Say goodbye, Danno!
Hawaii Five-0wrapped up its 10-season run Friday with an action-packed, emotional series finale.
And the CBS procedural did so by going all the way back to the beginning.
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He doesn’t take the bait, telling his latest recruit to “Book her, Cole.”
One week later, Danny is back at Steve’s, but his friend is leaving.
It turns out she’s the one who cracked the cipher.
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As the plane begins to take off, she asks, “You ready?”
To which he replies, “Yeah,” as they hold hands.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: First off, why was this the end?
PETER M. LENKOV:Well, truthfully, I think the show is going to end every year.
So every year you have to think about that.
What was the reasoning for the show not coming back?
Because it sounds like you would have loved to continue, if possible.
I feel like [CBS] just felt like it was the right time.
These are such complicated decisions, and there are so many things that go into it.
In my mind, I think so.
And I would have liked to see that.
It would have been interesting what a 5-0 task force post-McGarrett would have looked like.
Can you take us through Steve’s arc in these last two episodes?
Why was this the direction you wanted to explore with him?
Was there ever a decision on where he was going?
Was it really New Jersey?
It wasn’t New Jersey, that was just a fun little thing.
So I never really thought about where he was going; it was more important that he go somewhere.
And why did you like Catherine as the endgame for him?
No, she’s always been the endgame for me, no matter what.
I think leaving Steve and the things she’s done to perhaps hurt him weren’t by choice.
She has always loved him, and he’s always loved her and always felt complete with her.
For me, those two being together was always the endgame.
That friendship will always be there, those two guys will grow old together.
Did it feel essential to put that relationship at the heart of the finale?
It really shows the arc that those two have gone on, and they really became brothers.
They’re as close as anybody can get and they genuinely love each other.
Did you always envision tying back to the pilot in this way?
And what did you like about that idea?
One was, what was in the tackle box?
Those goodbyes at the McGarrett house felt so real and raw.
It really felt like this was the actors saying goodbye to Alex.
What was it like watching those take place?
They were obviously such important parts of the show.
There’s so many characters that I would have loved to bring back, those two included.
It’s really just logistics and timing.
It has nothing to do with storytelling because they would have fit in beautifully.
What’s the story with bringing him in for this arc?
It almost seemed like he was being set up as a new Steve.
And based on availability, I’d love it if we could put people in.
It seemed like made a real lasting impact.
Theoriginal was so importantfor so many reasons.
The economic impact was huge, and there was a real appreciation for that.
