Explaining and Sharing: Single Parents "Look, This is Obviously a Sexy Situation"/"A Night of Delicate Frenching"

"Look, This Is a Sexy Situation" 

With the group knowing that Poppy and Doug broke up, Will, Angie, and Miggy try to be there for them but also try to fix it.

Angie has Poppy over at her house to talk about her feelings and learns that she didn't tell Doug about why they broke up. Angie tells her that she should tell him that Derek is there to take Graham, and Poppy sees the two hitting it off as if they're in a relationship. After an argument, both Angie and Poppy apologize, and both agree to face on with what they were afraid to do: Poppy tells Doug that she wants a baby (they still end up breaking up).

Meanwhile, as Will and Miggy try to help Doug, there's only one person who can help Doug, and that is President Ronald Regan at the Ronald Regan Museum. But soon, the kids found out, and as Rory knew where Doug was, he would murder him. But instead, the two talked and had a heartwarming moment.  While waiting for Doug, Will tells Miggy that having a relationship within the group shouldn't happen, but Miggy disagrees and tells Will that he's proud of them and that you should hold feelings about someone.

Later, Will drives to Angie's house to talk, and just as he is going to talk about his feelings for her, Angie drops the bomb that she will travel with Derek this summer. Ouch!

"Look, This is a Sexy Situation" was a hilarious episode from beginning to end, as the ending was more heartbreaking for Will. That moment when Will finds out about Angie moving with Derek for the summer, they got the heartstrings pulling. Meanwhile, the moment with Doug and Rory talking about how even though they never liked each other this past year, they've grown a lot to like each other. Overall, there was good writing and character development in this episode. I give this episode an 8.5/10.

"A Night of Delicate Frenching" 

As Poppy and Doug move on from their breakup, their kids think of a way to get them back together. They devise a way to make them jealous of their relationship, with Doug getting an Instagram account and showing fun time photos, while Poppy requests and shouts out to her new relationship on the radio. Soon, Poppy and Doug catch on and punish them; the twins have to suffer watching Parent Trip.

Will's plan to keep Angie home backfires as Graham gets to go with Sophie to Lance Bass Space Camp. She also loses her job, and Will tries to get it back for her. That made Angie very upset, and soon the two argued about it. Shortly after the power went out, the two apologized while lighting up cheap candles and opening up twist cap wine to cheer for their one last night as friends. The following day the two wake up face to face in the room, freaking out.

"A Night of Delicate Frenching" was an excellent and hilarious episode. I'd enjoy this Rory and Twins storyline more than the Christmas episode. I even loved and agree that Parent Trip is such an evil movie. Could Angie and Will have shown their genuine feeling for one another during that night? I hope so and that the season finale will end up the beginning of their relationship. Overall, I give this episode a 9/10.

Do you think that Angie and Will be together by the end of the season? You can go to my Twitter page, where there's a poll.

You can catch the season finale of Single Parents Wednesday at 9:30/8:30 on ABC.

Telling the Truth: Chicago PD "Silence of the Night" Season Finale

The season finale of Chicago PD really felt like a season finale as Atwater faces his biggest challenge yet. Here's a recap!

The season finale of Chicago PD titled "Silence of the Night" was such a stunning; but thrilling at the end that left us with a nice cliffhanger. As Atwater goes undercover to take down an illegal gun seller; he bumps into a familiar face Doyle, the cop that shot a black man in front o Atwater during an undercover sting that happened a year ago.

The two teams up putting their differences aside and while they got the guy and his team; the worst was yet to come when Doyle makes a stop and profiles a black kid who was carrying a duffle bag thinking that it was drugs. He was wrong as he got shot to death for it. Both Intelligence and Doyle's team help track the killers; but what it comes down to was Atwater telling Voight what had really happened and after talking to Voight and Ray Price. Atwater decides to tell the truth.

The ending while Voight and Ruzek tell Atwater that they got his back no matter what; as Atwater goes home he sees Doyle's partner and tries to pick a fight. But instead, Doyle's partner leaves with his squad car light on along with many, many other squad cars driving by Atwater; as he tells them that he's standing and won't go anywhere.

