Why Is Scola Being Partnered More Frequently With Maggie In FBI Season 7?

There is a reason that Maggie (Missy Peregrym) is often partnered with Scola (John Boyd) instead of OA (Zeeko Zaki) in FBI season 7. For the past seven years, Maggie and OA’s partnership has been central to the procedural’s stories. The two are close friends as well as work partners, leading to widespread speculation that FBI‘s Maggie and OA will eventually enter a romantic relationship. However, FBI season 7 changes things up a bit by having Maggie work with Scola as often as she does with OA.

Maggie has worked with Scola in at least two episodes of FBI. She is paired up with him again in FBI season 7, episode 15, titled “Acolyte,”which OA doesn’t appear in. Maggie doesn’t always work closely with Scola even when they are partnered up — in “Acolyte” she has the bulk of her scenes alone because she’s trying to get info out of an imprisoned suspect who is obsessed with her. That said, Maggie’s partnership with Scola is likely due to several FBI season 7 cast changes.

Maggie Has Been Partnered With Scola More Frequently In FBI Season 7 Trend Explained

She Is Often Paired With Scola When OA Isn’t Available

Maggie and Scola’s new partnership is due in part to the cast rotation policy for FBI season 7. In order to save money, FBI rotates the characters that are featured in each episode rather than using all characters in every story. As a result, there are some stories in which OA is not present. When this happens, Maggie is usually paired with Scola, often without any on-screen explanation. This was the case in FBI season 7, episode 15 — although OA likely needed time off after his train hijacking ordeal in FBI season 7, episode 14, this was never explicitly mentioned.

On one occasion, however, Maggie chose to work with Scola instead of OA. In FBI season. 7, episode 11, Maggie didn’t like OA’s rough treatment of a suspect and thus decided to work with Scola for the remainder of the case. Although OA and Maggie continue to have a solid friendship after this incident, it caused a temporary rift. Additionally, Maggie again worked with Scola in the next episode, as OA was not featured.