‘SEAL Team’ star David Boreanaz says Jason’s life-changing decision won’t ‘go too well’ this season
After enduring “40 fallen brothers, a broken marriage, a broken body and a broken head,” Jason Hayes (David Boreanaz) told Bravo Team at the end of the extended premiere. two hours “SEAL Team” Part 4 that he was going out.

“Leading Team Bravo is the greatest honor of my life. But war has been my refuge for too long,” Bravo 1 told his comrades. “And I’m done. It is time for Bravo 1 to take a step back from operations and get Jason Hayes back to life.”

And the Boreanaz star, who directs the first hour of tonight’s premiere, tells TheWrap Jason won’t be messing around here.

“For Jason, it was a time of trying to figure out what life would be like outside the group. And I would say that didn’t go too well, it didn’t bode too well for him,” he said. “I think one of the saddest things about all these returning veterans is that they don’t have that sense of solidarity or community that they sacrificed so much for and how they were treated. So we’re going to look at a lot of that and ultimately learn about the character and his situation and whether he decides to rejoin or maybe leave the show.

Yes, Boreanaz could indeed leave “SEAL Team” — but nothing has been decided yet.

“It’s more about Jason and where his story has gone and where it’s going. I think what’s interesting about this character and the intense, realistic approach to them is that we decided to emphasize that this character is always open to leaving, to being replaced, whatever that may be. I mean, we don’t like to sugarcoat it. It was difficult, because we were on a network show and part of it was entertainment but we also wanted to get the storyline right about what these people were really going through. And if that’s the case then we can’t really divide it up. We can test it and look at it. But it’s all probabilities and I wouldn’t say anything is definitely written in stone, it’s just there. And we’ll see how that plays out.”

Jason’s decision to leave Bravo Team this season came after his close friend and team member Mandy Ellis (Jessica Paré) told him earlier in the fourth season premiere of “SEAL Team” that She will leave her life of service. But Mandy’s exit is more permanent than Jason’s — at least for now — because Paré is actually leaving the show.

“There are a lot of characters who leave, but then try to find the light in other areas for their careers,” Boreanaz said, referring to both Paré’s Mandy and Lieutenant Colonel Eric Blackburn (played by Judd Lormand). role, is now a recurring character guest star on “SEAL Team” versus series regular).

“The great thing about Season 4 is that we are allowed and we have the power to really get to know their skin better and see where their heads are,” Boreanaz added. “And they weren’t all there. I mean they will lose a lot. When you sacrifice, you lose a lot. And when you lose a lot, you will see more doors open for them. And some will be liked by the audience and some will not be liked by the audience. But it is a constantly revolving door that we cannot avoid.”