‘On Call’ Bosses Explain Monica Raymund’s Brief Cameo: ‘Just a Bit of Sleight of Hand’
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[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for On Call.]
Chicago Fire‘s Monica Raymund returned to the world of Dick Wolf in his new half-hour drama, his first on a streaming platform, with On Call on Prime Video. But Raymund wasn’t around for long.
The series begins with Raymund’s character, Officer Delgado, on patrol. However, during a stop, she is shot — and bleeds out in the street. She was one of Harmon’s (Troian Bellisario) trainees, and the officer becomes determined to get justice. It’s something she wants “so badly,” Bellisario tells TV Insider.
Bringing in Raymund for such a brief role was “just a bit of sleight of hand,” executive producer Tim Walsh explains. “Hitchcock did it with Psycho, so we thought we’d do it here on On Call. Janet Leigh gets murdered a quarter of the way in. And obviously we don’t spend that much time with Monica, but we did want people to feel like they were going to watch a show about her, and evidently that’s not the case.”
Adds executive producer Elliot Wolf, “It’s such a memorable role too. We really wanted someone who would knock that performance out of the park, which Monica did.”
Harmon’s history with Delgado comes into play as she works with her new trainee, Diaz (Brandon Larracuente), throughout the premiere, and he chases a suspect even after she tells him not to. Sergeant Lasman (Eriq La Salle) told him that she took Delgado’s murder the hardest as her training officer. Then, in the second episode, Harmon shows him where Delgado died. She can’t help but think of what she could have done to reach her better and doesn’t want history to repeat itself.
What did you think of Monica Raymund’s cameo? What do you think of On Call? Let us know in the comments section below.
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Does Wolf really think that killing off Monica Raymund within 7 minutes into the show was good or great or Hitchcock-like? Somebody needs to tell him that he wasted a very good actor! And probably lost some viewers like me!
PS….. I hope you get a better gig Monica, just stay clear of Wolf!!!! Please!!!
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I definitely turned the show off immediately after she died. I love Monica. I will not be supporting this show.
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Monica would have been the draw to the show. At the very least have her in flashbacks!
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I agree 100%!
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Will keep watching (for now) but was SO disappointed she was killed off. Been waiting for her to be in something since Fire
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Should not have killed her off the show. Looked like she would be great in the show. Like she was on Chicago Fire
I really hate when the writers do this. Keep these shows going for a couple of season before you cancel them. I liked this show but I did not like killing her off
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I lost interest after that, it was stupid and a waste..... he is no Hitchcock
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Love, love, loved the show! Binged it all in one day! Hopefully it comes back for a season 2! And I hope it comes back as an hour long show, instead of 30 min episodes!
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Doesn’t make sense. I think she just needed a part because there was nothing special about her five minute performance. Weird. Turning it off because it’s just not a good show
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Loved the program. Hope it comes back for another season
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I commend all involved in creating, writing, producing and acting in "On Call!" It truly was suspenseful, dramatic and worth watching. I'm hooked. I liked Monica Raymund in Chicago Fire. She did great in On Call. Too bad she only got to appear in one episode. Either way, great work Monica! Thanks for a great cop series. I'm looking forward to watching future episodes.
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Vaya una cabronada 👹
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It was a terrible idea to kill off a big character like Monica, on the very first episode at that. The series is brilliant but the writers limited themselves and the story by killing off an important character
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I thought what a waste.. stupid a$$ show anyways NEXT
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Killing her off was pointless, as she’s likable in uniform, a waste of a good actress
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Very dramatic.
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