Say goodbye to one of the longest running series! The finale of SEAL Team arrived, showing what the series could do and giving an emotional ending for fans everywhere.
SEAL Team Series Finale
It all took place over seven seasons, starting in September 2017, and finishing on Paramount+ in October 2024. In its latest series finale episode, "The Last Word" , we got a sneak peek of what this great series would leave fans with.
This amazing group, they fought the toughest of battles! They also had the highest stakes. In the final episode, all those moments, as the season comes to a close, everything goes well!
Jason Hayes Comes to Terms With His Role-
While the episode focused on the actions and challenges of Bravo Team and their leader Jason Hayes, there is so much that will make viewers wonder and want to understand. Jason, for a lot of the series' journey has struggled to come to terms with what he has gone through. The series is filled with intense action and a good, but emotional exploration of war and its aftermath. You can imagine that Jason, over time, has really had to face these hard emotions, but as things progress. He finds a powerful reason to keep going! And that comes from an act of redemption.
Jason Hayes Forgives Himself, And Finds His Redemption:
In one of the earlier episodes, Jason faces a critical moment. The heart-wrenching feeling of guilt! But after talking to Mandy Ellis and Ray Perry (his former teammate), this inspiring story becomes powerful as he finds a way to move forward!
Even with those tough moments in his past and how much it affected him.
- Jason still takes his mission seriously.
- We also find a heartwarming moment that changes everything! This all comes together when he's looking for some peace by going to an Afghan village!
- Jason tries to make things right in this location by having a special encounter with the widow of someone he was forced to kill during one of his prior missions. It's a moment to reflect about loss! What made Jason realize he was wrong in believing he couldn't find a better life than to live on a battlefield! This encounter helped him find some of the peace he was looking for.
After this profound and moving experience, it seemed like Jason Hayes was a different person. That transformation took this character and turned him into a man with a renewed outlook on life!
It meant his journey with Bravo Team wouldn't stop just yet. He'd go on to make decisions, which included finding a way to keep protecting and supporting his team, his family and loved ones and all that he cared about!
A Critical Decision:
SEAL Team also featured some crazy action! We had another iconic moment for fans to keep in mind!
We're looking at a truly incredible and heart-stopping part of the season where we get to see Jason confront the true threat- Ross Curtis.
There's this great story behind his actions!
- This was about justice! Jason felt that Curtis was guilty and even took on the mission to execute Curtis as an act of vengeance.
- But after facing his opponent "Curtis" in the most terrifying way, he couldn't do it!
- He started to walk away.
There's something remarkable that this movie showed us.
- Curtis' actions turned this amazing character into a traitor.
It seems like Jason could have gone down the wrong path and his encounter showed how bad his feelings towards war had become! In a moving, heartwarming moment the final act was completed by Drew Franklin, "Bravo 6,", who went ahead to take this act to its closure.
A Chance at a New Life -
As Jason Hayes took that step back, and took the initiative to right his wrongs, what might be more compelling is a new mission in Afghanistan!
The mission brought a super big moment!
- Bravo Team worked alongside their leader to get to "Ahmed Amir, the "Taliban leader, who they believed was capable of causing big changes for Afghanistan!
- The crew really believed that they could influence this, taking on the goal of spreading "Amir's influence!
As the series finale came to a close, we see some special events and heart-wrenching scenes as they had to return back home!
- This took them through an unbelievable battle with the "Taliban"
- And a surprise! There was a sense of tragedy that fans didn't want to happen. In that epic action-packed moment that nearly ended these soldiers!
- But this powerful story gave them another powerful lesson about surviving! In fact, no one died! We had some incredible moments!
Life After SEAL Team
The most important moments. Even as SEAL Team came to a close! "Sonny" Quinn is well-loved! As the finale got to its final minutes, a major turn came. He wanted to protect the SEAL Team's and the United States Navy's integrity.
Sonny confessed to an event that he really should have taken ownership of earlier in the season! But his actions had far reaching consequences as well, impacting his relationship with his girlfriend "Lisa"! After confessing, this means that "Sonny" no longer works with the Navy SEALs and goes with "Lisa" to D.C., to continue his mission of helping the US government!
There are other members of this iconic crew who moved on in an epic and incredible way, including "Ray." Ray wanted to give a new path and opportunity to help veterans.
While viewers might think that Jason was going to retire, it's revealed in a twist that Ray is the one that makes this big life change. And it is something he has been wanting for so long! He wasn't sure that helping the veterans at the center would be something that he wanted and had decided to leave! In a major twist. It is Ray, who was tapped as Head of Warfighter Health. He also takes the helm at DEVGRU.
With this, it makes sense for everyone that SEAL Team made these final moments happen and truly closed out this series. The decision of the show ending was very deliberate, as explained in an interview by David Boreanaz.
- There had been several key elements at play!
- The creative crew wanted to find the "perfect way" to conclude Jason's storyline.
This may be what pushed Paramount to decide on a Season 7 final ending!
- David Boreanaz wanted to walk away and wasn't looking to do any more seasons of SEAL Team, no matter if it continued on.
- The strikes really had an effect on the series!
While it was tough to say goodbye, these soldiers were not just actors in a series! There's a great deal of excitement as well. SEAL Team is one for the ages. While it's going to be sad for all those "Bravo Team" fans. The show created amazing stories that will leave a long-lasting impact!
