Ghosts (S5, Ep. 16) "Woodstone Royale"

 

Sam and Jay, facing a $200,000 IRS debt, switch from bed-and-breakfasts to gambling in 'Woodstone Royale.' This episode turns the mansion into a scene of celebrity cameos, spectral espionage, and bureaucratic bad luck haunting Sam and Jay. It’s a fast-paced mix of heart and tension, like Molly’s Game meets Beetlejuice. Here’s my recap and review.

DMV (S1, Ep. 16) "Fresh Ink"

 

This week’s South Hollywood DMV episode showed that sometimes no press is better than bad press. 'Fresh Ink' was a case of good intentions gone wrong, as the staff dealt with public perception, harsh reviews, and losing a wager. Though the stakes were minor, the comedy highlighted why this crew is the most dysfunctional branch in the state. Here's my recap and review.

One Chicago Recap: Chicago Med "The Book of Charles"/Chicago Fire "Firehouse 66" Chicago P.D. "Restored"

A lot has happened last week, so enough with the stalling, here's my recap and review of Episode 16 of One Chicago. 

St. Denis Medical (S2, Ep. 16) "Experience with Human Babies"

 

Opening a top birthing center should be a career highlight, but at St. Denis, it’s more about professional sabotage and personal awkwardness. This week, staff faced hiring crises, high-altitude rescues, and Oregon's biggest stationery theft. From Joyce’s romantic struggles to Matt’s leap of faith, 'Experience with Human Babies' shows that surviving a day with these coworkers is tougher than bringing new life into the world. Here’s my recap and review.

FBI (S8, Ep. 16) "3 Up, 3 Down"

 

This week’s FBI highlighted tension between a national security threat and the team’s emotional homecoming. As New York scrambled to prevent a 'sinister' dock arrival, the real danger was in the armor of its top agent. Here's my recap of '3 Up, 3 Down.'

From Bachelor Parties to Ghostly Powers: Ghosts "The Bachelorette Party"/"St. Hetty's Day" Recap

 

Ghosts fans are in for a treat as Season 4 continues with two unforgettable episodes that blend humor, mystery, and heartfelt moments. Here's a recap of episodes 15 and 16!

Recap: St. Denis Medical "Anything to Push Zaluva"

 

Can Alex accept some help from Serena at work for a co-worker's baby shower? Here's a recap!

Preview: St. Denis Medical "Anything to Push Zaluva"

 

Here's a preview of this week's new episode of St. Denis Medical.

One Chicago Recap: Chicago Med "Poster Child"/Chicago "In The Rubble"/ Chicago P.D. "Seen and Unseen"

 

Catch up on this week's thrills and drama of One Chicago's latest episodes. Here's a recap!

One Chicago Preview: Chicago Med "Poster Child"/Chicago Fire "In The Rubble"/Chicago P.D. "Seen and Unseen"

 

One Chicago is back this week! Here's a preview!

Preview: Rescue Hi-Surf "Pono"

 

Here's a preview of this Monday's episode of Rescue Hi-Surf.

Moving Forward: This Is Us "The Adirondacks" Season Finale

 

The season five finale was as good as it could have gotten, especially for that twisted ending. Here's a recap!

It's Kevin and Madison's wedding day, and it's not going too well with Kevin, as things are going the way he had hoped it would be, perfect. As Kevin shows his groomzilla, Randall, Miguel, Tobey, and Uncle Nicky try to help as much as possible. 

Meanwhile, as everyone had arrived, Rebecca wanted to hear about Randall's trip and learn about his biological mother, which she got overwhelmed and made Randall uncomfortable. But the two resolved the issue, and she learned quite a bit about Laura. 

Tess wasn't too happy with the bride's maid of honor dress, so Beth decided to help her make it into her own style. Deja awaited her from Malik about his college interviews and got a surprise when he told her that he not only got four out of four but five out of five because he's got an offer from Harvard.

Tobey gives Kate good news about him taking that job offer in San Fransico, but that means he'll have to be there three times a week, which he thought that they could move. As Kate called her boss to tell him that she would resign but he wouldn't because she's the best assistant that he's had, even if he didn't really want her at first. 

