Does Tommy Die in 9-1-1: Lone Star? Gina Torres Confirms *Who* Survives Until the End of the Season
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The 9-1-1: Lone Star Season 5 could end in heartbreak for one character. Will Tommy Vega die? 9-1-1: Lone Star’s fifth and final season almost over and many fans are wondering how the show will end. With Austin’s paramedic captain’s recent breast cancer diagnosis, Tommy (Gina Torres) seems to be the most in danger.
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Does Tommy Vega Die in 9-1-1: Lone Star?
Tommy’s cancer storyline started in Season 5, Episode 6, “Naked Truth” when Tommy urged paramedic Nancy Gillian to get a mammogram after discovering al ump on her breast. Though Nancy learned that her lump was benign, Tommy — who had also received a mammogram with Nancy at the same time — discovered that the mass on her breast was cancerous.
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The next episode, Season 5, Episode 7, “Kiddos,” saw Tommy collapse after she continued to work following her surgery to remove the mass. The episode continued with Tommy appointing Nancy to be interim paramedic captain as she realized she had to take a step back from her job.
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While fans won’t know for sure whether Tommy survives in 9-1-1: Lone Star, Torres confirmed to TV Insider in September 2024 that all of the series’ main cast members will make it at least to the series finale. “We all make it to the end of the season, so let me just put everybody at ease right away. There’s so much that happens in Episodes 1 and 2, that we’ll be living with the repercussions of it actually for more than just one or two episodes,” she said.
That said, Tommy could still die in the finale. 9-1-1: Lone Star‘s co-showrunner Rashad Raisani revealed to Entertainment Weekly in November 2024 that Tommy’s cancer storyline originated from former cast member Sierra McClain, who played by Sierra McClain before leaving series after Season 4.
“[McClain] and I are very close, and we met to talk about her character but then she brought up Gina. She said, ‘I think that Gina Torres is just such a special actor and she could take on an arc that could be even bigger than anything we’ve ever done for anyone, with more depth and more stakes,”he recalled. I mean, I don’t want to speak for another character, but what if she found out she had breast cancer?’ And I just thought, ‘Wow, that was kind of a genius pitch.”
Raisani continued, “It’s a way to begin both Tommy and Nancy’s closing arcs for the series because, not to get ahead of ourselves, but Tommy is going to have to deal with this monster that is cancer. It’s going to affect everyone.”
9-1-1: Lone Star airs Mondays on Fox and is available to stream on Hulu.
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