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So I'm rewatching all the eps from last season since I took an hiatus from watching last spring. Watching this episode I actually felt a need to vomit. Casey's last episode as a main character was underwhelming. Not a great sendoff. And they really take all the rigs out of service and abuse the privilege of the lights and sirens just because Cruz's wife is having a baby? And then waiting while she's in labor for 5 hours. Come on!!! This feel-good stuff is way, way, way overblown. And with 51 now being the "central-most" station, that can't help but put strain on the other firehouses. There could be a big fire going on, and the closest firehouse has its rigs and ambo out of service, though they can be found blocking the emergency entrance to a hospital, for five hours because one of their firefighters is about to have a baby. I feel bad for the people that may die or get serious burns because they're waiting too long for a company from further out to get to them. Not to mention, Cruz & Chloe didn't want her parents to be the first to meet their son? Or Cruz's brother Leon? Yes, a firehouse has great camaraderie, but it's more like a community than a family. I'm pretty sure most, if not all, firefighters want their entire company to be present when they are having a child. If the firehouse is your only family, ahead of actual living family members, you got some issues. Man, on this show, the whole family aspect of 51 is overblown to death. And of course, Kylie has to find some loophole that leaves 51 the center-most house in the district. "51 needs you." No. 51 needs to be able to grow without him. As he said, you have to trust that the foundation you laid while you were here will hold firm for the people who come after you.

Rather it be in the OR or outside of it, the breakdowns have happened far too much while he's at work. If anything, it's escalated. From the ER that was locked down, to the medicine storage area, and now in the OR with a life at stake. He needs therapy so that he can cope better so he doesn't shut down. I'm surprised Lim or Andrews didn't mandate that he do that. It shouldn't be ignored just because he recovered and saved the day.

Yep he had the meltdown in the ER during the quarantine episode in the second season. He also had the mini-break down while he was trying to do his first solo surgery and had to ask Lim to complete it because he wasn't authorized to do specific surgery technique that he had just realized would help the patient better. And then he had his break down during last season's fall finale when it was learned the med that could have saved a newborn baby were expired, and he smashed up the expired medicine. And those are just the three I remember. He does need some kind of therapy so that he can cope better with high-stress situations. There's a lot of stuff he does that just come with his autism, like his terrible bedside manor or his brutal honesty. But the breakdowns can't happen especially when people's lives are on the line.

Shaun's breakdowns in surgery need to be addressed. This was like the third or fourth time he's done this, in a critical situation. Everything has always worked out because it's TV and they need to show a happy ending. But he's a surgeon and he needs to have it together. What if it hadn't worked out? Lim's on the table, and they don't know how where the bleeder is and time is of the essence, and he's having a mini-tantrum because somehow he sees Steve in Lim and blames himself for his death. She could have bled out and died because he's out of commission. As others have mentioned, he needs therapy to learn how to cope in high stress situations instead of shutting down. I also must applaud Park for calling out what viewers have been saying about relationships on TV for years. Yeah, Morgan could only think of him when she thought she was going to die. That doesn't change anything. She wanted the job in New York. She put her career first, and that's not a bad thing. A near life-and-death situation shouldn't change that outlook. I yelled "Right on" when Park told her she needed to email them back. Yeah, she thought of him "for now" but that's not going to magically change who she is. Now, I just hope Park stands by what he said and doesn't change his tune due to another near death experience or an awfully convenient medical case that makes him see things different.

Exactly. They're hoping to find some common ground or compromise. There is no compromise. You either want a family or you don't. And if two people in a relationship want the opposite, it's not going to work. What will happen is that resentment will grow. Devon if he longs to have kids to raise. Or Leela if she, by accident, does get pregnant and has a child she doesn't want. Devon gave up a career-changing opportunity for this? 🤮🤢

