Chicago Fire "Buckle Up" Episode Preview

Here's a preview of this Wednesday's episode of Chicago Fire titled, "Buckle Up."

"Buckle Up"

While Kidd must prove herself at the National Firefighter Leadership Conference; the rest of the Firehouse 51 is called to two early similar car wrecks. Mouch tries to keep everyone in the firehouse informed by starting a newsletter, but things quickly get out of hand. Cruz deals with heartbreak.

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After coming off a super incredible crossover event, I can't wait to see where we left off with Kidd going to the Firefighters conference. It just seems from the idea that Mouch wants to do a newsletter that would probably get out of hand with everyone who wants to have their input. But with the mystery/crime of the week type of story, I think we must see how Cruz is dealing with the split from Chloe.

You can catch Chicago Fire Wednesdays at 9/8c on NBC.

Welcome to the Unit: Chicago PD "Assets"/"Familia"

"Assets" 

When an undercover job goes wrong, will the Intelligence Unit suffer? Here's a recap!

When the Intelligence Unit goes undercover to take down the Robin Hood of drug dealers, Atwater tries to play the game to get to meet Darius Walker. After a couple of bumpy roads, he finally meets, but Halstead and Upton get a call of a shooting, which leads to a couple of members of Walker's dead when they look into the cameras that capture an automobile leaving the scene.

The next day, as Atwater awaits Walker, the car shows up, and when he sees who it sees, it just so happens to be the bartender at Walker's bar. So Atwater and Halstead make a deal with her and her partner, but what the Intelligence Unit doesn't know is that they are undercover cops, too. And so the two groups work together; Atwater meets Vanessa Rajos, a rookie cop on the team. 

Vanessa agrees to place a wire in Walker's office, even if she does get caught by Walker. The team learns there will be a drop-off in two different spots; one is for a college student delivering baked goods to people who can't afford them. The other was where the drug droop-drop-own place, and they took down Walker and his associates.

But Atwater and the Intelligence Unit find out that Walker isn't really what they all thought he was as he explains that he might be Robin Hood, but it's the other way around. He takes from the weak and gives it to the strongest as it goes to those who can do good in the future, and Walker gets a deal with the CPD to keep what he's doing.

Also, Ruzek is having the most challenging time adjusting to life, not being a cop. He even tries to help take down someone that was selling a product. Both Trudy and Voight are worried, and he tries to work things out with the ASA. There was a plea deal, but Ruzek turned it down. But Voight got one even better for him, asked the acting intern chief, and got Ruzek his badge and gun back.

"Assets" was a good episode with a fine story and character development. Michael Beach, as Walker, gave a veteran excellent performance. Ruzek had a nice, solid story and good character development to see how he suffers from waiting to know what will happen to him next. Overall, I give this episode an 8/10.

"Familia"

Rojas' first day in the Intelligence Unit didn't go well; could she prove the team wrong and stay? Here's a recap!

It's Rojas' first day in the Intelligence Unit, and after a first-day run with Trudy, Rojas and Atwater spot someone screaming for help. As they chase, Rojas gets close to the suspects, but with one driving, she chases the other on foot, but by the time she catches him, he dies with wounds. Voight isn't too pleased, and they look into what turns out to be drug smuggling.

They interview the victim, Rub. She doesn't give a whole lot, but when they see her again, they find the dead outside her apartment. Her roommate Karla works alongside Wity at a restaurant owned by Alexa Rivera, who uses her girls to smuggle drugs with drug dealers. But when Karla learns that Alexa had Ruby killed, she helps the Intelligence Unit to get the confession, but instead, it turns into a standoff that ends with Karla stabbing Alexa, killing her.

After that, Voight sees how Rojas does, and after getting a report from Upton, who was partnered with her, she gives him the okay. Upton tells Rojas that she has to work together with this unit as a family but also that she got the job and a new roommate.

"Familia" was an excellent episode from start to finish. Lisseth Chavez was perfect as Vanessa Rojas in this first full episode. Also, Lisa Vidal as Alexa Rivera was amazing, too. Good story and character development. I very much enjoyed this episode. Overall, I give this episode an 8.5/10.

You can catch Chicago PD in an epic three-hour #OneChicagoCrossover event on Wednesday, Oct. 16th at 8/7c on NBC.

In the Dark with No Support: Chicago Med "We're Lost In The Dark"/:In the Valley of the Shadows"

"We're Lost in the Dark"

With a storm hitting Chicago what could possibly go wrong? Power outage! Here's a recap!

As everyone's recovering from the loss of Conner and Ava; Med tackles it's the biggest challenge yet, a power outage during a storm. Natalie returns but must take things easy but when a gunshot victim comes in and Lanik not only takes over the case but makes her take him up to surgery. But as she takes him up, the power goes out and she's stuck in the elevator. Luckily for her, Casey happens to become to help and while he placed the tube for the guy to breathe, Natalie saved the guy just in time for the power to come back on.

Will takes on a case that leads to him thinking that it's an infection due to not only his patient becomes ill but her two friends as well. With no power and the lab slowdown, Dr. Charles knows what it could be, mind over matter. He gave them a placebo and all is good.

