But now that all the dirty laundry has been aired, it does give the show the option to kill off Riggs and replace him with another tragedy-tinged wildcat whose bolts aren’t screwed in all that tightly.
Clearly, that would be a gigantic change for the Lethal Weapon franchise in general, which has always been about the relationship between Riggs and Murtaugh.
But if there’s no one else out there capable of being a stellar replacement, it might be the only option.
Because the Lethal Weapon finale was written and filmed long before Clayne Crawford ‘s misconduct reports surfaced, it’s extremely unlikely that Riggs’ last-minute shocker was conceived as anything other than a meaty way to keep fans hooked, and to help its own Season 3 prospects.