‘FBI: Most Wanted’: Sneak Peek at the First Episode After Jess’ Exit (PHOTOS)
FBI: Most Wanted‘s Fugitive Task Force must balance grieving the loss of their leader, Supervisory Special Agent Jess LaCroix (Julian McMahon), and working a case in the March 22 episode, the first after his death. It won’t be easy.
In “Incel,” it’s up to the team to track down a murderous member of the incel community targeting those he believes never gave him a chance. Plus, Special Agents Sheryll Barnes (Roxy Sternberg), Hana Gibson (Keisha Castle-Hughes), Ivan Ortiz (Miguel Gomez), and Kristin Gaines (Alexa Davalos) must deal with their grief. FBI‘s Alana De La Garza guest stars as Special Agent in Charge Isobel Castille.
She’s there “to talk with the team and check in on them and make sure they’re OK,” showrunner and executive producer David Hudgins told TV Insider. “One of the things that was interesting when we were breaking those stories is on the one hand you’re a professional, and you have a job to do and you want to do your job. On the other, you’re a human being and you’ve lost not only your boss, but also a very good friend. The idea of that and how that plays into each of the characters’ mindset and psyche and attitude as they’re handling the next couple of cases we thought was very interesting. There’s gonna be some real raw emotion and even discord as everybody works through it.”
Scroll down for a look at “Incel” (one of the episodes before Dylan McDermott joins as the new team leader) including to see who’s finishing the paint job in Jess’ house with his girlfriend Sarah (Jen Landon).
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Hana (Keisha Castle-Hughes), Kristin (Alexa Davalos), and Isobel (Alana De La Garza)
Ortiz (Miguel Gomez) and Barnes (Roxy Sternberg)
Barnes
Hana
How’s the case going?
Hana, Kristin, and Barnes working the case
Kristin and Barnes
Kristin and Hana helping Sarah (Jen Landon) with painting
Barnes is painting as well.
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This was a terrible way for him to leave the show. They should have had him retire, get married and move closer to Tali. I don’t know weather I can watch it anymore.
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Ditto!
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I agree. I might not watch. I thought Jess made the show.
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I think it would have been better to have Jess decide to retire and move to Canada to be closer to his daughter. In real life, FBI agents do occasionally get shot, but I didn't like having it as the way to send this actor out.
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I would have preferred Jubal (from the main FBI show) transfer to Most Wanted and be the Supervising Agent. His character is underutilized in FBI. I believe the transition would have been easier for many viewers. Dylan McDermott is ingrained in our heads as that Wheatley character...and we HATE him. He is a GREAT actor, but we can't forget.
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Hate that Wheatley character!!!
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I was very 💔 with this episode. Never expected to be gruesome for some. Having him retiring would been better. Great actor.
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It probably seemed more dramatic to kill Jess off, plus a way of bringing sone vulnerabilities of the others to light.
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I agree..bad ending.
Didn't expect it.I cried!💔
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I was shocked and very disappointed! I loved Julian McMahon and the character he played. I should have known something was up when neither girls tried stop the bleeding! This was a terrible exit for Jesse.
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I thought I had missed an episode. I went back looking on my DVR😥😥. I was so upset.
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He is the reason I started to watch the show. I was in shock. No more Most wanted for me.
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Not a good ending. There must have been a better way. I’m not fond of his replacement. To me, he will always be the bad guy.
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Agree!
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I think he went out doing what he was supposed to do he was an FBI agent who put his life before others for the innocent that was his job and he died in glory that was just appropriate to me instead of him being retired somewhere.
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I cried soooo hard! Retiring him would of been better!
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Now I think it was a perfect ending. He went out doing what he like to do his job and he did his job well it was appropriate that he died with his boots on.
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I was soooooo upset they killed off my favorite Jess. Now his daughter has no parents. Why did they freaking do that?? I may stop watching this show. Not a fan of the future new boss. 😢. The others are great in this show.
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How very sad. The next couple of episodes are going to be heartbreaking 😥
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I was shocked and very sad. I cried, I didn't think that they would have him exit the show by having Jess killed. I loved Jess on the show. He was great. I think that they could of had Jess and Sarah get married and have him retire and move closer to his daughter, so it leaves his character open in case he decides to come back, or even make guest appearances on the show. Although I love the show, this was a sad and shocking way to have exit.
