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This was a pretty decent episode. Another one of the classic theme-driven episodes, which are pretty enjoyable. Something Lone Star might actually benefit from. Having Lucy have that lucky save, and then struggling with the aftermath of it; these are the storylines I'd like to see focused on Lucy. Having actual struggles as a first responder, instead of being there strictly for relationship drama. Her kissing Buck ruined what was a decent introduction of her, as she showed her kick-ass abilities in the field. And what the hell was the couple thinking? If they want to kiss on the balcony, fine. But to do all the aerial acrobatics is just asking for trouble. I couldn't help but think that it was karma for the guy stuck in the Goodwill bin, since he decided to park in a handicap spot. And quite amazing how nobody could hear him or notice him, including the tow truck driver, until Hen did. They lady on the bike was stupid. No biker is riding in the middle of the lane on a two-lane road. Get over the right. Of course cars are going to want to get around you. Had she been on the right, that stop sign probably doesn't hit her. And Athena really sold that scene where the kid got hit by the car. I wasn't fully paying attention, and then I hear her yell "No, no, no!!" right before the car hit the kid. Made me say Whoa!!! And pretty cool how the episode came full circle with the woman Lucy saved saving the dumb kid. And I do have to wonder if Jonah is meant to be part of new spinoff. He was introduced just 3 episodes ago, and Bobby assigns him to the 118. And now, he's moving on again as Chim gets to come back to his job that he fully left (with no complications). If Chim was going to be able to come back so quickly, why even bother introducing Jonah?

This episode was exciting and interesting... when Owen wasn't a part of it. The raging dad bit was probably the most interesting. Nice to see other cast members get some screen time, though it was still short.. And no T.K. and his recovery storyline. I don't know why they even tried to go down that path with Tommy and Julius. Just does not make sense, and Tommy doesn't appear to be in such a place where she would make that kind of rash decision. But it was just a kiss... for now. And please no Mateo and Nancy. Besides the dreaded inner-unit romance that these shows have done well to steer clear of, we're talking about the too characters that seem to get overlooked the most. There hasn't been a lot of character development with either of them. Especially, Nancy. Throwing them in a relationship together when we hardly know the characters just wouldn't make that much sense. All this being said, I am getting bored to tears with Owen and his storylines. I couldn't care less about his anger issues and punching guys. But now his anger has to be a storyline for him, too. Ugh. I really do wish Rob Lowe would just get bored with the show and say he's moving on. His character leaving would take this vice grip off of the whole show, and open up storylines for everyone.

I sincerely hope not not. Putting them together would ruin the dynamic of the house, and they both work together as the two captains. And this show, like the mothership, haven't pushed those inner-house relationships. Bobby and Athena don't work together so it's not that weird. Speaking to the choir. It's the Strand hour. Their constant storylines are strangling the show. I'm tired of hearing about Owen's love life or T.K's sobriety. Let's hear some more about Paul. Let's get some focus on Marjan and Mateo. Hell, let's get some more focus on the show's namesake, the 911 Center.

More the reason this show needs some more surgeon-characters. Once again, a crisis strikes the hospital, and the lack of surgeons is highlighted. And it was really annoying how Morgan was saying "It's Park." Yeah, it's Park (weird you don't call your BF by his first name), but the other patient they're bringing into surgery is not any less important just because he's not a doctor there. And of course let Morgan, who is not a surgeon anymore, walk a second year resident through it, as there is absolutely nobody else availalbe in St. Bonaventure Hospital.

My thoughts exactly.

This is the problem I pointed out a couple weeks ago. This continues to revolve around the Strands, as they are dominating most of the storylines. This show is giving off Chicago Fire vibes with all the incredulous stuff that Owen is able to do. Other characters are seemingly thrown into the background. And that includes the show's namesake, the 911 Center. Nancy finally got some focus, but her B-plot was dwarfed by Owen's story. Just like Carlos and Grace's storyline the week before. One thing the mothership constantly does is give storylines to everyone. It's not just all about Bobby or Athena. Everyone, from Buck, to Eddie, to Hen to Chim to Maddie, and even the 911 Center get a focus. That's the power of an ensemble cast. And it seems Lone Star just wants Owen Strand and TK to get the bulk of the focus.

That's Nancy's last name. Nancy Gillian.