Also, in the first few minutes of the episode, we see Jay talking with Hailey, who's still in New York at the FBI, and they are talking about how much they miss each other. I can't wait to see next season for them!

"Silence of the Night" of Chicago PD was out o the rest of the Chicago shows that had abrupted season finales, felt like a true season-ending.  LaRoyce Hawkins gives a stunning performance as this episode progressed to what I call a goosebump ending. I thought after Atwater talked with Price that he was going to not tell what really had happened but I didn't get it till after Voight told him that they got his back that I realized what he did. That ending was such a goosebump chilling scene that I thought was one of the best. Even that moment when Atwater was watching Voight and Halstead interview suspects were so good too.

Overall, I give this episode a 9.5/10.

You can catch Chicago PD available on NBC.com, NBC app, Google Play, iTunes and more. Let's hope we see them back this fall!

Tough Decisions: Chicago Fire "51st Original Bell" Season Finale

The season finale of Chicago Fire had us questioning whether someone was leaving Firehouse 51. Here's a recap!

In the season finale of Chicago Fire Firehouse 51 deals with a chemical gas at a junkyard that put one of Severide's men in danger. That happened to be Capp, who took the worst of the hit with his eyes not looking good. Severide tries to look into it and even question the owner of the place; but that didn't turn out too well. After a talk with someone at the CFD about it, it looked like all those warnings paid off to getting the junkyard to shut down.

On the other hand, Capp skipped medical treatment at Med. Severide and Casey try to get him back before Will has to report it. After finding Capp at his home, Capp went back and after more than an hour for an eye exam, Capp will be fine.

Kidd's Girls on Fire is doing so well and with the help of Brett and Foster, it's getting Foster some life-changing idea. Foster talks with Kidd about how she reapplied to Med school and has an interview at Northwestern, but is worried about how Brett will handle it. The secret gets spilled when Will talks about it to Foster in front of Brett, who wasn't too happy.

Brett was also dealing with news about Scott deciding to take baby Amelia back to Rockford, Ill, but wants her to come over to be a part of her sister's life. After getting a bit of short advice from Casey about the partnership and all, Brett waits for Foste after her interview and tells her that they'll be lucky to have her.

Kidd gets worried about one of her students, who asked for the fire manual but didn't return to the program. We don't get a storyline ending but I assume that this will be addressed in the next season. Also, Gallo is dealing with tension with Violet, who he tells her that they should see other people. Taking advice from Cruz and others didn't help at all. 

"51st Original Bell" was a good season finale that had the theme that someone might be leaving 51. Whether it might have been Capp or even Foster; I was leaning towards Capp. I just feel bad for Brett even more, who's seems to be losing everyone from her sister moving back to even Foster leaving too. I'm just hoping that she too isn't leaving. But this episode was Severide's for the taking as he fought tooth and nail to try to get answers to take down that junkyard that injuries his firefighter.
Overall, I give this episode a 9/10.

You can catch Chicago Fire available on NBC.com, NBC app, Google Play, etc. Hopefully, we'll see them return this fall!

UPDATE: As of yesterday, TVline had reported that Annie Ilonzeh won't be returning to Chicago Fire for Season 9. It's sad to see someone leave that's been so good for the past two seasons, Monica Raymund's replacement on 61. So Foster leaves 51, could she be going to Chicago Med? That would make Will excited to have on staff. Also, who could replace Foster? Violet? Oh man, that's gonna be fun to watch. 

Don't Give Up: Chicago Med "A Needle in the Heart" Season Finale

The season finale of Chicago Med might not have felt like a season finale but it probably gave us one moment that will help carry us through to the new season. Here's a recap!

In the season finale, Dr. Charles deals with how a patient been putting needles in his heart, while his teenage daughter has been acting strange due to teenage love stuff. But as he questions the patient's means of putting needles in his heart, he realizes that panic attacks might not be just the cause but a genetic condition. 