The best part of this episode was Nic. Everything else just made me want to vomit. Cade's dad having the luckiest form of pancreatic cancer that could be surgically removed and not spreading. And now he's possibly taking the previously unknown Ped's job. Having to listen to all of Cade's issues with her daddy, and spill them out to who else, but Conrad. Devon having what should have been his last day, and getting the awfully convenient case of an idiot husband who decided to risk his wife's life for the smallest chance to save both her life and their unborn baby girl's. I hope the son grows up to resent his father for rest of his life. His decision directly lead to her death. She could have been saved, and healed up, and then they could have tried again. It's not like that baby was their last chance. But now, he has no baby girl and no wife. And he's a single parent who, deservedly-so IMO, is destroyed. And after they both die, now he conveniently realizes he loves Leela even if they don't have a family. And Leela seeing that Padma will have twins, all of a sudden thinks she might maybe one day want kids. Unbelievable. And everybody telling Devon "Work it out with Leela so you don't have to leave." Or Padma telling Leela to "Tell Devon you love him and you don't want him to go." Pathetic. Wanting or not wanting kids is not something that can be worked out just to keep one person from leaving. If anything, it's selfish of everyone to try to tell them to work it out. This is a career-changing opportunity. And considering he's accepted the job offer, and has accepted a salary and probably already has housing lined up, imagine how bad and unprofessional it looks to just up and turn them down at the last minute. The lab was expecting him to be the director for them, and now they have to start their search all over again for a job that they had closed. This reinforces the fact of why relationships at a workplace like this do not work. Devon gave up a career opportunity because a woman doesn't want him to go despite still not wanting a family, which is what he wants. There's no compromising to that. No "maybe I'll want kids later" or "I'll love you anyway if it's just us." This show used to finish off its seasons strong. That was not the case this year. It went out with a whimper. It felt like I was watching a Grey's Anatomy spin-off. That is plain sad. For the first time, it seemed all storylines were being dictated by the relationship drama.

This episode just could not end fast enough. Again, it felt like I was watching an episode of Grey's Anatomy. Of course, Conrad is Kade's doctor. Bell and Kit have now moved on to dragging their POAs into the workplace in front of staff. Devon gets a chance to move on, and they're all trying to guilt him into staying. Kit saying "We'll match any offer." And when he says it's not all financial, it now goes to "We rooting for you and Leela." Are you serious? A CEO saying that. And then of course Conrad saying "Don't break up the team." And Leela, who is broken up with Devon, is waiting in his office when he gets back to guilt him some more. Here's a newsflash Leela: Just because someone started their career in one hospital and it made them, doesn't mean they need to stay at that hospital forever. Doctors move on for better career opportunities. There's probably not one hospital where a physician or surgeon has not relocated from their first hospital where they started as an intern and did their residency. And Devon shouldn't be thinking of passing on a big career choice simply because he's hoping there's something left of a relationship. I haven't watched the finale yet or the start of this season, but I already know, in this forced drama universe, that he's going to stay. Probably after he sees how bad Bell is with his blindness. EXACTLY!!!! Really, all the guilt tripping from her, from Conrad and even Kit, who says "We're rooting for you and Leela." 🤮 That just should not come into play when making a career move.

My question is why the hell are they having her leave, out in the open, driving her own car, after the mob identified her talking to the FBI? She's allowed to come back to her public workplace and clear her locker out with nobody watching. And then she drives her own car with the FBI trailing. Seriously? Her cover was blown. She should be nowhere near the hospital or any public place. She should have been taken into protective custody immediately. And of course, once she does get shot, Super Conrad shows up, and it's all about him. Running at full speed to get to her. Needing to make sure they try everything. Even telling surgeons what surgery they should do to save her. Ugh. Trying to push their story is getting so painfully obvious. This is not the Conrad we saw when this show first started. He was much more zen And all the doctors are required to be able to save Cade. Forget everyone else. All hands on deck would be for a mass casualty event. Not one person who happens to be a doctor there. I hate to say it, but for the first time, this show is starting to look like Grey's Anatomy. Totally agree about Leela. She says she came in as soon as she heard about Cade, but then has discuss her break-up. Also, what the hell is Kit thinking holding a press conference and actually saying that the doctor who was shot is still alive? Hello, that's all the mob needs to hear to go back and finish the job. They already killed the pharmacist by infiltrating the hospital after she didn't die the first time. Exactly!!! Her cover was blown. Why was she even allowed to come back to the hospital?

I must say this whole Mob/Prescription Drug storyline has gotten long in the tooth. It's not believable at all and it's getting tired. They make it seem like it's as big as the drug cartels. I have to wonder what is Leela's deal. She doesn't think you'll ever want kids with Devon, but she can't handle when Devon offers to be the sperm donor to her sister so she can have a child? Does she simply want Devon to never spread his seed at all since she herself, doesn't want kids? That seems pretty controlling on her part. She can't have it both ways. And as Devon said, he never hid the fact he wanted a family with her, but she hid the fact she never wanted to have kids from him. That's not fair to him. Be upfront and let him know where you stand. But, of course, then there'd be no TV drama. In terms of Padma and A.J., I can't say I care too much. At least he learned to compromise. And quite interesting how Kit correctly does not tell the patient's wife about the severity of the near complication that Leela caused. But she paged her boyfriend, Bell, and talks loudly in front of the patient room with the door open about Leela's mistake. Only on TV could the wife not hear that. There's a private place to have that conversation.