Noah comes back and meets Dr. Marcel, who's given me this Jimmy Smits meets George Clooney vibe. The two hits it off and when treating a patient that needs heart surgery but when the power goes off it turns into a MASH type of atmosphere but in the end, they saved their patient.

Also, Maggie will be battling her will after getting her first chemo treatment. Ethan and April test a promising medical student during all of the chaos in the ED, but you would think that the kid would be excited after but he wasn't.

"We're Lost in the Dark" was a very good and exciting second episode with a good solid story plot. I very much enjoyed watching the introduction of Dr. Marcel, even though he was in the season premiere. It was in this episode that I got a bit more of who he is and I still see a bit of Jimmy Smits and George Clooney in this guy. I'm going to be so glued to Natalie and Will with what Phillip has done to them. I won't be surprised if April and Ethan try to have a baby. Overall, I give this episode an 8.5/10.

"In The Valley of the Shadows"

Support is lacking in this week's episode of Chicago Med. Here's a recap!!

When Natalie tackles a patient who came in for a burn on her leg; her condition got worse as Natalie was gonna treat her. Will questions her motive and worries about her decision making when she forgets between one medication over another that she thought she used. When Will takes over, Natalie figures out that her patient has a medical disorder.

Ethan and Charles deal with a terminal ill patient that is planning to freeze himself so when his illness has a cure they could bring him back. Charles not only deals with this but his wife, who's broke her wrist and wants to have surgery over having a cast. After learning that their patient's parents decide to go with their son's wish, Charles decides the same thing with his wife.

April and Marcil team up and treat a mother who walked in the ED after given birth; but April suspects something not right. After the mother refuses treatment for herself, April brings in DCFS but the mother is out when Marcil gave her medication to calm down. Later both get a patient that PD found and has a wound that shows she had a baby. April put two and two together and that woman literally cut that baby out of that mother.

And Maggie gets some help thanks to Goodwin but Maggie doesn't want it and gives the nurse hell. After bailing out during surgery with Marcil, that nurse leaves after having a strong-worded conversation. Goodwin gives Maggie a demand and Maggie picks April to take some of the load from her and maybe she'll choose to get treatment at Med too.

"In the Valley of the Shadows" was a very good episode with a few predictable moments. The woman coming in with her baby that turns out she cut the baby out of the mother's womb. But what Marcil did was a bit surprising given the fact that he has morals. The Will and Natalie story was good and so was Ethan and Charles too. I enjoyed watching Maggie's story as it was so good and powerful. Good writing and character development. Overall, I give this episode an 8.5/10.

You can catch Chicago Med in it's epic #OneChicago Crossover event Wednesday, Oct. 16th at 8/7c on NBC.

Are You Sure?: Chicago PD "Doubt" Season Premiere

It all comes down to asking that one question, "are you sure?" Here's a recap of the season premiere of Chicago PD.

In the season premiere of Chicago PD "Doubt" had both not only the audience asking major questions but the characters too from did Voight kill Kelton to where's Antonio? With the murder of newly elected Kelton; with everything pointing to Voight would prove that this could be it, but in the classic fashion, it wasn't.

But that didn't stop Halstead to still keep asking in his mind that Voight had something to do with it. Even the homicide detective tries to get Halstead to turn on Voight, but he keeps his stance that he didn't do anything. That is until he and Voight figured out that gun was used in a previous shooting that was taken from evidence; but got into the hands of Kate Brennan, who took getting revenge on Kelton for what he did but not give her after helping him too.

When Halstead realized that Voight was going to talk with Kate, he and Upton decide to see if Kate would turn herself in; but with Voight leaving alone they both went in to see Kate about to end her life. Voight gets upset with him for not trusting him.

While the case was going on the whereabouts of Antonio was getting worrisome; thinking that he had ended his life after getting back on the pain pills. We soon understand that he seek help not only from his sponsor; but also called Voight for help and took him to an undisclosed rehab location.

"Doubt" was such a good episode from beginning to the end that keeps you on your toes. After this episode, I think that the relationship between Voight and Halstead will be very complicated. I was leaning towards Kate killing Kelton. I was so impressed with what Anne Heche has done on the show. The writing was so good and the character development was as too. Overall, I give this episode a 9/10.

You can catch Chicago PD Wednesdays at 10/9c on NBC.

Legacy of Remembrance: Chicago Fire "Sacred Grounds" Season Premiere

The season premiere of Chicago Fire left Firehouse 51 mourning a loss of their own. SPOILER ALERT! Here's a recap!

The season premiere episode picks up seconds after the season finale, where Casey and company are in the basement; Herrmann and Ritter are trying to cool the furnace pipes before they go, and Boden, Brett, and Foster are trying to take victims out until the furnace explodes. Boden, Brett, and Foster were taken down, with Brett suffering from a severely broken arm; Casey and Company seem to be okay until someone's alarm goes off, and it turns out to be Otis. 

As everyone brings out Otis, Cruz goes with him and sees the severe burns that he's suffered. Back at Med, everyone awaited word about Otis until Boden confronted a nurse who gave the worst news: Otis died. But we see one of the most emotional moments so far, as Cruz tells Otis that it's okay to go and that he hopes he would save a spot for him, too, until Otis opens his eyes and speaks in Russian and quickly dies.

