Good Cop Rise: Chicago PD "White Knuckle" Fall Finale

 

As things get intense with Atwater and The Blue Wall, Voight and the team fight the clock to find a murderer. Here's a recap! 

After getting a beat down at the end of last week's episode, Atwater tries to secure his home, but his work card wouldn't work when going to work. But that was just the beginning as Atwater later no would get a call from his brother about the security alarm going off, but he knew that the police had bugged his home. 

Next thing later on, when Atwater, Ruzek, and Burgress were chasing a suspect, no patrol cars ever responded to their request for backup, which would also lead to Ruzek getting shot. Later that night, Atwater told Kenny he could come to get him instead of having others do his job. 

That would lead to Atwater talking with Voight about the situation. Would Atwater turn in his badge or take the punishment? After the talk, Atwater came up with the third option, which he told Kenny in his own home that he would turn in his badge and come after him with lawsuits. Kenny backed off.

The week's case was of Voight and team trying to beat the clock of an alderman's son found with a dead victim. The suspect is out of his mind from drugs, and Miller tries to get Voight to make it a quick open-and-shut case, but Voight doesn't want to do that and gets her to give them 48 hours. 

With the evidence they got, they finally cracked the case with the suspect who killed the victim and knocked out the alderman's son. Miller congratulated Voight and told him she was different from the rest, but Voight didn't see it. 

"White Knuckle" was an excellent episode. While the week's case wasn't substantial, it did hold up along with Atwater's storyline with Kenny.  Hawkins was impressive once again in this episode, and there were three scenes that I loved: 1. where he came home to look for the bug that the police placed after "fixing the security alarm. 2. The scene when he talks to Voight about his options against Kenny and how Voight tells him that Atwater's a good cop and should do what a good cop would do. 3. In that scene, Atwater talks to Kenny about his third option of suing him.  

Also, does anything feel how weird it is that this was a fall finale after last week's season premiere? 

Overall, I give this episode an 8.5/10.

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You can catch Chicago PD returns with new episodes on Wednesday, Jan. 6, on NBC.

Chicago Fire "That Kind of Heat" Episode Preview

Here's an episode preview of tonight's episode of Chicago Fire titled, "That Kind of Heat."

"That Kind of Heat"

Brett and Mackey find their lives in peril. Casey and Brett tread in unfamiliar territory. Severide chases a memory while Kidd adeptly solves a firehouse problem. Ritter puts himself in harms way during a harrowing call.

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The question from this episode is will Casey or Brett tell each other how they feel for one another? It's gonna drive me so crazy!!! But looks like Ritter is going to get his moment in helping someone, which I can't wait for. I can't wait for tonight's episode! 

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

Changes Are Coming: Chicago PD "Fighting Ghosts" Season Premiere

The season premiere of Chicago PD was very intense and chilling. Here's a recap!

In the season premiere, Atwater was once again asked to tell what had happened in the events of the season finale and if he would stick to his story, for which he did. The case against Doyle's killer would be dropped and the Chicago police's Blue Wall would begin to get into Atwater's skin from leaving dope in his car as they try to frame him.

As Atwater won't back down, that leads to the final minutes of the episode where he gets his butt taken down with a bunch of masked people beating the crap out of Kevin near his home. But looks like Atwater is still standing. 

Meanwhile, Voight and the Intelligence Unit take a case that doesn't go the way they have done in the past. There's a change in the air and no one wants to help find the shooter that shot a five-year-old girl. As they had their suspect, the evidence was dropped due to Voight and the team didn't announce their presence to the people in the house. 

Of course, this really gets into Voight's skin as well, and tries to go all that he can to get that little girl justice but not even the team wants to go that far anymore like putting the suspect in the cage. As soon as the suspect was released, Voight tried to do the only thing by taking the guy out himself but didn't go through it. 

"Fighting Ghosts" was a very intense and chilling episode. It was a really stomach turner with Atwater getting bullied by the boys in blue and standing his ground. Heck, that scene with him and Voight about not taking that suspect in the cage were so chilling; and just seeing Voight going through the new changes was really an overwhelming moment. Great performances from LaRoyce Hawkins and Jason Beghe in this episode. Overall, I give this episode a 9/10.