YESSSSSS!!!!!! Good luck going forward Jesse, but I will not be sad to see Upstead bite the dust.

Exactly. And it also just feels like a desperate money grab to get in on the new TV sequel fad that's going around Hollywood lately. And this show hasn't been off the air for 5 years or 10 years or 15 years. The show just ended 2 years ago, and they were already discussing making a sequel last year. 15 seasons, and they need to revive it after just 2 years. They might as well say they took a COVID break. And with no Spencer, this show has no chance. The cast really needs to let go.

And all that build up and forced drama wound up being a complete waste of screen time. I'm actually glad she chose to leave so we don't have to see their relationship forced into the show anymore. The hope is that whoever the new female addition is, they don't have her devolve into just being a love interest. Just let her be one of the team. Hell, have the new lady already be married or in a strong relationship.

Thankfully, Lina Esco chose to leave so they won't have to pursue it.

And Buck looked Taylor in the eye, and instead of coming clean about kissing Lucy, he convinced her to move with her, effectively trapping her. So he can't run to the trust issue only when he's the one who feels wronged. Trust is a two-way street.

The downside with Taylor and Buck ending is that we all know what is going to happen next season. They're going to push a relationship between him and Lucy, which in turn will drag their relationship drama throughout episodes. And 911 was so good at NOT needing this, as they showcased the characters in both their professional and personal lives As others have said, this whole break-up seemed to be manufactured drama to get Taylor out of the way. She runs a story, AFTER Noah is arrested, and that's all Buck needs to end things? And this after he kisses Lucy, and instead of coming right out and telling Taylor, he has her move in with him, basically trapping her. That is much worse. And then he says he wants to make this work. Didn't seem like it. The only hope is that Arielle Kebbel choses to leave the show, but I don't think that will happen.

Let me correct myself. Not information on interview questions, but info for how to dress, when to arrive, who you'll be interviewing with, and sometimes, another description of the job you're interviewing for. That way, you'd know in advance if they're expecting business attire (a suit) or business casual (polo, slacks). I've never heard of a job interview being so lax on a dress code for what we saw the other applicants wearing, however.

Was it ever discovered what gave Jonah the heads-up that Hen suspicious of him? They didn't even talk until he called her. And unless I missed something, the only people she brought this too were Chim, Buck, Taylor, Bobby and Athena. Taylor didn't run the story until after Jonah was arrested. Unless, maybe, her sources leaked? I also wonder wasn't there a more subtle way to to close the net on Jonah that putting him on modified duty? Of course, he's going know something is up at that point, and is more likely to lash out. Yes, this is TV, but as soon as Karen told Hen that Jonah was going after Chim, she should have called Athena to meet her at Chim's apartment, so she could have had some cop back-up. What is Hen going to do going there alone, unarmed? That was going to be an easy ambush. As others have said, I do think it was a shady move that Taylor ran the story, explicitly after promising Buck she wouldn't. And she was the one that said, "No more secrets." I only hope this doesn't break them up, because if it does, I worry the writers are going to push Buck and Lucy hard, to the detriment of the show.

As expected, I was cringing throughout this episode. We finally get an episode where Owen is not dominating the storylines. Yay!!! But, it just turns into an episode where romantic storylines dominate, which is not any better, and really a regression for this show. And thus, this show really did feel more like something from Station 19 or Chicago Fire. I'm so glad Tommy and Julius didn't go anywhere. Good on Julius for being honest with himself and Tommy saying that he's not near man enough to feel his brother's shoes, and Tommy doesn't deserve anything less than that. But Nancy and Mateo. Ugh. They don't want it to be awkward, but that is exactly what it is. Especially to viewers, as neither of them are well-developed. Nancy, especially, as her Brianna Baker just got promoted to the main cast this season. Besides her grief over her original partner dying last season and the C-plot about being left out of the inner-circle, nothing is known about her. And the first major storyline to give to her is a relationship plot with firefighter she works with in the same house. Sigh. And of course, now they're relationship drama is going to be attached to almost every episode, until they break up. In other news, it was painfully obvious that Judd was leading Wyatt down the wrong path. Usually, for interviews, there is an email sent to applicants giving an overview of what questions are to be expected and what the attire should be. Not every interview requires a suit and tie. And that includes office positions and internships. You want to stand out, but not in the wrong way, and that's what appeared to happen to Wyatt. It is also quite amazing that Judd is driving, while still recovering from a broken leg. I can see it happening with a knee injury or maybe a broken or sprained foot. But he had a compound fracture. And even with it being to his left leg, I would think driving would be off the table until, at least, the cast comes off. And if you think you smell gas in the building, why would you not evacuate the building? Better yet, why would you still let people enter the building? If people are getting the smell of rotten eggs on the third floor, nobody needs to be with a few blocks of that building.

