Just Thought It was Okay, It doesn't: Parenthood "Lean In"

This is a quick recap of the fall finale of Parenthood.

With only four episodes left, this is the episode where we know what will come when the show comes back next month.

Adam and Kristina finally take's full responsibility for Max's affection for Dylan after Dylan told Max that she doesn't love him. I do feel that Adam and Kristina have not been the good parents that they seem to be during this storyline for Max. They seem more excited that Max is falling in love with a girl than not telling him about the ups and downs of love.

Soon, Max does learn and told Dylan and her parents that he is sorry for his actions and that he hopes that she doesn't leave the school. Dylan will be staying for the rest of the school year.

Meanwhile the other storyline here is that Drew and Zeek. Zeek has been spending some time with Drew a lot this season, having Drew take him to places, hanging out with him and well needs his help for finding a place that he saw when he was in the war.

Soon, Drew has found it but it turns out that it wasn't just a simple search. It turned out to be a secret anniversary trip for Camille. But when Drew let the cat out of the bag, told Camille about it. That really disappointed Zeek. But Zeek admitted to Camille about it and soon she tells him that she loved it but that she wants to wait til the doctor clears him for travel.

That might not be the case after all. With the last couple of minutes into the last scene, we see Zeek in a panic and sweat. He's voice in a weak state tries to get Camille's attention and soon she calls 911.

The promo/trailer for the next four episodes will probably be the most emotional episodes that will be ever on television and I've been watching television most of my life. So when the show comes back January 8th, make sure to grab the tissues and someone by your side for comfort.

You can catch "Parenthood" Thursday nights at 10/9c on NBC.

Surprises & Shockers: Wednesday Night Drama

The Mysteries of Laura: "The Mystery of the Fertility Family"

When a fertility doctor is missing and found murdered, it's Laura and the gang to see who would want to kill the miracle man to bring life. As the case is about to be solved, a secret will be revealed that no one but Laura and Jake knows. 

We first start by seeing someone in a horse barn; the man is stabbed in the chest with a needle. As soon as the guy goes down, the murderer runs off and leaves the victim to die in front of a horse. Of course, the horse must be the witness in this. I had to say that. 

Soon, we meet up with Laura as she talks to someone distressed about what we think is about the murder that we first saw, but it's not. It turns out to be a mother complaining about Laura's twins and bullying her daughter. Laura does tell her that she will ground them. 

Laura talks with Jake about it, and as they talk about the boys, Jake tells Laura that he needs to pass a physical or his insurance will go up, which also makes her go up. Laura helps him by dodging all the wrong foods, from pizza to cookies. And in return, Jake gives a missing case to Laura. 

Laura and  Billy head to the wife of the missing husband. The first thought would be that he cheated on her with some young lady. As they looked into his office, they found a photo of the missing with a young lady and a horse. 

They then go to a horse race, looking for anyone who might have known or seen him. Laura talks to one of the guys who sets the betting. In that scene, that was one of the funniest scenes in the episode. Soon, Laura speaks to the bartender; he tries to hit on her but then talks about the missing doctor. 

Laura and Billy then look into the horse barns where the horses are before the races. They look into one and find the body of the missing doctor. The victim was stabbed in the chest, and an air bubble killed him. 

So Laura and the gang looked into who might have killed him. They looked into his work, who was a fertility doctor. They find that the victim has been conning his patients into believing that they are pregnant and later telling them that they have miscarried.  And to ensure they get evidence, Laura and Jake make an appointment and learn that she's pregnant.  That's where they busted the doctor and brought her to talk about the scheme the victim was pulling. 

Then Laura and the gang go through some of the doctor's clients, who might hate him. Meredith talked to the one who had attacked the doctor. After they spoke, Meredith talked to Billy about marriage and having kids. 

Soon, Laura and Billy make one more stop at a client who says she has seen the doctor and also that she's pregnant. As more quickly asked a question to the lady, they left, but soon Laura got the most significant clue on this case. She started sneezing; she's allergic to horse hair. They went back and asked her if she had been at any horse races, and she replied no, but her husband had, and they went to meet with him up on the roof. 

Laura and Billy meet and talk to the husband. He admitted that he spoke to him and knew what he was doing to him and his wife. He didn't like it, but he also didn't know that he killed him. Soon the husband was freaking out—Billy texted for backup and not to make a sound. 

Soon, Laura talks to him and tells him she understands what he's going through. She mentions how one day you think you can be happy, then the next you're not. She talks about how she and Jake were pregnant with a little girl but then had a miscarriage. But then mentions the twin boys. 

That scene was a moment that I didn't see coming at all. Talk about a show that balances drama and comedy in a police procedural; this was amazing. 

Also, one of the funniest moments of the storyline was with the twins. They are suspected of bullying a little girl, so after more than once, the moms of New York City came to Laura's house and had an intervention. It was hilarious, along with other great moments with the babysitter.

You can catch "The Mysteries of Laura" Wednesday nights at 8/7c on NBC

Chicago PD: "Called in Dead"

When Erin gets a call from Nadia that her friend has overdosed on a drug in Erin's apartment. As Erin learns about the drug, she and the gang make an Ocean's 11-style steal. As soon as they take the drugs, they watch the club's owner freak out. 

Soon, Voght and the gang pick him up and talk to him. They want him to get his boss to come out and talk. As things are set up, the club owner meets with Blue and his guys carrying heavier weaponry. The Voght and the gang move in. 

The one thing I love about this show is how they do these stakeouts and come in. There are times when you don't know what's going to happen or who will come from. 

