Bad news, the last episodes of season 10 ofHawaii Five-0 broadcast this Saturday July 24, 2021 on M6 were also the last in the series. If the creators hoped to continue the series with a season 11, CBS finally preferred to cancel it. A frustrating situation for fans and writers, who already had ideas in mind for the sequel.
A departure that was temporary
First, as the Season 10 finale implied, newcomer Lincoln Cole – played by Lance Gross – was meant to have a prominent place in the story from the early episodes by taking the place of Steve McGarrett. Speaking to TVLine, Peter M. Lenkov (the showrunner) notably revealed, “I’m a huge Lance fan and thought he was a real plus for the team. Lincoln was the perfect kind of ‘broken toy’ (anti-hero) to complete the team“.
However, as the showrunner later clarified, McGarrett’s departure was thought to be temporary. In fact, where the end of season 10 may seem like the beginning of a new chapter, the situation should have quickly returned to normal followingwards, “[McGarrett] needed a moment to breathe. So the idea was to let him go before bringing him back. We would probably have done 2/3 episodes without him at the start“. What change a lot of things in the apprehension of this end.
Many cut sequences/plots
By the way, Peter M. Lenkov also entrusted it, he urgently ended various sub-plots. After learning of the series’ cancellation before its finale aired, he had to rework the episode by erasing “a bunch of little cliffhangers“. “I have regarding 12 minutes that are no longer there and have been cut” he revealed.
Among the forgotten sequences? “There was a small evolution in the relationship between Tani and Junior“. He didn’t specifically go into detail, but he did disclose, “If you remember, Junior killed his ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend. [dans la saison 9]. And because of that, he felt guilty. Tani discovered that they supported them. So there had to be a little story regarding it that was to develop in season 11.“.
For his part, Adam was regarding to find himself in a complicated situation following trapping Kenji. According to the showrunner, he should indeed have had a visit from the Yakuza of Japan, “He was telling her, ‘What you’ve done goes once morest what we believe in and so we’re ending your protection.“. And inevitably, that would have changed a lot of things.
It is not known whether these storylines will see the light of day in the future – following all, Criminal minds did resurrect just a year following it was canceled, but it’s unclear whether these revelations will assuage fans’ anger.