The Moment: Chicago PD "Tender Age"

 

Talk about stealing the moment at the right time. 

"Tender Age" was such an intense and dramatic episode that pretty much succeeded my expectations from the previews. I couldn't get enough from this episode, which I thought had seemed to be another great Burgess episode until that final scene. 

Burgess and the intelligence unit picks up a homicide case that leaves a little girl the only witness that might have seen what had happened. As the case unfolds, they linked the connection to the little girl's father, who all he wanted was to be with his daughter. Burgess bonds and protects with the child, probably given her a second thought about having children. 

But let's talk about the big elephant in the room from this episode, just when I thought that Burgess won this episode, there was a curveball that came when Upton and Halstead finally talked about her contract with the FBI. Upton asked Halstead where or not she should go and of course, he only wants what's best for her. Well, that ended with Upton telling her feelings for Halstead and the two kiss. Looks like she's not going to the New York FBI taskforce (sorry CBS!). 

I loved this episode so much. Burgess was a force of nature doing anything to protect that child and to take down the suspect. Plus it gave us some really good Burzek moments as well, mostly the boat discussion which I found hilarious. Just when I thought that this was another Burgess winning episode, which serves right to be. I didn't see the Upton and Halstead relationship take effect just like that at the end.  

I released a poll question on my Twitter page a couple of days after the episode aired to ask the question: who had the best first kiss during this season of #OneChicago Brettsey or Upstead. The results came in with 56.7 percent choosing Upstead with 43.3 percent picking Brettsey. 

Overall, I give this episode a 9/10.

What did you think of the episode? Leave a comment below.

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

Reunited: Chicago Med "Do You Know the Way Home?"

 

Well, that had happened!

"Do You Know the Way Home?" was another fantastic episode with many excellent stories that some of them couldn't get out of my mind after watching and rewatching. 

From Ethan and April's tension after he ordered her to work from the COIVD wing to the ED because they needed the staff that leads to her and Dr. Charles taking care of a patient that could have been abducted years ago. The outcome of the story was so memorable with April and Dr. Charles getting Ethan to help but seeing the patient and her biological mother reunited that just gets you to grab the tissues. 

Another tissue story in this episode comes to Will and a patient that seemed to be quantified for his new heart treatment drug but the patient's daughter and his caretaker didn't want it and ordered that Will stop treating him. But just as her father was about to have a severe risk surgery, his heart starts to act up and Will steps up and saves him doing a slow and intense procedure. 

As Natalie is on FactTime duty with patients, who call about their health problems, one has shown some serious concerns and that she must become to the ED but wouldn't. After calling back a few more times with even more serious conditions the truth comes that all she wanted was to talk to someone as her son hasn't visited or called her in years. That was another tissue moment. 

Crockett receives a patient who happens to be his ex and tries to fulfill her wishes or no surgery but she would later need it. As they reminisce about the old days, Natalie sees that he was a bit sad; even after he sees his ex's fiance. Natalie talks to Crockett on the roof and tries to show not only friendship but maybe a romance with a kiss on his back/his shoulder. 

Overall, I enjoyed this episode very much. I don't know about you but I'm getting tired of Ethan going back and forth from being strict to breaking the rules here and there. He's been on the show for six years and still doesn't trust his colleague's judgments? 

While I thought Will pushed the drug trial on the elder patient and deserve the reaction from the patient's daughter. After the trial drug might have clouded his judgment to taking care of a patient, he gained much respect. 

I don't know what to think of the Natalie and Crockett relationship. I think the kiss might have been too much even if it was on his back. I think maybe a hug would have been a better outcome to show friendship. But I do see how Natalie wants to help him move on from his pain. Well, see where that goes. 

Overall, I give this episode a 9/10,

What did you think of the episode? Leave a comment!

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

 

The Blacklist "16 Ounces" Episode Preview

 

Here's a preview of the upcoming episode of The Blacklist titled, "16 Ounces."

"16 Ounces"

In the winter premiere, fueled by his betrayal, Elizabeth Keen seeks vengeance on Reddington.

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Since the fall finale, I've dying to see where this will go after Red killed Liz's mother. That final scene to that episode still gives me chills. Will Liz be successful? How will Red play this one out? 

Are you excited for the return of The Blacklist? How do you see this playing out? Leave a comment below.

The Blacklist returns Friday, January 22nd at 8/7c on NBC.

Station 19 "We Are Family" Episode Preview

 Here's a preview of this Thursday's episode of Station 19 titled, "We Are Family."

"We Are Family"

The future of Sullivan's career hangs in the balance as his disciplinary hearing gets underway, and Ben, Dr. Richard Webber, Emmett Dixon, and former Fire Chief Dixon are called to testify. Meanwhile, the crew investigates an electrical fire at a neglected apartment building that serves as the home and performance space for some of Seattle's most prominent drag queens. 