We jump three months later; the firehouse is still mourning the loss of Otis. Cruz is trying to find meaning and figure out what Otis said. Toasey is under review for the decision-making that got him worried. Still, Boden took the blame from him as he decided to bring Brett and Foster into the warehouse, but it was still not going to take the pain of losing a firefighter away.

Brett is now in Floweton; she's just got her cast off on her arm and gets the job as a full-time EMT at the local fire station. But there's an issue: being in a small town, she knows someone from her past who is married to one of the firefighters. The Chaplain offers her a solution of not working but working as the Chaplain's wife, who does work. I'm not seeing this last too long, as she will miss Chicago.
With Brett gone, Foster gets a floater like Mr. Rogers meets Clark Kent. Mouch sees the guy's photo in a magazine.

Near the end of the episode, Boden gets everyone from the firehouse outside, where he has an honorary memorial for Otis. He even translated what Otis said to Cruz just before he died. As soon as Cruz kneels in front of the statue, everyone from Casey and Severide do the same while holding each other's backs. 

"Sacred Ground" was an episode that marks another shift change in the series. Not since the Season Three premiere has it been this powerful, and knowing that the outcome will be even more painful. The writing was so damn good, and even the character developments between Cruz and Casey were so good. I still hope that Brett will call off the engagement and move back to Chicago, maybe ask Casey out on a date, but I know that's way too much to ask for.  Overall, I give this episode a 9.5/10.

You can catch Chicago Fire on Wednesdays at 9/8c on NBC.

Shock value and Farewell: Chicago Med "Never Going Back to Normal" Season Premiere

Chicago Med returned with a season premiere that had shock value but also twists and even a farewell to remember. Be warned there will be spoilers! Here's a recap!

We pick off seconds from the season finale with Will waking up Natalie, who's suffering from a head injury, rushed to Med where we meet Dr. Marcel, who takes over Natalie's care. As Marcel works on Natalie; Will is taken but isn't being a good patient. But Philip gets there worried about Natalie and tells Marcel that Natalie is his fiance; even without the ring on her finger. More to come later.

Meanwhile, as everyone comes in, April and Ethan learn from a pregnancy test that she's not pregnant. But they take care of a young boy, who's suffering from losing his eyesight. After running some test they believe it's neurological and gets a consultant about it, which turns out to be a small tumor. It wasn't until Ethan goes over the history on his patient that it could be something else; which in fact it happened to be a hyperthyroid and the kid ended up not having surgery.

While covering overtime, Dr. Marcel teams up with Dr. Charles who takes on a patient who's suffering from schizophrenia. The issue comes down to explaining the seriousness of the illness to the patient's grandmother, who believes she can take care of him. Dr. Charles talks to the grandmother, who later comes to understanding. Also, even though Charles' honeymoon was postponed, it seems like it's still on after the day.

Maggie gets a biopsy; which soon proved that she's got breast cancer, but she's decided to take treatment at another hospital but wants to keep working. Goodwin disagrees with that idea. 
As Conner tries to help with Will;  Atwater questions him about his father's death that seems to point to him, thanks to Ava. As Conner confronts Ava about the situation, Dr. Latham sees him being aggressive with her and soon a file of compliant was formed with the HR department. That was until Latham confronts both Ava and Conner about looking back at the logs to see who ordered the insulin. Soon, Ava and Conner talk and Ava admits to him that she did it but pulls one last trick, slicing her neck with a surgical knife. Ava dies on the table and that leads Conner to leave Med for good.

Conner confronts Latham about leaving and thanked him for everything but Latham also thanked Conner too. There was one more person that he thanked and that was Goodwin; who confronts him about leaving and the two gives a very heartfelt goodbye too.

As for Natalie, she'll be okay, even though she suffered a loss of memory about what had happened. Philip uses her injury to his advantage that they're engaged (that sick dude!).  Will believes that's probably what Natalie was going to tell him when she got in his car.

"Never Going Back to Normal" was a fantastic season opener that not only gave us some sad and shocking goodbyes but also a nice welcome to a new staff member. Dr. Marcel seems like a smooth doctor but I can't wait to see what he brings to this hospital. I sure believe Will will be suffering even more from this event and I'm guessing that Philip will be telling Natalie that it was all Will's fault. Seems like having a baby isn't out yet for Ethan and April. Kathy Baker gives a wonderful performance as the grandmother of the patient that's suffering from schizophrenia. Good strong writing with character development and even strong performances from Colin O'Donnell, Marlyne Barrett, and Norma Kuhling. Overall, I give this episode a 9/10.

You can catch Chicago Med Wednesdays at 8/7c on NBC.

Chicago PD "Doubt" Season Premiere Preview

Last season Chicago PD stunted America with a cliffhanger that asked the question: did he do it? Here's a preview of the season premiere.

"Doubt"

In the season seven premiere, when Kelton is found murdered, Voight's grudge against the mayor-elect puts him under suspicion. Upton and Halstead are eager to prove their sergeant's innocence, but the more evidence they gather, the closer they come to do the opposite. After making bail, Ruzek searches for a missing Antonio.

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Could the writings on the wall be the end for Voight? I have a hard time disagree with that after watching the season finale with that scene with Halstead, which I think was a powerful moment. It would very interesting to see how Voight gers out of this one, even with the idea that Kate could have been the one that killed Kelton.