As others have said, this whole story felt contrived. Yes, we understand JLH was on maternity leave, but to give her character the storyline of running away for 6 months to explain her absence just did not make sense. You feel you're a danger to your baby, and after you attempt to kill yourself on the west coast, you decide to travel cross-country, without telling anyone, to Boston to get treatment? Come on!!! There are plenty of places in California and neighboring states to get treatment. I also don't get why she decided to be so secretive to the point where Chimney actually considered that she was missing. She could have simply called Chimney to let her know that I'm checking myself into so-and-so center in California, or Oregon, and to not visit me until I call again. That way Chimney knows for sure where she is and the thought of her missing doesn't creep into his head. But instead, she doesn't tell anybody anything, and Chimney embarks on this full cross-country excursion to find her. And even that is overkill. Chim uses up all his leave, and is dipping into his savings, and spending weeks sitting on a bench everyday just hoping to see Maddy? While it shows a lot of devotion, it's not that smart. He has his daughter to look after, and he has to be able to provide for her. And that means working his full-time job as a paramedic. Keeping this mindset of "I'm not leaving without Maddy" is pretty selfish, quite frankly. What if he didn't run into Maddy on that last call. Was he prepared to blow through all his savings simply waiting for Maddy to show up in Boston?

A captain isn't in charge of hiring anyone. His responsibility is to make sure all the positions are filled. He added the new paramedic as a long-term replacement because he doesn't know how long Chimney will be gone, and he needs to have some kind of stability for that spot, instead of constantly bringing in a new floater every shift. Chim is not on any type of leave. He told Bobby that he wishes the volunteer gig paid something because he's having to dip into his savings. So he could have temporarily resigned because leave can only run for so long.

While there are different stages of autism, Shaun hasn't seemed to have improve his demeanor on this throughout the tenure of this show. Yes, he has been more confident in trying new things and he's learned to trust those around him. But yet, he's still rigid most of the time, and still has not understood how to be tactful and to be able read the emotions of a room. There's also the fact that he still has the creepy smile when he makes a diagnosis or determines a patient needs surgery. That patient review that Lea deleted was dead on. You would think, after 5 years in this environment, he would have grown to be just a bit more relaxed. There are numerous people with autism that still show ,at least, some semblance of comfort. Shaun continues to seem more like a human robot. As others have said, he does need some kind of counselor. He is prone to have breakdowns when everything is not just perfect. A therapist would help him get some perspective, and help him understand that it's OK if stuff goes wrong. And when he saved the girl at the end, why did he seem so relieved to let Andrews finish? He's a fifth year resident, and you'd think this surgery should be something he'd be able to finish up, especially since he already did the hard part. And speaking of Andrews, this show really needs to add 1-or-2 attendings. Apparently, all 3 available attendings (in this show's universe) get tied up on one surgery. It's bad enough that specialities seem to have disappeared, and that they've pushed the myth that surgeons do everything. But, at this point, it's almost comical, how stretched thin they make this hospital seem to be. And it makes formula of the show almost predictable. Andrews will have one surgical case with a couple of residents. And Lim will have one surgical case with a couple of residents.

And I should rephrase that I hate when the female characters become reduced to just solely existing for the sake of a relationship. Considering Station 19 is part of the Grey's universe, where they constantly push relationships between capable people, that wouldn't really fit into it. Stella Kidd in Chicago Fire fits more into that mold of what I meant to indicate. And it's also happened on Chicago PD, where the Upstead relationship has enveloped the whole show and neither character can seem to exist without the other. That's what I hope the 9-1-1 franchise avoids devolving into.

He did. Not intentionally, but it he who was under the influence of drugs and left the space heater on. Frankly, it's hard to believe how he's still a firefighter after that. I can understand him maybe being cleared of criminal charges. He was trying to make up for all those he killed with each save that he put in his book at church.

My sentiments exactly. I would love if the show focused more on the Lucy that we saw when she rescued the family. Let's see her make more daring rescues, and find a home in the house. She could be a good fit. Not to mention, I always did think that the truck needed more than just 3 firefighters. But the kiss was just ugh. And I, too, am very disappointed in Buck for first allowing the kiss to happen, and then compounding his mistake by not being truthful to Taylor and asking her to move in. Buck is supposed to be growing, which is good character development. But it seems he's taking a step backwards with this move.