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What are your thoughts going into this week's episode? Could this be the end of Sullivan's career? Leave a comment below!

You can catch Station 19 Thursdays at 8/7c on ABC.

Open Up and Connect: This Is Us "Changes"

Last week's episode of This Is Us was as good once again. Here are my thoughts!

"Changes" was a very good episode that had a ton of great moments that dealt with the characters' mental and physical health in a way. 

Randall as he looks for a new therapist, a couple didn't fit right with him, maybe because they were too hands-on but that was until he found the right one that he could probably play to him. His therapist gives him the assignment to write something down that no one knows about and tell it in his next session; well from the end of the episode, we see him writing down (which we see in a flashback) about a time when Kate's friend wanted to kiss him but back away but when he was done writing it he sits the book down next to another book which could only mean that he's going to be doing what he's been doing on trying to get better by himself. 

Kate and Toby got to meet with the parent given her baby up for adoption. The three hit it off so well with pop cultural connections from the Buffy tv series to Ghostbusters and more. We learn that she lost her husband to cancer and that the child she's convinced happened when she had a night out. As things had to cut short, Kate and Toby give her a lift but also catch them arguing about diapers but I don't think the mother would hold that against them. I don't see anything wrong as I think this story will go well. 

Meanwhile, Kevin and Madison deal with they don't know one another and their demons like for Madison and her eat disorder. But Kevin talks to her about how he too has demons of working out too much, daddy issues, and is a recovering alcoholic, and soon the two connect and pretty much moved forward on. I think this was probably my favorite storyline in this episode as two people who about to have two babies to connect with each other. 

Randall and Beth deal with how Tess had a viral video with her friend telling their teacher to not call them a certain gender or touch their hair. Beth and Randall didn't take it too well and soon Randall lays down the punishment to Tess that didn't go well but what she did wasn't the right way to handle things anything to their knowledge. It wasn't the best storyline in this episode but it had some good moments like Randall talking to Tess before handing her punishment. 

And the mystery as the episode began with a grandfather and granddaughter fishing. Who are they and what makes them connect with the story; it just so happens that the man is with Randall's biological mother. 

I enjoyed this episode and while it might not live up to the premiere, the episode had so many good moments. For now, I thought that Justin Harley gave a very good performance in this episode. Serling K. Brown gives another awesome performance. The writing was so good once again and that mystery family was such an intriguing story to see who they're connected to. Overall, I give this episode a 9/10. 

What did you think of last week's episode? Leave a comment below! 

You can catch This Is Us Tonight at 9/8c on NBC.

Growing with Love: Single Parents "Graham Fought the Bones and the Bones Won"/"Derek Sucks"

"Graham Fought the Bones and the Bones Won"

It's the first day of second grade, and while Will is excited again, it's not turning out how he had planned. Will sees that Sophie has pretty much matured since coming back home from space camp for the reason because she didn't rely on her dad.  Meanwhile, Will wasn't too pleased that he couldn't be the second-grade room parent who happens to go to Doug instead. Both tried to fix it but faced the fact that it is what it is.

Meanwhile, Angie helps Miggy get work at her job to help make more money for his kid for school. Angie shows Miggy and even tells him the ins and outs of why she hates the job, as it's boring. But apparently, Miggy has been enjoying it; he even left Poppy a message that he quit the wine library. But as Angie worries about not receiving a message back from her ex, Derek, soon he pops right back.

"Graham Fought the Bones and the Bones Won" was a hilarious episode and had a genuine and robust character development from a lot of the main characters. Sometimes, growing up is a pain and tough to take. Overall, I give this episode an 8.5/10.

"Derek Sucks"

Derek shows up at Angie's house to discuss the long, long, long, very long message about her son. Angie asked Will and Miggy for help in fear that her old feelings could show up. Well, it didn't turn out how she had hoped, after magically getting into bed with him after he played one note on his guitar. She tries to tell him she doesn't want Graham to see him just yet. That is until the fire occurs from Angie's cheap printer.

Angie sees that after Derek rescues Graham's stuffed animal from the fire, she wants to build him up to see Graham and send him a photo album.

Meanwhile, Doug and Poppy planned for their first date night without having a heart attack. But their kids believe something is wrong with them and ruin their dinner after sneaking out of the weirdest sleepover. But once they get there, Doug lies to tell them that they're planning for Rory's party. Poppy isn't too pleased about them lying, and Doug admits that he didn't want their first date to be about the kids, but she does and leaves to be with her son for movie night. Soon, Doug apologized and came over to Poppy's house along with his girls to watch The Goonies.

