The third season of CBS's FBI is a real thrill ride that played so well with my emotions that I can see why this series has become so popular with fans. Here are my thoughts.
I really enjoyed this season of FBI as it (once again) improved to what the previous season had going (even though it was cut short due to COVID, and there was a fantastic mini crossover with Chicago PD).
Adding Kathrine Reene Kane as Agent Wallace was a nice improvement to the cast, as it balanced out the agents' perspective. Her teaming up with John Boyd's Agent, Scola, fits nicely with one of my favorite episodes, "Checks and Balances."
There are a lot of personal moments for the characters this season. Jubal deals with a reopened case that led to the person serving jail time being wrongly convicted, which has him rethinking that his drinking is the reason.
Not to mention an episode where Jubal tries to help a father who is trying to get his son medical treatment, and soon, he learns that his son has leukemia, which made the episode "Fathers and Sons" very emotional to watch.
Maggie returns from an undercover job, not to mention that she's in a relationship with an FBI Special Agent, Vertiz (played by Chicago PD's Josh Segarra). While I wasn't all in for Maggie and Vertiz's relationship, I'm glad the storyline ended early in the season. Were you for Team Maggie/Vertiz?
One of my favorite episodes of the season is episode three, "Liar's Poker," which challenges Special Agent In Charge Castille when they arrest drug cartel leader Antonio Vargas. Still, he has the upper hand when he puts one of them in danger in exchange for his release.
There might be better things than putting a supporting character in a life-or-death situation due to using a mostly useless plot device. Still, this episode had me on the edge of my seat, caring for Elise (one of Jubal's tech team).
Not to mention, it gave some excellent episodes after Elise dealt with PTSD and wrapped the storyline in the season finale with Vargas finally getting caught and arrested, but not before when the FBI team stopped his plot to bomb the Grand Central Train Station in exchange for his release.
This was an excellent season for the FBI. I can see why this show has become CBS's most popular series with the depth and likable characters, not to mention it's a Dick Wolf procedural that has familiar elements that we just can get enough of. Overall, I give this season of FBI a 9/10.
What did you think of the third season of FBI? Did you enjoy or hate it? What was your favorite episode of the season, and who was your MVP? Leave a comment below.
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You can catch FBI Tuesdays on CBS and episodes available on Paramount+.
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