Casting Shake-Ups? 10 Characters We're Worried About
We are several months away from hitting publish on our May Sweeps Scorecard, but we already have a (nervous, twitchy) eye on one category: Fatalities. Last year, we clocked 34 major character deaths (on broadcast shows) during the four-week period that comprises May Sweeps, and there are early signs that May 2020 could surpass that ominous number. Herewith are 10 characters we're already worried about.
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The Flash's Cisco Ramon (Carlos Valdes)
Why We're Worried: Though we have been assured that Cisco's Season 6B mission (traveling the world to catalog post-Crisis changes) won't last long, exit rumors have long dogged Valdes — and if Chester P. Runk joins Team Flash, he could easily take over as the pop culture-savvy tech whiz.
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Black Lightning's Bill Henderson (Damon Gupton)
Why We're Worried: Gupton announced his exit in January, after being told by producers that there will be no need for Henderson in the already-greenlit Season 4. Now it's just a question of if Jefferson's longtime confidante leaves in a body bag, or....
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Legends of Tomorrow's Ray Palmer and Nora Darhk (Brandon Routh and Courtney Ford)
Why We're Worried: The real-life marrieds' joint dismissal was announced back in August; a month later, Supernatural alum Osric Chau was cast in the "Crisis" crossover as Ryan Choi aka the comic books' other Atom. Is Ray ready to hang up his supersuit, and take his witchy woman with him?
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The Resident's Kit Voss (Jane Leeves)
Why We're Worried: Although the orthopedic surgeon has a big arc coming up (Ask Ausiello has the deets), it does not erase the fact that she has been sidelined for multiple Season 3 episodes. Plus, her contract at Chastain Park Memorial has been a question mark ever since Red Rock took over.
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NCIS: LA's Hetty Lange (Linda Hunt)
Why We're Worried: Hetty has been a scarce presence the past two seasons, following the 73-year-old Oscar winner's involvement in a July 2018 car accident. Plus, all that talk about who will one day replace her at NCIS. "Think about it, Mr. Callen," Hetty told the Special Agent in November. "I won't be here forever."
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Station 19's Pruitt Herrera (Miguel Sandoval)
Why We're Worried: The former captain is battling terminal cancer and has been given only six months to live. We did the math on this and it's not good.
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Dynasty's Jeff Colby (Sam Adegoke)
Why We're Worried: Not only is Jeff's incurable neurological disorder beginning to take effect, but isn't marrying Alexis pretty much the kiss of death for anyone on Dynasty? Let's not forget what happened to Jeff's father Cecil in the original series.
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Why We're Worried: Something goes down in next week's episode that could suggest [spoiler]'s days are numbered.
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New Amsterdam's Dr. Floyd Reynolds (Jocko Sims)
Why We're Worried: The heart surgeon told his fiancée that he wants to move with her to San Francisco, which, last time we checked, is roughly 3K miles away.
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Riverdale's Jughead Jones (Cole Sprouse)
Why We're Worried: Flash-forwards all season long have been implying he won't survive this school year; we've even seen Betty and F.P. weep over his dead body at the coroner. It all smells like a red herring... but we're too attached to "Bughead" at this point not to fret at least a little bit.