"Derek Sucks" was hilarious and fun. The Doug and Poppy story was so fun and well-developed. Angie, Miggy, and Will were hilarious as Angie dealt with the return of her ex, Derek. But I still worry about how Sophie and Graham were at that sleepover, being left behind like that and that creepy owl that deserves attention. Yikes! Overall, I give this episode an 8/10.

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

Y2K Fresh Off The Boat "College"/"Grandma's Boys"

"College"

With Y2K coming the best way to not worry is studying for college exams with Jessica, right? Here's a recap!

As Eddie gives his idea of what Y2K would be (like The Matrix); Jessica has plans for Eddie to study for the college exam while she too studies as well. As they study, Eddie tells Jessica that he wants to have a fun time at college, but she has other plans for him like going to Harvard or Yale. But when Louis tells Jessica of an idea to take the family to California and show Eddie UCLA; that had got her to agree.

But when Eddie and Louis try to show Jessica that it's fun, things take a turn and as she learns that UCLA is a tough college to get into and that made her get Eddie to learn what it takes to be a student at UCLA. But Eddie bailed the tour and just when they meet the Dean of the College Eddie decides to not want to go at all. Soon Jessica tells Eddie about her time at college and how the nickname "Messy Jessy" was born. After their talk, Eddie agrees to keep an open mind and dropped a balloon full of shaving cream on Louis.

Meanwhile, Evan, Emery, and Grandma play with the Y2K scare and goes out to do whatever; from signing up for credit cards UCLA and using them on spending on expensive stuff. While grandma was having a time of her life with a Danny DeVito double, Evan and Emery, learn that sometimes it's just not fun without the other and decide that they would rather spend Y2K with each other than what they just did. 

"College" was such a good and funny episode. The story between Jessica and Eddie had to have been another favorite of mine as they keep learning that they are just alike. The Y2K was funny for the first half of the episode but pretty much died off after. But that Matrix scenes with Eddie, Louis and Jessica were outstanding and hilarious. Overall, I give this episode an 8/10.

"Grandma's Boy"

After Marvin's retirement party, Jenny wants a retirement party too. She announces it at Marvin's party and gives Louis a list of what she wants for gifts. That is until Louis just gives her a party and no gits at all. Soon, Louis gets his brother Gene, who happens to have found peace, to help with their mother's issue; but instead creates more problems when Gene gets Jenny that hot tub she wanted. Louis realizes that he too has to let it go and apologies to Gene and thanks to him for the help while in the hot tub.

Meanwhile, Evan believes that he had told Marvin about a secret story while he was under laughing gas. That sparked fear with Emery and Eddie and the three tries to come up with leverage on Marvin; but when they meet with him they talk it over and after learning about a couple of secrets the four agree to keep each other's secret to themselves.

"Grandma's Boy" felt like an average episode that had some good laughs but didn't really sell like the previous two episodes. Ken Jeong was really good and the Gene and Louis story was as good too. But it was the secret story that really fell flat and even the title of the episode as well. This could have been called Mama's Boy or something. I figured this episode was going to be about one of the boys and Jenny but it turns out it's not. Overall, I give this episode a 7/10.

You can catch Fresh Off The Boat Fridays at 8:30/7:30c on ABC

Love and Pain: Supergirl "Stranger Beside Me"/"Blurred Lines"

"Stranger Beside Me" 

Love and hope is in the air in this episode of Supergirl.

As Lena tries to come up with a way to use Andrea's tech to help improve humans with their hate; she tries to get Hope, her A.I., to transfer her intelligence into a human body and that human body happens to be Eve. Ater pleading to Lena, Eve thought she was going to be let go; but instead gave Lena the location in her brain that can help Hope transfer into her mind.

After a hurtful reunion with his brother, both J'onn and his brother are suffering pain. Kelly helps J'onn put back his missing memories and even learned of why his brother was forgotten. But this won't be the last as J'onn's brother is planning to reset his memory using Kelly's device.

James and Kara are facing challeneges on their own. After James quits CatCo, he has a couple of job opportunities one running for Senate and the other working at a museum. But Kara faces some obstacles with Andrea, who bumps her down from beat news reporter to fashion reporter; but that all changes when she missed her deadline and gets bump down to copy editor. After getting advice from J'onn; Kara accepts the new posotion and not only done the work but gets ahead of the next day editor meetings.

Both Alex and Brainy are having a bit of a difficult time in the relationship department with thier partners. Alex just learned that Kelly is allergic to blueberries just as she was about to give her blueberry pancakes. But their love for each other is never in question. While Nia gets a surprise wake up call of her favorite breakfast in bed; that gave Brainy an idea that he could contuine to do what he has done but it could lead to something more drastic.

