Sam Lothridge/CBS ©2019 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.When production wrapped for the night, the NCIS: New Orleans cast and crew threw star Scott Bakula a birthday bash fit for a king, complete with a sheet cake decorated with the image of his character, Special Agent Dwayne Pride. The following day, Bakula was back in Pride’s shoes, dispensing New Orleans-style justice and telling us all about it.
NCIS: New Orleans continues its sixth season on CBS with Tuesday’s new episode “Matthew 5:9” (10pm ET/PT) in which Special Agent Christopher Lasalle’s (Lucas Black) desperate hunt for the truth about his brother Cade (Clayne Crawford) comes to a critical point when evidence suggests a drug-trafficking ring may be involved.
Pride travels to Alabama to join Lasalle in searching for clues and assisting local law enforcement to track Cade’s last known whereabouts. Of course, Pride is going to do this investigation his own way.
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“This guy wears his heart on his sleeve, anyway, so when you start messing around with his family or extended members of his family, he has trouble doing both things — taking care of his people and also doing his business,” Bakula says of Pride’s not-by-the-book mentality. “It’s a battle. It’s something he fights all the time.”
The case of Lasalle and his brother is deeply personal for Pride. “He has those kinds of parental emotions, and he and Lasalle have been together the longest,” Bakula says. “He’s nurtured him and been his mentor. He knows Lasalle’s story and knows the challenges he’s faced with his brother. Hopefully, the rest of Pride’s team can handle what’s going on in New Orleans so he can really devote himself to being there to help Lasalle in any way he can. It’s a powerful arc, and it’s explosive in many ways.”
It’s been a rough year for Pride, as well. He’s been suffering from nightmares, insomnia and hallucinations stemming from his traumatic experience being kidnapped and drugged last season. Bakula hints that these visions will put Pride on the path to some important realizations in coming episodes.
“He gets some information about some events that happened when he was a very young person that kind of help organize his mind a little bit in terms of looking back on his life and understanding why he is who he is,” Bakula says. “I think that’s going to be satisfying for the audience and, I think, for his character.”
Christopher was the only reason I watched regularly and you guys messed this one up I will not be watching anymore
So sad that LaSalle is gone loved his humour.
I expect the ratings to plummet for this show without Christopher. They just lost many loyal viewers.
Why was he written off the show?
I’ll be watching something else at 10:00 EST starting next Tuesday!
Not liking LaSalle leaving the show at all. What are they thinking?
I didn’t see this coming. I really like Lasalle character, but it is what it is.
This show was terrible, Chris should not have been taken out. I’m done. You always kill the ones I love.
What happened here? I’m waiting for everyone to wake up and for laselle to return.
I’m praying this is one of Pride’s dreams or hallucinations! LaSalle cannot leave this show! I will lose interest in this show if he’s not on it! Please bring him back! No!
I can’t believe that LaSalle is gone from the show hope it’s a joke . It just won’t be the same without him. So sad !!!!
Totally agree. Bakula is great, but agent chris was his right arm, his mentee, and a great actor. He helped make the show great. We all love christopher!
Well.just messed up another good show.mark Harmon what the hell was you thinking.better get him back or show won’t make it.
A horrible surprise! They should have at least left a A chance for him to come back! Loved his character and this with no warning!
Why….
Show will not be the same
They lost the best part of the show, without Christopher I’m no longer interested!
I agree
I sure hope this is Lucas Black moving on to a better opportunity. Thing is, I can’t think of a better place for him!
LaSalle’s loss will make it hard to stay interested in continuing to watch NCIS New Orleans. Just sayin.
I agree. I have a feeling they just lost me as one of their biggest fans.
I can’t believe he left the show too. Big part of it!!
My heart is broken. I can’t take another NCIS loss. Wake Up Pride I need LaSal
Please…let this be a set up…..let Christopher come back! He m akes NCIS NO!!!
I’m so hurt and dissapointed, why would they kill him off. Not interested in watching anymore. They need to bring him back once the killers are caught. Come on writers, not a good decision
I won’t be watching NCIS New Orleans anymore, not only did I like his character I loved to hear him say Roll Tide.
That makes 2 of us. The show will never be the same without NCIS LaSalle.
Please let this be a dream please