CBS called the shots, but it’s the fans who will take the hit, asCSI: VegasstarPaula NewsometoldTVLinethat there will “definitely” be a boatload of cliffhangers following the show’s series finale on Sunday. After just three seasons, theCSIoff-shoot wascanned by the network back in Aprilwhen it was already far too late for the creative team to scramble their way to a tidy conclusion. It seems those behind the series were fully planning on a Season 4 renewal, something that the numbers pointed to as viewership was up by 4% during Season 2. Unfortunately,CSI: Vegaswas still the network’s lowest-ranking show and was cut from the slate alongside the other crime procedural,NCIS: Hawai’i.
While Newsome doesn’t get specific about whatplot pointsorcharacterswill be caught up in the cliffhanger tornado, there’s a good chance that her Maxine may be one of them. Last week, the final moments saw Maxine and Chris (Jay Lee) hot on the trail of Truman Thomas’ (Owain Yeoman) tech lab filled with all the things you’d expect a spooky mega-millionaire AI-obsessed tech entrepreneur to have. The pair’s cover is blown and audiences watched as Chris succumbed to a whiff of poisonous gas that was tossed in the team’s direction, with Maxine caught up in a danger of her own with a gun pointed to the back of her head. Teasing the next moments for her character, Newsome said,
“It’s not often when she’s actually in a place like this. You take on a job like this, you have to expect there to bea certain amount of danger,but when you wake up in the morning you wouldn’t expect you’d have to deal with it yourself, or look at one of your employees [possibly dying]. So yeah,it’s a bit of a noodle.”
What Can Audiences Expect From The ‘CSI: Vegas’ Finale?
While fans will undoubtedly be left hanging, Newsome says there are some things they will learn, particularly about the tech lab: “There’s so much more to be seen, there’s so much more to know…It’s a scary situation, this AI thing, the stuff that we get to see Max deal with.” The actress adds that there will also be personal and professional loose ends tied up, adding, “There will bea bit of a resolutionbetween Max and Joshua (Matt Lauria)”.
Along withCSI: VegasandNCIS: Hawai’i, CBS alsocut ties with its long-runningBlue BloodsandSo Help Me Todd. The series finale ofCSI: Vegasarrives on CBS this Sunday at 10/9c. You can get caught up with all three seasons as they’re now streaming on Paramount+.
CSI: Vegas
Facing an existential threat that could bring down the Crime Lab, a brilliant team of forensic investigators must welcome back old friends and deploy new techniques to preserve and serve justice in Sin City.