"Stranger Beside Me" was a very good episode; as it really dived into character growth with Alex and Kelly but J'onn and even Kara, who I have been enjoying seeing her character taking on journalism stories for the past year. I'm a bit surprised that William hasn't done a thing after seeing Supergirl and the White Martian. Also how much of a threat will Andrea be to Lena with what's she's trying to do ana all? Overall, I give this episode an 8.5/10.

"Blurred Lines"

As the truth comes out, a mystery is upon and a love one is in danger.

Wondering what William is bad or good? This episode seems to be weighting heavily on the bad as we see him trying to ignore a murder of a well-known scientist. But will that stop Kara for covering that story or in this case slove whoever killed him? You bet she is!

As Kara and James learn that the sceintist had a tatoo of a spider in his heart; that led Alex to find a familar suspect that happen to be released from a DEO prison. But in this case, it's a diferent person but with the same motive. Kara finds a hidden flash drive that has a secret hidden key that even Brainy can't figue out. And while they try to stop the suspect and asked questions; she got killed. 

Meanwhile Nia deals with two different thing Brainy and J'onn. She helps J'onn with his memory and uses her powers to unlock what really happened between his family and brother. But later on Nia shows J'onn the real reason: he wiped his father and his memory of Malcife.

After days of overwheleming moments of food and poems Nia tells Brainy to take it down a notch and boy that didn't turn out too good.

Kelly thought she was helping out an old friend that happens to be Malcife; as he wants his powers back. Now that he got his powers back; Kelly is in danger and must be taken to a safe place as James takes her leaving Alex to find Malcife.

And as Kara and Lena have their first lunch together since coming out to her as Supergirl; Kara helped Lena to get her brother's journals so she could help her with her nightmares of the events last season. But it was all for to help with her study.

"Blurred Lines" was such a good episode; mainly between J'onn and Nia as they kind of felt the center point stories of this episode. J'onn's story was as heartbreaking as it could have ever been when he learns that he was the one that earased his and his father memory of Malcife. After dealing with too much Brainy, Nia tells him the truth but sometimes the truth does hurt and I don't think they're gonna break up anytime soon. But I have a bad feeling that this William dude is a pretty bad guy even when getting an envople of cash from a mysterious person. The writing and the performances from the cast mainly Maines and Harewood. Overall, I give this episode an 8.5/10.

You can catch Supergirl Sundays at 9/8c on The CW. 

Love and War: Superstore "Testimonials"/"Forced Hire"

"Testimonials"

Amy tries to get everyone to tell Mateo's lawyer only the good things; but some of the things that they say about him are from other events and even movies. Amy tries her best and when Jeff comes to help; the only thing that could help with Mateo's case is that he can testify on record that corporate called ICE to stop a union dispute. Even though Jeff was against it, after seeing a photo of him and Mateo he decided to do it.

Meanwhile, Sandra is excited about her bridal shower; but Dana, who's supposed to set it all up, isn't given her a surprise party. When Jonah sees what's going on he decides to help give Sandra something special to remember, even if it's in the storage room. After seeing the hidden party, Dana finally goes against the internet and gives Sandra her party that ended up being Mateo's welcome home party too. 

"Testimonials" was a very good episode with hilarious moments and even a moment that made me tear up. With the cast given a solid performance, the writing was as good as the plot and character development. I think overall the moment was when Sandra gave Mateo a huge hug. In my mind, I think that kind of represented not only the character happy to have Mateo but all of us fans that really got me teared up. Overall, I give this episode an 8.5/10.

"Forced Hire"

When Amy hired Colleen to the store; Dana isn't too pleased and tries to get Garrett to do something mean to her. But when he plants fish in her locker, it didn't go so well. Later on, Colleen confronts Garrett about the fish and soon the two kinda hit it off in a way and decided to go on a date. When Dana learns about it, Amy steps in and tells her that it was all part of the plan to later dump her at dinner. But as Amy finds out someone from another store got hurt, she offers them Colleen to them; which they took and made Dana even happier.

Meanwhile, Jonah must convince Marcus and his crew to join the union. But Marcus gets him to do a hangout session from sitting in his car to shooting hoops. Jonah had about had it with Marcus and decides to talk to his crew by himself. Even though the talk didn't go so well, he did get them to agree on the union thing after jugging a gallon of the ranch.

Also, Glenn and Cheyenne try to help Mateo feel better by asking for his help at work, but it goes a bit too far and upsets everyone. Just as they were about to tell Mateo; he tells them that he knows that everyone was just trying to make him feel better.

"Forced Hire" was a good episode with some hit and miss but it was a good episode all around. The Colleen/Dana/Garrett story was so good along with the Glenn/Mateo/Cheyenne as well. They were funny and solid plot stories. But it's Jonah and Marcus that was okay but didn't have all that of what the other stories had. Enjoyable? Yes but forgettable too. Overall, I give this episode an 8/10.