So Voght talks to Blue, but the guy isn't talking. So, the rest of the gang is trying to find out about him. 

As they do that, Al comes home and surprises his wife with flowers and wine. But things aren't expected; it's quiet, and Al hears her speak softly, scaredly. Blue's gang members are in the house, and they want the drugs back. 

So one of the guys takes Al to get the drugs. As Al takes the back, he comes back in the car and soon shows him the drugs but also offers him a shotgun and blasts him right there in the car. 

Soon, Al and Voght get to his house and take the other guy out. They bring him back to headquarters and put him in the cage. Al talks to him about how he killed his brother. Al has been around so long that he's zen about it. 

Meanwhile, Burgess and Roman are out on a psycho K-9 run with Roman's ex-partner. Both Roman and his ex had some perfect moments. But it would then later get them in trouble. 

As the CPD gang comes up with something, the one connection they have is that a judge has been letting them go after being arrested. So they pick up the judge at his home where he was having a nooner with a young lady.

As Voght and Al talk to the judge, the Commander brings them out to talk. Soon, information came that it wasn't the judge but the court clerk handling the gang's release. So the gang picked him up as soon as he was about to run. 

Also, as Erin has been dreading whether or not to join the task force, she talked to Voght about it and then announced to the squad that she's taking the job. I would think that what Erin has done is something she loves and cares about. 

And I mentioned that Roman and his ex would get in trouble arguing. At the end of the episode, Burgess, Roman, and his ex make another round and check at a house. Soon, Roman and his ex argued; Burgess then moved on and went to the door. She told them to shut up, but then, as she rang the doorbell, a blast of gunshots went through the door, hitting Burgess. 

We are left with two shocking moments that came one after the other. Talk about a fall finale; I loved it but was shocked that Erin would take it. I thought she wouldn't. Also, the last minute of the episode of Burgess getting shot was another shocker. 

Well, we'll have to wait and see how our ladies will be come January. 

You can catch "Chicago PD" on Wednesday nights at 10/9c on NBC.

The Fuel to the Flame: Chicago Fire

This is going to be a short and quick recap with the last two episodes.

"Arrest In Transit"

Things start to heat up with Casey and Dawson, as the Firehouse was called to a acid is spilling into the street. When Dawson goes cowboy on the squad and moved a truck full of gravel and dumped it on the acid street. The head chief comes by and see's how a candidate handled that over her boss.

That made Casey very upset. Upset that he really kind of went cold stone facial over Dawson. Dawson tried to apologized for it but it seems to go through his head and pretends that every things okay.

Later on Dawson wanted to talk to Casey and have a night out. When she was working at Molly's and hoping to see Casey come by, Mils comes over and the two talk. At one point the two held hands as Dawson talked about her relationship with Casey to Mils. That's when things took a bit of a turn when Casey heard and saw the two.

Meanwhile Mils wasn't having a great day either. When him and Britt get a call about a kid drowning at a community gym pool. Just when you thought you got the kid alive, as they take the kid to Chicago Med and telling his after that he'll be okay. The kid soon took a turn for the worst and later died.

That made the son's father very upset and also that he's part of some kind of mafia type of group. He's got the connections and money to do whatever. The father later goes to Mils and tells him that he better watch out.


"Santa Bites"

When it comes to this being the fall finale episode, they really topped it to the end.

We see Casey and Severide hanging out with each other drinking. Something that we don't or haven't seen in awhile. When two ladies walk by the two talk to them and then...well... let's just say that Casey woke up in one of the lady's apartment.

Boy, did he thought he did something bad. Later on he talked to Dawson and tried to forgive, in which they did. But when Casey talked to Severide about it, Severide told him that he didn't slept with that lady that it was him that did and Casey was drunk and passed out on the couch.

But soon, when Casey forgot his phone at the lady's apartment, the lady soon called and got Dawson. That's when the relationship took a turn and now it's Dawson in for the payback on Casey.

Meanwhile, Molly II was coming into play. Britt had made some Santa Bites which looks very good and another reason why Chicago Fire should be publishing a cookbook for fans to make and enjoy when the show comes on. Chicago Fire tailgate party right? Anyone with me on that?

Soon, the Molly's II truck was going to be displayed at a Christmas festival in the city. When Herrmann talked to a reporter about the new Molly's. The reporter then got to interview him, which turned out to be a bad interview. Quite like me when someone asks me questions.

But that wasn't the worst part, the worst part was when Molly's II's breaks were off and it drove all the way until it hit the actively scene.  And makes it so long Molly's II I guess.

While this way happening, Boden and his wife were arguing about how the baby should or shouldn't have Boden's last name. That then turned Boden into a George Constanza and talked about how you're suppose to have turkey on Thanksgiving and not some meatless meat on the holidays.

Soon, when round two was about to come, Boden's wife goes into labor. With no Britt or Mils around, the firehouse gang takes her and drives her to Chicago Med. As they try getting there, traffic becomes the biggest issue for them So, that's when Boden help deliver his son in the fire truck.

As soon as they get there, something went wrong with the baby that it's not breathing.  And we see Boden stopped at the ICU door.

But with that cliffhanger, you think that's it right? Wrong. Before the baby was born, both Britt and Mils were out on a call. A homeless man got run over by a truck that apparently was left at the scene. As they try to help him, soon two cars come up from both sides of the alley.

When Casey and the gang are looking for them. They go out and soon they find the truck but the question is where is Britt and Mils? Two cliffhangers in one night, I love this show!! That was also the case last week in the Chicago PD fall finale too.

You can catch "Chicago Fire" Tuesday night when it returns sometime in Janurary at 10/9c on NBC.