Ronen Rubinstein portrays Tyler Kennedy "TK" Strand in the popular series 9-1-1: Lone Star. He is the son of Captain Owen Strand and a dual fighter/paramedic. Throughout the series, the paramedic's status as a recovering addict has long been debated, as he remains sober from opioids following an overdose just before the events of the series.
The last time fans heard from him, he had left the firehouse to marry Carlos Reyes, Rafael Silva in season 4. 9-1-1: Lone Star is FOX's procedural drama that follows the personal and professional lives of first responders in Austin, Texas. The series is created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Tim Minear, and is a spin-off of 9-1-1.
***Disclaimer: Specific parts of the content contain the author’s choices on events in TK’s major life events in 9-1-1: Lone Star.***
TK Married Carlos when we last saw him in 9-1-1: Lone Star
TK and Carlos have been a long time in the making, beginning their romance at the end of the first season of 9-1-1: Lone Star. Throughout the series, they had battled some of the worst atrocities and yet always found their way back to each other.
It certainly seemed that the show wanted the audience to believe that this was a couple that was meant to be, and so it turned out to be, as the two got engaged and married in season 4. But, what came as a shock was the murder of Carlos' father, Gabriel in Season 4.
Season 5 opens with Carlos as Texas Ranger, carrying on his father's legacy. But, Gabriel's killer is still out there. The murder case of Gabriel is still unsolved, and looking at Carlos' search for answers, this relationship with TK could be damaged by their problems.
However, they have managed to overcome all these problems in the past. Hopefully, the final episodes of the series will see them working together to bring justice to Gabriel.
A quick look into TK’s major events in 9-1-1: Lone Star to date
1) TK had a drowning scare when he was just 5 years old at Gwyn’s wedding at the beach in Montauk.
2) His parents divorced when he was just 7 years old. As a child, he was raised by Enzo. Gwyn’s partner at the time as Owen kept busy.
3) He was suffering from drug addiction due to prescribed drugs and even went to rehab to recover.
4) After being clean, he joined his father and became a firefighter at 252 Station in New York.
5) In 2017, he relapsed at a drug house where Gwyn finds him near a needle. He asks her if she found him to which she replies by saying, she is his mother and will always find him. Later she takes him to a rehab in California.
6) TK begins dating a man named Alex, whom he intends to propose. Owen is concerned initially, but later approves of their relationship, but TK finds out that Alex loves someone else. This breaks his heart and he relapses and resorts to drugs again.
7) After TK’s relapse, Owen decides to relocate to Texas and pull in a team of firefighters and now he finally loves it there.
8) TK gets shot by a scared kid in the episode titled Monster Inside. He is shown to be in a coma with Carlos. The paramedic eventually recovers and joins his team.
9) TK and Carlos move in together during an episode titled, A Little Help From My Friends.
10) TK’s dad Owen gets arrested in an episode titled, The Big Heart. The news is given to him by Carlos as he says that the Texas Rangers have arrested Ownen for arson. This incident causes tension in the two’s relationship. But, the two as always manage to come together at the end.
11) In Thin Ice, TK almost meets his death when he goes into the frozen lake to save a kid who has drowned. He quickly finds the kid and breaks through the ice bringing the kid to the surface. Meanwhile, during the process, the ice under his feet cracks and he falls into the pond. Though he is saved, he shows symptoms of hypothermia and later slips into a coma.
12) Though there are numerous ups and downs in TK's life, he finally manages to find his happiness when he marries Carlos in Season 4. But, even this phase of happiness doesn't last long as the news of Carlos's father being murdered arrives the very day in 9-1-1: Lone Star.
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