Will starts his day questioning Hannah's whereabouts; as she leaves him in the morning to go to a meeting but forgets her phone. At Med, Will deals with a strange patient that has a nasty skin infection; but the course of treatment almost kills him due to the fact that he used his friend's ID. 

But another patient comes in with needle marks on his arm and sees Hannah coming in. The other patient happens to be Hannah's former boyfriend. Will starts to worry and after a talk with Maggie, Will trusts Hannah and they leave Med for the night. 

Natalie and Crockett help a boy who has blood in the chest. During surgery, Natalie and Goodwin learn that the New Orleans police have a warrant or Crockett's arrest for murder seven years ago. Natalie does what she does best and learns about Crockett's past. She uses the information that he donated bone marrow and that the recipient who had his bone morrow still has his DNA. That got him cleared while the boy will make a full recovery. 

All seemed lost for the Chexton fans, but as Ethan been doing a ride-along with the paramedics. Ethan and his team get a call of a shooting and as they head over there, Ethan goes in to help a boy with a gunshot wound. While being held hostage, Ethan tries to help save the boy. After a few hours, Ethan gets through with the shooter and just as he was going to turn in, SWAT comes in. April is there to make sure Ethan is okay and it looks like they might be with them. 

"A Needle in the Heart" doesn't feel like your traditional season finale; that's the thing we need to put in our heads about. Yes, it's a regular episode but it left us with one question that could help carry us through the summer about April and Ethan. Also, Will and Hannah too. I still have doubts about her. Natalie does what Natalie does best she helps her colleagues no matter if she has disagreements or not with them. She cares and that's what we should realize about her character. Overall, I give this episode an 8.5/10. 

You can catch Chicago Med available on all platforms NBC.com, Google Play, iTunes and others. Hopefully, we'll see the show back this fall! 

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.

Facing Head On: Chicago Fire "Try Like Hell"

From a mysterious fire to will they, won't they, here's a recap of this week's episode of Chicago Fire.

When Firehouse 51 comes to another apartment/salon on fire, Severide and Boden get word that it might be arson, and the salon owner is the suspect. But Severide doesn't think so in his opinion and soon proves that theory that it might have been set up by someone else. Later on, Severide tells Boden that something seems so familiar like he's seen this case before; right when he figured it out, he found the case file of the same arson case in Benny's cabin. We got ourselves a cold chance to solve!

Casey and Brett get close and help each other with their relationship problem. Brett tries to set up Casey with a friend who works at the gym, but she doesn't think so after the game night they had had. But she tells Brett he's perfect for her as they connect, playing charades. Even Casey tries to talk to Kyle about Brett about the same thing. Hell, you know I've been saying Casey and Brett look like a relationship is starting to bloom after the second episode.

Also, Mouch, Herrmann, and the gang get called out by another firehouse for stealing equipment. Of course, they tell them they returned it; even Boden receives an invoice for $1,000 for the thing and even calls their chief about it. But the guys found that piece in their firehouse and tried to take it back with Kidd's help, but the plan failed, and Boden not only apologized but made Herrmann, Kidd, Mouch, Cruz, and Otis clean that other firehouse's trucks.

"Try Like Hell" was another excellent episode that has two storylines that will carry into the season finale; one is the mystery arson case that has reappeared, and two is the relationship between Casey and Brett. I think this cold case, arson, will not only give Benny some closure, but I guess Severide with his relationship and that he can let it go.

The Brett and Casey thing seems to be progressing smoothly and building up. Will they come to grips with it, or will they push each other away? I've said it since episode two of this season, and I think they should try it, and I think it would work out. When playing charades, Brett was given clues, and Casey got it right: Emergency the TV Series (look it up!). Also, I took a poll on Twitter during the show, and a good margin wants them to be in a relationship.

The episode had standout moments like Boden standing up for his firefighters. Plus, Severide stands up for the lady who lost her salon: good writing, good character development, and overall good performances. Overall, I give this episode a 9/10.

