A lot of people say that they wanted Coy and Vance to stay on for this entire episode, or that they didn't understand why they didn't. It's because Coy and Vance don't have characters, and most of the audience hated them anyway. This episode was an amazing comeback from the miserable first 18 episodes of season 5, and the beginning of season 6 was awesome too. Sadly, season 7 saw the ultimate downfall of the show. They probably knew they were going to be canceled by the time season 6 had come out since Coy and Vance had taken the ratings down so badly so, they probably just made a season of junky episodes (season 7) to get it done. They really underestimated John and Tom's value. Season 5 is the proof that the car is not the star, even though it is a HUGE element of the show.
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A missed opportunity
rorygunn3 March 2022
Warning: Spoilers
I know Tom and John leaving and being replaced was a big deal as was them returning but this could have been a chance to see all four Duke boys working together against a threat to Hazard and maybe even split the duos up and have Coy and Bo work together while Luke and Vance does something then later have Coy and Luke team up while Bo and Vance work together. It would have given the viewers a chance to see the family dynamic between the cousins but instead we get a brief scene and then Coy and Vance are shipped off never to be seen or mentioned again which is a shame because Christopher and Byron had a tough job to do and they deserved a little more better for doing it than what they got. A real missed opportunity.
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