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Any show that makes at 300 episodes is on a relatively small list in the big TV history scheme, especially if we remove the likes of unwritten and talk -shows from that list. In the field of scripted television, it's really rare air, and is even less common when spin-off manages to achieve such a feat. Such is the case with "NCIS: Los Angeles", which lasted an incredible 14 seasons covering 323 episodes. It is still amazing given that the leader show "NCIS" was, the technical spin-off of the often forgotten "Jag".

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The first spin-off in the biggest franchise "NCIS" has many characters that fans have met and wanted over the years, including Chris O'Donnell, Cullen and LL Cool, Sam Hannah. But on or right close to the top of that list is Linda Hunt, who wins an Oscar for "Year of Haziness" And he was played by Henrietta "Heti" Lange, a special supervision agent and the Special Project Office Operations Manager.

For 12 seasons, Hetti was a major part of the series. However, as the show took place, fans began to see Hetti less and less. Why was that true? Why did Hunt decide to leave the show? Was her decision? Or was that the network? The answer is a little complicated, without a single factor leading to something the actor's frivolous departure from the series.

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It is worth remembering that Linda Hunt had been behaving for decades until "NFIS: Los Angeles" appeared in the 1970s and The 80's when starring in films like "Duna" by David Lynch, "Duna", "Duna", Among many other projects. Come 2009, when this show first hit the air waves, Hunt was already good in its 60s. It was a big factor.

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In an interview for 2011 with Daily AstverHunt explained that she did not want to be part of the current TV series at that moment of her career. "I didn't look for anything," Hunt said at the time. "I'm 66 years old now. At this time in my life, that this appeared, it feels the same as a gift. The heavens have opened up and just gave me something to get me in the 1970s."

Remember, this was in 2011, and Hunt was 66 then. By the time the 9th was rolling in 2017 and Heti appeared less frequently on the show, she was already in the 1970s. In the same interview, Hunt made it clear that she was not one of those actors who wanted to work until she was dead, nor:

"Acting gave me a sense of purpose, but it is gave me a sense that i would survive, that I would find my place. In my life, i'd rather just not do it ... Those people that want to die on the stage. "

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Of the 10 "NFIS: Los Angeles" season, Heti was nowhere, with the show greatly continued without her. She appeared in the premiere of Season 10, but since then, the character of Fan-Favite has been absent.

This is because Hunt was in a car accident in the summer of 2018, which prevented her from being filmed. Until Hunt suffered more injuries, it prevented her from performing her regular duties. This is not too surprising, given that she was 73 at the time. In the statement given to TVLin In November 2018, Hunt thanked the fans for their support after the accident:

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"First I want to say how much I appreciate the outflow of support from NCIS: Los Angeles fans following my car accident this summer. Although I hoped to get back to playing at the start of the season, I had to spend extra time to recover. I look forward to returning."

Unfortunately, Heti never returned as a regular series after that. "NCIS: Los Angeles" came out of the air after season 14 in 2023And that was it. The problem is that even after the car accident was in the mirror, the Kovid-19 pandemic arrived at the beginning of 2020, which once again made it a challenge for Hunt to be part of the show. As Showrunner R. explained TVLin In April 2022:

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"Linda was much more this season because we were trying to keep us safe .... and then, Linda had her vaccines, she felt great, and returned (for the final). And she was so happy that she returned.

Hetti appeared only in one episode in Season 13, with Hunt also borrowing her voice in the final of the series to offer her image sending. So, at least, this was not a situation like "NCIS" pregnant palmer where the character was killed. That was, more than everything, a matter of circumstances, both tied to Hunt's age and what was happening in the world because the show was approaching.

You can grab "NCIS: Los Angeles: Complete Series" by Amazon DVD.