Warning: Spoilers ahead for the fall finale of FBI: Most Wanted Season 4, titled “Appeal”.
FBI: Most Wanted concluded in 2022 with the fall finale taking the team to Arkansas after three prosecutors were murdered. What at first seemed like a case that went on a killing spree turned out to be politically driven by the ambitions of a racist and sexist judge. Although much blood was shed before the team could close the case, Ray Cannon had done it another injustice in his mind throughout the episode. Following Ray’s decision and revelations about his past, actor Edwin Hodge has opened up to Gossipify.
The episode opened for Ray on his way to work with Hana, when they got into an argument over a landlord raising his former tenant’s rent by a whopping $2,000, which she couldn’t afford and she risked being deported for her and her son. . Ray tried to intervene, but a case called before he could help. The woman’s situation lingered in his mind, and Hana dug up the owner from the public record for him.
After some hesitation about using it, he finally took what he found to try and help the woman and her son. Ray visited the owner and accused him of tax evasion. He gave the landlord two options: Call his friends at the IRS about $75,000 back taxes, or the wife and kid get another lease instead of raising the rent. The owner went with the option of no jail time and tens of thousands of dollars.
Ray, by giving the landlord a choice and not reporting him, ensures that two innocent people can stay in his house instead of being evicted, but it might not be something he would have done if he had. Previous one chicago fire actor edwin hodge explained why its Most Wanted the character handled the situation the way he did:
You are fighting an injustice in every possible way. Even if it means using someone’s dirty indiscretions to corner them. Morally, was it the right thing to do? I’ll let the audience decide, but it was a way to help someone they identified with because of their past.
Ray fought injustice like this after hours because he could relate to the woman and her son because of what he went through with gentrification in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. It was a happy ending for two innocent people who got to keep their home thanks to Ray, but Edwin Hodge leaves it up to the viewers to decide whether not suing the landlord was the moral choice.
The agent also spoke on “Appeal” about his background in New Orleans and how he continued to face prejudice because of his skin color throughout his career. She revealed that she had to overcome a lot of hate, assumptions and doubts about his abilities and shed more light than ever on Ray as a character in FBI: Most Wanted.
Edwin Hodge shared how he approached the stage as an actor alongside co-star Keisha Castle-Hughes (who recently had his intense episode with the kidnapping of Hana ), and the message he wanted to convey:
It was an interesting scene to play. I wanted to find a good balance between being angry about everything that happened, but not being angry at the world. There is a struggle that the African American population has endured all the time and we are exhausted from it all. We are tired of fighting even if we will continue to fight and it shouldn’t be like this. Especially in the times we live in now. This is quite the message I wanted to convey. As a people, we have contributed so much to the growth of this nation and we simply want the same recognition and respect for what we have done. Stop trying to get us out of our homes where we try to live happy, progressive lives like everyone else.
Ray was calm but clear when he talked to Hana about how he’d had to work twice as hard to get halfway there, and it was obvious watching two people go through what he’d been through all those years ago. on him. . to him. He’s found a way to fight injustice and keep mother and child in their home, and this week he’s scored a victory. The situation showed a different side of the character, and the actor shared his thoughts on seeing that side of Ray explored further in the second half of season four:
I feel that every time we get a chance to dive into the personal lives of these agents, we give the show more body and depth. I’m sure we’ll see more about how Ray’s personal life affects his professional life and vice versa.
FBI: Most Wanted he rarely follows cases for more than one episode, as the team usually catches their fugitive and moves on to the next one. That said, the aftermath of cases can still affect characters, as happened with Jess’s death in Season 3. Hana joked with Ray about wanting to see more of the woman she was trying to help. Whether or not she will return in the new year remains to be seen.
The show is officially finished with new episodes for 2022, but fans won’t have to wait too long 2023 TV premiere schedule For the return FBI: Most Wanted (opens in a new tab) returns with its winter premiere Tuesday, January 3 at its regular 10 p.m. ET time slot on CBS, after FBI: International (who sent Less than Luke Kleintank for good reason ) at 21:00 and FBI (who I just brought Nina back ) At 20 o’clock sharp. You can also re-stream past episodes with a Paramount+ Subscription .
Source: Cinemablend
