Yes, we’re all happy for Tarlos none more than the actors playing T.K. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What was your goal going into Monday’s finale? TIM MINEAR:I was very interested in revisiting 9/11. Rob Lowe and Julian Works on ‘9-1-1: Lone Star’.Jordin Althaus/FOX That allowed us to sort of have our cake and eat it too. I wanted to bring back the idea of his cancer without actually giving him cancer again....

Owen’s biker bombshell “Is it a midlife crisis? “Owen has a real hard time making male friends of his own generation. And then he starts to bond with Sergeant O’Brien [Neil McDonough]. Rafael Silva on ‘9-1-1: Lone Star’.FOX And these two are a buddy cop movie together. They’re so great together. That can’t be good.' Gina Torres and D.B. Woodside on season 4 of ‘9-1-1: Lone Star’.FOX And boy, were we right, she is fabulous....

Right at that moment, I knew that was what would set this all in motion. The co-creator was also excited to present an HR rep “who wasn’t a joke. I wanted to see somebody that you respect.” Natacha Karam on ‘9-1-1: Lone Star’.Kevin Estrada/FOX But did that all have to mean Marjan leaves the 126? “And what is the most satisfying conclusion to a story like that? Because of the HR investigation, “she second-guesses herself when trying to rescue a man from a fire....

The kids are not all right. Woodside), are ready to take their relationship to the next level. But don’t expect melodrama. Melody (Bella Blanding) and Tommy (Gina Torres) on ‘9-1-1: Lone Star’.Credit: Kevin Estrada/FOX (Theycostarred on a CBS pilotat some point as well.) “Who knows?” “Maybe the fourth time’s the charm. Gina Torres, Sierra McClain, and D.B. Woodside on ‘9-1-1: Lone Star’.Kevin Estrada/FOX Maybe we’ll finally get it right on screen....

Tuesday’s9-1-1: Lone Starwill be a bit trippy in more ways than one. “Mateo gets a phone call from his cousin who’s in trouble. “It’s a gimmick in the sense that it’s a highly stylized choice,” he explains. Julian Works as Mateo and Marvin on ‘9-1-1: Lone Star’.Credit: FOX

TIM MINEAR: This was a chance to explore Carlos' issues with his own father. And he has some doubts about himself places he hasn’t been stretched or tested. It’s the first two steps on that journey. Ronen Rubinstein and Rafael Silva on ‘9-1-1: Lone Star’.Kevin Estrada/FOX Nobody’s tricking anybody. Nobody is demanding anything of the other. What sparked the idea for that Marjan dating montage? John Clarence Stewart and Natacha Karam on ‘9-1-1: Lone Star’....

Maybe the fourth time’s the charm for us," Torres says of working with Woodside again. Love (and frogs) were in the air onthe season 4 premiere of9-1-1: Lone Star. Woodside), who had to be rescued by the 126 twice in one day. Gina Torres and D.B. Woodside on season 4 of ‘9-1-1: Lone Star’.FOX (Theyco-starred on a CBS pilotat some point as well.) “But to me, you see them together and that chemistry is not fake....

“I didn’t get it.” “But that was the whole fun part about it. You don’t want anything to be so easy. Julian Works as Mateo on ‘9-1-1: Lone Star’.Kevin Estrada/FOX And it ended up being super fun.” (Ronen Rubenstein)andCarlos (Rafael Silva)as anAndy Griffith-style cop duo. “And then, I loved seeing T.K. as this sort of Barney Fife and Carlos as the strait-laced cop. Gina Torres doing a hat tip of sorts toDiahann CarrollfromJulia....

Plus, check out an exclusive sneak peek at T.K. and Carlos planning their ceremony. Here come the grooms… and the in-laws. T.K. (Ronen Rubinstein) and Carlos (Rafael Silva) get wedding-ready on ‘9-1-1: Lone Star’.Credit: FOX 9-1-1: Lone Starhas been working toward a Carlos (Rafael Silva) and T.K. ’s dad, Owen (Rob Lowe), will let them. “He becomes a father-of-the-groomzilla, which will be a lot of fun. “Things get really, really scary for her,” Karam explains....

So he overcompensates with his humor, with his personality, and love. All he wants is really to be loved and validated what all human beings want, right?" “Going back to the training center opens up this memory for him. Kenneth Choi and Anirudh Pisharody on ‘9-1-1’.Jack Zeman/Fox It’s a key that he needs to unlock,” says Choi. “It sheds an important light on guilt that survivors face. Moving beyond their past trauma, Pisharody and Choi both tease a positive future ahead for their characters....

Tim Minear talks about combining his two first-responder shows. When we recovered from all the drama and joy at seeing Buck and T.K. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Had you always planned to do a crossover episode since you startedLone Star? Jordin Althaus/FOX TIM MINEAR:Oh, sure. The web connection was interested in that idea. It was challenging, but we did it! Yeah, we considered it both ways. Right, that makes a lot of sense....

Who had Buck developing calculator-level mental math skills on their bingo card? It gave Hen that moment of thinking, “Oh my God, my kid! Something’s happened to my kid.” Peter Krause and Aisha Hinds on ‘9-1-1: Lone Star’.Jack Zeman/FOX “Oh my God, he’s in the hospital…. Wait, he’s with his father?!” She quickly gets over that and finds that her reaction is anger and betrayal, I think. Ryan Guzman and Oliver Stark on ‘9-1-1: Lone Star’....

A blimp is the latest season-opening disaster the first responders will face on the Fox drama. There’s something coming in the air tonight. “And welcome to another record crowd at CalAir Stadium. Fox “Hold on… What’s that?” he continues as the shadow of a massive blimp darkens the soccer field below. “Oh my God! I think that was a bit of an ingredient that maybe was missing this year. So yeah, just more crazy emergencies and just more of our people balancing the job in their lives....