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

Fun and Stressful Time at Cloud 9: Superstore "Scanners"/"#Cloud9Fail"

"Scanners" 

Another fun episode with games and even setbacks. Here's a recap!

As Amy announces that Corporate wants everyone to cut down on their hours per week. With a whole lot of bad feedback, Amy tells everyone that it's Dina that settled the schedule because she can take all those sad stories and throw them away; but not this time as Dina suffers from back pain every time she hears sad stories. She finally snaps and gives everyone all the hours that they need, even talking with Amy about it they agreed about cutting others employees' hours like Jonah.

It's a fun time at Cloud 9 when the store gets new digital scanners. It soon becomes a game between Team Yogurt vs Team Soup and the winner who can scan everyone from their opponent's team wins. After making some moves, Jonah and Glenn fell for Cheyenne's injury as they got scanned, but what Garrett scanned was their own tags.

I very much enjoyed this episode, from Jonah vs Garrett battling who can scan the most to Amy and Dina dealing with the hourly cutbacks. I just love that scene when Amy is down on the floor with Dina and not only help pull her leg, but also asking about what she watches and it was YouTube. Why? Because it has everything on it that you ever need. That's a classic scene right there. Very good story and character development. Overall, I give this episode a 9/10.

"#Cloud9Fail" 

Not only does Cloud 9 deal with more hourly cutbacks but deals with social media shamming that even bring HR. Here's a recap!

With more hourly cutbacks, Cloud 9 is not only dealing with shorter hours but also one hell of a messy story that even customers post photos and videos of it on social media. When Amy talks to Corporate about it, she learns that they can give her more hours if needed. With that in mind, Amy and Jonah decide to do more on social media to get more hours but it turned into a visit from Luanne (guest star Chrissy Metz), from the HR department.

Luanne knows that it was an employee because they used the passcode WiFi at the story. That lead her with Dina to look at the security cameras but the only thing that they saw was Garrett releasing Dina's birds. Don't worry I'll get to that later. Soon Luanne talks with Amy and Jonah about the person's pass searches and soon Carol shows up tell Luanne that it was Sandra because she saw Sandra with her boyfriend in the previous episode and wants to get back at her.

Sandra gets fired and not only is sad for a bit but gets pumped from the staff who cheered for her to fight the power of Corporate. We see Sandra doing something that we've never seen her do before and it was fantastic!

Also, Dina pulls Garrett aside and get him to see something...it was his sneakers collection in flames. She gets even with him and tells him that she knows what he did to her birds. Not to mention that the employees try to use their time to have a garage sale; someone needs to tell them what Superman #1 is worth and Micky Mantle rookie card too. Crazy!!

"#Cloud9Fail" was another fantastic episode from beginning to the end. Chrissy Metz's performance was very good and even the scene with Dina was hilarious. Welcome to Cloud 9, Chrissy!! The Amy and Jonah story was very good; I couldn't get enough of it as they try to figure out how to get out of the situation. And not to mention, Dina finding out about her birds. That really bit Garrett in the sneakers. Overall, I give this episode a 9/10.

You can catch Superstore Thursdays at 8/7c on NBC.

FYI: Next week's episode is Sanda's Fight. I kind of wonder if we're gonna see Sandra like we never have seen her before.

Denying the Inevitable: Chicago Med "More Harm Than Good"

A mysterious drug brings two patients that the doctors can't understand; while a Rhodes questions his father's surgery. Here's a recap!

When two patients come in the ED after taking a mysterious drug that literally puts them in severe pain; Ethan, Nataline, and Dr. Charles try to help them; but they don't want help. As one dies, Natalie tries her best to help the other one before she dies too, but still won't accept. Charles tries to figure out a way to get a court order but Natalie forces her patient to take the medicine that could stop the deadly drug from working. Even though it was wrong, Charles gets the patient to not only take some meds to help ease with the pain but get her on the treatment too; even though it just delay what they learned was a suicide attempt in a cult to save Earth.

