How Sierra McClain's Grace Was Written Out of '9-1-1 Lone Star' & If They Ever Considered Killing Off Her Character
justjared.comAs previously reported, Sierra McClain exited 9-1-1 Lone Star ahead of season five, and the show returned to Fox last night with its first episode after her departure from the show.
Fans who couldn’t tune in might be wondering how her character, Grace, was written out of the show so abruptly. Keep reading to find out more… The show explained in the first episode that Grace had gone abroad to volunteer with the real-life organization Mercy Ships, which is a global charity founded on Christian principles that runs non-governmental hospital ships.
Showrunner Rashad Raisani told TVLine that killing off Grace “didn’t feel like it was the right thing to do by her.
The only thing we could think of to justifiably pull Grace away from her family and job was an even greater calling. And the only thing in Grace’s world that could answer that was God.” Rashad added, “People are allowed to feel the feelings they have about it but we did all we could do to protect her character.
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