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  1. I laughed at this, because that's pretty much exactly How I Met Your Mother in a nutshell!
  2. I like your all your ideas, FnkyChkn34! Especially that last one...
  3. I found Stamos to be kind of "on" through the whole episode, playing for the camera, and found it off-putting. I agree with both of you. I loved the story, the murder mystery, his tough-as-nails great-grandma Georgitsa, the scenery, and of course his adorable cousin, I found John Stamos himself to be a little annoying at times. It wasn't enough to ruin a very good episode for me, but I found myself wishing he'd just stop playing to the camera all the time. (That said, when he was with his sisters, he seemed more at ease, and I really liked him in those bits).
  4. Totally agree. My mom has traced our family history for years, so I know a lot about my ancestors. Some of them owned slaves, some of them worked on the Underground Railroad, and everything in between. Who I am as a person is not defined by anything my distant ancestors did or didn't do.
  5. Jon Seda was on PD, but moved to Justice. I'm sure he'll pop in on PD occasionally, but Justice is now his main show.
  6. Solid episode all the way around. Everyone's story lines were equally interesting, and Halstead didn't even bug me! Is it wrong, though, that my favorite moment was Choi at the chicken truck explaining that he doesn't eat birds anymore?
  7. I'm with you, MakeMeLaugh. While the show certainly intended to make us think Hank killed the guy, they didn't actually show him doing so, and I don't believe for a second that wasn't intentional. Maybe he still did, but the purposeful omissions of an actual death moment or a body make me hold onto at least a shred of hope that Erin got through to him.
  8. No joke. There are zillions of other names out there. Given that he's also a Jeff, I see them going the route of "she can't be with DeadJeff, so she's with NotDead Jeff because he's the Next Best Thing" rebound. I'm not quite sure how I feel about that. I don't want to see her with Halstead, particularly, but I also don't want to see her with a douchebag or with an awesome character who gets wasted on a fling. (Plus Natalie doesn't seem the 'fling' type.)
  9. Thanks, Ariah, for that explanation! I really wish the show had been clear about the 'no close proximity to kids' thing; that would have given the diagnosis even more impact. I'm sorry you had to go through all that; glad you're better now. Hopping aboard the Choi/Charles/Parrot love train. Maybe they could do a spin-off: "Chicago Bird Whisperers."
  10. Choi + Parrot = OTP. Also agree with you about Natalie's Broken Heart Syndrome. While it's entirely possible that she has been stuffing away her grief in the interest of being both a good doctor and a good mom, the show hasn't given us any indication that this is the case. For this episode to have truly been effective, there needed to have been some hints along the way, particularly the last few eps, that she wasn't as over it as she seemed. (And not being willing to jump into a relationship with Halstead doesn't count, show! Sure, she might not be ready to date yet, but she also just might not want to date HIM. Smart girl, IMO.) All that said, the last scene with her laying the wedding ring on Jeff's grave? *tears*
  11. Agreed - and I loved that THAT was all of Erin's reax. No drama, no jealousy, no "what are you doing with her?" just the "really?" eyebrow and that's it. They are confident in each other. Yes, absolutely. They are confident in each other, which allows for their relationship to progress in a natural, drama-free way that's there, simmering on the back burner most of the time. They are An Item, and their relationship gets some screen time, but most of the time it's just a backdrop for both characters. They're cool with each other, they get each other, they want the same things...congratulations, Linstead, you have achieved an Adult Relationship. (Burzek, you could've learned a few things from these two). Amen to all of this. I do think these three would be a great combination, especially since Choi is now taking some steps to work through his issues. It seems like Mouse is working on it, too; maybe he and Choi could talk Halstead into seeing Dr. Charles. (I would pay actual money to see those two together). Plus, shallow, but the eye candy rating on that bar scene was off the charts. I thought so too at first. I think why they did it, though, was to create some emotional impact with Terry's death. I'm glad they didn't go the route of killing off a character we know and love to give Halstead his angst-a-thon, but the choice that they were left with then became someone we didn't know or care about. I think the pregnancy was to make us as viewers care more about poor expendable doomed-from-the-outset Terry than we would have otherwise, and for me, it worked. That particular writing decision also made me wonder if they're foreshadowing the eventual Halstead War Angst Reveal; Halstead said in the bar scene that the thing he feared more than firefights was coming home and looking into the eyes of the wives and families of the guys who didn't make it. So I'm beginning to think that whatever happened to Halstead was very similar to this episode's incident: a friend of his got killed, and Halstead either feels directly responsible for the death or is dealing with massive survivor guilt.
  12. AMEN. I saw nothing between Roman and Burgess that should've made him suspicious, and even if there was, Ruzek had no right to be all jealous and douchey about it, because THEY BROKE UP. I have hope that Olinsky's beautiful bit of tough love will prove to be the kick in the pants Ruzek needs, because he's gotta grow up.
  13. I love Halstead and Lindsey both individually and together, so this episode was right up my alley! I had long suspected that the "possible love interest for Halstead" bit the promo monkeys were throwing at us would prove to be a red herring, and this played out exactly like I thought it would. She was interested, but he's loyal to Erin. My shippy little heart was pleased with that, as well as how she took such great care of him. He's done that for her so many times, it's nice to see the tables turned. I love those two. I love Halstead's relationship with Mouse, and how Mouse keeps gently poking at Halstead's leftover war wounds. I think Terry is ultimately a symbol of those war wounds. I mean, yes, it's evident he and Halstead were friends, and the circumstances of him leaving a pregnant wife behind while he was on the cusp of entering the police academy were tragic, but I also think this runs deeper even than that. He's obviously still pretty messed up over whatever happened during the war, and I do hope we get to eventually learn what that was. I'm officially very intrigued. Other things I loved: Burgess and Roman laughing and having fun together (I don't ship them, but I like their partner/friendship dynamic), Olinsky calling Ruzek out on his crap (I wanted to stand up and cheer), and Lindsey's delightful little eyebrow-raise when she learned that Brianna was into Halstead. Also? Voight. I thought he did a great job of giving Halstead a little free reign without there being any doubt at all that he (Voight) was still in charge. He knew exactly when to back off and when to step in, and I ADORED his Protective Papa Bear routine ("Are you sleeping with her?").
  14. Agreed. I think Gehlfuss is doing the best he can with the material he's given, but the material isn't great. They need to make Halstead less douchey and more sympathetic, STAT. If they need tips on Creating A Likable Halstead, they can always pop over to Chicago PD.
  15. You're quite right. I'm interested in both going back and re-watching now that I know what his damage is, and seeing how the character evolves going forward now that he's taken a step to deal with his issues. He seemed very judgmental/black-and-white this season; it'll be cool to see if he softens any.
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