Will not only deals with Natalie's new boyfriend, Phillip; but deals with a patient that's questionable about his involvement of kidney donation to his brother. After doing research, he's convinced that it's illegal and tries to get Goodwin to stop it. But by the time he chats with the patient he realizes that it could be alright.

Conner and Ava are at it again, but this time it's all Conner as his father is back in the ED; learns that his stint in his heart had a malfunction and needed surgery again. Rhodes's dad isn't too pleased about it and even threatens the head of the hospital about her contract. Conner tries to apologize to Ava but she tells him that he should apologize to the other things he's accused her of doing. She even tells him that him breaking up with her was still hard to get over. Now I'm back on her side now.

Ethan's sister returns to the ED but with Bernie. Bernie needs surgery but also needs to find a job and a new place for him, Emily and their baby to live. After coming to his senses, Ethan apologizes to Bernie about his actions and tells him whatever he needs he'll do it. Probably shouldn't have said that as Bernie asked for the blue pills.

"More Harm Than Good" was such an interesting episode. The stories were as interesting; even I believe kicked off to stories that we'll see by the end of the season. The medical case of the week was a real thrill; that had me on the edge of my seat even after learning the reason for the patient. I do feel the Conner and Ava story has run its course and I just hope it really comes to an end, even though the two won't be back in Season Five.

The Ethan and Bernie story was at times funny, but too a serious turn when Bernie asked Ethan for blue pills that just disliked him more. I see where Will was going and probably should have taken a better approach about Phillip with Natalie but that story of the kidney transplant was a very good story and even if the outcome wasn't what we expected. But I do stand with Will about Phillip and that he shouldn't have lied to Owen. Good story, good character development. Overall, I give this episode an 8.5/10.

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

Chicago Med "More Harm Than Good" Episode Preview

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

"More Harm Than Good"

When Dr. Charles and Dr. Manning disagree on how to handle a patient who they discover is poisoning herself. Dr. Rhodes throws some serious accusations at Dr. Bekker. Dr. Halstead has suspicions about Natalie's new boyfriend and Dr. Choi tends to Bernie.

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

Chicago Fire "Try Like Hell" Episode Preview

Here's a preview of this Wednesday's new episode of Chicago Fire.

"Try Like Hell"

Severide and Boden search to uncover whether arson was the cause f a fire at a hair salon. Mouch, Herrmann, Otis, and Kidd make a startling discovery in tracking down the missing piercing nozzle from Engine 27.

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

The Blacklist "Guillermo Rizal" Episode Preview

Here's a preview of this Friday's episode of The Blacklist.

"Guillermo Rizal"

When multiple children are abducted under similar circumstances, the Task Force rushes to find the kidnapper. Meanwhile, Red goes on the hunt for a man who can find anything, while Liz considers a big change.

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You can catch The Blacklist at a new time Fridays at 8/7c on NBC.

Being Cool: Fresh Off The Boat "Nerd Watching"

Is Eddie cool enough to win over Evan's friends? And will Jessica stop Louis' mother from being on an online scam relationship? Here's a recap!

We all understand that both Eddie and Evan are different but when in this episode it was another great installment of brothers coming together and bonding. When Eddie has somehow become a mentor to Evan's friends during a mall outing. It becomes a problem to Evan and tells Eddie that he doesn't like it and gives him the birds while watching birds. But Evan apologies to Eddie and the two shared a really good moment; Eddie tells him that he'll be gone in a year to college and be back.

Meanwhile, Louis thinks that his mother is being scammed in an online relationship; but Jessica thinks it's nothing. After being convinced by Louis and Emery; Jessica becomes worried and tries to stop it. At one point just when things have stopped, Emery and Louis played to Jessica as Emery found his true calling...actor. Even though Jessica doesn't like the idea of being played; she also doesn't like the idea of Emery becoming an actor but I think she'll have to accept it.

"Nerd Watching" was not only funny; it hit me right in the feelings with Eddie and Evan storyline. It was so good and so well performed with such strong character growth. I couldn't get enough of them and the moments that won were Evan flipping Eddie the "birds" while bird watching; Evan singing "Waterfall" while showing his feelings about how bad he had done to Eddie, and Eddie and Evan talking. Also, Louis and Jessica's storyline was really a shocker for me; as I really thought that Grandma was really being scammed. The writing was so brilliant. Overall, I give this episode a 9/10.