You can catch the season premiere of Chicago PD Wednesday, Sept. 25 at 10/9c on NBC.

Chicago Med "Never Going Back to Normal" Season Premiere

Here's a preview of the season premiere of Chicago Med.

"Never Going Back to Normal"

In the season five premiere, Will and Natalie face the aftermath of a horrific car incident and are left to battle for their lives. An investigation is launched following the suspicious death of the elder Cornelius Rhodes, Dr. Rhodes' father. Maggie receives life-changing news. Dr. Charles cuts his honeymoon short to tend to a young patient he suspects might have schizophrenia.

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Even though the press release for the episode on Med has more juice than what Fire gave, this is my anticipated premiere to watch this season after all that had to happen in the finale. There's gonna be so much to take in. Manstead is my top concern but also I wonder how the show will write off Conner. Grab the tissues, I guess.


You can catch the season premiere of Chicago Med Wednesday. Sept. 25th at 8/7c on NBC.

Chicago Fire "Sacred Ground" Season Premiere Preview

Here's a preview of the season premiere of Chicago Fire.

"Sacred Ground"

In the season eight premiere, the mattress factory fire spirals out o control. Truck and squad lay it on the line in hopes of getting the trapped victims out alive.

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Seems like the network and show is keeping the premiss of the season premiere pretty tight. I feel not only one but a few of the lives of House 51 will be in danger, I'm thinking Ritter, Herrmann, Brett, Cruz, and Mouch. But who knows? I know we hate to lose anyone and trying to figure this out brings me back to Season 3 premiere and even Season 6 too. Whatever happens, I'm sure we're gonna be on the edge of our seats trying to be ready for anything.

You can catch the season premiere of Chicago Fire Wednesday, Sept. 25 at 9/8c on NBC.

Standing up: Chicago Med "With A Brave Heart" Season Finale

The season finale left us not only with some good moments, but they also ended it with such a cliffhanger. Here's a recap!

As Charles plans to give his future bride a wedding that she won't forget; he comes to terms when a former patient comes back with a tumor in the brain. Charles pushes him to have the surgery but he must be awake during the surgery. After having a minor freakout, Charles gets his patient to calm down and got the surgery done. Charles finally takes into consideration from Robin and instead of taking his wife to Hawaii; they get married and bring Hawaii to Chicago is probably one of the best scenes of the episode that will just grab your heart. 

Ethan and April not only dealing with Emily and Bernie; but treating a husband who's suffering from a deer tick bite. But when they learn that the husband's wife is suffering from Alzheimer's and living with his girlfriend to help with home care and support. After learning from their patient, Ethan and April take that into their dinner with Emily, Bernie, and family as things seem to work well with their arrangement. But as Ethan and April take the dishes to the kitchen, April tells Ethan that she's late on her period. Uh oh!

Conner learns that his dad's death was questionable and that someone must have done something wrong. But when he has to perform surgery with Ava, things just don't seem right as she tries to win him back again. Could she have done it?

Will and Natalie treat a returning patient whose husband believes that there's something wrong with his wife's heart. After many tests, there was indeed a problem and as soon as she gets the surgery, her husband talks to Will about commitment as in having a family. After the surgery, they plan to start a family pretty soon. On the other hand, Will learns that the son of the mobster is out of jail and could go after him. After learning from the husband of his patient, he stands his ground and not go back to witness protection. That gets Natalie involved, who escapes a marriage proposal, to support Will, but when she talks to him in the parking garage, they get hit by a van. Will gains conscious from the hit to see the guy, who fainted, but also Natalie who is suffering a head wound and loses consciousness.

"With a Brave Heart" was a really good season finale episode. The episode left with some memorable moments from Charles and his wife to Ethan and April. The moment that really had me off my chair was Will and Natalie; yet I'm worried to know what will happen to Natalie and will #Manstead be together telling that other dude bye-bye.

I really didn't care for the Conner and Ava story as it really ran its course. But when the new season starts, I really want a good and solid explanation on where they had gone. I think that Conner and Robin go off to the sunset to better adventures. Overall, I give this episode a 9/10. I give this season a 9/10.

You can catch Chicago Med this fall on NBC.

No Man Left Behind!: Chicago Fire "I'm Not Leaving You" Season Finale

Herrmann had it right: strap on your chinstrap. This season finale was one hell of a ride. Here's a recap!

As the hunt for the arsonist is still on, Severide finds another fire, but this time, he thinks it is her; instead, it is a homeless woman. Severide and Kidd work together. Even with her help, she had a feeling that the arsonist might be back with her ex-husband, which she was, and after getting cut with broken window glass, the arsonist was finally taken down.

Soon after all of that, Kidd learns that Severide hasn't been around all day and heads to his cabin, where he tells her that he'll be the man that she wants and soon spends the night in the house. Looks like things are looking good for Kidd and Severide.

Maybe not for Casey. As he gets word from Boden that he is invited to a dinner party and must bring a plus one. Who would he bring? How about Brett? Well, as he was about to ask her, they got interrupted by Herrmann and Ritter. Later at the bar, Brett sees Kyle again, and he tries to tell her that he's moving and wants her to come along, but she doesn't pick up the signs. But as Kyle leaves, Brett bumps into Casey, who tells her that he thought it was great that she and Kyle are back together. NOT!