In a flashback, we see Rebecca upset that Jack taped a Pittsburgh Pirates game over her taped Dynasty wedding episode and had the kids see them fight for the first time. Not only did they try to show them that they love each other, but they put on a wedding for them as well.

As Madison prepares for her wedding, she looks back to when her mother left her and her father and the time that her father wasn't all there for her. Not to mention learning how she got into the eating disorder program in the pilot episode. That's when she decided that she didn't want to marry Kevin and called off the wedding. 

After the wedding was called off, Rebecca, Randall, and Kate comfort Kevin. In their conversation, Rebecca asks Kevin to build her that house that Jack had planned to do. Plus, in a five-year flash-forward, we come back to when Kevin was practicing his speech, we thought it was for his wedding, but it turns out to be Kate's wedding...to her boss from the music school! WTF!

"The Adirondacks" was such a great season finale that had many great moments; one of them I just ate up was Randall being there for Kevin, like holding the umbrella for him as he tries to avoid Rebecca talking about his mother. Nicky's wedding gift and well that powerful seen when we see the Pearsons together talking about what would Jack have said and talked about the future (which had me in tears). 

Talk about shocker, right? I didn't see that one coming at all. Kate and her boss getting married? Wow! I was at least thinking of Kevin and Sophie getting married. Man, I can't wait to see where the final season will go and how it will end. 

Overall, I give this episode a 9/10 and the season a 9/10.

What did you think of the season finale? Leave a comment below!

This Is Us returns in 2022 with the final season. Check out for more recaps of this season and previous seasons of This Is Us.

Second Chances: Chicago Med "I Will Come to Save You" Season Finale

 It's the heart-pounding season finale of Chicago Med. Let's get to it!

This Is Us "The Adirondacks" Season Finale Episode Preview

 Here's a preview of the season finale of This Is Us.

One Chicago Preview: Chicago Med: "I Will Come To Save You"/Chicago Fire "No Survivors"/ Chicago PD "The Other Side"

 Here's the preview of the season finale of One Chicago.

Chicago Med

"I Will Come to Save You"

In the season finale, Carol receives a second chance at life when a new heart becomes available. Ethan and Dean find themselves in hot water with an old patient. Will faces the consequences of the stolen trial medication. 

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Chicago Fire

"No Survivors"

In the season finale, the firehouse reacts to some exciting news: while a mysterious stranger and a shocking call take Severide's breath away.

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"The Other Side"

In the season finale, Voight and the tea muster all their expertise to bring down a deadly crime ring. Burgess finds herself in a dangerous situation.

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This season finale for both Med, Fire, and PD is all hands on deck type of watching. I think that PD might have another great ending to the season (once again). 

Even though we know that April and Natalie are leaving, I just wonder if Natalie will be the one to save Will's career one more time? Will Dean take responsibility for what had happened to Ethan? I can't wait!

Fire looks to be so good. That proposal was epic in last week's episode! Casey's speech to Brett that he loves her and that Dawson is no more got me all excited! Is that what gets Brett a bit cloudy during a call in the season finale? I feel there's going to be a surprise yet to come, I just don't know what.

PD, let's just call it for what it is, I wanted Wednesday to get here as soon as possible. Why did no one go with Burgess? And I just wonder if this will drag into next season? 

This is a "get your popcorn ready" type of finale!

Excited for the season finale? What do you think will happen? Leave a comment below!

The season finale of Chicago Med, Fire, and PD airs this Wednesday beginning at 8/7c on NBC and airing the next day on PeacockTV.

Helping and Settling: Single Parents "Hip$ for Dolores"/"Untz, Untz, Untz"

"Hip$ or Dolores" 

Poppy gets a letter from her landlord at her wineberry of the rent increased, everyone tries to help her out with money. Poppy and Will tries to sell her engagement ring for a lot more money, but it turns out that it's worth around $200. She did tell Will how the store has really built her self-esteem after leaving her ex-husband.