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

Welcome Back: Chicago Fire "Rattled Second City" Season Premiere

 Chicago Fire is back, and it feels absolutely fantastic! The season's premiere sure gave us a surprising twist that caught us all off guard. Let’s dive into the recap!

Come Together: Chicago Med "When Did We Begin to Change?" Season Premiere

 

Chicago Med returns with a season premiere that hit all cylinders. Here's a recap!

"When Did We Begin to Change?" was a very intense, at times, intensely emotional episode to kick off the season. Will rides with Hannah in an ambulance as she comes in from an overdose. Will tries to deny Hannah's actions until he realizes after treating a patient that he thought was in the same boat but wasn't. Will and Hannah break up.

Natalie has moved to "Club Med," where doctors and nurses stay during COVID-19 so they can work and not bring any of that home. She teams up with Crockett with a patient whose cancer is back but can't decide which treatment would be best until it has to go down to Crockett's idea of surgery. The two bonded over the case and Crockett's daughter. 

Dr. Charles came back to Med after he suffered from COVID-19. While he was there to help with Will's troubles, it took him a day to realize that his daughter was upset with him for not being mad at her for giving him the disease as she went to a friend's place during the shutdown. As he apologizes, he tells her why she should stay with him, to keep him honest as he tries to hide his feelings. 

The big story comes with April and Ethan as they have broken up but are treating patients for COVID-19. There, they're dealing with one patient who needs the ventilator while a patient dies. As the day ends, the nurses and doctors gather on the rooftop, light their phones with a lit candle, and name the names that have died that day. 

I can't stress enough that this premiere, while it was exciting and entertaining, was highly emotional. The Natalie and Crockett story was excellent and meaningful; Will's was fun and engaging with that medical case. But it was April and Ethan and dealing with COVID-19 patients that were so heartbreaking. The writers depict what it's like in the ER during this situation. I had a lot of tissues around me by the time this episode ended. 

Overall, I give this episode a 9.5/10.

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

This Is Us "Honestly" Preview

Here's a preview of tonight's episode of This Is Us titled, "Honestly."

"Honestly"

Malik shadows Randall at work. Kevin struggles to connect with his new director and Jack and Rebecca struggle to sleep train their babies.

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

 

Chicago Fire: #Brettsey To Be or Not To Be

 

It's been a dilemma since Season Seven, but the question remains that has me going back and forth: Should Sylvie Brett and Matt Casey be in a relationship? 

Since the episode in season seven where the spin cycle instructor told Brett that she and Casey were meant for each other, that pretty much got the ball rolling with #Brettsey. At first, I was all for it, but when Gabby Dawson returned and that one night with Casey, things took a back seat. 

In my head, questions pop up like what happens if Gabby comes back and reveals to Casey that she had that child and it's his. It seems far-fetched to go on with this show, but things could happen. Heck, we thought he would have a child, but it turned out it wasn't his. 

And there's the friendship that, why ruin, the best company these two wouldn't do for helping each other after a traumatic call, like Casey almost getting his head blown away or Brett reuniting and losing her mother. Why ruin a good thing going, right? 

And there are these music videos on YouTube of them from scenes that have been fueling me to get me thinking that they should be a couple. It's just wild!

But let's not shine away from this: they both ended their relationship with the Dawson siblings on a rocky but mutual breakup. Brett and Casey connected with a TV series (Emergency) during that game night. 

So, after last week's season premiere, I think I've decided where I stand on this. I can't deny that scene of Brett and Casey at her apartment playing Heads Up was the nail in the coffin that I want them to be in a relationship, and hopefully a long term at that, like Severide and Kidd. 

Plus, I know that this week's episode will determine whether or not they share their feelings, and the latest promo doesn't shine away from it. 

So, as of now, I'm on the entire board with #Brettsey. 

Was I crazy about going back and forth on this? What do you guys think? Are you all in for #Brettsey or not? Leave a comment below!

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