You can catch Superstore Thursdays at 8/7c 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.

Gut Feeling: Chicago Fire "A Real Shot in the Arm"/"Badlands"

"A Real Shot in the Arm"

As one firefighter makes a dangerous rescue, could he be part of Firehouse 51? Plus, another rescue is made to bring back a former member. Here's a recap!

Firehouse 51 gets a call of a man hanging off his apartment building. A candidate from another firehouse makes a dangerous rescue that gives Casey an idea to pick for Truck 81. Still, Boden won't approve of it as Casey gives Boden the reasons why; it isn't enough until Severide, after apologizing for Boden's boat, talks to him about how he changed him when he was a daring young firefighter. After that, Casey and Severide talk with Gallo, the candidate, about what he'll be doing, and soon after, Gallo talks to both them and Boden and agrees to come abroad.

Hermann is in trouble as he got word from Otis' brothers that they won't invest Otis's shares in Molly's. Trying to find a way, he asked Mouch, but he declined. When Trudy comes in, it's not pretty, as she complains about the cherries being used. As all seemed lost, Mouch comes through with a check to buy out Otis' share. But it's not only Mouch but also Trudy that's part of it, too. Oh boy! Get ready for an upgrade.

Forster and her new partner, Collins, aren't doing too well. When she tries to bond with him, he thinks she's hitting on him. After a call, a little girl is having an allergic reaction that proves to be a tick bite. But after Forster had had it with him and fired him. Quickly, she and Kidd go after Brett, who wasn't having the best of time at Fowlerton. But just as soon as they get there, Brett walks out and has her bags packed and ready to go; this comes after she broke things off with The Chaplin. Brett's coming home!!!

Also, Cruz is selling his apartment due to not only costing too much for one person, but the memories of Otis were getting too painful. Even Chloe has been seeing it and asked Mouch for advice, which was to be there for him. After the good news with Hermann, he gives Ritter better news that he's coming back on his team again but also learns that Ritter has a boyfriend and he's not a vegan.

"A Real Shot in the Arm" was perfect. You could feel that this episode carried the weight of the loss of Otis, which was decisive. The drama between Casey and Boden was excellent and something that we haven't seen in a while, and I love it.

But mainly from this episode, Brett is coming home!!! YEAH!! I guess she's so used to the adrenaline of Chicago living. Plus, even though she broke it off with The Chaplin and might take it easy from dating, will she persuade to ask Casey out on a date? The writing was good, along with character development, for one character: Ritter. Overall, I give this episode an 8.5/10.

"Badlands"

On Brett's first day back at 51, she and Foster deal with an attacked kid. Plus, Boden finds out the truth about Gallos. Here's a recap!

It's Brett's first day, and coming back to 51, everyone gives her a pleasant welcome back surprise. Glad to be back, Brett and Foster get a call of an injured kid, Issac, at a correctional facility, but when they get there, they get stopped by the high power guard. Both Brett and Foster get a bad fab from the kid and look into what's been going on.

After telling Boden about it, they see that the facility was quickly on the defense of what happened. They went to talk with the attorney who represented Issac but got nothing from him—instead, they spoke with a social worker who worked with Issac—the three worked together to confront the boss of the facility and the officer. Still, as Issac backs off his statement, he starts telling what the officer does and gets everyone to talk to him, which puts the officer in the wrong position.

Firehouse 51 has gotten a new upgrade, but it's not going well. Of course, it pisses off Herrmann but soon gets on everyone's nerves. But at least Casey got a hot date along with it, so it's not all that bad. But it was, and when the alarms go off for nothing, Boden breaks the machine while Casey's hot date comes back mad and tells him to lose her number.

While Boden had a headache, he still had doubts about Gallos, and after listening to his story and seeing how he and Casey saved a little girl at an amusement park. He learns that he and another firehouse team saved Gallos a long time ago, and ever since, the kid has been coming around their firehouse. Wow, right?

"Badlands" was an excellent episode, and seeing Brett back at Firehouse 51 was awesome! The story was perfect, with character development with Boden and Gallos. Plus, I ate the Casey and Severide scenes up. I loved it. Fun and awkwardly brilliant. Overall, I give this episode a 9/10.


You can catch Chicago Fire in the epic three-hour #OneChicago Crossover 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.

Bring The Funny: This Is Us "Unhinged"

Sometimes laughter is the best medicine when it comes to being supportive. Here's a recap of this week's episode of This Is Us.

As Kevin travels to see Uncle Nicky, he tries to help him every way that he can. We see how Nicky becomes unhinged when a few weeks back he starting seeing a therapist, but after losing her we see him throw the chair during a group meeting.

