Spoiler Alert · Julian McMahon as Supervisory Special Agent Jess LaCroix in FBI Most Wanted · Jen Landon as Sarah Allen and Terry O'Quinn as Byron LaCroix in FBI ...
Barnes as a parent is dealing with it also from the standpoint of poor Tali. So it’s fair to say that it hits the two of them the hardest, which is not to say that Kristin and Ortiz aren’t dealing with it either. We felt like here’s a chance for somebody to do things a little bit differently and watching the team adjust to that is interesting. One of the things that was interesting when we were breaking those stories is on the one hand you’re a professional, and you have a job to do and you want to do your job. Ultimately these people are professional enough to get the job done and they work through it and it’s actually a nice story of them figuring out how to do it. It’s Hana trying to deal with the loss of Jess and how it filters out. And so we felt like for somebody to deliver the news, it should be the two who knew him the best and knew him the longest. Hana in particular had an attachment to Jess that was very strong, and so we’ll see Hana dealing with it in a very poignant way. The idea of that and how that plays into each of the characters’ mindset and psyche and attitude as they’re handling the next couple of cases we thought was very interesting. In the next few episodes, we will see his death play out at work amongst the team as they try to process it and also with Sarah and Byron. It’s gonna be in a big way, in an impactful way, in an emotional way.” I think the audience has invested obviously in Jess, but also in his family, so we definitely wanted to play the idea of family, both his work family and his real family, into the story as well, which is why the episode doesn’t just end with him getting shot. We thought it was almost more dramatic to end with the knock and have the audience imagine how that terrible, terrible conversation would go. We considered all different possibilities, and ultimately we came down to something that we felt in a way honored the premise of the show, which is that this is the most wanted Fugitive Task Force. We chase the worst of the worst, the most dangerous of the dangerous, and one of the risks of that job is getting hurt or killed in the line of duty.
How 'FBI: Most Wanted' Wrote Out Julian McMahon — and How Dylan McDermott Will Fit in Post-'Law & Order: Organized Crime'. By ...
It will always be a fugitive man hunt show — that’s the bread and butter — but with with Dylan coming in and having a different style, different background and different way of dealing with the team, having to get to know them and vice versa, there’s just a lot of story to play there. Sort of hanging in the background of those episodes is this idea of “Who’s it gonna be? We’re going to play the absence. We’re going to play the grief. We spent a lot of time in the room drafting what that character could look like. We really are looking at it as an opportunity to invigorate the show, to reinvent a little bit. 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 ending of them having to knock on the door and tell Tali was so powerful. And inherent in that premise is the idea that it’s risky, it’s dangerous and there’s always the chance that you could get injured or killed in the line of duty. The fact that it happened literally in the heart of New York City was something that I thought was perfect for the character. 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. It was emotional is what I will say, and I thought everybody did a great job with it, and I was happy. 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.
Julian McMahon said goodbye to his FBI: Most Wanted character Jess LaCroix in Tuesday night's episode of the CBS series.
And we just decided that true to the premise of the show, this was what was going to happen to Jess— he gets killed in the line of duty. When he was all in, we were thrilled because it fits perfectly with what we wanted to do and where we want to take the show. And ultimately, I think it’s going to bring the team closer together. It will always be about the manhunt and getting justice — that’s the core of the show. The Fugitive Task Force is the elite squad of the FBI. You don’t get that job unless you know what you’re doing. We are going to be exploring those characters and their grief, the team’s grief, and how they’re dealing with his absence over the next couple of episodes. But as writers, we were always interested in exploring the emotion, the fallout, the grief, and the reality of that moment — which is why you have Barnes and Hana (Keisha Castle Hughes) telling Sarah. They’re all so great in that scene. Ultimately, in the writers room, we kept coming back to this notion that the premise of this show is Most Wanted — we’re chasing the worst of the worst, the most dangerous of the dangerous. It was just extremely emotional for everybody but we all stepped up and got it done in a great way. "Shattered" - The team pursues an abusive man on the war path to find his ex-girlfriend, who is trying to escape him for good. Amid their search, a new clue blows the whole thing wide open: Lucy had given birth to Harley’s daughter and never told him of her existence. "Shattered" - The team pursues an abusive man on the war path to find his ex-girlfriend, who is trying to escape him for good.
