9-1-1: Lone Star thoughts on Carlos and Gabriel Reyes in the 4th season finale

It's still 9-1-1: Lone Star Tuesday and I thought the final two episodes (#17 Best of Men and #18 In Sickness and in Health) of the fourth season were so heartbreakingly good. The writing was so emotional and impactful, I don't know how many times I found myself crying. For one thing, I was not expecting Carlos Reyes' father Gabriel to die. Unfortunately, he was murdered and by the end of the finale the killer was still never identified or arrested. I feel like since they made a point not to show the killer's face, that this has to mean something. I do hope that the investigation into Gabriel's murder will continue in the fifth season.

As expected, it truly devastated the Reyes family. Carlos had become so unhinged that he nearly made a truly awful mistake that would have cost someone their life and him his freedom. One good thing in regard to Gabriel's death is that I'm glad that Carlos and his father had a chance to talk after they had a disagreement following Carlos not wanting to accept a job offer with the Texas Rangers. If it wasn't for Carlos' fiancé and soon to be husband T.K. Strand meddling and sort of tricking Carlos by having Carlos' mother Andrea meet him for lunch at their favorite food truck. Because Andrea helped Carlos see his father in a different light and it gave him just the right push to go talk with his father.

And if it wasn't for that little bit of meddling from both TK and Andrea, Carlos probably wouldn't have had the chance to tell his father how much he was proud of him and that he was proud to be his son. He wouldn't have got to find out a few more little things about his father that he didn't know such as his father enjoyed doing puzzles. As well as he wouldn't have been able to tell his father that he was the best man he knows and ask him to be his best man for his wedding. It's just so sad that Gabriel who so excited to be in the wedding never got a chance to be there.

(9-1-1: Lone Star season 4 episode 17: Best of Men)