After talking with another therapist to see if he should stay or leave the VA, Kevin bonds with Cassidy’s son. But when Cassidy comes out she’s wasn’t too pleased meeting with Kevin. That all kind of changed when Kevin brings Nicky to a meeting and she happens to be there; but when Kevin tells his story; talks about how worried he is that he could be an AARP spokesperson and soon both Cassidy and Nicky laugh.

Kate realizes that something is up with Toby and after having a business dinner with him, her suspicion has grown even further. The next day she asked Toby to take his shirt off and when he did he looked pretty buffed up. He tells her that he’s been stress exercising that he heads to the gym before and after work. She’s stunned but during the episode connects with her new neighbor that complains about how they block his walking path. She learns his story that he just suffered a stroke and lost his job but he still walks around even if he walks slow. Soon the two really connected and walked together.

In the episode, we see Randall and his Chief of Staff dealing with the politics but mainly one of their employees that complains about how they run things; which lead to her firing. Jack takes the blame for a mistake and gets fired but Miguel sticks up for him.

Young Randall starts his first day of school and with all his excitement, he gets in trouble for wearing the wrong shoes and panics. Lucky for Kevin he helps Randall and writes their mother’s name on it. Later that night Kevin, Randall and Kate bonded and decided to watch Arsenio Hall with Rebecca and Jack. And Deja tells Tess that the boy that she likes has a baby.

“Unhinged” was another very good and well-written episode. I can’t get enough of the scenes with Jennifer Morrison and Justin Hartley in that scene when they were at the meeting. Also, Timothy Omundson was very good as Gregory; even surprising has also suffered a stroke years ago just like his character. Overall, I give this episode a 9/10. 

You can catch This Is Us Tuesdays at 9/8c on NBC.

Chill and Relax: The Good Place "Chapter 42: Chillaxing"

As Eleanor and Michael's plan to get Chidi to teach the rest of the group; they kick it up a notch. Here's a recap!!

Michael and Eleanor's plan to get Chidi to teaching the rest of the group didn't seem to go well when they see a happy and relaxed Chidi. In order to stop Chidi from chillaxing, they ask him to add Jianya to his class; but Chidi will learn that Jianyu is really Jason and panics about the new situation.
 
Later the next day Michael and Eleanor invite Chidi and Jason to a luau where they could also make a wish with a rock and get what they want. After having a wild night, Chidi confronts Eleanor and Michael about something that he knows he can't tell them. As Chidi calms down, he tells them that he thinks that he's being punished; and all of a sudden Eleanor gets emotional about it. After talking with Michael, Chidi decides to keep the secret from them and tech Jason.

Meanwhile, Tahani and Janet try to get John to expect on taking Chidi's class; by taking to spas and tell gossip stories. But John wasn't having it; Tahani goes a different route and tells him a true story event.
It looks like all four of their test subjects have made it taking Chidi's class. But as they celebrate the win for the day, someone mysterious is coming riding the train tracks to The Good Place. Who could it be? 

"Chillaxing" is another well written and character developed episode; with not only Kristen Bell and Ted Danson shines so bring together, but Manny Jacinto, William Jackson Harper, and Jameela Jamil did quite a bit in this episode. I loved that Jamil's character had to give John a real story from her past in order to get him to take a class. I thought that Jacinto's performance was very good and shines as his character is heartbroken and not the Jason we all know after breaking up with Janet. And who the hell is coming to The Good Place? I'm thinking Trevor or Mindy St. Claire. Overall, I give this episode a 9/10.

You can catch The Good Place Thursdays at 9/8c on NBC

Reflection: All Rise "Sweet Bird of Truth"

With two friends on trial for a video game to the bailiff being mistaken for another person; here's a recap of this week's episode of All Rise.

When Carmichael takes a trial of two friends over a video game, things take what at first is a comedic turn and then just turn to a heartfelt moment. As one friend is suing her best friend for killing her avatar in Warcraft type video game. After a heart to heart talk with one another, the friend takes a plea.

Callan takes a shot at the case of a woman suing a man for racial and attempting to kill her at her work. Whether it might not be a slam dunk of a case, Callan takes it from his boss and after trying to get his client to court, he got the judge to find the dude guilty.

It just wasn't Deputy Sheriff Luke Walkins as he was picked up by the LAPD; as they thought he was vandalism suspect. After letting him go and apologies, it affects Walkins for the rest of the week until his award night. As he gives his acceptance speech, Walkins talks about how we should reflect on the things in this world so they could make it better, even looking at the cop that arrested him.

"Seet Bird of Truth" might be my favorite episode so far this season. It had fun but also heartfelt moments that really won me over. The performances from the cast were very good and mainly from J. Alex Brinson as Walkins and even Bethel too. The episode had very good story plots and character development. Overall, I give this episode an 8.5/10.

