‘Magnum’ Finale: Jay Hernandez Doesn’t Like Way Show Ended – Fans React

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Magnum P.I. aired its final episode on NBC on Wednesday night (January 3), but lead star Jay Hernandez is not happy with how things ended and wants a standalone film to tie things up properly.

Responding to a fan on X (formerly Twitter), Hernandez said, “I actually floated the idea of a standalone film. I suppose it’s still possible. If I’m being totally honest I didn’t love the show ending how it did.”

He added, “That being said, to all the #magnum #ohana thank you for always supporting us! Y’all have been AMAZING. We’re humbled by your dedication.”

The series finale saw Hernandez’s private investigator and former Navy SEAL, Thomas Magnum, facing off with villains Neil McRae (Jesse Kove) and Sam Bedrosian (Patrick Fabian). It also saw him almost proposing to Juliet Higgins (Perdita Weeks) before he backed off due to her reaction upon finding the diamond engagement ring.

At the end of the episode, Magnum and Higgins shared a dance, where the latter opened up about her feelings on marriage. She told Magnum that things are “perfect” between them, and she doesn’t want anything to change that. However, she said if he did ask her to marry him, she would say yes. Things ended with a kiss.

Following the finale, Hernandez took to social media, where he responded to fan questions and comments.

“I know I’ve been inactive on this platform for reasons you’re well aware of but I hope this space of positivity persists even if the show does not,” he said in one tweet. “Keep being kind and always curious. To health, happiness and gratitude in 2024.”

Responding to one fan who said the show helped them in “crazy times,” the actor wrote, “That is actually something the show and you (the audience) have taught me. I would be really hard on the process, never being satisfied and always wanting it to be better. Taking a step back and seeing how much the show meant to you guys was a lesson for me.”

When another commenter said they never expected they’d be invested in non-Tom Selleck (the original Magnum) reboot, Hernandez replied, “Ditto – as a Tom Selleck fan I ALSO thought I would never be interested in a reboot. I seriously felt the same way! But hey, gave it a shot.”

It was reported back in June that NBC wouldn’t be ordering any more episodes of Magnum P.I., marking the second time the show had been canceled. CBS originally axed the reboot last year before NBC swooped in to save the day. There is no word on whether another network or streamer will continue the series.

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    PurpleLeaf

    An ending as bad as I'd feared. While I enjoyed the focus on Rick and Kumu volunteering at the veterans' assistance center, and the sweet idea of the main characters achieving some personal happiness, what a mess of exposition and skipped details that last hour was. So we end with two significant cliffhangers, the bad guy still being out there and no marriage proposal for Thomas and Juliette. Was that supposed to be a marriage "understanding"? Pretty ridiculous for two grown adults.

    No mention of Cade or Shammy, no hint of Robin Master's latest book. We'll never learn how Higgins met Robin Masters and got her job on the estate, or whether she'll take Magnum to Britain to visit her relatives and show him where/how she grew up. Likewise he'll never take her to Virginia to see where he grew up. And I was hoping for another visit from his wonderful Uncle Bernardo. Too rushed and definitely a product of NBC's bad decision. This show has had a lot of bad luck. Great cast, great chemistry, and if nothing else they definitely do deserve the movie that Jay Hernandez hopes for.

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      Jena

      The bad thing about the volunteering thing is that it seemed to come out of nowhere. Did we EVER hear Rick talk about it before? And btw I could really care less about Suzie, I don't care for her character at all.

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    Jena

    Not sure about the way it ended, but I was confused about the way the first episode last night began. I turned over to NBC a few minutes before, and saw the last few minutes of one of the fire department shows. Next think I know there's a scene with a housefire and fire engines rolling up and fighting the fire. I thought it was a continuation of the fire show. Then I see a woman I didn't know and only later in that scene do I see TC and know that it really was Magnum.

    As for the end of the finale episode... I don't think it ended all that badly. Or all that well, for that matter. It certainly is ripe for a follow-up movie. To be honest, though, I think this show has run its course; seems to me the writers were really kind of reaching for content this last season.

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    PurpleCorn

    Watched the first two episodes, and being in that age group that followed* Tom Selleck, I couldn't get past Higgins being a female. Especially because we wanted Robin to show up and be a Beautiful Woman. Also being in that age group, Jay Hernandez played a much younger Magnum. (Oh well . . . I can't watch Blue Bloods either, because of the age difference.)

    *(adored)

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    OrangeBottle

    This show was an abomination, terrible acting and actors it should have never been attempted to remake and ruin the memories of the original.

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