Lethal Weapon
exists without Riggs. Now, however, the show has cast a new character
who basically sounds like the maverick we came to know and love, and
she’ll partner Bailey. Lethal Weapon head honcho Matt Miller describes the situation as Bailey “getting her own Riggs,” and he went on to say this:

“She gets a female partner who is a little bit unglued, a little bit
crazy, always wants to resort to physicality. It’s a nice balance
between someone who is always looking to pick a fight and Bailey, who’s
someone that is really able to use her brains to solve most cases. The
juxtaposition of those two is a fun dynamic that we’re going to continue
to play throughout the season.”

Well, maybe spending a couple years dealing
with Riggs and – perhaps more importantly, watching Murtaugh deal with
Riggs – will help Bailey deal with having a Riggs of her own in Season
3. Her new partner is named Louie “The Gute” Gutierrez and will be
played by Paola Lázaro. The Gute joins the Robbery/Homicide division
after getting out of a year of undercover work, which pitted her against
the Mexican cartel and probably brings her back with her fair share of
baggage and even trauma. This new character would rather act than think
in high-stakes situations, and that isn’t exactly the way Bailey tends
to handle her work as a detective.

Lethal Weapon Cast A New Partner That Could Be The New Riggs