The strike was actually a blessing in disguise for the FNL writing staff, allowing them to hit the reset button on a woefully ill-conceived Season 2.

The infamous Landry/Tyra murder cover-up, Lyla becoming a born-again Christian, new team member Santiago… these dead-end storylines and more were chucked out the window when the strike slashed Season 2 down to a mere 15 episodes.

Season 3 started with a clean slate — and we never heard about Landry killing a guy again.

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