When 9-1-1 returns for the second half of Season 8, the present could have a deal with for viewers. In a set video shared by Anirudh Pisharody (Ravi Pannikkar) on his X account, the actor confirmed that his character will return when the season resumes. Within the video, Pisharody zooms out of his face whereas lipsynching to a medley of a well-liked social media response sound and “Heaven Is a Place on Earth” by Belinda Carlisle to disclose that he is carrying his character’s LAFD turnouts in entrance of his trailer. This might be a aid for Ravi’s followers, who the final replace they obtained from the showrunner Tim Minear didn’t encourage confidence. “We might even see Ravi once more this season. I’d like to see him once more this season truly,” Minear advised TV Insider. “I am engaged on a factor proper now the place one of many characters you simply talked about, hopefully, will make an look,” he teased to TV Information.

It’s unclear which episode Minear was referring to or when Ravi is ready to return. The final time viewers noticed Ravi was in 9-1-1 Season 7, Episode 10, “All Fall Down.” The episode discovered a number of characters coping with private developments of their lives that threatened to upend them. “Following the devastating hearth on the Nash house, Bobby’s (Peter Krause) destiny stays unsure, whereas Athena (Angela Bassett) embarks on a mission to uncover the reality. Hen (Aisha Hinds) and Karen (Tracie Thoms) interact in a heated custody battle, whereas Christopher (Gavin McHugh) grapples with forgiving Eddie (Ryan Guzman),” reads the episode’s logline.

The Second Half of ‘9-1-1’ Season 8 is “Gonna Blow the Manufacturing unit the F***ok Up,” Says Showrunner

Whereas some exhibits opted for grand cliffhangers for his or her midseason finales, 9-1-1 Season 8, Episode 8, “Wannabes,” was comparatively chill. Nonetheless, Minear advised TV Line that viewers shouldn’t get comfy as a result of when the present returns, all the things will speed up. “I’m figuring out the again 10 now, and we’re hitting the bottom working. We’ve obtained two episodes shot already, that are simply going to be bananas,” he stated. He defined the choice behind the autumn finale, saying,

“I needed to finish this episode with most of our characters again of their resting positions, their manufacturing facility settings… as a result of once we come again, I’m gonna blow the manufacturing facility the f—ok up.”

The second half of 9-1-1 Season 8 picks up the hanging storylines as characters cope with the present levels of their lives. Eddie is contemplating shifting to Texas to be near his son; Buck (Oliver Stark) is coping with being dumped; Athena’s physique is struggling to maintain up with the job’s bodily calls for; Bobby is again on the 118, and extra.

Tune in to ABC on Thursday, March 6, at 8 p.m. to catch the midseason premiere of 9-1-1 Season 8. You can too meet up with previous episodes on Hulu earlier than new ones return.

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