Brandon Walsh's last "appearance" on the Beverly Hills, 90210 series finale kind of fell flat since Brandon never actually reunited with the rest of the characters. Instead, his real-life counterpart Jason Priestly just filmed a random video to share a message with his friends. His last real episode with his co-stars wasn't nearly as significant as it should have been.
In 2014, Priestly told The Guardian, "When I left the show, it was so anticlimactic, it just left a bad taste in my mouth." He recalled, "It was the fourth episode of the ninth season. I did the first scene of the morning — literally with this actor who was brought in to replace me — and that was it." For the record, his last appearance was actually the fifth episode of season nine, but his point still stands. Priestley recalled, "I hugged the crew, picked up my box of stuff, went to my car and drove away. There was no party, no nothing. I felt like I'd wasted nine years of my life." But at least he wasn't fired from the job. Priestley actually decided to leave the series on his own accord.
Priestley opened up why he quit Beverly Hills, 90210 during a 2014 interview with CNN. He revealed, "I felt that the character of Brandon had kind of run his course. I had explored everything I wanted to explore with him." However, with time, his perspective on that decision changed.
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