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Appears Hill Harper is going to be putting his hat in the Democratic Primary for the US Senate seat in Michigan. I'm guessing his character arc next season and beyond might depend on how far he goes in this race. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/hill-harper-actor-csi-ny-good-doctor-announces-senate-bid-michigan-rcna93516

They need to. Remember, Shonda famously said the show will end when Meredith leaves. Well, Meredith has left, and Shonda still hasn't pulled the plug. Too many shows these days simply don't know how to quit while they're ahead and go out on top. Yes, the show might still be making money, but it shouldn't keep going solely because of money. Especially, when the stories are becoming redundant and follow the same old formula.

Nice to see Jared back. It's been a while. I guess Andrew should have asked for the check ahead of surgery? Though Jared, if he wanted to mend fences, he could have told his boss it was his decision to go back to St. Bon's, and that Andrews had no influence on his decision. And in the pregnancy case, the glaring omission is that there were no OB or pre-natal surgeon overseeing the case. Lim is not an OB, and Jordan is not an OB resident. And again the lack of specialties is making these surgeons seem like a joke. Jordan can do a D&E now? And I do wonder did Lea actually get rid of her Starsky & Hutch car to get that new one? I would hope not because that is a classic. She wouldn't drive it when taking the baby, but it'd be nice to have around if she wants to go out on the town baby-free.

Of course, Stella survives. Big shocker. And of course, all the rigs need to be taken out of service because Stella Sue got injured. If every first responder did that in response to someone getting hurt, a lot of people would be dead. And yes, while Emma is scum, what the hell is Violet thinking? Hoping the boss of IA takes her accusations about Emma at her word with no corresponding evidence other than hearsay? That was stupid and desperate. And as others have said, doesn't the CFD run background on who they hire. Considering the way she left her old department, you would have thought CFD brass would have looked into her then. And I guess Gallo going to her old FD last season was never followed up upon? And then Emma gets moved over to Internal Affairs, which I would think would mean an even more stringent background check, considering she gets to hold firefighters' careers in her hands?

It's why I really do think LaRoyce Hawkins would be better off leaving and going to show where he can actually shine. His acting skills are being wasted, and there's no doubt he's the token black man. Save for the episode last season with the running wife, all of the Kevin-centric episodes just deal with racial issues or police scrutiny. The writers are type-casting him. They give all these stories to Burzek and Upton, and don't write any good, long-standing storylines for Atwater. It's a shame.

So let me get this straight. The Intelligence Unit of the CHICAGO Police Department in Chicago, Illinois arrested and held Sean because of what they suspected he did in Waunukee, Wisconsin? Last I checked, if a crime happens across state lines, it's in that state's jurisdiction, which would be Wisconsin in this case. And if he committed related crimes across both states, that's federal and falls under FBI jurisdiction. And I don't see anyone in Intelligence as part of FBI. So they had zero cause to hold him for any length of time. Do the writers even give a damn about consistency and authenticity anymore? This stuff has become a joke. And Hailey really wants to act surprised when the ADA says they have no case because it was an illegal entry and everything found is inadmissible? Seriously? She's been pushing the bounds of legality for a while now, but this takes the cake. And you would think, if you're going to bring serious charges against a police chief's son, you had damn well better do everything by the book. And then she compounds that by going to Sean to plead for his compassion to get him to spill the details, which again would not have been admissible in court. I gotta say, watching these episodes after Jay left, the show has become even more cringe-worthy because now almost all the focus is solely given to Hailey.

It seems they couldn't even get the day right for Halloween. Ritter's crush mentioned that Halloween was on a Sunday, which was inaccurate. And Gallo needs to find some balls and just admit to Hermann that he's seeing his niece. This whole of fear of Hermann thing is just stupid and it's dragging out way too long.

Boden was the best part of this episode, hands down. The way he jumped into action to save that kid was probably the most realistic thing I've seen on this show in a while. Nice to see his family get some focus, and cool scene at the end. OMG!!!! Did Gallo actually just say "You won't find a better Lieutenant than Stella Kidd." A person who's been in the job for less than a year is now one of the better lieutenants? In what universe? More bend the knee to Stella Kidd crap. Another reason why I hate her character. She can do no wrong and is constantly deified like she's the greatest ever. Seriously Gallo, grow the hell up and talk to Hermann man to man that you're seeing his niece. This plot is juvenile. You're a grown-ass man and Tracy is a grown-ass woman. You both like each other and you're both consenting. Dragging this crap out is just exhausting at this point and does nothing for the story. And these B-plots with the Mouch & Hermann are just getting stupider and stupider. And they happen almost every episode. All the serious plots seem to go to Kidd, Severide, Boden, Brett and lately Violet. That's not balanced at all. It would be refreshing to see Hermann or Mouch get a serious storyline so we can see some range in their characters. I also must say, that while I do feel for Violet's character, Hawkins' death is another reason why a higher-up and a subordinate don't get together. She's getting a long furlough to deal with the death of Hawkins and that just doesn't make sense. If they were married or engaged, maybe. But they were in prohibited relationship for less than a year. And on the matter of furloughs, this show seems to throw the term around like it's some kind of paid leave (like when Kelly took a four week furlough after Shay died). And in actuality, a furlough is a mandatory, temporary layoff that is unpaid. So by Violet having a long furlough, as Sylvie put it, she is actually being temporarily laid off and not getting any money to sit home and grieve. The correct leave would be bereavement leave.