The next day, Brett gets a surprise visit again from Kyle, who asks her to marry her. WTF! Of course, she leaps and says yes. AH!!! She tells Casey that he was the one who got her to decide after the talk at Molly's. Thanks, Casey, for ruining what could be a perfect relationship. Your plan backfired, and the #Breasey t-shirts must be removed.

But the main event from this season finale was the major cliffhanger, as Firehouse 51 deals with a mattress factory fire. The fire gets out of hand; Casey and his team try to get everyone out while Severide and Cruz try to open the door to free more workers. Everyone is in the building (including Brett, Forster, and Boden); every one has gone up to safety or the check-in zone. Casey and the team go back to help Severide, and Herrmann and Ritter try to cool the pipes, but the pressure rises high when the episode ends with the gage breaking.

"I'm Not Leaving You" was a season finale that was intense emotions; I even wanted to hit the wall at times. The Kidd and Severide story worked so well in this episode, but I hoped to see more coming from the arsonist. I had a feeling that once Severide solves and captures the arsonist, he would be able to let things go and move forward to be a better man to Kidd. As much as I would always be happy for Brett, I would like to slap Casey if he was trying to play or tease them to open things up with her.

Does anyone think that with everyone in the warehouse fire, a couple won't be back? It's almost like the cliffhanger at the end of Season Two. Could we lose Brett? Could we lose Herrmann and Ritter?

This episode was so good. From the beginning to the end, with some good performance, the writing was good with such strong character development. Overall, I give the season finale a 9/10 and the season a 9/10.

You can catch the Chicago Fire this fall on NBC.

For Intelligence: Chicago PD "Reckoning" Season Finale

With everything they've done to stop Kelton; does Voight and the team have one more trick up their sleeves to stop Kelton? Here's a recap!

With everything Voight, Antonio and Ruzek have gone through this season; they have one last shot to stop Kelton from becoming Mayor of Chicago. Voight learns of Kelton's connection with a drug boss and that if they catch him on a heavy enough charge that they could use him against Kelton. Well, as the Intelligence's plan goes well; their guy ended up getting killed.

With their connection dead, Voight and the team hunt down the shooter. While they get the name of the shooter; they catch him and take him in to talk with Voight and Ruzek, but nothing.

 Ruzek is being called to talk about his statement that he falsely stated, but continues to go with it. Later on, during a late-night visit, Ruzek is offered 24 hours to confess or he'll be arrested.
Antonio gets dirt on the guy that talked to Ruzek but he couldn't tell Ruzek or Voight as it dealt with the guy's daughter.

With all seems to go down, Voight tells Ruzek that he doesn't need to take the wrap for Antonio's mess. But he does in his case. As Ruzek leaves Voight, Halstead stops Voight to understand what's going on and tells him if there's something wrong that he needs to tell him so he could help. But Voight tells Halstead that he's going to talk with Kelton and that Intelligence will be his and that to make sure to run it the right way.

Ruzek was soon arrested and processed while Kelton was elected to be the new Mayor of Chicago. But later that night Intelligence gets a call to they learn is Kelton's house and when they go in; Kelton dead with gunshots. We see squad cars coming and see Voight driving away.

"Reckoning" was such a strong and emotional season finale; that might not have been on the level of Season Five's finale but it did serve a punch to the gut. Even though the episode had centric around Voight, Antonio, and Ruzek, there were a moment or two between Halstead and Upton with their partnership. Not to mention the cry time moments between Ruzek and Platt and Voight and Halstead, as it was like a full circle of their working relationship.

As for the cliffhanger, does anything think that it was Voight that shot Kelton? Could it have been both Voight and Kate? I'm leaning towards both of them and that Kate wouldn't let Voight do it all on his own.

Well, I can't wait for the new season, where things pick off and where our characters go from here. Also, does anyone think that Voihgt could have his own endgame if something goes wrong?
Overall, I give this episode an 8.9/10 and the season a 9/10.

You can catch Chicago PD when they return in the fall.

Finding a Way: Chicago PD "Confession"

As the intelligence unit tries to take down the top drug lord in Chicago, the Antonio incident case has reopened. Here's a recap!

As Antonio is at a meeting, a call from Voight and Ruzek had them discussing how Kelton has reopened the investigation of the suspect that Antiono pushed off a two-story warehouse building. Voight has a plan and gets them to meet with Atwater for a drug deal.

As Atwater and his CI make a deal with what seems to be a rookie drug seller, just as they make arrangements, the kid gets shot. The team investigates and takes them to the drug lord, Alex Del Toro. Antonio knows Del Toro, who had his partner killed years ago. They tried to arrest him for the murder but couldn't get anything stuck.

