Warning: this article contains SPOILERS for 9-1-1: Lone Star season 5.9-1-1: Lone Starmay be setting up a dramatic but fitting end for its 5-season Fire Captain. Rob Lowe has portrayed Owen Strand since 2020, but9-1-1: Lone Star’s cancelationsadly means season 5 will be his last. Owen began the series with his life-changing cancer diagnosis, but his near-death experiences since his recovery have been sparse. With9-1-1: Lone Star’s final tragedylooming, nobody is safe.
9-1-1: Lone Starseason 5 has introduced many new storylines, but with only two episodes left in the series to wrap everything up, something drastic will have to happen to bring full closure. While Owen was speculated to be one of the bestcharacters to join9-1-1after9-1-1: Lone Starends, season 5 gave him the option to go back to New York and rally morale as Fire Chief. Yet, based on the promo for9-1-1: Lone Starseason 5, episode 11,Owen might not get the chance to leave Texasat all.
9-1-1: Lone Star Finale Updates Hints At Owen’s Death
The Trailer Makes His Last Line Feel Like Final Words
9-1-1: Lone Starhas been upfront about its impending asteroid threat since its midseason finale aired in late 2024. Although9-1-1: Lone Starhas had intense rescuesin the past, none have been so severe as to threaten the entire state of Texas, let alone the whole world. In a newly-released trailer, Owen gives the team a rousing speech before the asteroid, vowing“There’s no group I’d rather be with at a time like this… 126 forever.”This may seem like a typical ending monologue, but when paired with the catastrophic event,Owen’s lines imply an upcoming death.
Showrunner Rashad Raisani confirmed the final disaster will not be without consequences. In an interview, Raisani went so far as to compare the asteroid to the pilot episode accident that left Judson“Judd”Ryder (Jim Parrack) as the lone survivor. Though9-1-1: Lone Starwill likely not kill off its entire crew, some will surely be wounded and others may be fatalities. Regardingwho may or may not die in the final episodes of 9-1-1: Lone Star, Raisani explained that“the worst circumstances of life will bring out the best in people.”
Why Owen’s Death Would Be The Perfect Way To End 9-1-1: Lone Star
It Would Be A Full Circle Moment
Rob Lowe led the9-1-1: Lone Starpilot cast, but the final season would be wise to let Owen Strand go with the procedural. In many ways, Owen has been the one connecting the ensemble cast and bridging storylines. Now that the spinoff is coming to an end (and another is taking its place),Owen dying would be the most fitting way to end9-1-1: Lone Starpermanently. Without him, the members of the 126 are free to go their separate ways or find new, more meaningful opportunities to connect.
Don’t Worry, 9-1-1: Lone Star’s Devastating Update About Tommy Is Likely A Red Herring
The synopsis of 9-1-1: Lone Star season 5, episode 11 teases a majorly upsetting update for one main character, but there’s more than meets the eye.
Even Owen’s unresolved season 5 arcs would benefit from his death.Owen can’t fix Judd’s alcoholism before the9-1-1: Lone Starfinale, but his death could impact his former lieutenant in a much more meaningful way and motivate him to commit to his sobriety. Even the characters who take his passing the hardest could use that pain to propel them forward into their next chapter. Rob Lowe has been the face of9-1-1: Lone Starsince the beginning, but Owen Strand’s death would be the best denouement the spinoff could ask for.
