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

"Pain Killer"

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

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

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

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

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

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

"The City"

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

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

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

I very much enjoyed this episode. I do not care much about Burgess' love life with this guy, which has been on for the last few episodes. I'd like to know if it's so that she can have a relationship with Upton while Ruzek is having a relationship with her. The writing was very good for this episode, with outstanding character development. Overall, I give this episode an 8/10.

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

Welcome to the Fight: Chicago PD "The Forgotten"

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chicago Fire "The White Whale" Episode Preview

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

"The White Whale"

A serial arsonist cold case is reopened when Severide finds a connection to the recent salon fire. Firehouse 51 celebrates a retirement party.

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Oh man, I can't wait for this episode. Even the sneak peek doesn't give anything away about Severide's investigation, I'm still hyped up. The second to last episode of the season. Hard to believe.

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

NBC 2019-2020 TV lineup Plus a Special Message from This Is Us

Monday, May 13 starts Upfronts week and NBC will be the first network to show their fall lineups. On Sunday, NBC released its 2019-2020 lineup. The only changes came into Monday and Thursday and some big moves as well. The new Jimmy Smit legal drama Bluff City Law gets the post-Voce timeslot on Monday, which will bump MAnifest to midseason. Also, Little Big Shots will return during Midseason but with Melissa McCarthy as host, replacing Steve Harvey.

Here's a look at the new fall lineup:

MONDAY:
8/7c. The Voice
10/9c Bluff City Law (NEW)

TUESDAY
8/7c The Voice
9/8c This Is Us (Check out the exciting new message)
10/9c New Amsterdam

WEDNESDAY
8/7c Chicago Med
9/8c Chicago Fire
10/9c Chicago PD

THURSDAY
8/7c Superstore
8:30/7:30c Perfect Harmony (NEW)
9/8c The Good Place (New Timeslot)
9:30/8:30c Sunnyside (NEW)
10/9c Law & Order SVU

FRIDAY
8/7c The Blacklist
9/8c Dateline NBC

SATURDAY
8/7c Dateline Saturday Night Mysteries
10/9c Saturday Night Live Vintage
11:30/10:30c Saturday Night Live

SUNDAY
7/6c Football Night In America
8:20/7:20c Sunday Night Football


Midseason:
AGT: Champions, Ellen's Game of Games, Little Big Shots, World of Dance, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Will & Grace, INDEBTED (NEW), The Kenan Show (NEW) Manifest, Good Girls, Blindspot, Council of Dads (NEW), Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (NEW), and Lincoln (NEW).

On The Bubble:
Abby's A.P. Bio. The Enemy Within, The InBetween, The Titan Games and The Village.

Chicago Med "Forever Hold Your Peace" Episode Preview

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

"Forever Hold Your Peace"

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

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

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

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.

Ment To Be: Life In Pieces "Sonogram Frog Rub Family"

From trying to know the sex of the baby to living the best of your life. Here's a recap of this week's episode of Life in Piece. You might want to grab a tissue or a few.

As Jen and Greg go in for a sonogram for a check-up on the baby, they decline the option to know the sex of their baby. But Greg wants to know so severely as he hopes for a boy. Stealing the sonogram photo, he keeps the photo in his pants pocket, but throughout the day or two, something comes around, like spilling or water. But Jen takes it and throws it in the trash only later to look at it and get Tim's point of view to say it's a boy. That is until the next sonogram, which turned out to be a girl.

Clementine and Tyler found a frog and brought it to show Sam and Sophia, but they learn that the frog is a danger to the California environment and must kill it. As much as Clementine and Sam don't want to kill it, they try to get one of the family members to do it, but don't let Greg do it even though he said he killed an opossum. They try to do roulette with the frog in one bag upon four bags, and they throw down bricks simultaneously; just as they did,t Clementine tells everyone that she lost the frog before switching the bags.

Tim is living his best life right now, and boy, does it get annoying with the family. Even Heather doesn't want to be around Tim anymore. When Heather and Joan get Tim to hang with John, it turns into a following as John had almost been killed by the loose saw blade that passed him, and now Tim and John are kissing everyone, including Matt and Heather.

The final story in the episode was probably the best of the four, as a worried Matt and Colleen try to get an update about Morgan and the baby. When the adoption agent calls, Matt and Colleen meet a young boy who takes a piece of candy and soon leaves, only to learn that Morgan has decided to keep the baby. Heartbroken as they are, as Colleen talks to Matt about it, that same little boy came to them and gave them that same piece of candy to cheer them up. As he left to play and get ready for his adoptive parents, Colleen and Matt learned that he was going to foster care; I think they might take him.

This episode was excellent from start to finish on such a strong note. The fourth story of Colleen and Matt was the best story and the most powerful one; it captured the moment of a couple not being able to get the child, as the mother decided to keep the child. As sad as it was to watch them go through with that, that little kid shined a light on them that made me laugh and cry. The story is coming at a time when adoptions are a topic of conversation these days. Life In Pieces is ahead of its time and issues like Parenthood did years ago—strong writing with such a fantastic performance from the cast. Overall, I give this episode a 9/10.

This recap/review comes less than a day after CBS announced that the series had been canceled after four seasons. That's a load of crap from a Network that puts quantity over quality. They keep shows with higher rated, even if it's crapy shows over lower rated shows that are very good.
Look at NBC, FOX, and ABC on their sitcoms and see that they kept shows even when the ratings were down. Shows like Superstore, New Girl, Parks and Recreation, and even Fresh Off The Boat have had lower total rating numbers, but the networks have renewed them because those shows are not only beloved by many fans, critics, and viewers but have quality.

I'm sorry, but Man with a Plan is not a great show, yet CBS renewed it on Friday but canceled almost their entire comedy lineup. I think that CBS should reconsider un-canceling Life In Pieces; bring it back and place it in the fall and not a month till the end of the damn regular television season. Let's try to pull a Nine-Nine for them!

I've been a fan of Life In Pieces since I first heard about it; I thought that this was a different family sitcom than I've seen before. It is by far the best ensemble cast in a family sitcom. They just fit like a real family that I want to see week in and week out. I love them. And the writing on this show is unbelievable, with what they pull off is fantastic and brilliant.

Thank you for letting me rant.

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