It soon becomes a two-case episode as Voight gets the top newspaper reporter, Katherine Bradley, to write a piece about Kelton. But their one source is MIA and Voight, and Ruzek tries to locate him. As Ruzek gets a location on their source, Voight meets with him and gets him to stand up against Kelton.
Soon, Antiono and the team find something that stuck with Del Toro, but just as they got something, he was on the move. They find Del Toro near the shipping yard and chase him through the abandoned warehouse. Antonio gets to him, and just when he is about to shoot, he grabs Del Toro and tries to push him off the edge of the building but doesn't and arrestedarrestsith everything looking good until the news conference that was supposed to be about Kelton dropping out; turns out to be Kathrine Brennen instead. Voight meets with Brennen to discuss this situation, and she tells him that she took the fall because he has dirt on her, and he has dirt on him, too. It seems like a war is coming to the intelligence unit.

"Confession" didn't match the episode a year ago when Al got stabbed. Still, it closely matches it as it was an episode focusing on Antiono from the week's case, facing an old enemy and even confronting his demons of pushing a suspect off the building. Jon Seda gives his best performance since the fall finale. And when things were looking suitable for Antiono, we can see how Seda will be leaving the series. The writing seemed to have been on the wall since the fall finale. Excellent writing, strong character development, and overall, I give this episode a 9/10.

You can catch the season finale of Chicago PD on Wednesday, May 22, at 10/9c on NBC.

Finding The Connection: Chicago Fire "The White Whale"

The search for the arsonist is on for Severide; will anyone believe his leads from Benny? Plus, a firefighter steps up for a retired firefighter in need. Plus, are there sparks between Brett and Casey? Here's a recap!

Severide tells Boden and Casey about what Benny had in his case notes about this arson, but Boden can't believe what he thinks or goes with his gut about it because he needs more information. That goes for Lt. Hubble, who's not taking Severide's data seriously. Even though Casey is behind him, Severide goes out there and tries to get information. Severide spots this guy who's not helping clean up the salon and confronts him and believes that he's the guy. More later...

A retirement party has been called; it's not for Mouch. (Phew!) It's for another firefighter, Russ LaPointe (played by Abraham Benrubi, "ER"). When Herrmann and the gang visited him at his firehouse, they invited him to have his party at Molly's. Ritter gets to talk with him and, after a couple of minutes, really enjoyed him and his tip. But when the party was going on, LaPointe wasn't himself as he was drinking pretty heavily and talking about moments that had haunted him. After seeing that, Ritter asked Herrmann to make a wellness check and learned that LaPointe and his wife had separated. Ritter tells Herrmann more in-depth about his uncle, and that he killed himself, so they got the troops together and talked to LaPointe and got him to join a support group.

Brett confronts Kidd and Foster about what her friend said about her and Casey's date. After having a coughing fit when Casey walked in, Kidd and Foster agreed that she should date Casey. We get just little snippet moments: when Brett aids Casey's wound after a call, gets on Casey for not cleaning and changing the bandage, and Casey asks Brett to change his application so she doesn't yell at him. There's something there, but no one's pulling the trigger, not just yet.

Getting back to Severide, after taking a photo of that guy, he meets with the eyewitness, Carol Spears, who was at the fire the arsonist set. After making a positive ID,  he calls, but as he leaves a message, Severide notices Carol looking through his notes and asks her not to look. But as she was getting him some coffee, Severide spotted a piece of wire and even looked in the box for items of the bomb. Severide calls Casey and tells him and Boden that the arsonist is Carol, and her next building is a church.

As Casey and Boden get there, Severide guides Casey to search for the bomb. As Casey finds it, it goes off. Herrmann rushes in as Casey tries to break the lock just in time for Herrmann to take out the fire before things get worse. Later on, Severide, Casey, and Boden meet with Hubble to talk about what's next for Carol. Something tells me that it's going to get worse.

"The White Whale" was not only an excellent episode with action and suspense, but it had some of the most potent story moments that we could learn right now. The Ritter and LaPointe story was moving and was a PSA about reading the signs that someone needs help, even when they don't ask for it. It got the waterworks for me, even if it was Benrubi, who I grew up watching as Jerry, the desk clerk on ER.

I still feel that this arson case is the one thing that will give him the closure he needs from his father. I wonder how dangerous this person can be compared to the one from Season 3 that killed Shay. Also, I wonder what Kidd would tell Kelly just before Hubble interrupted.

The Casey and Brett thing is still in slow motion, but by the end of the season finale, she'll confront Casey and go out on a date. I want this to work!

This episode had strong writing, character development, and even some good performances from the cast. Overall, I give this episode a 9/10.

You can catch the season finale of Chicago Fire on Wednesday, May 22, at 9/8c on NBC.

Realizing: Chicago Med "Forever Hold Your Peace"

Here's a recap of Wednesday's episode of Chicago Med.

Maggie's sister Denise visits with her boyfriend; but things take a real turn when Will sees that the boyfriend slapped her in the face, knocking her down. As Will bring her in the ED, Maggie starts asking questions and even got it by looking at Will. Maggie tries to tell Dennis that she needs to leave him for good, but she's not because she loves him. Well, Maggie and Will took care of things, mostly Maggie, as she went to talk to Denise's boyfriend and warned him to stay away, even slapped some sense into him. But it looks like Denise isn't on speaking terms with Maggie now.

Dr. Charles and Natalie deal with a pregnant patient, who's dying of cancer; whether she should have surgery to remove the tumor in her brain. As much as the husband wants it done, he gets second thoughts about the idea and I'm guessing that she's not gonna have the surgery but keep her on the ventilator to keep the baby alive.