In the case of 911: Lonestar, this franchise doesn't have a history of adding females simply to exist for a relationship (until now). So it's not a shock that Marjan was added just to be a firefighter (though her storylines have really dried up with all the focus given to Owen). Athena was married with kids in the first season. When Tommy's character was introduced last season, she was married with kids. In the case of others, though: How was Andy first introduced in the series premiere of Station 19? Hooking up with her then fiancé Jack, who worked at the same house. And now she's married to another firefighter she works with in Sullivan. Vic was in a relationship with a fire chief. And now, she's in another relationship with another firefighter who conveniently got transferred to her house. Maya is the only one who has a relationship with somebody outside of the house. Though, even she hooked up with Jack in the past. And lest we forget all the in-house sex scenes, which is a trademark of Shondaland. And we've also seen the relationship drama drag through a majority of episodes. And on Chicago Fire, we've seen the degradation of the Stella Kidd character who went from being a competent firefighter who was one of the guys into willing to forgo her Lieutentant's exam because her Lieutenant boyfriend was giving her the silent treatment. And these are just the shows with firefighters. As others have said, the way Lucy has been introduced already paints her in a bad light. If they had just kept it about her being a firefighter who's unafraid to take risks, as we saw in her actions to help save the family, we could have warmed to her. But then they have her flirt with Buck, who is part of a firehouse that she applied to transfer to, and now she's going to be part of this relationship drama. It's a bad look. Maybe Buck puts the kibosh on this in the next episode, but it looks more and more like this will be dragged out for an extended period until either Buck man's up and comes clean with Taylor, or it blows up in his face when Taylor finds out anyway.

Sigh. 🥱 Once again, Owen is dominating the A-plot. Punches out a guy, his fling is the victim of corn starch, and now it's discovered that he may actually be the intended target. And everyone else is pretty much back-up. Paul has one-scene where his desk duty is mentioned. Matteo wildly alerts everyone that he's found a suspect, which could have gone so wrong in so many ways. Marjan was relegated to the background, again. It was nice to see Grace and Carlos team up to find a swatter. But, of course, it paled in comparison to another Owen-dominated episode. And with the 9-1-1 spring premier last night, the difference in how an ensemble cast was used was pretty stark. On the original, every main character had some type of storyline. Nobody was placed in the background. And then Lone Star is almost the exact opposite. It's Owen, Owen, Owen, some Grace-Carlos stuff have other main cast make a cameo, Owen, Owen, Grace-Carlos, Owen, some more cameos, and then Owen, Owen Owen to end it. Might as well call this show Strand: Lone Star.

To me, it's a disservice to all the females that actually work in these male-dominated fields. There are plenty of women that hold their own, as firefighters, police officers, and paramedics. But that never gets portrayed on TV. Instead of them exploring just normal character struggles like we see with their male counterparts, they almost always seem to only exist to be a romantic interest. And then there's always this push to ship them with male character they work with. It is so damn tired. The exception is Hen, as she is married and has a family. She's also a lesbian so we don't have to worry about a romantic relationship with a male co-worker. For once, why not just introduce a female character who is already in a relationship or married into a male-dominated environment, and give her actual non-romantic storylines. And if there are any romantic storylines, it's with her BF or husband, instead of an inner-house/inner-unit relationship.

Could not agree more. I really do not get the purpose of this whole storyline, when it's the exact opposite of what Buck would do. This is the same Buck that told Eddie he has to tell Ana it's over instead of dragging it out, as it will cause more pain. But now, he's going to turn around and do the same thing to Taylor? Makes no sense. And I really can't get onboard with the new character, Lucy, after this. Totally agree that this was the absolute worst possible way to introduce her. Once again, it's another single woman added to a team/house/squad, who sparks chemistry with a male member of that team/house/squad which leads to (possible) romantic tension. This trope has been run into the ground on numerous shows. And it's only a matter of time before the only reason for Lucy existing is for her relationship with Buck. It was so refreshing how this show didn't drag inter-unit romantic tension into the episodes. Now, there will be no way to avoid it.

As mentioned before, there should be no realistic way that Paul is able to return to full duty with with an internal defibrillator. What we saw happen during his test would be much worse in an actual fire if he's carrying a victim and the building is about to collapse and speed is of the essence. It's nice that the show gave a focus on Paul, but could they not have given a medical issue that's still serious, but not as far-fetched to come back from? In regards to Matteo, there is no way he should be eligible for a double bump to Lieutenant without taking a written test. He's become a good firefighter, but he's never been responsible for people before. The promotion even surpassed Chicago Fire levels of idiocy, and that show has set the level pretty high. And yes, this is TV, but if you have a fire captain that can't even remember the guy who died at a funeral, and then is thinking take-out menus are quarterly reports, it should be reported right away. Simply taking the promotion to keep a better eye on him, while commendable, is not going to cut it. It shouldn't take until they're actually on a call of a actual fire where the captain again forgets what he just says and is about to kill another company for Matteo to finally act. What if the other company that came wasn't the 126, and that company's captain trusted Tatum over Matteo? Or if Matteo didn't hear what Tatum ordered? Multiple firefighter's would be dead, Tatum's career would have been damaged irreparably he would have been forced out with no benefits and probably a lawsuit, and Matteo would probably be axed, as well for not coming forward sooner.

