Jason’s Potential Death in SEAL Team Season 7 Revealed by David Boreanaz: “The Greatest Power”
SEAL Team star and executive producer David Boreanaz talks about Jason’s potential death in the upcoming finale of the Paramount+ action drama. Set to premiere in just a few days, SEAL Team season 7 will focus on Boreanaz’s character, Special Warfare Command Officer Jason Hayes, as he struggles to maintain the will to sacrifice the realities of being a single father, and it will continue to show how Jason’s heroic instincts impact those around him.
Ahead of the season 7 premiere on Paramount+ on Sunday, August 11, Boreanaz spoke with TVLine about what to expect from the finale. The former Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Bones actor gave some candid answers, explaining that he feels like he’s come to an end for Jason Hayes. Additionally, when asked about how he envisions Jason’s life after Bravo as he spends more time with Mikey, Emma, and her boyfriend, the star and executive producer kept coming back to the possibility of Jason dying. Read his comments below: I would say that it makes him see a future that he probably still feels a little awkward about. Because what he thinks is effective may not be effective. [Laughs] The ultimate fascination for these executives is, “How do they handle their murders?” How does that impact them traumatically both on the job and at home? So having him at home for the first couple of episodes, that’s going to be traumatic, and that’s something that he’s going to have to lean into, to deal with that and let it go and heal himself. But ultimately, he could be taken away by the greatest force of all, which is death. That’s something we have to consider and want to consider. How he returns to the battlefield and what happens to him will be interesting. SEAL Team season 6 ends with Jason revealing his traumatic brain injury, detailing the negative impact it had on his work. Considering Jason revealed this during what was supposed to be a Navy Seal ceremony, Jason seems to be in trouble with his superiors. But then Jason’s team comes to his defense, as they all reveal their own injuries. According to the official synopsis listed below, there’s even more to come in the final season: In the final season, Jason Hayes struggles to balance his life as a soldier with his responsibilities as a single father. Ray Perry, his trusted second-in-command, wonders if he can leave the battlefield as he nears retirement. Dedicated doorman Sonny Quinn battles the changing tides as Jason and Ray’s shifting focus means other teammates must shoulder more responsibility. Both Omar Hamza and Drew Franklin find throwing themselves into the job an effective way to escape the traumas of their past. Critical to the mission’s success is Lieutenant Lisa Davis, a hands-on officer who leads the team into a new era of warfare against powerful opponents for supremacy on the world stage. Separated from their loved ones at a moment’s notice for a global deployment, the Bravo team remains dedicated to their mission. Even in the face of overwhelming odds, they know it’s a price worth paying to keep their families safe.
Despite busy events ahead for the SEAL Team cast, including Neil Brown Jr., A.J. Buckley, Toni Trucks, Raffi Barsoumian, and Beau Knapp, a big question still hangs over the fate of Boreanaaz’s main character Jason Hayes. A series-ending death would be neat, perhaps even fitting for the main character’s trajectory, but it would also be expected and straightforward.
Perhaps a more interesting ending would be Jason reeling from the deaths he’s caused. It’s not the perfect hero’s ending, where Jason is mourned and celebrated. But it would be a real send-off for showrunner Spencer Hudnut and his fellow writers to end SEAL Team by saying that Jason will live with his problems and also experience joy, and that the two can coexist.