Even Dr. Charles deals with something of his own, letting go of someone. He learns that Cici is moving back to Minneapolis, Minn. to take a job there and continue treatment. Charles tries to find ways to keep her in Chicago, even tries to get her an interview for another job. It was after talking to the husband of the pregnant woman; Charles realizes that he needs to do something and that he did as he gives Cici a letter to resign from Med, but she tells him that the reason why she's moving is that her cancer is back and wants to be along. Charles won't let that happen as he somewhat proposals to her to stay in Chicago and let him help her.

Ethan and April are taking care of Vincent, while Emily is trying to have some time but that leads her disappearing. With all of her clothes gone, Ethan and April get close and take on taking care of the baby. That is until  Emily finally shows up after traveling to St. Louis and back and tries to take Vincent but April and Ethan tell her to stay and think up a plan. My guess is that she's either going to take her baby and run away or leave her baby again and rush off.

The bigger story in this episode happens to be Conner as he deals with fathers. It's Conner's birthday and while he checks on his dad, he wishes him a happy birthday but soon starts the crap about how his mother wasn't at his birthdays because of her illness. That got Conner to leave. He soon deals with a young patient that might have broken his arm from a state board; but after smelling alcohol on the kid's father. It got even more suspicious when the kid was still in pain and wasn't taking the pain pills. After accusing the father; we learn that the kid was trying to help his father's pain problem and soon things got settled. That is when Conner saw the birthday photos from his past and not see his mother; he sees his father to tell him he's right till he sees him die.

"Forever Hold Your Peace" is a fine episode that deals with decision making on trying to say something that you should say before it's too late like for Dr. Charles and his ex-wife. Or being late to say that you're right and I'm wrong as we saw from Conner and his father. I did feel bad for Conner; but when someone like your father calls out your mother, who was ill at the time, that's not right at all. The Maggie/Dennis story was good but the moment between Denise' boyfriend and her was amazing and even Will steps in just in case.

I feel like Emily is heading back to her old ways and maybe leaving her baby with Ethan and April. Even though she's back now, who's knows if she can change or not, I'm sure Ethan feels like he's gone through the washer again with her. The writing was good and the performances were good too. Overall, I give this episode an 8.5/10.

You can catch the season finale of Chicago Med next Wednesday at 8/7c on NBC.

The Break: Chicago PD "Sacrifice"

Sacrifices have to be made at times, this episode had a few. Here's a recap!

When a crew has been hitting pharmaceutical delivery trucks and stealing drugs; the Intelligence Unit goes beyond to take down that even sacrifices must be made. As Voight and the team get close to the crew leader; they picked up Gina Reily that was picking up drugs that weren't painkillers but drugs to help keep her alive as she has a deadly disease. After apologizing, the team used her to get not only her husband but their boss, Shaw and shut down the operation. As Gina confronts Shaw to get her pills, it soon turns into a hostage situation that both Halstead, Upston, and Ruzek took down. 

The episode had out characters made some sacrifices one of them includes Upton and Ruzek; as their relationship takes a dive during this case. As Ruzek tries to make a deal with Shaw, Upton made the call thinking that this was going south, while Ruzek tries to protect her during a shootout/hostage situation with Shaw. The two finally talked about it and decide that it's maybe time for a break. This comes after Upton talked with Trudy about relationships.

"Sacrifices" was a very good episode and better than the previous one. It was not only a character drive episode for Upton and Ruzek but Antiono and even Brennan as well. Seeing Antiono stepping back on Voight's request because of his recent drug history this season. Also at the end of the episode; we learn that Brennan had to make sacrifices in her life with her mother. Overall, I give this episode an 8.5/10.

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

Guns and Politics: Chicago PD "What Could Have Been"

Guns and politics never do go away. Here's a recap!

As Burgess waits for Blair, her boyfriend, for their date night; she waited so long that she had his cell phone pinned on his location but by the time she gets there, he's dead. As the team investigates; we see Burgess hide her emotions for a guy that she's been enjoying for a while but was going to end their relationship. That is until she learns that he was seriously planning on staying to be with her. Thinking that's gotta be drugs or money thing that got Blair killed, there was another connection with another victim.

It didn't get good until the investigation started to turn towards Ray Price and his family. As Burgess dug deeper and the team searchers on Ray's daughter's social media; they found what is the evidence that ties this only thing up. Voight talks with Ray about the video of his daughter, but Ray doesn't want to say anything. Soon as he tries to tell Voight, Ray's wife comes in and tells him the entire thing that she had killed Blair and the other guy as they were blackmailing them to resign from the mayor race. 
Voight gets a confession from Ray and makes a deal with the AD of a seven-year sentence for him. In the end, Voight and Ray have one last drink in the holding cell thinking about what could have been if this didn't happen. I know what would have happened, Chicago would be getting a great mayor.

"What Could Have Been" might be one of the least enjoyable episodes of the season and that's only in the first half of the episode; while the second half was very good with such a twist that really shocked me. As much as I enjoyed the character of Burgess, this was one of my least favorite episodes of hers. Burgess was so out of character in a way that I just didn't believe what she was doing, let along saying to everyone from the team to even Blair's sister. But I guess the one thing we got out of this episode was Burgess and Ruzek working together.

