Slayerfan714

You're added

ollibear

Blair Redford is on Beauty and the Beast at the moment, but one never knows!

crdias

I watched the BATB episode and he was killed

Japril

Thanks

crdias

Blair had been cast in a USA unnamed Sean Kablonski pilot. Guess that will keep him out of SaB

*Lizzie*

Thanks for the news. I wonder what the pilot will be about.

I guess if the pilot is a go, then that probably means that Ty's story on SaB is over. At least for the near future.

crdias

He plays a male escort. Not many more details. If you google him you will get the press release

EyesOnFire

Bummer.

Sounds like a more 'adult' role. Maybe BR is tired of playing a character that's close to 10 years his junior.

I hope that he at least guests one episode to properly close Ty's plot without the writers being resorted to killing Ty. I couldn't bare having him killed off, let alone killed off without getting a chance to say goodbye to the character. I suppose if they did that, they could have him say his final goodbye through a letter which is voiced over by Bay and show the characters mourning for an episode.

Ugh, I cringe just thinking about the writers killing him off. *shudders*

Slayerfan714

Yeah, I think so. He is 30. I suppose after a while it is grating playing high school roles. And I think he wants a leading/permanent role and not just a guest star. It's probably why he took TLG in the first place since his character on there was a lead/series regular while Ty was only a recurring.

I do hope it works out for him and I do hope they are able to, at least for the fans's sake, close Ty's story out in some way that is respectful.

*Lizzie*

Yeah, I do hope that they are able to end his story properly and not just leave us hanging the way that they have.

But now I'm getting that pit in my stomach that they're going to kill him off...

EyesOnFire

At the bare minimum, I hope that they could do a phone call like last time only with more of a final note of closure if BR gets a ft role or doesn't want to play a 21 year old when he's nearly 10 years older.

I see him getting killed off too... And it's just such a shame. Ty has so much potential. I'd hate to see (another) character that I like go to waste.

I wonder this too... I'm not such a fan of class differences splitting people apart, but I really do understand how and why such a thing would happen. And of course it isn't another one of those cheating plots. I guess we'll never know. Not unless they release it with the mystical dvd.

ollibear

I will be surprised if they kill Ty off, because so many people are expecting it. He's gone off to war. We all know he is facing a dangerous assignment. Bay has asked him, to his face, "What if you don't come back?" It's on everyone's mind. It would be predictable. And unpredictability is at the very heart of Switched at Birth. I just don't see the writers doing that.

My theory is that they might kill Emmett off at the end of Season 3 or early in Season 4, but no one that I have talked to seems to believe that's a possibility.

I really believe it is.

Emmett's death would affect more characters. Travis, Natalie, Matthew, Melody, and Cameron would not be affected by Ty's death at all, because they do not know him. Even John, Kathryn, and Toby would not be affected, if Ty died. And Daphne did not feel close enough to Ty to make the effort to stay in touch, when he went off to war. So she would be sad, but Ty's death wouldn't alter the course of Daphne's life, the way Emmett's death might.

If they kill off Ty, it would devastate Bay and Mary Beth. That's where their story would be.

However, all of the characters would be affected by Emmett's death, including Toby, John, Kathryn, Regina, Daphne, and Bay.

One positive for Bay & Ty shippers: I think Emmett's death would make Bay more likely to forgive Ty's lie. A lie would seem minor after facing someone's death. Bay would be more likely to hold onto love.

But who knows? Maybe the characters won't face anyone's death at all.

EyesOnFire

Perhaps. Emmett would be a big hit for everyone- more than Ty would. I really hope that doesn't happen. Emmett was my overall favourite character in 1A and I'd really miss him if he died.

But my fear of Ty dying has more to do with the actor not wanting to resume the role of the character more than fear that the writers will go there and make the obvious choice.

I do think that someone on the show will eventually die, but I am unsure of who it will be. If BR isn't coming back, then killing off Ty is a way to permanently close off the B/T relationship. And it means for some good Bay and Regina scenes, and Bay and MB scenes, Bay and Daphne scenes, and even MB and Travis, and Bay and Emmett stuff. Of course this is a lot of Bay considering she has the... deepest connection with him.

I hope that they don't kill him off though. Ty's a character that I like and can relate too. I use to relate to Daphne but since she's appeared to forget her roots, it's hard to do.

ollibear

Emmett has been my overall favorite character, too, but I find myself at this Zen place about him now, even if he dies. Like Kathryn said to Bay, "Emmett is a part of our story. I can't erase that." They'll always have Emmett. He doesn't have to actually be there. He'll always be a part of their story.

If the producers wanted to keep Blair Redford and knew they could not, then I would worry, too. They might look for an easy way to close out his story. But I do not see any indication that the producers wanted to keep him. I think the writers already have an idea of where they will take Ty's character.

Bay definitely has the deepest connection with Ty. But at this point, if I had to witness Emmett comfort Bay over Ty again, I don't think I could stomach it. He has already comforted her twice. How much more can the writers emasculate Emmett? His character is supposed to be the Deaf James Dean, but that rebel spirit has not existed in Emmett lately.

Bay and Mary Beth could bond more closely, after Ty's death. That's true. A lot of military families have followed Ty's character, though, and his death would be especially disheartening for them. I just don't see the writers going there.

Mary Beth and Travis already have plenty they could explore with her brother's death. I suppose Ty's death could trigger that discussion, but it's not really needed. And I am not sure the writers want to give Mary Beth and Travis that much story. Mary Beth and Travis feel like a lighter part of the canvas to me. I cannot imagine the writers giving them a story that dramatic. I see them being fun, easygoing, and then, ultimately parting as friends, being one of the 85% of Deaf/hearing relationships that do not work.

I'm trying to picture Daphne or Regina comforting Bay in the wake of Ty's death, and for some reason, I don't see Bay turning to them. I remember the last time. All three characters watched the television news report of the fiery helicopter crash together. It was dramatic. In Season 3 or 4, do you see the writers showing us Bay in mourning over Ty? Would Regina and Daphne comfort her? I just don't see it for the future of the show.

At times, I like Ty, but I don't love his character enough to feel Bay's pain over his loss. There would be no catharsis for me in his death. It would be depressing to watch Bay in mourning, but there would be no emotional release for me.

Ty does add to the East Riverside story. Not many characters do, so that makes him special. I really believe Ty's future is safe.

*Lizzie*

It's nice to read someone else's opinion of this! Makes me feel a little bit better, especially considering you're not a shipper, meaning there is a little bit more objectivity involved.

That's true - they never used the possible death as a chance to bring Bay closer to Regina and Daphne as they could've experienced the waiting together. There is always the possibility that they could do this with Ty's death, however I'm just not sure. I keep flip flopping back and forth. However Ty's death would give Bay some great material to work with, with a variety of characters.

Another possibility is that Ty may just fade away, at least for the short term. After his tour he is supposed to be stationed in Germany, so there's really no chance of having him run into Bay again anytime in the near future. Considering BR's new show, they may keep Ty safe in Germany and consider the season finale as the end of Bay and Ty's story. Who knows? Or in another year (in the show's time line), they could have Ty come back for a while.

I just hope that either way, we get a better ending to Bay and Ty than what we have gotten so far.