The following contains full spoilers from the series finale of SEAL Team, now streaming on Paramount+.
As the seven-season run of SEAL Team comes to a close on Sunday, Lisa Davis has to wonder exactly what her longtime lover, Sonny, did to pave the way for her promotion to assistant admiral.
Rumor has it that Sonny leaked his medical kit idea to the Navy, rather than making them pay for it. But a montage at the end of the episode reveals that Sonny actually ‘confessed to knocking out Colonel Decker in that parking lot after the Mali mission, causing his Trident to go missing.
On the bright side, while it briefly appeared that Sonny was leaving Vah Beach to be closer to his daughter, he and Davis were last seen driving to D.C., carrying all their belongings and holding hands.
TVLine spoke with Toni Trucks, an original cast member, about Davis’ incredible seven years, where things ended for the character, and all that went down (albeit to no avail) in #Savis’ recent cliffhanger.
What was your reaction when you got the season finale script?
Yeah, I was nervous, because after 114 episodes, how could I be satisfied, right? And I really didn’t know what I wanted. So when I read it, there was a pretty big disconnect between my character and Sonny, where you felt like they were going to go their separate ways, and I was sad to read that. But when I got to the last two pages and saw them actually trying, actually trying, where they go to D.C. together, actually holding hands, I was relieved. I was happy. I didn’t think I was going to feel that way, but I did. Now, whether it lasts or not is up to the imagination, but I think they’re worth a shot.
I told [showrunner] Spencer [Hudnut] that Lisa’s storyline was one of my favorite parts of the final season, and I’m sure you have to love it for her.
I really did. I really, really, really liked it. I love seeing Davis in difficult spaces, and Spencer did a great job of constantly putting her in spaces that she has to overcome. It pays homage by giving real love to all the women in the military who are navigating these male-dominated spaces, their charisma, but I didn’t want it to always be easy and fun and have her have the support. I needed them to show the necessary cunning.
How did this role first come to you in 2017?
Not like that. [Laughs] I don’t know what it’s going to be like. I mean, Davis starts out packing parachutes and making sure the guys have their favorite candy bar on the mission, you know? It’s pretty mundane.
You’re like Blackburn’s right-hand man.
Totally. I’m Blackburn’s partner. So every season it just gets me more and more excited that they really have a vision and a plan for her, especially one that has a lot of promotion opportunities. Going from a junior officer to a lieutenant is like an accomplishment, you know? We keep slipping through the ranks, to the point where we have to mention them and go, “Hey, congratulations! By the way, we have a mission.” We don’t have time to catch up with them, but it’s really, really, really cool.
Have you ever had an experience where people come up to you on the street and thank you for giving women this role model, giving women in the military this role model?
I did, and it was so fun. I love when they come up and say, “Oh my gosh, I just love your character. She’s so cool.” A few years ago, maybe in season two or three, someone posted on Instagram that they were dressing their daughter up as Lisa Davis for Halloween, and I was like, “That’s it. I’m out of it. I could die right now. I’m a Halloween costume.”
I think the interaction with the military community is probably the biggest gift that comes from this. It enriches our performances and makes the stakes so much higher, knowing that we’re tied to this real, living, breathing community. Making them proud and having them check in on our work every week is a wonderful, rewarding, sometimes frustrating experience.
When you’re reading the final script, and all these misdirects are sneaking up on you…. Ray ends up getting Jason’s job, Jason stays on Bravo, Sonny doesn’t give his medical kit to the Navy and turns himself in….
They all come so fast and furious! Like, if we had the choice, we probably would have had five more episodes to really flesh out all those stories, but yeah, I was slapped in the face too, and I like that it leaves something to the imagination. Because, to me, I would remember playing this character, and i know it sounds silly, but