Special Agent Jess LaCroix lost his life in "FBI: Most Wanted" while on the hunt for an abusive and obsessive ex-boyfriend. Now, actor Julian McMahon says ...
We also decided that we want to play the immediate emotional fallout from it, which is why we see Barnes and Hana tell Sarah, and then they get Byron and they go to tell Tali. And inherent in that premise is the idea that it's risky, it's dangerous and there's always the chance that you could get injured or killed in the line of duty." In April, however, the team will have to move on in at least one way, as American Horror Story star Dylan McDermott is set to join the cast in McMahon's place. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to play Jess; he is a good man." At that time, he released a statement saying: "Over the past few months, the producers of FBI: Most Wanted and I have had discussions about my departure from the show in favor of additional creative pursuits and the transition of my character Jess LaCroix...I wish the show, and its cast & crew, the greatest success in the future. Jess' father Byron (Terry O'Quinn), meanwhile, had the unenviable job of having to tell Jess' daughter.
Showrunner David Hudgins breaks down Tuesday's dramatic goodbye and previews Dylan McDermott's impending arrival.
Julian McMahon will be taking his final bow as Jess LaCroix on Tuesday night's episode of 'FBI: Most Wanted'. Why is he leaving the drama series?
We do know that Julian McMahon's exit has been in the works for a while now so that his departure would feel less abrupt. Tune in to see how Jess's farewell episode unfolds when FBI: Most Wanted airs on Tuesday, March 8 at 10 p.m. EST on CBS.
As teased earlier this year, Julian McMahon has officially left FBI: Most Wanted. The actor left the show during Tuesday night's episode after a three-year ...
He adeed, "We also decided…there's a version of this episode where it could have just ended with his shooting, but we wanted to play the emotion, the fallout, the drama of it. "Ultimately, what we kept coming back to, was the premise of the show, which is most wanted—we're chasing the most dangerous of the dangerous, the baddest of the bad. Harley shot LaCroix, making McMahon the first regular whose character was killed off on the show.
Tuesday's 'FBI: Most Wanted' marked Julian McMahon's final episode as Jess LaCroix — EP David Hudgins breaks down that shocking departure.
Who do you think will take his death the hardest? This is such a big loss for the team. There are stories coming up in the episode that involve her, and also Terry O’Quinn, who plays Jess’ father. TVLINE TVLINE That’s what he wanted to do and we honored that. TVLINE We also decided that we want to play the immediate emotional fallout from it, which is why we see Barnes and Hana tell Sarah, and then they get Byron and they go to tell Tali. It’s not just going away, either. TVLINE TVLINE As he helped the injured woman up, the fugitive opened fire on both, and caught Jess in the neck before being taken down by the team. His on-screen demise was foreshadowed back in January, when McMahon announced that he was leaving the show after three seasons.
The Jess LaCroix actor is set to exit the show during "FBI: Most Wanted" Season 3, Episode 8. Here's what he said about the end of his run on the CBS ...
Asked how McMahon would be exiting the show, executive producer David Hudgins said to Deadline: "The episode is a combination of two things. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to play Jess; he is a good man." Also, Jess and Sarah make plans to take their dream vacation together." It's a very intense episode about domestic violence, which is something we'd always wanted to do because it's such a huge problem in this country right now. FBI: Most Wanted creator Dick Wolf, meanwhile, reacted to the news by releasing his own statement reading: "We are saddened to see Julian leave. FBI: Most Wanted is about to lose one of its special agents.
It's also fitting for Jess' loved ones: the team members he worked with the longest (Roxy Sternberg's Sheryll Barnes and Keisha Castle-Hughes' Hana Gibson), his ...
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 ...
It was emotional is what I will say, and I thought everybody did a great job with it, and I was happy.” 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. 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.