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Harlee and Loman were targets of the Riohacha cartel boss (Sebastian Ortiz) because they arrested his son (Enrique) the domestic abuser. The cable guy and the red bikini babe were hired by the cartel father to kill them over the false arrest. Ramsey was surprised to learn that the son was put in federal custody. Harlee found the Nava book in Bennett's house. Cole does not live there.

Cole insisted that Harlee get in the pool to ensure that she had no listening devices on her person. As far as the conversation, Cole gave Harlee his backstory about connecting with Ramsey after he left the SWAT unit and thereafter joined NYPD Intelligence. Harlee wanted to find out from Cole if Bennett was at the ambush of Wallace which Cole confirmed that Bennett was there, but Cole denied being part of it. It seems that Ramsey is getting desperate to please his new cartel partner and things might be headed to the dark side for the Intelligence unit.

JLo interview comments right after NBC announcement of cancellation were very positive about the ending. The Ray Liotta interview presented more as just rambling. IMO. The season 3 schedule includes 10 episodes which suggests a planned ending was in place. During his interview, Liotta couldn't recall much about what actually happened in the last season which didn't made any sense.

and Thanks so much for no more of the ongoing Aram/Samar senseless bashing.

I am just speculating (reading the subtext of their last conversation) on how Ava might leave the show. It's a mini cliffhanger folks. Some kind of change is coming between them.

Else why the "great" response?

It was implied (subtext) in his conversation with Ava which explains his "great' response after she said that she would accept a hypothetical offer. He's happy now because he knows where things stand with her. It was all about her ambition. IMO.

Connor rejected the job offer, but implied otherwise to Ava in order to find out what Ava wanted from their relationship. He recommended her to the Mayo clinic and now he knows what she wants which is why Connor replied "great" and drove off. She leaves the show, but who really cares because I think most viewers are annoyed with their weekly confrontations over who has the best skill set or who is the most competent CT surgeon for difficult procedures. IMO.

A real letdown of an episode for the most part given how Red and Liz are now feuding. The "blacklister" was of no significance, yet he was able to keep control over Samar for so long. She should have been able to easily overpower him at any time especially when she stabbed him after he tracked her down in the woods. She has lost many of her kick butt Mossad agent skills from the past. When the music started playing at the hospital, I assumed that Samar would be killed off, but it looks like another female FBI agent in a coma over summer hiatus. It seems unlikely that the writers would kill her off without also dropping Aram from the cast as well. IMO. Aram was really not in stupid mode looking for Samar, but rather just desperate enough to move him towards the lead in finding her. The task force has tortured people on several occasions, but no one wanted to do that to save Samar's life. Red offering Cooper such a strange torture scenario was just ridiculous. As for Red taking no interest in saving Samar, recovering the duffel bag has top priority. Nicholas T. Moore was an evil man who killed multiple people and then chose suicide to end his predicament. I doubt that Aram will suffer any repercussions over the incident. Just a very disappointing episode before finale.

The high command was responsible for Olinsky’s death not Voight. The Woods arc was more a statement on the wide range of Chicago police corruption rather than just Voight being a dirty cop. The purpose of the Olinsky arrest was to flip him on the Bingham murder with nothing but circumstantial DNA evidence that was probably planted. The arraignment, bail hearing and quick arrest were fast-tracked to force a Voight confession. A veteran cop exposed in prison is open season for retaliation murder which is on the high command. I think the Olinsky death was collateral damage from the Sophia Bush sudden departure. It is hard to see how any of the team members keep credibility as good cops after their collective outburst towards Antonio given his lack of support for the roof killing. All team members have selective morality including Antonio whose righteousness depends on his family keeping out of danger.

Well said. Delilah becoming a ghost this season makes no sense at all. Abby and Delilah had great chemistry, but she had no presence in Abby's send off episodes which was disappointing.

Great post; You get it!

I omitted mention of his back story from 'Chicago Fire' because that would be too much baggage to carry forward for a new series without making the intelligence team a replica of the Street Crimes detective squad on the NBC 'Shades of Blue' crime drama. Voight is dirty, but not crazy corrupt like Lieutenant Matt Wozniak and his squad. "Shades of Blue' premieres on June 17 for season 3.

Voight’s early prison time was related to his known conspiracy with criminals using a ‘street tax’, but as far as Chicago PD viewers are concerned had nothing to do with murder. He was released as part of a deal with IAB to work undercover which is why he was put in charge of the intelligence unit. The Bingham (Voight) and Browning (Olinsky) killings were personal, but still inexcusable. However, the entire team has selective morality when it comes to personal issues including Burgess (sister), Antonio (son) and even Trudy (father) when family members are in trouble. Voight and Olinsky took matters to the extremes, but the others almost went sideways as well.