I am already cringing at these stories. All the men in the big state of Texas for Tommy to find after her husband dies, and she grows close to her brother-in-law. Think how confusing that's going to be for her girls. And Nancy & Matteo are, without a doubt, the two least developed characters on the show. And now they need to have a romantic relationship. Ugh. The explicit lack of in-house relationships is exactly why these 911 shows were such a breath of fresh air, after Chicago Fire and Station 19, who . Now, Lone Star is threatening to follow the same path as those shows.

If this show had not been pushing Owen storylines for most of the season, I probably would appreciate this episode better. It's nice to get some depth into the tragedy that shaped Owen's life from an early age. And it's sad he's been carrying the weight of what happened to his brother for so long, and how his father just let him and his mother leave due to not being able to overcome the grief. Though, I must say, if his rage has been caused by the trauma of losing his brother and seeing clowns, it's awfully convenient how the rage didn't appear until this season. All this being said. It's another Owen-centric episode, so I'm pretty much numb to his character at this point. It was nice to see Judd connect with his son, in the B-plot, of course. His storylines always seem to be the best on the show.

It's not that they can't maintain the balance. It's almost as if they don't even try.

Decent episode. I will not miss Claudette. Though how does that quiet room not have a smoke detector? May and Claudette didn't notice anything until the fire is already rolling and the floor felt warm. And of course this fire and Claudette dying are going to be used as a plot device to help May make her decision. Even without the fire, you can't turn down admission to USC simply to be 9-1-1 dispatcher. She has so much more to offer. I do also hope this fire is not a tired plot device to get Eddie back at the 118. Just because he performed like he hadn't missed a beat doesn't mean his issues are magically fixed. The producer did mention that it's going to be a while before Eddie's back on the 118. And by a while, I hope he didn't mean just 5-6 episodes. And as others have said, Bobby had a roof fall on him, and took the full brunt to protect May. And he's not seriously injured? The least favorite part was Buck, out of the blue, telling Lucy he's glad she wasn't with Capt when the roof fell. Of course, Taylor had to be with earshot. Where exactly did this come from? The last few episodes, they've been working fine as a unit, doing rescues and saves, and Buck giving advice. There's been nothing indicating any feelings more than team members and friends since the awkward first episode after Bobby assigned her to the house. And it's brought up now? This is why I hated that kiss because though it hadn't been referenced to recently, I knew it something from that connection was going to come up again. This show is good enough to not need this. I'm actually quite glad Taylor spoke up. She is right. The 118 is Buck's family and it gives him structure. A relationship with a member of the house would ruin that. At least the dispatch center is getting storylines in this show. We can hardly say that with Lone Star.

There were no sprinklers because they were in the process of changing it over to the fire suppression system. That's what Carson was there to do. And of course it never got finished do to the fire. My wonder is how there's not, at the very least, a smoke detector in the quiet room, which could have given them a decent heads-up to get out of there earlier. It's been explained a bit in his therapy and his outburst at home that it's traum from the military He's struggling with the fact that all his squad mates that he pulled from the helicopter crash have all died (I believe all by suicide) since being home. Now, he's worried he's going to follow their steps.

Well, it wasn't ALL the Strand show this time. Grace, Judd and Dave did have a solid B-plot to give some focus on the 911 Center. Though it still should be more. The Carlos/TK stuff just seemed thrown together. But once again, while we saw that Matteo, Marjan, and Paul are still around, they just seem to make up the background. It seems it's only going to be more of the same since, of course, the show is going to delve into Owen's daddy storyline, with Lowe's brother guest starring (ugh). This is a prime example of why a show will have underdeveloped characters. When just 2 or 3 characters get the bulk of the storylines, it leaves very little focus for the others. And prior to this season, the show didn't appear to be going down this path, save for Owen investigating the arsonist last year. Oh, well.

As others have mentioned, I do wonder what has become of Hen's med school storyline? It has barely been mentioned since last season. I believe it was last mentioned in the prison episode this past fall. With all the free time she's had after work to go visit Athena, go on themed date nights with Karen, and even play detective, is she even still going to med school? If the writers went through all that trouble building that storyline, it makes no sense to barely even touch on it.