Marjan Is One of '9-1-1: Lone Star's Strongest Characters
The road to the 126 for Marjan begins, oddly enough, off the road, with Marjan, then 10, surviving a horrific car accident that took the life of her childhood best friend and his parents. The incident inspired her to become a first responder, pointing to a resilience and toughness that would become defining traits throughout 9-1-1: Lone Star's run (that resilient 10-year-old would resurface to inspire current-day Marjan to fight for survival in "Road Kills," ranked as one of the series' best).
Tough, resilient, quick to act – these are just some of the reasons that make Marjan so likable. And she's a badass, racking up 11 reprimands in a single year for insubordination or reckless behavior during her time with the Miami Fire Department in the days before joining the 126, all in the name of rescuing innocents at the risk of her own career. She's fearless, making high-danger rescue efforts like saving a woman stuck in her car, high up in the air between two buildings, thanks to a tornado ("Act of God") or dropping into a steam-filled hole, created by a volcano, to save a man ("2100°").
But unlike Athena on 9-1-1, who seems to always be in the wrong place at the wrong time, forced to react to the situation (look no further than piloting a plane, with an open-air cockpit, in "Final Approach"), Marjan volunteers time and again, eager to take on rescues that only a fearless badass would dare. Oh, and she's been on a roller derby team. A freakin' roller derby team. She's fun, tough, witty, inspiring, media-savvy, and unabashedly proud of and devoted to her Muslim faith. It's a rarity to find a person of faith on television, let alone one who is uncompromising with it. But to be that and embody all those things we've mentioned, and more, makes Marjan a unicorn.
How '9-1-1: Lone Star's Marjan Could Return
So sure, cancel 9-1-1: Lone Star. But do you have to kill the unicorn with it? No. Marjan needs to come back, and there's a few ways that could happen. The most obvious would be to have Marjan, hubby, and new baby make a move to Nashville for the new spin-off, 9-1-1 Nashville. It would be an easy move, and one that would go over extremely well with the fan base if it were to happen. The other option is to fold Marjan in with the OG 9-1-1, as has been discussed in Collider before, especially after their recent loss.
It stands as one of Marjan's greatest storylines in the series, and has nothing to do with her work as a first responder. A Marjan-centered spin-off that has Marjan actively working to rescue people from abusive situations would play to her strengths, and show more of that empathetic, generous spirit, which is yet another set of traits that makes her one of the best. Natacha Karam gives such vibrancy to an amazing character that she, and Marjan, deserve more. Somehow, somewhere, someway.
All episodes of 9-1-1: Lone Star can be streamed on Hulu in the U.S.
