Will Vince, Sharon, and/or Walter die?
Listen, last we saw them, the burning building collapsed right on top of them. Well, at least Vince. And with Billy Burke exiting, well, we have to admit, we’re very worried that he’ll die. However, executive producer Tia Napolitano was cagey when talking to Deadline about just that: “We are not going to confirm who we’re losing. There will definitely be a devastating loss for everyone that remains in our family.”
While it could be that Walter dies, no matter how much that would affect Vince, we just don’t see him leaving his wife. Vince and Sharon are one of the most stable (and best) relationships on TV (though they have had their challenges), so it really does seem like the only way to explain Burke’s absence will be with Vince’s death.
How will Sharon and Bode cope without Vince?
Whether or not Vince dies, we’re going to see Sharon without her husband and Bode without his father. The Leones and their relationships are the heart of the show, and it’s just not going to feel the same without that onscreen. Sharon and Vince are each other’s rocks. How will she handle losing him (especially if he does die, as it’s looking like he will) and then not having him around while also continuing to work where she’ll be constantly reminded of him? Bode has shown so much growth since we first met him as an inmate firefighter at Three Rock. Will this set him back?
How will Gabriela be written out?
If Gabriela had continued to cover for Audrey shooting Finn, we could see that factor into how her absence is explained going forward. But instead, the finale didn’t set up her exit at all. We suppose it could be that she decides she needs a fresh start somewhere else after everything she’s been through in Edgewater, but how is she going to decide to leave her father? And given that it seemed like a reunion between Bode and Gabriela was inevitable, what does this mean for their future?
Will Audrey go back to prison?
Audrey did shoot Finn to save Gabriela, but that doesn’t mean that she couldn’t still end up facing some serious consequences for what she did — and perhaps even land back in a fire camp for some time, given her record. She did, however, turn herself in, so that could count for something.
Do Bode and Audrey still have a future?
Bode and Audrey were together at the end of the season, but we could easily see that romance fizzling out due to the events of the finale. Whether she ends up back in prison or in fire camp or not, the primary factor will be what happens to Bode’s family. We could see him either pushing her away or their relationship being one of any number of changes he makes following the loss of his father (again, should he die).
How will Three Rock rebuild?
The fire in the finale consumed Three Rock, and while Eve (Jules Latimer), her girlfriend Francine (Katie Findlay), and her inmate firefighters tried their hardest to save the camp, they had to retreat when it became too much of a risk to their lives. But they can (and will, we imagine) rebuild. There’s just a matter of what that will look like.
