‘All American’ Fans Are Reeling After a Beloved Character’s Death in Shocking Midseason Episode
usmagazine.comWarning: This story contains spoilers from the Monday, February 13, episode of All American. A tragedy no one saw coming.
All American fans are reeling after a bus crash led to the shocking death of a main character.The Monday, February 13, season 5 episode, titled “Time,” saw Taye Diggs’ Billy Baker die by re-entering a bus after an accident to save the life of one of his students.The initial cras, which occurs on the way home from Crenshaw High School’s football combine, leaves no one majorly injured.
However, after realizing one of the players is missing from the group, Billy climbs back into the vehicle — which was left dangling on the edge of a cliff — in an attempt save the student’s life.Viewers aren’t given an inside look at what happens once Billy runs back into the bus, but his son, Jordan Baker (Michael Evans Behling), delivers the devastating news upon returning home from the harrowing scene.“He’s gone,” Jordan tells his family — including Billy’s daughter Liv (Samantha Logan), wife Laura (Monet Mazur) and protegé Spencer James (Daniel Ezra) — who are anxiously awaiting their return.Under the impression that Billy was safe and sound after the first crash, Liv and Laura break down in unrelenting sobs as Spencer, who has been arguing with his mentor the past few episodes, stands in shock over the devastating loss.While most major TV character deaths are revealed during premieres or finales, Diggs’ surprising exit comes during a seemingly random midseason episode — just a few weeks after All American was renewed for a sixth season.
The Best Man alum, 52, has starred on the hit CW series since its premiere in October 2018.“It has been an honor to work with Taye over these last five seasons and to watch him
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