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It broke my heart; his eyes, his lifelessness. I loved Julian, since Nip Tuck & am sad I won’t be seeing his handsome face, weekly. Hope it was his choice & we shall see more of him. I like Dylan McDermott. He’s a great actor, but hope they use him correctly. He’s not a cream puff, fabulous as a heavy or villain you love to hate!! Was exceptional in Ryan Murphy’s “Hollywood” & think he won an award for his portrayal.
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I recorded the show & before I could watch I did read a spoiler alert that he died. I deleted the show & did not watch. Even tho its just a show I recorded it for that reason just in case he was killed off I wouldn't watch. Whomever decision that was it was a bad decision because I will no longer watch. Retiring woulda made the upcoming shows more watchable.
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I was not happy at all to have seen him killed off leaving Tali parentless. How cruel. He could have gotten relocated
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I was really disappointed in the ending. Why couldn’t you retire him or move him away. Don’t know if I will continue watching. I liked Julian
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Personally I like the ending. He died on the job doing what he loved to do. He died a hero
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I’m so disappointed that it was decided to kill him off the show. Why not retire or move away with Sara? I hope this doesn’t ruin the trilogy of the FBI shows!😔
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I was gobsmacked when I watched him die!! And I don't know if I'll watch the show with Dylan McDermott...I don't like him and I don't think he's a good fit.
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I agree with mostly everyone else. I think they should have had him leave because he wanted to marry his girlfriend and they were moving to Canada to be closer to his daughter. Very sad to have killed him off.
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I was shocked at what happened.
Still cannot believe he is gone off the show. He was the lead guy and a good actor. Curious how his
Family life will xarry on without him
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I think Roxy Sternberg should be the new leader, because her and Jess knew all there is to know about the show and she's good at what she does.
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Agreed. Barnes has shown she is a great agent. I just hope the actress' leave will not have the show pushing Kristin Gaines' character forward more than she already is.
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I completely agree with Carmen Q and Tom P. It would have been so a more fitting exit for him to retire and go on the vacation with Sarah then move to be closer to his daughter. It was just too gruesome the way that he was killed off which was totally unexpected. I don't know how I will continue to watch.
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I’m firing this show, despite my admiration for the whole cast. Someone running Dick Wolf’s shows has a death fixation. They killed off Kathy Stabler, Rina on FBI, and now Jess. Get a life, folks!
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Understand when an actor decides to leave a successful show on their own, most of the time the production companies kill them off so they have no chance to come back.
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I won't be watching FBI Most Wanted anymore. The first two seasons were great. Then little by little all the main characters were leaving and the program just went down hill after Talli's mother's family disappeared. Jesse being dead?.....? It just won't be the program I looked forward to seeing. I don't watch the other 2 FBI programs so........RIP FBI Most Wanted (Jesse😥)
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I feel this was a terrible ending for Jess, like others I thought he would take Sara and move closer to Tali. Also agree bringing Dylan in is going to be hard to get his organize crime character out of my head everytime I see him!!!
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This episode was one of the most upsetting shows I’ve seen and I’m very disappointed that the character “Jess” will no longer be on the show, so I will no longer be watching this show and will be deleting it from any more recordings. All of these characters and Jess as their boss is what made this show work. It will no longer be the same!
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Dylan McDermott is a show destroyer. This sucks.
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I didn’t like the way they had to kill him off, looks like after the next 2 episodes I’m done when the new guy takes over, won’t be the same
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I was heartbroken to see they killed him off leaving tali parentless, i hope his gf adopts tali, at least. They should have had him move closer to tali. Terrible ending very disappointing.
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I was heart broken I loved Jess. I love this show. I love everything about it. Dylan is awesome! Just going to be a little adjustment.
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I knew it was going up be the last episode that he would be in, but the death was unexpected. I thought he would just go off on vacation with Sarah and decide that he doesn’t want to return to the FBI. I was shocked.
