SEAL Team Season 7 Threatens to Ruin Season 6’s Perfect Finale
SEAL Team season 6 ended on a perfect note, but a season 7 renewal could ruin it.
The finale provided closure for viewers and hinted at a hopeful future despite the challenges ahead.
Clay’s death will leave a void in season 7, and the show will likely have to resort to drama to create new conflicts.
SEAL Team season 6 ended on a natural note, but the decision to bring the show back for season 7 could ruin the perfect ending. The season 6 finale was released on November 20, 2022, but the SEAL Team season 7 renewal wasn’t announced until January 2023. This means the creators were forced to create a season finale that could also function as a series finale.
The show has done a great job of chronicling the ups and downs of Bravo Team over the years, so ending the series on a cliffhanger without a resolution would have left most viewers unsatisfied if it had been canceled. However, it was surprising that SEAL Team season 6 episode 10 had so many endings, showing where everyone was headed next. Sadly, the perfect ending to season 6 means that season 7 has a tough job ahead. SEAL Team season 6 tells the timely story of Jason Hayes (David Boreanaz), battling a TBI and charts its impact on his team. Despite accepting his diagnosis, Jason keeps the truth from his Commander, potentially setting Bravo Team up for disaster while out in the field. As the SEAL Team season 6 finale concludes, Jason comes clean about it while delivering his acceptance speech at an awards ceremony honoring Clay (Max Thieriot). He is then called into a meeting and told that his career is over.
Before he can react, his teammates, including Sonny (A.J. Buckley) and Ray (Neil Brown Jr.), arrive along with millions of other Navy SEALs who have spoken out about their own illnesses. The episode ends on a hopeful note, hinting that there may be changes in the US Navy due to the courage of the men who have come forward. While it is a vague scene, it perfectly highlights that these men served their country while struggling with things they had to hide for fear of losing their careers.
SEAL Team Season 7 will likely continue with changes that allow these men to continue their careers with more support, but it won’t be easy to top a scene that echoes what the show has always been about: the strong sense of brotherhood of Bravo Team.
It set a high bar for whatever comes next on the show. SEAL Team Season 7 will likely continue with changes that allow these men to continue their careers with more support, but it won’t be easy to top a scene that echoes what the show has always been about: the strong sense of brotherhood of Bravo Team. The last few seasons have struggled to serve all the characters well, but SEAL Team Season 6 delivered satisfying emotional arcs for everyone. It’s a shame that whatever comes next won’t include Clay.
Clay was written off near the end of the penultimate season when he tried to save a veteran from shooting himself. Clay bravely grabbed the man’s gun, but his life was cut short when security arrived and opened fire. While Thieriot’s departure was expected given his commitment to Fire Country, the show set up a storyline that involved him leaving town with Stella (Alona Tal). Ultimately, Clay’s death echoed throughout the final two episodes of SEAL Team season 6 as everyone struggled to come to terms with his loss.
SEAL Team season 7 will likely have a significant time jump, but it will be difficult to get past Clay because he had great relationships with every member of Bravo Team. There will be a void in his absence, and bringing in new faces could feel like a desperate attempt to replace one of the show’s best characters. Clay has been involved in some of the biggest storylines, so the writers face an uphill battle in crafting the next chapter.
Clay’s death is the latest in a series of sad storylines for SEAL Team, but at least there’s an element of peace at the end of SEAL Team season 6, episode 10. In order to introduce some new conflict into the story, the series will have to pivot and introduce more drama, which will likely open up more suffering for Bravo Team. SEAL Team has never shied away from sensitive topics, and the final season will likely explore some more themes to take the story in a new direction.
The creators will ramp up the tension by putting the characters through more horrific things since they know this is the final season. With a happy ending