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

Breaking and Pushing: Chicago Med "The Tipping Point" Season Finale

The season finale of Chicago Med had everything you were hoping and still leaving you wanting more but it left with some pretty shocking moments.

Let's begin with the most biggest part of the episode: the separation of the twins. Even after Rhodes' stepped down after he lost a patient in last week's episode, he still has a hand in it no matter if he's scared of not. Playing more of viewing from behind the scenes, he did leave his mark and got in there to help perform a difficult procedure that required a shunt in the heart and later helping with the separation. It left with a very nice offer to Rhodes a position at the Mayo Clinic and after telling Bekker about it, it kind of broken things with them.

Ethan get worried about his sister running away with April reminding him that what she did was wrong to take and steal pain meds from the hospital. But when Deb and Kiki come in with pain, throwing up and liver enlarge, turns out that they have Hep. A and both him and Manning headed out there looking at everyone else to make sure they're okay. They find Laura and Ethan's sister as well, all brought back. Laura got the worst of the case and that also includes Hep. C. With her diagnosis, Laura's baby, that was adopted, had to come in to get tested and after seeing her for a few minutes and learning that she will be okay then Laura's condition took a tumble.

Reese has been trying to take care of her dad by helping him pick a nursing home for his rehab and let alone helping him get exercise too (walking). Charles gets word about the parents of the college student was murdered and after a couple of minutes talking with Haywood, he managed to have a chat with the parents and finding a item from her room (stuff monkey) which would later be found in Haywood's apartment.

Goodwin not only had to deal with the big twin separation news, but also was asked to be at board meeting but it was Burt, her ex-husband, that came in after trying to kill himself. Halstead tried to talk to him, even Charles tries to talk to him (even as a friend) but that didn't work til it was Sharon that tells him to think of what he still has, their three children, which kind of helped get him to admit of seeking help.

Now with all those moments, lets put those that left us with in shock state of wishing for the fall season to start. After treating  his sister, Ethan is determined to help Emily but April thinks that she can't get the help due to being damaged but Ethan isn't given up on her and tells her that she's coming back to stay with them that quickly turns into just being with him. After a successful day, Sharon gets word of a new Trauma chief on the floor and a new CCO of the hospital that she might need to keep an eye on. Rhodes and Bekker might have broken things up again.

After losing Laura, word about the twins being separated was celebrated among the hospital and even Frisch comes over to Halstead and asked if he wants to celebrate with him, for which he turns down and  Natalie finally learns who it was that he had a one night. After that went south, he's plan for a proposal up on the roof turned to being in the parking lot and asking on the spot.

But real moment came when Charles confronts Haywood about stories of murders around the campus where he taught and as they talked Haywood tells Charles that he can't admit that he had won his daughter back over what he had tried to do. But when Charles talks more about the case, it pushes Haywood fall to the ground with his new heart stopping leaving with Reese to come in and see both of them on the floor.

"The Tipping Point" seemed to be the tipping point of where are characters are with life challenges. With all the good things that had happen for the characters, it could be broken with one little saying or not informing or pushing to the limits. I thought the season finale was as strong of an episode as ever with strong character development and leaving us some major questions about certain characters: like for one did Natalie said yes or no? Even that was awkward proposal. But the big one was Haywood collapsing to the floor in front of Charles and Reese coming in at the end. Is he dead? If he is I assume that he caused his heart to stop in the way that he had Reese played to his hands an all. Probably not going to make the relationship between Reese and Charles good again. Overall, I give this episode a 9/10 and the season a 9/10.

You can catch Chicago Med when they return in the fall Wednesday night of #OneChicago at 8/7c on NBC.

Clever Play Dad! The Blacklist "Nicholas T. Moore (No. 110)"

If there's one thing to get Liz to take a Blacklist case, that's to fool her pretty well, and this week's that one.

