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9-1-1: Lone Star's Rafael Silva defends Carlos plot twist after fans complain

Warning, 9-1-1: Lone Star spoilers ahead


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Emmy Griffiths
TV & Film Editor
January 26, 2023
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9-1-1: Lone Star actor Rafael Silva has opened up about the opening of season four where – and spoiler alert – it was revealed that Carlos has actually been married to Iris – Michelle's missing younger sister.

Fans were somewhat confused by the revelation, with many taking to Twitter to question the decision when there was no mention of a relationship between the pair in season one.

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One person wrote: "Nah i’m sorry be fr for a sec there’s no way the elaborate big secret carlos has kept from tk for THREE YEARS is that he’s married to iris," while another person added: " ANOTHER PLOT HOLE #911LoneStar IF Carlos and Iris got married AFTER he came out, why would Iris already need insurance then? And when Iris was 'presumed' dead for 3 years at the beginning of season 1, isn't the 'marriage' already annulled or smth???"

A third person wrote: "No I'm sorry you're telling me they have been married this whole time and Carlos wasn’t treated as a suspect in Iris’ disappearance???? Her literal husband??? The detective was giving him evidence to help find her???? Like come on."

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What did you think of the plot twist?

Opening up about the plot twist, Rafael revealed that it was actually planned since season one, telling EW: "Tim shared that with me when I first started on the show. We didn't have the time or the space to explore that storyline until now, but I've always known it and it justified a lot of who Carlos is, who he wants to be, and why he acts in a certain way. I'm actually quite grateful that I had that little secret."

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He added: "Even in the first episode you get some of that information just through the implication that Carlos and Iris were close. Carlos ended up doing what a lot of young gay people do, trying to conform to what they think is expected of them, and he married his best friend, who was troubled in her own way — although when he married her, there were no signs of her schizophrenia yet."

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