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The finale edited and cut.

According to TVLine ; in the last scene of the unexpected finale, there was a hint of the big arc of season 4 if it had been renewed, but that scene was edited out. The scene teased ‘a new killer who preys on the unhoused with a hand scythe/sickle…’

So there actually was a cliffhanger, but it wasn’t about a character. It was about a whole new arc. I think we all expected the finale to leave us with a cliffhanger, and we were right.

Paula Newsome talked about the finale.

Paula Newsome gave an interview to TV Insider. She talked about the finale, Max's relationship with Josh, Josh’s possible romance with Allie, how Max would take it and playing Max again. Here are some excerpts of the interview.👇🏻

-> On her reaction to the unexpected cancellation:

First of all, it was a surprise. I’m not going to lie. We had such amazing ratings and people were really in love with the show. Business is what business is sometimes, and sometimes, the ball doesn’t bounce your way.

-> On Max and Josh’s relationship:

Trust is a weird word. He did some stuff to the man who was responsible for his mother’s death, right? That’s a lot. We are used to investigating those people. So yeah, trust was a big part of it. Not knowing whether he’s going to go off again. It’s like that family member that you love, but that you’ve got stuff that comes up with him.

-> On how Max would take Josh and Allie’s relationship:

She wouldn’t like it. [Laughs] I mean, truly, how do you do that? You know what I’m saying? They always talk about a lawyer who represents himself has a dummy for a client. So how do you separate your heart and your head? But that’s just more grease for the mill in the land of CSI: Vegas.

-> On whether she’d like to play Max again:

Hell yeah. I love this woman and it’s not gone yet. Gotta hold out hope. But I would return back to Max anytime.

She talked about many other things. You can read the full interview from the link above.

As she said, we gotta hold out hope. 🥲

Mandeep Dhillon talked about Allie’s development.

Mandeep Dhillon gave an interview to CBR. She talked about Allie’s character development and her potential romance with Josh. Here are some excerpts of the interview.👇🏻

-> On her thoughts about Allie’s promotion:

It was really fun. I mean, I loved seeing a different side of the character, and having to step into that role, I think it really suited her. I think that she was always made to step up and do that role.

-> On Season 3, Episode 4:

Out of all the episodes so far, that was my favorite, because I was able to really go there. Being by myself, I didn't mind. What was quite nice was, because [Allie] is just down in a basement by herself and there's not so much science or having to be expositional, I was able to really get into her mind and into that space.

The actor who they hired to play the cannibal was amazing, so we had so much fun being able to play off each other. But what was really fun as well was speaking to the director [Stephanie Marquardt], and her allowing me to choose where I wanted to be or what did I want to do. Being able to collaborate with her to say, "I think that she'd be sitting here," or "I think that she'd be there," or "I think this is where she'd be at right now." It was really a fun, collaborative experience.

-> On the relationship between Allie and Josh:

It did change a bit. I think when Allie gets promoted, it's tricky for her with Josh. Obviously, they've got that great bond and they're really good friends, and she wants him to do well in life. But she's very aware that she is his boss now, so the power dynamic sort of shifts a little bit. It's completely different to how we ended Season 2 -- but beneath it all, she's got his back and she'll always have his back.

I know what we filmed for Episode 10, but I also don't know what's made the edit... There's one scene that I think the fans will be a little bit satisfied with if they ship them, but I also don't know if they would've kept that in or not. Me and Matt [Lauria], on the day, were just improvising this little scene between us, which was quite fun.

If the scene she's talking about isn't the one where Allie rests her hand on Josh's shoulder and they're lost in each other's gaze and Serena sees them, you know what it means. We were deprived of a good Ransom scene. Whatever it was, we The Ransom Nation deserved that scene.

She also talked about what she’s brought to Allie. You can read the full interview from the link above.

CSI: Vegas scored its 2nd highest rating with its unexpected finale.

“With its unplanned series finale on Sunday night, the procedural rose 16% in audience to deliver a 4.8 million total viewers, its second-largest audience ever.” —TVLine

CBS, which attributed the show's cancellation to low ratings and to make room for new productions, has debunked its own thesis. The show's ratings had been steadily increasing over the last few weeks and peaked in the finale, although it was unplanned and there were scenes that were edited out.

Am I broken? Yes.

Am I disappointed? Hell yes.

Do I want to have some words with CBS? Very much so.

But, am I surprised? Absolutely not. I guess we were all expecting to be left on a cliffhanger.

Oh my! Can you believe I’ve been keeping this on drafts since Speak Now TV came out?? How on earth could I forget to post this (+2 more posts)??

Better late than never

So long, Vegas. Had a good run 💔

credit: @mattlauria

Hey everyone!!! Hope you’re doing well 🫶🏻

I’m not doing really well bc the new season of one of my favorite shows has been canceled. I think it’s my curse… whenever I obsess about a series, a character or a couple, it's taken away from me 🥲 (like Erin from CPD, Muncy and Veluncy from SVU, Whelan from OC and etc.)

Could you please sign this petition and contribute to save CSI: Vegas ?? I have no clue about why CBS canceled such an amazing series. I feel really disappointed 💔

This petition is shared by some actors from the series, so I think there’s a chance to get it back. OC is coming back on Peacock for season 5, isn’t it? Maybe they can do something like that for CSI: Vegas too.

I’ve become obsessed with CSI: Vegas and Ransom (guess that’s the name for the Allie & Josh ship) lately and I don’t wanna lose them.

Hope we can help save it 🫠

I did…but to be honest, that didn't even cross my mind. When I saw this I was convinced Muncy wasn't coming back, but until we realize what's going on I'm assuming she's back on the show (cuz I’m delulu)

It's driving me crazy to hear this when I'm still not over what happened in the last season. Velasco and Muncy were the perfect match, but no one could see it. They were each other's biggest , perhaps only, supporters (despite Benson's efforts to drive a wedge between them) I miss them so terribly 🥺 It’s insane how this time last year I was imagining what would happen between them in the next season, and now she’s not there…

Also why do I feel like Thanos snapped his fingers and erased Muncy from the whole L&O universe? Cuz they’re acting as if she never existed. I was expecting at least a scene where they talk about her and where Velasco struggles with her absence. Those producers and writers know how to ruin an amazing couple. I hope those who immediately started "there is not a single scene of Bensler, when the two of them could have so many scenes" at the slightest Veluncy scene are now happy.

I’m telling you, there was something weird about her exit. Almost everyone joined the 25th year party of SVU but Molly wasn’t there. Isn’t it strange considering she seemed to be close with everyone when she was still in the show?

Let’s go back to our topic. Velasco is still my favorite and I want him to be happy. They were especially hard on him last season. If you ask me, I’d definitely prefer an off-screen romance between Muncy and him (which I don’t think is possible, but still hoping.) Also, according to Octavio, Velasco’s feelings seem to be platonic rather than mutual (they’ll never let my poor Velasco be happy) I've come across some theories that this person could be Parrish, the detective from the first episode. I can't give an opinion on this because the new season hasn't aired here yet and I haven't seen the episode. But we're talking about the L&O universe. We know that we should always be prepared to see characters who appear at the beginning of the season again in the future, so I'm sorry to say that this theory makes sense to me. Muncy also made her first appearance in the second episode last season. When I saw Amber Skye Noyes (actress of det. Parrish) and Audrey Hare (unnamed character) in the behind-the-scenes photos, I thought they might be writing a romance scenario between one of these two and Velasco. We'll see if I'm right (I hope not).

No matter what, I’m always gonna stand for these two… 🤍