You can catch All Rise Mondays at 9/8 on CBS.

Pay and Suffer Life In Pieces "Misery Turd Name Pills"

Thursday's episode of Life In Pieces was another half-hour of quality comedy. Here's a recap!

When Joan is still on bed rest, she gets bored and tries to get anyone to stay with her. But she should be careful who she earns, as Sophia comes to deliver her a sandwich and soon stays to talk and play games. Joan can't keep up and tries to stop playing with Sopha. It soon becomes a Misery situation for Joan until she gets Sophia out of the house to get more games. Joan tries to lock the door before Sopha comes. It is too late, and she might be playing Twister.

Matt and Colleen get the family to meet with Morgan, and the first impression isn't an instant home run with them. Her attitude towards the family is calling them name-calling, rude, interrupting,  and even calling Sophia the B-word. Matt tells Colleen he needs to do something, but she doesn't want him to do anything. But John confronts the family, who was hiding in the bathroom, to tell them that they need to be there for Matt and Colleen. They did and acted friendly towards Morgan as she was part of their family.

Greg finally got the only bassinet in town for their baby. Jen tells Greg the name she has in mind for their baby, Alex. Soon, Greg learns that Matt and Colleen are picking Alex for their baby, too. But when Greg tells Matt that he'll say to the family that he and Jen decided on the name, Matt rushes to the family to announce first, with the family excited. Jen, who's not too happy, gets Greg to fight for the name back, and when he does, he not only gets the title before but gives Matt and Colleen their bassinet and two stools

Heather might have found a way to start her own business. When a mom witnesses Heather giving Sophia a pill to calm her down, Heather explains that it's just candy and that the mother would buy a lot for her family. Soon, Heather and her family started an empire of candy pills called Fell Betters and went to Jen's house to sell to the moms there, which became a seller. But Jen stops Heather as she tells her and Tim that companies can sue them for what they control. Heather tells Jen another idea about combining glue and vitamins, but that falls flat, and she decides to get her realtor license.

"Misery Turd Name Pills" was a fantastic episode. The Misery story was so brilliant and well done. As Sophia confronts Joan about calling and taking the phone away, that started getting creepy. And when Sophia brought out the little mallet, that freaked me out even more. The Turd story was perfect, and the performance from Joey King was hilarious playing Morgan. The story had some beautiful moments, mainly when John confronts the family to act better in front of Matt, Colleen, and Morgan.

As for Jen and Greg, my favorite couple in the family, I had another funny story fighting for the name Alex with Matt and Colleen. I feel so bad that they couldn't win with the name Alex with the family at the end. And Heather's story brought me back to Breaking Bad as she and her family make and sell candy pills. There is good character development in Heather's character, and she could become a realtor down the road. Overall, I enjoyed this episode as it had good character development, hilarious moments, and even some moving moments. I give this episode an 8.5/10.

You can catch Life In Pieces on Thursdays at 9:30/8:30 on CBS.

Life In Pieces "Misery Turd Name Pills" Episode Preview

Here's a preview of this Thursday's episode of Life in Pieces.

"Misery Turd Name Pills"

While Joan is bedridden recovering from surgery, she persuades Sophia to spend time with her, which she quickly regrets. Also, Jen and Greg select a name for their baby only to learn that Matt and Colleen chose the same one; Colleen and Matt invite the family over to get to know Morgan, and Heather has a new business idea.

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You can catch Life In Pieces Thursday at 9:30/8:30c on CBS.

Everything in 30: A.P. Bio "Wednesday Morning, 8 AM"

Sometimes its that last 30 minutes before school starts that's hectic. Here's a recap!

"Wednesday Morning, 8 AM" was one of the series brilliant episodes from the beginning to the end. Within the 30 minutes before classes start things become really hectic from Ralph getting the announcements correct to the janitor trying to find his peace but loses it when he has to battle bad pumping and even Jack getting his chair back from Lynette, who had taken it.

Each story from the episode was so brilliantly hilarious. I couldn't get enough of Ralph and Helen even more with Helen's scenes that were just hilarious even when the band members came in and she announced them as the hornies.

But it was the story between Jack and Lynette that really stole the episode to moments of great chemistry between Elizabeth Alderfer and Glenn Howerton. The two characters played off to one another great as he tries to get his chair and she plays him off with mind-blowing philosophy. After making his brilliant plan, she does return his chair but that was after he took something priceless of her off her desk. Which made an awkward moment for Jack.

I loved the episode. It was so beautifully written and had so much great character development. It's really an episode that you should put it on your list to watch. Overall, I give this episode a 9.5/10.

You can catch A.P. Bio Thursdays at 8:30/7:30c on NBC.