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He should of ended the show when the season was over in May, then when the new season started in September for new episodes, then they should announced it what happened to him, like retired or he decided to move back closer to his daughter and get married, Then in the new season with new episodes then Dylan McDermott came to take over.
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I hope somehow Sarah stays on the show.
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I was hoping that all FBI shows would give Jess a send off, sine he was so established with the bureau. Even was hoping for some old cast mates to show. Then show how the remaining team members and family are dealing once all is quieted down.
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I, too, was upset that Jess’s character was killed off. But the reason Dick Wolf’s shows are so good is because they’re realistic. Members of the FBI have dangerous jobs, and are unfortunately sometimes killed in the line of duty. All law enforcement officers know this, but still choose to take these jobs. And the bullets don’t know that Jess was beginning to find happiness again or that Tali had already lost one parent. Sometimes I do want the fairy tale ending version, but the surprise for me was that the writing was so good, I didn’t see it coming. It’s kind of like life, isn’t it?
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I think you are ruining a great show by adding McDermott I hate this will not be watching unless you find a better replacement
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I am so very sorry that Julian McMahon left the show. He pretty much made the show for me. Replacing him with Dylan McDermott is a huge mistake.
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I know many of you hate the way he was killed off, but how often do you really see this happen to a beloved character? Jess and his agents were always chasing the baddest of the bad, and I believe the writers took advantage of the situation. Just my thoughts. I will continue watching.... it's a great show!!!! All three of the FBIs are. And Chicago's and Law and Orders...the whole Dick Wolf World.
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Totally HATE the idea of Dylan McDermott being the new lead character! I can only see him as a slimy bad guy from previous characters he has played. Jeremy Sisto would have been an awesome choice. I don't know if I am going to want to keep watching now.
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Done with the show. He held it together.
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Where (if anywhere) does Jen Landon go now???
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I agree with most commenters..it was a terrible ending and "Wheatley" is an awful replacement for Jess, with respect to timing and his previous character role in the other FBI show. I think this decision will negatively affect the ratings of both shows. I don't know yet if I'll continue watching either show.
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I did not like the way Jess exited the show. He was a great actor and he never should have been killed. He should have gotten married and left happy. It is gonna devistate everyone and may lose viewers due to this loss. I can't watch the show any longer because of this harsh exit.
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Terrible idea killing jess
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Dylan McDermott? BUMMER
I'm done with this show
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I was appalled that Jess was killed, my husband and I did not see that coming, it was horrible. What the heck happened, did they not renew his contract, did he want out, what? As far as we're concerned he was the heart of the show, the show will just not be the same, sorry. We'll try to give Dylan a chance but he's got immense shoes to fill. Pretty upset!
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This was one of my favorite shows. It its the best one of the FBI`s.I am shocked ! I know that cast members come and go but Jesse was my favorite. I almost stopped watching when we lost Kellen Lutz. But I am a fan of Miguel Gomez from his time on the Strain. However, I am not a fan of how Jesse was killed off and am definitely not a dylan mcdermott fan. I will watch the next few episodes to see how they deal with Jesse`s death but soon as I see mcdermott I am out!! I will no longer watch show.🙁
I agree with others that they should have let Julian McMahon / Jesse retire.
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Superb ending. Not favorable because i loved the "jess" character but that's what makes it a Dick Wolf production; dramatic. Like other reviews, too soon for "Wheately" to merge into this show. Put a fresh actor in.
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I agree Jubao would've been a good fit!
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They shouldn't have killed him. Replacing him with "Wheatley" is ridiculous!
Hes a good actor but we all hate him from the other show. He didn't even die... no body found. Too soon. BAD decision. Dont think I'm going to watch it.
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Didn’t like that ending for Jess! Would have preferred a retirement or move to be near Talli!! Unhappy viewer!!
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I was shocked that Jess was killed. I hope that Sarah and Talia stay on the show for some future episodes. I really liked Jess❤️❤️❤️
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I loved this show and Jess do not care for replacement so time to leave this show!! Did not have to kill him off !!
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I think Dylan McDermott is a terrible choice. Not because he's a terrible actor, but with the character he JUST played on the other show. I also hope the writers use him correctly or this transition will be the downfall of a great show.
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