Dowel Jones

Maybe they could go to work on Better Call Saul.

Someone needs to check on the aquifer from which that well draws its water.

Such as maybe testing Carla's clothes for gunpowder residue to see if she actually fired a weapon recently. But no. I know there are liberties taken with courtroom procedure for the sake of dramatic license, but, damn, that judge was just a little slow on the uptake regarding Annalise's condition. That hearing should have been stopped. Last season I opined about what kind of lawyers the K5 would make, assuming any reputable law firm would actually look at them. This year, I'm wondering what next semester will be like when they're in tort reform class, or constitutional law review.

Obviously he didn't watch enough television before the invasion. That was a given. Perd! How could you? It would be a cool hat trick to get the actor who played The Douche to appear as a pirate radio host. To add to the conversation about the occupation, it seems strange that everyone, not just those in charge, refers to it as "the arrival", and "our hosts", even in private. Sumpin' ain't right here. With all the tech at their disposal, it would have seemed obvious and efficient to me to place sensors around those drainpipes to alert when the papers were delivered. The kids on the street in broad daylight, in front of a redhat, were just too ridiculous. All I could think of was Life of Brian. The resistance would do themselves a whole lot better if they strove to provide people with the essentials of life on an underground (literally) economy. They know something is outside the wall, as they tried to blow up the Santa Monica transit point. Get out there and start smuggling on a large scale. Forget about killing the weasels in charge.

The CIA sure didn't come out too well on this episode. Losing the uranium, getting smacked by the President ("Don't ever make the President repeat himself"), sending paramilitaries to their fate on a badly flawed mission, and getting scooped by Elizabeth on connecting the dots of the big picture. Of course, State could have done better themselves if they had just read the reports.

Not to beat a dead horse, but, speaking from observatioal experience, in real life, there is almost no way that Chili's history did not precede her to Station 51. Company Officers talk to each other. Battalion Chiefs talk to each other. Assistant Chiefs talk to each other. Whether or not they are supposed to. I keep waiting for someone to ask "Why doesn't your Fire Department require you to shave?"

Someone must have had That Thing You Do on their DVR before writing the episode. Didn't Christa tell the pulmonary patient that "It's just a collapsed lung, a small portion. It's not a big problem", or words to that effect? That sounds like a great deal more than a small problem, and worthy of more investigation on the spot, unless I misheard the entire exchange. I think Heather made a rather odd choice in showing up at her workplace to cryo the patient. I know that she was there on her off/opposite shift, but people are bound to look at you twice if they know you are involved in a practice that is not widely regarded in the medical field. Can they do anything to make Dr. Campbell a more unlikable person? Stay tuned.

Perhaps there is some connection between the computer guy and the three Latinos who were suspended from Marshall HS. Two separate storylines, but they might merge farther downstream.

Chili was on probation? I didn't know that, as it doesn't square with her being the PIC on calls (from last episode). Oh well, a handwave cures all.

What no one at PSL is willing to admit is that, no matter the resolution of the case, their reputation is ruined, because perception is all too often reality. Clients will slip away, attorneys will bail, etc. Rachel might cry her way into her dad's firm, but everyone else will have to take a big faceplant and try to pick up and start somewhere again. Like Chicago.

The problem with the deadbolt, as can be seen in a quick image as the camera works the inside of the room, is that it is a keyed lock on both sides of the door. Unless the boy has the key, the door is not operable. That is what doesn't make sense to me. If he could reach a normal deadbolt, the medics could at least push the door open even with the brother's body lying against it. Another thought that occurred to me while watching it the first time. It's a gunshot wound. Shouldn't they have called for PD immediately, as well as the truck/squad (but never the engine)? In real life, most FDs have Employee Assistance Programs and, given the haphazard way that discipline has been administered in House 51, it would be almost a sure bet that Chili would be given the chance, even at this late date, to enter into EAP and get treatment. That is, if her union rep was up to the job of speaking up for her.

Are you ready for Chicago politics, Casey? Don't be surprised if that association with the mobster comes to light, as well as your construction jobs. Tip o' the hat to Hermann for quick thinking with Connie on the ring duties. Too bad she only got one round out of it. Speaking of the fight, I was halfway expecting Jimmy to pull a Pulp Fiction move and get some outside bets down against himself. Take that, Hermann! On the first call of the episode, I didn't quite understand the situation there. Why would someone install a deadbolt that requires a key on the inside of the door?

Absolutely. Let's not forget Champion!

Regarding Malaya, there is also the possibility/probability that she was still in "Doctor Malaya" mode, instead of "Potential Victim" Malaya (sorry, I don't know her last name at the moment). That would definitely affect her decision making.

The episode didn't touch on it much, but Will definitely knows there is something wrong with Katie's story about the firebombing. He looked at the wall, completely black, and then found the picture, unmarked by the fire. Yet Katie told him she grabbed it off the wall in the fire and then dropped it. Ruh-roh. I am still baffled by the ability of the invaders to assemble, within a year, an entire troop of willing soldiers to become the redhats. The analogy to occupied France is apt to a point, but the Germans certainly didn't turn large numbers of the police force or the army into willing goons, at least not on the level that the redhats seem to be operating on. During the Tienanmen Square uprising, the Chinese government used troops from distant provinces to shoot down the students occupying the square, on the belief that they would hold no resentment about following their orders. However, it hardly seems likely (or maybe I just don't want to believe it) that US citizens would turn on each other so completely.