His doctor sidelines reduce the after suffering a concussion from the car accident that Garvey had caused. Red and Liz discuss searching for the bag for their purpose, but Red puts away a newspaper with a headline about a child found in the forest. Liz thinks it contains Red finding the bag of bones, but it is his clever way of getting her to take a case and for him to meet with his long-lost daughter.

The case that Liz and the FBI take on a cult is that an author has people believing that the events in it are actual. If someone escapes and is found, they must be burned due to the virus they have contained. But when the girl gets kidnapped from the hospital, Samar gets close enough to the suspect, but instead of taking down the guy, she's taken too. Aram is in full worried mode and tries to get Samar back, but after taking down Nicholas Moore and his cult, there is no sign of Samar, which means she is still kidnapped.

Meanwhile, going against his doctor's advice and Liz's, too, Red tries to meet with Jennifer, but she doesn't want to meet with him. But that all changed when she arranged a meeting with him, and in exchange for the location of where Gravey might have done with the bones, she wanted answers to why he left her and her mother. He explains the best he can how he was trying to go against the criminal organization The Kabul. But after all that, she doesn't believe it to be to save her and her mother as she tells him about Naomi, who had died a couple of years ago, and takes him to her grave. After taking him there, Red learns that Garvey went to Costa Rica and booked a flight there, but instead of going, he gets stopped by Liz, who not only wants to go but asks for his help to find Samar.

"Nicholas T. Moore" was another fantastic episode, mainly the story between Red and Jennifer, which was solid and asolidlling but ended with a heartbreaking note of the death of Naomi. The performance between Spader and Fiona Dourif was terrific. Also, Amir Arison gave a strong performance, seeing his character jump out of his shell to save Samar. As much as there have been a couple of times Aram has done that kind of thing, it still reminds me of when he was protecting Liz from The Director in Season 3. I wonder if this guy who has taken Samar is just a random person or is part of a known criminal organization that, for some reason, got a tip from Garvey about the bag of bones. Overall, I give this episode a 9/10,

You can catch The Blacklist Wednesday at 8/7c on NBC.

Place Your Bets Here!! Life In Pieces "Lingerie Cookbook Gamble Surrogate"

Place your bets! Here's who won the comedy pool of the funniest episode of this week's Life In Pieces!

Whether you had it or not, the first winner of the funniest story of this episode happens to be Tim and Tyler having to buy a bra for Sam after Heather ruined it in the washer. Awkward, but it couldn't be any funnier than how it turned out to be one of the most hilarious father-and-son bonds I could ever see.

The second comes in a tie with Jen and her cooking, who happens to know little, but when Joan asks for a recipe to put in her cook. But Greg helps by taking a recipe from a restaurant and applying it to Jen's family recipe with a heartbreaking story, which inspires Joan to get all the supplies and have Jen show her how it is done. When all set and done, it turns out that Jen can cook.

Also, who doesn't like betting with their grandfather?  It builds character as it helps Sam deal with her not going to a party and placing bets on what will happen at the party, but when she sees her best friend hugging someone else, she isn't too pleased. That did give John to fix the game as he called the cops on the party to make Sam happy, but she had to pay up, too.

Coming in last would be something that I would have thought was a good, solid story, but it turns out to be annoying as Matthew and Colleen try to help Colleen's sister steer her in the right direction of staying healthy by eating and not partying and eating junk food.

"Lingerie Cookbook Gamble Surrogate" was another excellent, hilarious episode that had some top moments and some that didn't. The performance from the cast was terrific, once again, and the writing was pretty good. Overall, I give this episode an 8,5/10.

You can catch Life in Pieces with its one-hour season finale on Thursday, May 17th at 9/8c on CBS.

Powerless: Chicago PD "Saved"

If you think that someone was going to be saved in this episode in this episode, think again as it holds another meaning and one hell of an hour for one member of the Intelligence Unit.

