that this latest episode, starring Julian McMahon, also offers an interesting parallel to the story of Jesse and Sarah and what they went through with Sarah’s ex-husband. And that it was important to the writers that Jess’s life was so lost “Heroic”Protecting a woman victim of domestic violence.
Despite the departure of Julian McMahon, the producer of Most Wanted Criminals claims that fans will see in the next episodes Sarah (Jennifer Landon), Jesse’s girlfriend and Byron Lacroix (Terry O’Quinn), the father of the deceased. “We want to tell the story of Jesse’s death and the grief of the characters. And we saw how they handled it all. Besides, I think they are both wonderful actors and I love getting them on the show. So there are some things that happen to them.”.
And from April 12, American viewers will be able to see on the screen a replacement for Jesse, played by Dylan McDermott, seen in the movies The Practice, American Horror Story, or recently organized crime in New York.
“I think we created a very attractive character for him”Explains David Hudgens. “We close ourselves and start a new one. The show, of course, is still hunting people. This is what the show has been doing since the beginning. But to see how the team manages to do it with the character Dylan. Be different, have fun and win the show. We We have built a six-episode arc around this character, which will lead to the season finale. “.
In France, the first two seasons of the most wanted criminals were aired on the Série Club, while the second season is still unpublished on TF1, which offers a series in the second window.
Source: allocine
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