But the Wendell Pierce's performance was very good; it was his character's story that made me watch this till the end; even though it wasn't his great as his other performances in other shows. I still think it was a shocker that Ray's wife did the killing; as I didn't think any of Ray's family would have done it. Overall, I give this episode a 7.5/10.

You can catch Chicago PD Wednesdays at 10/9c on NBC.

Come Together: Chicago PD "Pain Killer" /"The City"

"Pain Killer"

"Pain Killer" was another powerful episode in what looked to be an active shooter shooting a politician, but there's a twist as a blast from the past shockingly comes to Voight. 

After an event for Ray Price, shots were fired, hitting Price. Voight and the team search for the active shooter, which takes them to another victim, a judge that Voight knows. Soon, the pieces come together of where the shooter has been in the area to where Voight has been in the last day or two. Could someone be targeting Voight? 

After another shot at the courthouse, Atwater chases the suspect but gets away, leaving a backpack with the weapon. That weapon belonged to someone who had been out for a few days but knew the suspect. It was soon that the suspect was a blast from Voight's past as a kid that he arrested but got him a deal for turning in other bad guys. Voight learns that the kid didn't get out as they had agreed; he stayed longer till he was released just a month ago. 

After a call that the shooter had taken hostages, Voight tried to go in and reason with him. After letting two hostages go, Voight tries everything to make the shooter feel safe, but that wouldn't happen. As soon as the last hostage escapes, Voight tries to reason with him, but he walks into the window, where a SWAT sniper shoots him. 

This episode was a thrilling episode that, just when you thought that it was a police shooting, it was of Voight's past that would come back to haunt him. Jason Beghe gives another strong performance; the character of Voight has grown and developed this season as a man who's been suffering a lot but still moves on from it. Overall, I give this episode a 9/10.

You can catch Chicago PD on Wednesdays at 10/9c on NBC.

"The City"

Can two Mayor candidates work together with the Intelligence Unit to solve a gang war before things turn even more deadly? Here's a recap!

"The City" is another intense and crazy episode with the Intelligence Unit investigating a gang shooting. Even though they know which two of the gangs it was, Voight has a meeting with both its leaders to have a peace summit. But it goes south quickly when another shooting happens and kills an innocent woman. 

As the investigation progresses, Voight and the team find an eyewitness of her sister's death and accept to testify in court after capturing the suspect. Just as things were looking good, Kelton made a press conference that just put a target on the witness and had to get her out of town before she got killed. That leads to Voight with the only option, letting one of the gang leaders take the suspect out, and it just happens to be the one that the suspect was a member of, so yeah. 

I very much enjoyed this episode. I'm not carrying much about Burgess' love life with this guy that's been on for the last few episodes. I wonder if it's so that she can have a relationship while Ruzek is having with Upton. Anyway, the writing was very good for this episode, with outstanding character development. Overall, I give this episode an 8/10.

You can catch Chicago PD on Wednesdays at 10/9c on NBC.

Welcome to the Fight: Chicago PD "The Forgotten"

Politics is such a dirty game, but will Voight be involved? Here's a recap!

"The Forgotten is another powerful episode that circles around Hank Voight and his relationship with a longtime C.I. that's been working since the days with Al. After doing one last job for Voight, Lexi, the CI, gets kidnapped. Voight and the team try to find her; but learn that the suspect that took Lexi is connected to a string of kidnapped stripers/dancers to torture and kill.

To makes things a lot worst; Kelton was involved in the previous investigations of these murders; plus kept it quiet because of getting a promotion for keeping crime down. After searching and finding their suspect, just as Voight was so close; the suspect gets killed by another detective that had no business being there.

After using the dead suspect's GPS on his car, they find a location where Lexi, but it was too late as she was dead. The death of Lexi, who was so close leaving the city to be with her ailing mother; hurt Voight and even give Ray Price inside information about Kelton to use in his campaign for mayor. OF course, Voight doesn't like to get into politics but after what just happened, all gloves are off.

This was another fine episode that had so much character development between Lexi and Voight, From learning how she helped saved his life to listening; to them talking about the good old days with Al. The episode really builds up and just when you thought she might still be alive. Ouch! It hurts. Overall, I give this episode a 9/10.

You can catch Chicago PD Wednesdays at 10/9c on NBC.

Chicago Med "Forever Hold Your Peace" Episode Preview

Here's a preview of this Wednesday's episode of Chicago Med.

"Forever Hold Your Peace"

As Caroline has new to share, Dr. Charles is forced to make a serious decision about their relationship. Maggie meets her sister's new boyfriend but discovers danger may lie ahead. Rhodes experiences a devasting lose while Ethan and April are faced with an unexpected challenge that strengthens their relationship.

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Oh man! Could Dr. Charles be leaving Med for good? I'm not quite sure that will happen. I think that Conner will be dealing with some powerful stuff this week that not only with that kid and his father in the clip but probably losing his dad too. Maybe Will could take some lessons from Ethan and April in relationships. Anyone think Emily will bail on her baby? Two more episodes left! It's so hard to believe that we are coming to the end of the season.

You can catch Chicago Med Wednesdays at 8/7c on NBC.