The episode starts off with Voight getting a call from a girl named Hannah that he remembers from the past, she asked about getting help but wouldn't tell him what it was about. When she leaves for the restroom, she actually leaves and Voight sees her get abducted by someone and drove off. Voight and Ruzek chase until they hear gun shots at a local bank where a couple of robbers where there stealing and shooting.

After the crew were gone, they see that it was the same vehicle that took Hannah. The Intelligence Unit work to find the car and find whoever knew Hannah. You can see throughout the episode that Voight was eager to find this girl and help her, even if she was later caught on camera holding a gun during an arm robbery.

But the truth comes out as Voight tells everyone that Hannah got his card from his wife, who was her school teacher at the time. Explains more that his wife thought could help her who wasn't going on a good path (the same thing what he did with Erin but making visits). But after Justin's death, he didn't hold up on his promise of visiting her and finds that being with this boyfriend of hers is the one leading her to the wrong path.

After finding the members from the shooting, they search and find where Hannah and her boyfriend where located at a car dealership. There it become a stand still and Voight decides to go in and try to talk them down, but it didn't turn out the way he wanted it as the boyfriend walks with Hannah outside and the cops shoot them both dead.

If that wasn't enough for Voight to handle, things aren't looking good for Al when it comes to getting the investigation off of his back. Voight is certain that he can get this fix and tries to get one of the Assistant  State's Attorney to help but really, Woods was just a step further to him and wants him to confess to his doings. Voight realizes that things are coming down pretty bad and even powerless to say the less. As he comes home, he views several of his family photos and picks up one with him, Al and Erin and just breaks it along with the rest of the photos.

"Saved" goes from the causal start for any Chicago PD episode to fast character driven and well developed episode that brings the emotions from the screen to my heart and mind. Whether it's Voight searching for Hannah to save or trying to help Al with the investigation, you would think that with Voight being Voight he would get the job done and celebrate with a glass of whiskey, but in this case you seem him become powerless to do anything. The performance from Jason Beghe's performance was amazing, probably one of the best episodes in a while to watch.

After this episode I don't know what comes next, will Voight come clean and help Al out of this serious investigation? I really don't think that Voight will take things to another level and take out Woods.

Overall, I give this episode a 9/10.

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

Childish Party: Kevin Can Wait "Delivery Guy"/"Forty Seven Candles"

"Delivery Guy"

When Kevin gets a surprise visit from a young man that he helped deliver back when he was a cop, it give him the idea of how much a hero. But when Vanessa learns that their client has left them for their rival, they use Kevin's story on television to help brand their company. But the idea fell apart as it wasn't much of a story for the TV hosts and the kid didn't go into all the detail like he did earlier in the episode. With the segment going wrong, Kevin's rival company comes in and gives their story of how they saved a young girl, who needed a kidney.

"Deliver Man" was an okay episode that just having you laughing a bit but as soon as the episode is over you'll forget what happened. It wasn't the best and it wasn't as good as the previous episode before this one. Overall, I give this episode a 5/10.

"Forty Seven Candles" 

When someone says "no surprise birthday party" even though they don't mean it, it means throw a party.

When it's Vanessa's birthday coming up and she tells Kevin and the gang that she doesn't want a surprise birthday party, to Kevin that means she wants one and tries to pull off a good one. But when Vanessa decides to have her own party, Kevin gets all of her friends to turn her down so they could be at his party.

When Vanessa's birthday arrived, Kevin's plan didn't go as well (even though it was his plan) to take her out to dinner but instead tells her about a party. There she is surprised of the many friends and family that came and just when you think it was over, it's not as Kevin becomes Prince and does a cool to creepy duet with Vanessa of Purple Rain.

"Forty Seven Candles" was 10 times as better as the previous episode and had so much fun and humor to it. The Vanessa and Kyle bar scene was a moment of maybe but maybe not as it looked like she was coming on to him. I couldn't get how freaked out I was seeing Kevin as Prince but also couldn't stop laughing at the same time. Overall, I give this episode a 8.5/10.

You can catch Kevin Can Wait Mondays at 8/7c on CBS.