Meanwhile, Angie, Miggy, Rory, and Graham try to get money from Angie's co-workers from donations to even feeling bad at knocking Graham's foot to the floor. As soon as they got their money together, they've lost it after Angie's story was actually true.

Even Doug tries to help manage Poppy's store with some drastic measures, but as soon as everyone came back, Angie and Miggy brought back enough money as they sold Miggy's calendars at the office.

"Hip$ for Dolores" was funny at times with its simple story of the gang trying to help raise money for Poppy's store. It had perfect moments like Poppy telling Will how the store had changed her from leaving her ex-husband.

"Untz, Untz, Untz"

After another night spending the night at Doug's house, Miggy gets Doug to consider staying at Poppy's house, which turned into a disaster. First, Doug didn't enjoy it because of not getting in his evening routine, not to mention trying to find a place for his toothbrush and Poppy playing Frasier episodes so loud that she fell asleep. And the kicker comes to the bed as he couldn't get comfortable. 

Poppy didn't enjoy it either. As Doug was too moving in the bed and even talking in his sleep. The two settle their difference and Facetime each other as their new sleeping arrangement.

Meanwhile, Angie tries to hit it off with Colin by using Sophie to bond with his son, as Will takes Graham to have a boy's night. But Graham finds a woman and disappoints Will. Angie's date night that she was hoping for didn't go the way she had hoped but ended well after Sophie finally enjoyed Colin's son after talking about apples.

"Untz, Untz, Untz" was another fun episode. I very much enjoyed watching this episode with both stories as they were hilarious and so enjoyable. This was yet another good performance from the cast, and the writing was as good too. Overall, I give this episode a 9/10.

You can catch Single Parents Wednesdays at 9:30/8:30c on ABC.

Personal Struggles: Chicago PD "Intimate Violence"/"Before the Fall"

"Intimate Violence" 

When an armed robbery goes homicide, the Intelligence Unit relies on the witness, who happens to be the wife of one of the armed robbers. Jay and Hailey work together to get the suspect's wife to bust their next heist, but it turns into a bust when Jay overhears her getting beaten by her husband. While the suspect is arrested, they try to get him to turn over his team, but he won't.

Hailey learns that their suspect was let go and calls Jay to find the suspect's wife beaten once again. Jay not only kicked that guy's butt and took the wife out of the house and got her and her child a flight to Pheinox, Az. Jay learns from Hailey that what he did was very good and tells him how she dealt with the abusive father hitting her mother over the years.

"Intimate Violence" was an excellent and one of the best Halstead-Upton episodes. Both characters had some good to solid character developments, mainly Hailey Upton. The writing was good as well. Soffer and Spiridakos work so well together, and their chemistry
is so good. Overall, I give this episode an 8.5/10.

"Before the Fall"

"Before the Fall" was a good episode; sometimes, it felt boring in the middle of the episode. The episode depicts Voight getting the help of a reformed gang member to help get a confession from a suspect that killed his boss and an innocent little girl. But homicide gets on it, and as they get close to a confession, all hell breaks loose, and Voight's friend and reformed gang member gets seriously hurt. But that homicide detective gets a goodbye gift he'll never forget. 

While this episode had some moments that were slow and boring at times, I understood it as it dealt with old blood vs new blood. In the way, it's almost like Godfather 3, with Voight's friend helping and trying to act like the boys in the drug business. Overall, I give this episode a 7.5/10.

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

Fixing and Saving: Chicago Fire "The Tendency of a Drowning Victim"/"Protect a Child"

"The Tendency of a Drowning Victim"

When 51 gets called to a cave in the lake, Casey wastes no time putting his men in the freezing water to search for a dead victim. But he gets a twist that it turns into a scam of a fiance being taken out of her money so he can afford more for his model aircraft collection. The case does put Casey and Severide at odds, but not for long.

Lilly returns to 51 to ask Herrmann for help to find her a place for her new bakery. But when Herrmann tries to do what he did for Molly, it becomes a new ballgame. That doesn't mean he hasn't given up on her but instead helps invest in her business.