Another great Reddington line: "Honestly, if I paid taxes, I'd be outraged." Should we start a forum on what to get Elizabeth for the baby shower? I'll spring for a set of custom made wigs. I dare say that the diamond merchants will be looking for a new security service soon. Those guys couldn't organize a two car parade.

Right after he has an affair with Lucca.

One where the ER is in constant Code Black because every trauma patient that comes in has 7 of the ER docs working on him. Seriously, if they made an effort to ship some of them out in a timely manner, they wouldn't be as overcrowded. Leanne's comment during the interview, "Center Stage is where rules go to die", promotes this conflict between ER and OR. I for one didn't enjoy the beating the ER staff took, but it had to be brought up sometime during the show. It's too bad it took the overbearing egoist of a surgeon to do it.

At one point during the patient controversy, she said she was the PIC (Paramedic in Charge), so, for that call, she was Sylvie's boss, so to speak. Not in terms of employment, but someone has to be in charge during patient care. Likely because no one at the previous house did any paperwork on her, either. That's more common than you might think. Move the employee along and wait for someone else to deal with the problem.

Wow. That was a frightening episode, at least the second half. They didn't show what happened with the purported fire in the center, but I assumed the engine company took care of it. They did do a good job of portraying the fear and the helplessness of everyone trapped inside, waiting on their fate. I'm so glad the show didn't follow up on the Sugar Ray Dawson idea, but I'll bet it's hanging in the wings for the next episode. Chief Hatcher was right about Boden's conduct. He really has no documentation to show concerning his disciplining of Chili for past transgressions, and it could very well become an EEO issue if he tried to fire her. So they are neatly transferring Ms. DHS out to Miami, "as soon as she is medically cleared'? For a gunshot, wouldn't that be a couple of months, at least? Still plenty of time for random sexual encounters and fits of jealousy and the like. Way to stand up, Mouch. You did the right thing. On the other hand, they sure painted that alderman with an oily brush, didn't they?

In addition, Geronimo was the code name for Usama bin Laden during the SEAL raid.

When I first saw the episode title I thought "The Vohm"? Please, God, no. But instead, we get some offshoot of The Following. TV trope I hate: Experienced gunslingers like Reddington using three shots at close range to kill the guy, when one would do just fine. The other reaction I had was that this just occurred in a small, enclosed (presumably soundproofed) room. Reddington then says to Dembe "Make a call from the car". Dembe: "I can't hear a fucking thing. You just fired a large caliber gun next to me." Why is it that the FBI, with all its resources, quarters its personnel in an obviously dark, poorly heated/ventilated warehouse that isn't really all that secret? Where do they park their cars after the commute? Dembe lasted longer than I would have at the campfire scene. To borrow from Major League: I hate that fucking song. Second place highlight: Red: "Stop me if you've heard this one. A priest, a eunuch, and a pedophile go into a bar..." Third place: "So you think convicted felons should be allowed to carry guns?" Red: "All the ones I know, do."

I didn't think the mission failed in the sense that it obtained the information the resistance needed: response times for the drones and the red hats. The problem resulted from the local population looting the truck and getting killed in the process. The final tally was four red hats, one guerrilla, and 17 locals. The gang should definitely have done a better job of chasing off the locals. On the subject of killing their own, I think it's object knowledge among the resistance that they will be tortured if captured. The kid had sustained what appeared to be a mortal wound anyway (bullet hole over the heart), and this fight, as they (with the exception of Katie) see it as a fight to the death. I'm curious about the world-building going on. The cops and the redhats are gainfully employed, and there seems to be some administration in place. The Yonk reopens; the supply of alcohol products has to come from somewhere (shoutout to Anchor Steam), but it is not without limits. And what currency do they use for salaries and trade, as in buying those drinks. Currency has to have some intrinsic worth to make it appeal to the population, but there appears to be a strong barter system going on everywhere. That tutor from the Nazi Youth Party is an informant, I'll bet on it.

My guess is that there isn't going to be a lot of locker room sex in the near future. That prison was in Arvin? Who knew? Inside joke; I live just north of there. As said above, newer ERs have much better facilities. Back in the first episode I think Mama said that it was the original OR, built in 1932, and later converted to an ER. Semi-amusing anecdote: During my EMT classes, the teacher/ER nurse related a story to us. Before the local hospital converted its ER to rooms, the patients all had monitors above the beds in curtained cubicles (without the flashing Code Black, thankfully). On this particular day, a patient had died and a doctor was scheduled to remove his corneas for donation, prior approval having been obtained. Unfortunately, the adjacent cubicle had a malfunctioning monitor, so the staff connected the dead guys monitor to the live guy next door. Imagine the doctor's thankfully brief moment of terror in the middle of the operation when he looked up at the "dead" patient's monitor, only to see normal vital signs.

She mentioned in her conversation with Taylor that "she wasn't in a good place and needed help", and so left him with them. I'm guessing mental/emotional stress and/or substance abuse at one point.