Hawaii Five-0 season 8: Are there plans for Catherine Rollins return?
Recently, we did float whether Michelle Borth’s polarizing character could be gracing the CBS show again, and recognized it’s a touchy subject for many fans who didn’t like the pairing of her with Steve McGarrett. Meanwhile, there are other people who do. Basically, Catherine is proof of how often in television you can never make everyone happy. Showrunner Peter Lenkov is clearly aware of this; it’s something that he talked with us about last year with Catherine, and it’s something he discussed recently with Entertainment Weekly on the subject of a potential return this season:
“That is something that will be wrapped up at some point … She’s definitely still a part of our world, I will say that. I know that there’s a lot of like fans that go either way on her character, but that story in my mind is not wrapped up.”
Lenkov’s comments remain somewhat in contrast to Alex O’Loughlin’s, who told TV Guide last year that the story of McGarrett and Catherine was “finished the right way.” Our feeling on this remains the same as it’s been over the past year or so — you don’t bring Catherine back to regurgitate anything that’s happened in the past, given that the two have already dealt with a lot and Steve is clearly moving on with his life. If there’s an interesting way to have the character back that honors an earlier chapter or a show or allows us to see how much both Steve and Catherine have grown, it’s all for that. A cool way to do this would be to either bring her back in another milestone episode or maybe at the end of the series. We would have Borth on the list of people we’d like to see again in a final season alongside of course some of the other former series regulars like Masi Oka, Daniel Dae Kim, and Grace Park.
Does the story of Catherine have enough closure to satisfy us? Probably, but we’ve come to trust the writers — it’s hard not to when they’ve provided so many great seasons of the show in the first place.
Do you think there’s a good way to see Catherine Rollins again?
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Billie Sue Kramer
January 1, 2018 @ 1:01 am
Ok you Mcrollers it’s time to stand up and be counted. We are coming to the end of a great 8 season and time to be thinking about a 9th hopefully in the making. Peter has seemed to be a little bit more forthcoming with his answers on MB return. It’s time to express what we as viewers would like to see happen before this great program comes to a end. Let’s just hope that first they find a way to write M in the script and make The viewers that do not like her change their minds. We have waited to long on this issue to give up now. Speak up.
L. Carter
October 9, 2017 @ 8:39 pm
She only lied to him Once. Doris was a secret she kept per Doris request. And if one lie that has good reason a problem for true love than no one fiction or real is safe! Second, Steve killed one man and no one cared he shot him no storyline behind Doris handler dead or anything even if self defense. Then he assisted Danny killing Reyes and revenge or not it still murder two wrongs don’t make a right!! She tells 1 lie and audience hate her and he kills one person & assist on another and AT nobody saying they killers. I believe it just hater raid on Michelle. Last, Alex is the talent and most times actors don’t know the script reasoning. That’s why in show business they are called the talent. They make script look good. I have ever confidence that Alex can work any script, he said that too you know! Anyway it’s gonna whatever they chose anyway!
KAD1228
October 9, 2017 @ 4:02 pm
Wow, talk about beating a dead horse. Give it up. She’s past history. How many times can a person be lied to?? The MAIN star has said it’s a done deal and he’d be a fool to take her back. Let’s leave at that. Move on folks – find something else to write about.
L.Carter
October 8, 2017 @ 1:13 am
This again? Bring Catherine back why they keep holding back. Steve and Cath had oodles of chemistry and many people get back together and married even after breakup and heartbreak. Is there a more deep seated problem with these actors or writers why this is still an issue? McRoll is what hooked me on this show. Cath/Steve together not with someone else. Michelle can come in for action but in end her and Steve is the story book ending. I am confused it is all make believe right? The writers need to make a decision. I love Michelle and Cath character ON show and many others do too. STOP playing with the audience and continue this story. We are fed up with the tossy, Turvey, ups and downs. Do the right thing and bring her back and them back together!! Signed by: I hate being teased!
Billie Sue Kramer
October 9, 2017 @ 7:47 pm
Amen. If you take a poll I think you would find that more fans want her back rather than those that don’t want her. She was so much a part of Steves life and willl never be a good ending for so many of us without her. They were soul mates, like it or not. If we need to take a poll let’s do it. You can then go from there.
Billie Sue Kramer
October 9, 2017 @ 9:03 pm
So true. If that love story doesn’t have a happy ending then I Truly give up oh what is real any more.