Brett and her birthmother bond, but trouble comes when she starts having Braxton hicks contractions. But she did ask the question about her and Casey after she had met him. As Casey awaits them at the ED desk, the doctor tells Casey about Gallo coming to visit that little girl who got burned.

Boden is on a rampage at 51, which doesn't have to do with the fire department. Donna has him on a diet and takes his anger at everyone on 51, so Kidd steps up to help with him until Ritter and Gallo devise a way to enjoy a diet.

"The Tendency of a Drowning Victim" was an excellent episode from start to finish. Casey has a perfect story in this episode with the twists and turns of the car accident. And the Casey-Severide bromance, while having some bumps, always ends with a nice ending, this time with steak with Kidd. Watching those three at the end reminded me of Casey, Severide, and Dawson seasons ago. Brett's mother is on board for the #Bresey train. And I couldn't get enough of Boden and Kidd in this episode. Overall, I give this episode an 8.5/10.

"Protect a Child"

When 51 rescues a disabled mother and her child from a house fire, it turns into an issue with the DCFS that gets Casey all fired up. After receiving multiple complaints from the neighbor about how the mother was unfit to care for her child, the BCFS took the child away. After another rescue at a warehouse factory, Casey and Gallo talk to the caseworker about comparing that mother to a group of prominent men trying to help save their friend at the warehouse. Also, Casey tells the story about Lou, an experience that was brought to him. In the end, both the mother and child were reunited.

Herrmann believes he should have quarters like Casey, Severide, and Boden, but Boden disagrees. Herrmann takes the spot right between Casey and Severide but soon causes a small fire that has him reporting to the fire academy by Chief Walker.

After seeing young girls hanging out with bad crowds, Kidd wants to help bring young women to the world of firefighters with a Girl on Fire program. After getting positive responses, Kidd needed to find a partner to help her; Severide advised her to have Wendy help. After asking her, she's all in.
Brett's mother, Julie, makes another visit and asks Brett for help finding a place to live in Chicago. After making a call that didn't need both Foster and her, Brett meets a realtor to help find a few places. After meeting, the guy asks Brett out, but after thinking about it,t she turns the guy down. Maybe she's waiting to see where Casey will go, like when Casey was waiting to see where Brett was going. 

"Protect a Child" was such a good and heartwrenching episode. I say heart-wrenching because of the story of the mother and child splitting up by DCFS, and also, we relive a bit of history of  Casey and Dawson having Louie for a short and painful time. It stays with you for sure—I greatly loved Herrmann's story in this, as it was just downright hilarious. Also, I love Kidd stepping up to make this program work. Overall, I give this episode an 8.5/10.

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

Family is Family: Chicago Med "Who Should Be The Judge"

Two doctors are kidnapped. There's good news for Maggie, while a family reunion isn't what it seems. Here's a recap!

As Crockett and Natalie walk to Med, they get pulled into an unexpected emergency that ends up being a kidnapping to help a prisoner get to his dying son. But will one make it out alive? Of course, when Crockett saves the guy from killing himself.

Meanwhile, Will visits Hannah at rehab and sees that she's not taking anything to ease her way out of the addiction. After treating one of Dr. Charles' patients, Will tries to sneak something to help her, but she refuses and kicks him out.

April and Ethan are part of a family reunion miracle as a daughter is reunited with her biological birth mother, who needs an organ donation. But something doesn't seem right, and it turns out that they aren't biologically related, and it turns out that the daughter's friend used her job at the Foster Care Service to locate her. Even though they both knew, they didn't care and became a real blended family.

Maggie waits for the news of her test. After a hell of a day, she gets the good news that she deserves, cancer is gone and in return, Ben is there to help get her to celebrate. But what celebration does she want, the one with wedding bells and Ben at her side?

"Who Should Be the Judge" was an excellent episode. While Natalie and Crockett's storyline was thrilling, adding Jay was good too. I worry that this could start up something between the characters that I don't think should be. The family reunion, which really wasn't, was an excellent story, and there was a nice twist at the end that was heartwarming. The episode had good writing and good character development. Overall, I give this episode an 8.5/10.

You can catch the 100th episode of Chicago Med tonight at 8/7c on NBC.