Woods is a dirty cop. When Woods and Voight were partners, Woods planted a gun in the home of an innocent man in order to cover up a murder committed by his CI. In the past, this same CI came to Woods to fix other 'problems' as well. The truth came out when the son of the CI used the same gun in a robbery killing. Woods let an innocent black man go to prison for 10+ years. Woods threatened Voight with insubordination to drop the case, but Voight uncovered the truth about the son. Woods forced the issue with charges against Voight at an oversight hearing, but the chief quickly ended the proceedings after talking aside with Hank. I still wonder if whatever Voight has on the chief will get him and Al out of trouble to avoid prison.

After watching the ending with Woods and Voight, I thought to myself the writers are putting Voight in prison for next season. Too bad. It does appear that Olinsky is leaving the show. The cop in prison scenario will ruin the series the same as what happened to other TV series like 'Suits' and 'House'. IMO

The writers have never presented anything to suggest that kind of attitude on her part. In fact, the actions of Tim have been anything but supportive of Delilah including the whining to the team about the broken sleeping patterns of the twins. No mention during this season of any help for Delilah at home caring for the twins makes no sense. A young mother paralyzed in a wheelchair taking care of newborn twins by herself is just nonsensical and lacking in any continuity after the McGee marriage and birth of the twins. Amen to that.

At this point, the Samar abduction seems to be a plot device used by the writers to force Aram to finally openly express his real feelings for Samar. It seems that both of them avoid communicating their real feelings towards each other out of fear of being rejected especially Aram. Last season, there was an ongoing confrontation between them almost weekly because of the same lack of communication which led to hurt feelings until the issue was resolved between them at the end of the season. The Aram request of Cooper to get field training provided a chance for them to work together on cases outside of the office this season, but nothing happened except viewers saw an increased closeness at work. At this point, I would expect at least an Aram proposal and a formal engagement moving forward to next season. It makes little sense for Samar to get killed at this point in their relationship unless the actress wants to leave the show. The Samar/Aram relationship subplot is a welcome distraction from the ongoing Red/Liz conflict over the bones-in-suitcase saga. If Aram keeps his tech only duties and Samar remains as field agent, the marriage story line could work, but it depends on the skill level of the writers.

Delilah has been a recurring character since season 11. She works for the Defense Intelligence Agency as a computer specialist. She works with NCIS as consultant on military crimes and tracking serial killers as well as terrorist attacks when requested by director Vance or Gibbs. Her paralysis was the vision of now deceased show runner Glasberg. Some early examples: 11x12 Kill Chain - “When a stolen drone is linked to the elusive terrorist Parsa, the NCIS team partners with the Department of Defense, to track down the device before it is used for a large scale attack”. 11x20 Page Not Found - “After returning to her job at the Department of Defense after her injury, McGee's girlfriend Delilah finds a break in a controversial case, prompting her to turn to the NCIS team for help”. 12x18 Status Update - "After the body of a thief is found in a Marine's house, NCIS discovers the calling card of a terror group that Delilah and the Department of Defense have been tracking". 13x6 Viral - "When a petty officer's murder matches the M.O. of a local serial killer, the NCIS team must determine if this is the killer's latest victim or the work of a copycat". Margo Harshman (Delilah) guest stars. She has good chemistry with Gibbs, Abby, Bishop and Reeves. It is puzzling why she has been absent from any follow on episodes after the twin births early this season given the writer emphasis on McGee home life after the rushed wedding at the end of last season.

Point taken. I felt compelled to support @Nieman as the show moves to the end of the season.

Too much information and over analysis on writer motives. IMO.

Amen to that. Who cares about the dogs? The dogs have nothing to do with the story line. Good grief! I expect that the writers put Samar in danger in order for the relationship to finally move forward with marriage. The end scene with Aram at home getting out the ring seems to confirm that. IMO.

The lack of any story line for Delilah given her disability and the challenges caring for new twins was a big letdown for this season. IMO. Margo Harshman must not have been available or the new producers just dropped her story after the unfortunate death of Gary Glasberg. I sense the Abby only episode next week will be a letdown as well.

From the beginning, many viewers might have surmised that Liz was in danger because she is the daughter of the real Reddington, but Garvey telling Libby that she was in hiding for nothing seems to now disprove that theory. The writers implied, during the Mr. Kaplan downfall, that she buried the suitcase bones of Katarina years ago, but it now seems those details were a fake out in order to prolong the story until the writers decided how to end it. It never made any sense that Tom had control of the bones unless to uncover that the fake Reddington was her real father. Aram giving Samar her keys back is some kind of prelude for one or both of them in future danger in order to bring them together married at the end of season. IMO.

Let us hope the new season is not full of more Trump administration allegories... https://www.conservativereview.com/articles/bozell-graham-impeachment-frenzy-fictional-tv/