Defend with No Fear: The Blacklist "The Pharmacist (No. 124)"/"The Pawnbrokers (146/147)"

"The Pharmacist (No. 124)"

As Red is being prosecuted, he gives Liz another blacklister, Dr. Stark, a bio-scientist, who's in need of help after reports of an unauthorized human trial for MCDD has killed people. Liz and the team learn that Stark is not aware that his assistant is the one ruining the trails because of another company in competition. Later Dembe asked to see Dr. Stark and talked to him about his deal with Reddington. 

Meanwhile, Reddington goes alone to defend himself and pulls a big move of letting the judge that he has an agreement with the FBI. After things were looking good for Red, it turns out that he vailed the terms by of the FBI agreement and is taken into jail for a small time till another hearing is scheduled.

"The Pharmacist" was a very good and interesting episode. The blacklister of the week wasn't as thrilling like others but it was interesting to see that one isn't what you would call a killer, but a man trying to find a cure. Also, I think he might be apart of something for Reddington down the road. The trail was one that I couldn't get enough of and boy was it a thrill. Even though I knew Red was going to jail one way or another, but the way it was going it looked like he was going to go free. Good writing along with a strong performance from Spader that remains me of his character from The Practice and Boston Legal.

Overall, I give this episode an 8/10.

"The Pawnbrokers (No. 146/147)"

Red is in jail and is making some friends, while Liz and the task force deal with a couple that has something that they shouldn't. Here's a recap!

As Red is settling in jail, he quickly strikes enemies with Alfonso, as they threaten to kill him. But Red doesn't fear them and finds a way to get in touch with Dembe; getting help from a rat and the prison sewer pipes. While there Red makes friends with a young kid, who becomes a bit of his right-hand assistant. But as the day came instead of fighting, Red speaks to everyone about why Alfonso is in jail and it wasn't for killing anyone. Soon Alfonso gets word that he's been released and later gets killed from the boss that he cheated on.

Meanwhile, the blacklisters of the week happen to be a married couple, who owns a pawnshop and takes in stuff that no other pawnshops take exchange for loans. Liz and the task force sends in Samar undercover to retrieve highly confidential information. But just as Samar gets it, they are all both ambushed by the Chinese but stops them just before they get to the embassy.

And Jennifer and Liz found what is their biggest lead to Reddington's past so far; thanks to the computer tech, once he gave it another shot.

"The Pawnbrokers" is such a brilliant episode and is one that defines that this show still has teeth for their characters. Just watching Reddington being put into a different environment still has its thrills and enjoyment. The performance was very good and the writing was as good as it could be. The slowly growing Jennifer and Liz storyline is making me want to see more and more happen. The intense is really killing me.

Overall, I give this episode a 9/10.

You can catch The Blacklist Fridays at 9/8c on NBC.

Flashback Truth: Brooklyn Nine-Nine "The Tattler"

At their 20th High School reunion, Jake learns the truth about his past nickname while Gina realizes a life-changing moment  Here's a recap!

As Jake and Gina head to their 20th high school reunion, dressing up like they would have back then, But when Jake, Gina, and Amy get there, everyone one brings up the story of Jake being the tattler. After many, many encounters with former classmates, Jake and Amy got to the bottom of things and figured out who was the one that made him the tattler. As Amy got a name, Jake talks him but learns that it really wasn't him. It was Gina.

As Gina tells everyone about what she's been doing with her life from making Marvel movies to developing a new app for baby called Todddddler that's like grinder but for babies for playdates.  But as Jake interferes with her story, Gina confesses to Jake about why she did what she did to make him the tattler. She did it to protect him from what would have become a bad situation because the guy that nickname Jake was in jail.

But later after things were fixed, Gina and Jake had a sit-down and chat. During that chat, Gina thinks of leaving the 99 to pursue her interest and Jake, of being the friend that he is, ordered her to leave the 99.

Meanwhile, Holt gets pulled into Terry, Hitchcock, Scully trying to figure out the sound for a radio contest. With Holt thinking that it's not productive, turns out he got into it when he thinks the sound id from a yogurt cup being opened. But turns out it wasn't it and it was potato chip bag. After that Holt admitted to having a lot of fun and began to listen with Terry and others listening to the next contest sound. 

"The Tattler" was a very good episode. I loved the Jake and Gina storyline as it was brilliant but also had that feeling near the end that this was going to be the beginning of the end of Gina. It wasn't too pushy but so organic in developing the character. It also gives me another reason not to go to high school reunions. Also, I couldn't get enough of Holt thinking that what Terry and others were not productive and quickly gets into it. Overall, I give this episode a 9/10.

You can catch Brooklyn Nine-Nine Thursdays at 9/8c on NBC.