WARNING: this article discusses alcoholism, addiction, suicidal ideation, and death.
Main characters have come and gone in the 9-1-1 franchise, but nothing comes close to losing Peter Krause’s Bobby Nash. When the first-responder drama premiered in 2018, Krause and Angela Bassett (Athena Grant) were the headliners, and the two leads became love interests by the end of the pilot season. Yet, 9-1-1 ’s abundant near-death experiences kept them perpetually on edge.
Over the course of eight seasons, Bobby was constantly in life-threatening circumstances, but he and his team at LAFD Station 118 always made it out alive. Sadly, 9-1-1 season 8 marked a first for the series, killing off Bobby as the first main character death. As a result, some of 9-1-1 ’s best episodes are marred