Well that was just nasty! From tvguide.com
Question: As a fan of Gale Harold, I was shocked by the ending of this week's Vanished. It seemed that he was killed. Can you please tell me what's going on? I can't believe the producers would write him out of the story, since he is the main reason many of us watch. - Andrea M.
Matt Roush: Oh, he's a goner, all right. Why do you think Eddie Cibrian was brought on mere minutes before Gale Harold took a bunch of bullets to the chest? This was one of the worst-kept secrets of the young season. I'm not sure how to address this without seeming rude to a fan, but the bottom line is that Harold just wasn't working out as the lead of a suspense drama. He was miscast, and, frankly, looked miserable in the role. Honestly, I couldn't discern much difference in his demeanor, alive or dead. (And I had no real problems with him back in his Queer as Folk days.) I had to laugh at his famous final words to the senator: "But there's something else...." How hokey. I'm certain this desperate measure will alienate anyone who has been watching the show for Harold alone. But since the number of viewers has been getting punier by the week, as the story gets increasingly ludicrous, I imagine all issues involving Vanished will be rendered moot by the new year. For more on the story, here's Michael Ausiello's interview with executive producer Josh Berman.
Matt Roush: Oh, he's a goner, all right. Why do you think Eddie Cibrian was brought on mere minutes before Gale Harold took a bunch of bullets to the chest? This was one of the worst-kept secrets of the young season. I'm not sure how to address this without seeming rude to a fan, but the bottom line is that Harold just wasn't working out as the lead of a suspense drama. He was miscast, and, frankly, looked miserable in the role. Honestly, I couldn't discern much difference in his demeanor, alive or dead. (And I had no real problems with him back in his Queer as Folk days.) I had to laugh at his famous final words to the senator: "But there's something else...." How hokey. I'm certain this desperate measure will alienate anyone who has been watching the show for Harold alone. But since the number of viewers has been getting punier by the week, as the story gets increasingly ludicrous, I imagine all issues involving Vanished will be rendered moot by the new year. For more on the story, here's Michael Ausiello's interview with executive producer Josh Berman.