Tim Minear Defends Bobby Nash Death in Season 8 as 9-1-1 Nears Season 10
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Updated · tvline.com · Jul 17
Tim Minear Defends Bobby Nash Death in Season 8 as 9-1-1 Nears Season 10
2 articles · Updated · tvline.com · Jul 17
Summary
Tim Minear said he still believes killing Bobby Nash in Season 8 was the right move, even after the death split fans and prompted some viewers to quit the show.
Episode 15 ended Bobby's arc in a chemical lab explosion, a sacrificial death Minear said writers had long envisioned to make the series' danger feel real.
Minear also acknowledged Peter Krause's exit was shaped partly by network-TV cost cutting, with casts and production being trimmed to keep shows affordable.
Minear said he has "tons of regret" and found the decision wrenching, but Season 10 is approaching with Athena Grant-Nash and Evan Buckley carrying Bobby's legacy.