As EW noted in the introduction to their interview, Ritchson is currently slated to play the titular role on an upcoming Amazon "Jack Reacher" series. The death of his "Titans" character, then, may at least be in part due to the fact that Ritchson very well may be too busy to continue to appear on "Titans." However, "Jack Reacher" role or not, Ritchson may not be gone from "Titans" forever.
"Is anything ever really finished on this show or any superhero show, right? " Ritchson said, in response to whether or not "Souls" was his last episode. "I spoke with the producers and writers before leaving, and was just very humbled by how gracious they were and how open-ended they left the conversation. 'Would you ever come back if we wanted to have you back?' And I said, 'Absolutely.'"
While this implies the door is open for Hawk to return to "Titans," Ritchson likewise expressed his satisfaction with his character's storyline should it indeed be over for good. "I don't know if they'll ever feel like servicing Hank and that Hawk-Dove storyline again, but I do love where we left it. I think it's really beautiful. This journey that Hawk was on mirrored my own life in such an eerie way," Ritchson said. "It really was the end of an era, and I kind of found myself on the show."