In this show, no. Especially since actual attending physicians don't exist on this show. In this show's universe, much as it is in Grey's Anatomy, the surgeons do everything, including handling ER intakes. The last episode was a prime example of why they need physicians. Theres is no way a patient should be on the table, about to have surgery, and another surgeon points out in front of the whole ER that there appears to be signs of rape. An attending physician would have caught that during the initial examination, and told the patient one-on-one in private, before an actual surgeon would have been consulted.

Couldn't agree more. I thought the show the turning into Gabby Fire was bad. But Stella has become an even worse version of Gabby. She doesn't have an office, so she complains to get one, and then uses the "the only female" officer card to get her way. Stupid. As Hermann said, you have to wait. There's nothing sexist about it. Hermann had to wait. I'm sure Matt and Kelly had to wait when they first became officers. Stella is too good to wait now. She wants an office so bad, move into the blue room that remains unused. And the investigation crap with Severide is just becoming a bore. Severide knows the signs of arson. Now he can tell what kind of torch was used. He can find what kind of explosive was used. Kelly Severide is the ONLY person in the entire CFD that can help with this, and not OFI. You forgot Cruz and Chloe. They also don't work together. And the major plus of them having relationships with people they don't work with is that their drama is not dragged onto the screen every episode.

The big deal is that these constant PDA's at work only further prove what an embarrassment Stella is when it comes to portraying a female first responder. She's an officer, and she's at work. It doesn't matter if they're in a room by themselves. It is trusted that she should act professional. This is another reason why in-house relationships are prohibited. And it gives a bad look to female first responders, especially those in leadership, who do the job the right way. They don't need to have a romantic relationship with someone they work with. It's why this show has turned into a joke. This show has devolved from focusing on an ensemble cast and actual stories about the lives of firefighters into becoming a soap opera focusing on relationship drama and the actual firefighting is reduced to a supporting role. As he should. His scar is his business. Stella Sue needs to back the hell off. It's crap like this which is why I hate what her character has become.

Wow, another cliffhanger that once again meant nothing. These are getting tired. When there's no stakes, constantly putting in cliffhangers at the end of the seasons are pointless. Everybody knew Severide and Kidd would be just fine. And of course, whiny Severide can't handle that the police informant is not named in the criminal case. A case that Severide was only involved in because he illegally searched a truck with no cause, found drugs, and then stayed on scene, which put a target on his back. If I was the CPD, I would have told him to go spit. You're not police Kelly, so who the hell are you to try to tell them how they handle a CI. Here's newsflash, there are a lot bigger cases that the CI is involved in that take precedence over you. And now, those cases are blown because a CFD hire-up bought Kelly's BS "You know what's right" spiel. But at least St. Kelly got justice because he almost died because he mettled in stuff that wasn't in business.

Man, these episodes are just getting so boring. Another investigation episode. Wow, Severide and Stella want to know what the motive is. Want to ask the right questions. You want to talk about liability. Moonlighting on another OFI investigation when you're not actually part of OFI could go wrong in about 100 different ways. There might be money expenses when it comes to constantly doing fires, but the producers really need to find a way to put actual fires and the lives of all firefighters (not just Severide, Kidd, Boden & Brett) as the focus of this show. This show is becoming a joke. And in the case of Carver, who gives a damn if he chooses to hang out at a bar other than Molly's? He's his own man. He can go to whichever bar he chooses without any of the other crew. This show makes it seem like everyone at 51 has to do everything together. And that's just not the case at any real firehouse. This is what I'm talking about when I say this show takes this "family" aspect overboard Gallo, Ritter and Mouch should back off. And it's pathetic that Carver finally gave in and decided to hang with them at Molly's. And in the case of Cruz and Chloe's adoption of Javy, it's quite interesting how the writers only NOW choose to bring up Leon. Didn't even mention him when Chloe gave birth, and it was the whole of 51, and not Leon, who met the baby first. And despite not being mentioned at all since the wedding episode over 2 years ago, he's suddenly been an involved uncle that now might derail the adoption because of his old gang ties. Talk about contrived storytelling.

The writing in this episode was just so forced. Shaun and Lea's issues were probably the most believable, as couples who've had miscarriages or are struggling to conceive can relate. The Morgan-Park crap was just a drag on the entire episode, and it has been for some time. It's tired. Two people who've broken up still have forced drama and tension between them. From the constant snarks to Park offering to be her sperm donor. And now, Park brings his date into the ER, and of course Morgan is one of doctors who works on her. And once again, non-surgeon Morgan is telling actual surgeons what they should do. Sigh. The the Jordan-Daniel ship is another force job. And considering what Daniel said about needing to focus on his sobriety, it's a slap in the face to recovering addicts that it suddenly doesn't matter anymore as the writers push the ship with Jordan. Him overdosing is just a plot device to push them together, since the actor has been promoted to a regular. And I can't believe Lim, a surgeon, actually was considering not having a surgery that could make her walk again because of a guy. She has a chance that most paraplegics can only dream of, and she actually had to think about it? Wow.

Which makes it that much more frustrating because Daniel told her that a relationship was too much for him right now as he needs to focus on his sobriety. That was an honest answer and good decision that most recovering addicts can relate to. But then, within 4 episodes, that entire reasoning is pushed aside to keep forcing the romantic relationship with Jordan, rendering his original decision pointless and almost an insult. And what better way to keep forcing them closer than by using the plot device of Jordan finding him after he OD'd, and now they realize they love each other. It's just contrived BS that makes a mockery out of what could have been a decent recovering addict storyline.