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Angela Bassett Said She Couldn't 'Imagine' '9-1-1' Without Bobby and Athena
Angela Bassett couldn't imagine ‘9-1-1’ without Athena and Bobby before Peter Krause’s character met his end on the April 17 episode
Bassett dubbed the pair as “your metaphorical, weekly mom and dad,” lovingly adding, “We’ll keep you safe.” The actress went on to praise Krause, 59, calling the Parenthood alum “so strong, and stable, and secure.” “I still think people grip their seats and are excited when Athena lands a plane on the freeway or a ship capsizes — but after eight years, it just felt like, if we have any hope of creating stories going forward that have actual stakes, then someone’s got to die,” he explained, stating it “made sense” for that character to be Bobby. One of the show’s longest-running relationships is between police officer Athena (Angela Bassett) and firefighter Bobby (Peter Krause), who started dating at the end of season 1 and […]
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