Series co-creator Tim Minear reveals why that character “had” to die.
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So I felt like there had to be a casualty, a casualty that mattered.

Gina Torres on ‘9-1-1: Lone Star’.Kevin Estrada/FOX
So that is why she had to go.
I actually would have loved to have kept Amanda around, I thought she was fantastic.
I wasn’t super interested in playing uber villains.

Rob Lowe, Chuck Biondi, and Neal McDonough on ‘9-1-1: Lone Star’.Kevin Estrada/FOX
They are not really going to go out and blow up anything.
All bark and no bite, you might say?
I think so, right?
I’m being forced to do things I don’t want to do."
What inspired this story line?
But in this instance, I think…
I really love watchingNeal McDonough.
Oh wait, he’s a bad guy.
Oh, he’s a good guy."
I love showing America that McDonough is actually a real good guy.
But yeah, this was really about male friendship.
I love that moment so much.
What can you tease of the coming episodes?
So we’ll see him become a bit of a father of the groomzilla.
Then, further on, we’ll be hittingMarjan on the road more than once which will be fantastic.
9-1-1: Lone Starairs Tuesdays at 8 p.m.