Rob Lowe Reveals '9-1-1: Lone Star' Alternate Ending He Pitched

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Rob Lowe is opening up about the end of 9-1-1: Lone Star. The 60-year-old actor addressed the series finale of the hit TV show, which aired earlier in February.

During a conversation with TVLine, Rob - who played Captain Owen Strand on the series and also served as an executive producer – revealed an idea he had for an alternate ending. Keep reading to find out more… “I pitched the possibility of Owen going out in a blaze of glory 100%,” he told the outlet. “I pitched one of those amazingly emotional hero’s walks where Owen dies and then he’s given the hero’s walk in the hospital and everyone’s clapping.” However, the team quickly pushed back on the idea. “It’s sad enough that we have to mourn the death of a show that’s still in its prime, let’s not also mourn the death of a character,” they told him. “We thought, instead of having him walk off into the sunset, let’s have him walk off to the sunrise in the east,” he added, explaining how they settled on the actual finale. “He completed the impetus for the show — he rebuilt the 126 into a family, and he rejuvenated his own family.

Mission completed. Now it’s time for Owen to figure out what his next chapter is.” He also said he’s open to the possibility of reprising the role. “It’s not every day that a show goes off the air still leading in the ratings.

There’s a lot of juice left in it, so who knows, maybe someday somebody will figure out a way to do it,” Rob said.