Exactly. This show and Grey's give the allusion that the surgical staff does everything. From controlling hospital funding to checking out incoming ER patients and ordering tests. In this show, nurses, attending physicians, oncologists don't exist. And not to mention, the lack of actual surgical specialities. Lim and Andrews seem to be board certified in every surgical discipline. That's why I do appreciate the shows that get the hospital hierarchy right, like ER in the past, and currently the Resident, Chicago Med and New Amsterdam. What it means is that shows focus has only been on the surgeons. The surgeons do everything on this show. Attending and resident physicians don't exist. The nurses don't exist. It's just about the surgeons. Similar to what we see in Grey's Anatomy.

I must say that it is wearing a bit thin how Shaun constantly drags his Lea issues into every surgery. My troubles with Lea, should Lea move in, should I help with the wedding, should I get Lea a gift. It's getting suffocating. Yes, he's with Lea, and do like them as a couple. But do we need to hear about each and every bit of their drama during every surgery? For me, all the emotion he used in calling out Andrews for his surgery almost not working was instantly cheapened when he mentioned how it's not about his issues with Lea. The scene just did not need that. I really do want Salen to fall hard. I can not stand her. It speaks to how good the actress is that most everyone hates her character. And demoting Lim is one thing, but to insert her boyfriend into the position just screams all kinds of wrong. I do hope it comes back to bite her. And my opinion of Andrews continues to degrade the longer he continues this relationship with Salen. It feels icky. And maybe I'm in the minority, but I must say seeing Morgan, who is no longer a surgeon, continually be involved in surgical cases and make surgical recommendations for patients is getting tired. It's like the writers don't know how to use her now that she can't operate, so they stick her with Park and continue to have her be on cases just to keep her relevant. And it's pointless to say she works in the clinic, when we keep seeing her, with the other surgeons doing ER consults. Since she can no longer operate, just have her character transition to becoming a full-time ER physician. After all, that is what this show is missing, as they've gone the Grey's Anatomy route to make it seem like surgeons do everything.

I hate to say it, but this show appears to be devolving into just being about the Strands. Owen and T.K. take up so much of the storylines while the rest of the cast get the crumbs. Part of what has made the original so good is the great utilization of an ensemble cast and spreading the storylines around, while also having theme-based episodes. And all the while, the 911 Center is the centerpiece. But on this show, it seems since last season, Owen and T.K. are the main focus, while everyone else, including the 911 center are in the background. They may get an episode here and there, but nothing consistent. Prime example is the minimal character development of Mateo. Besides him being dyslexic and having terrible roommates which blew up his old home, what else has been done for his character? This season alone: It's Owen that saves migrants and stops a corrupt cop in the blizzard. It's Owen that finds Grace with Tommy, before Judd. It's Owen is having the one night stands. It's Owen, not Carlos, who had been doing the investigating, that stops a kidnapper. It's Owen the draws the ire of a police officer, gets his team to play the cops in baseball, and then saves the cop to be the hero again. And it's T.K. who falls into the ice to save a kid. It's T.K. that is close to death due to severe hypothermia, and has an alternate reality conversation with his mother. And now, his mother dies. And, of course, they can't even travel to the mother's funeral without dealing with another, life-threatening situation. And the rest of the crew just watches and worries for them from afar. The Strand storylines are being rammed down our throats and character development for the others is just lacking. It's be nice to have a good storyline over a number of episodes with Carlos trying move up to detective. It'd be nice to get to know Paramedic Nancy a bit better. It'd be nice to see what's going on with Marjan's personal life, outside of Instagram. Same with Paul. It'd be nice to see more of how Tommy is dealing with the loss of her husband. And let's not forget some more 911 center stories and making 911 the centerpiece. After all, the show is called 911: Lone Star. Not Strands: Lone Star.

Finally got around to watching this episode. It's quite obvious the only way Billie is going to have to break the news to Trevor, as he is going to be the proof. I will say Kit was in the wrong to tell Bell what happened instead of letting Billie disclose it. Yes, Bell may want answers on the complaint ruining his chances on the board, but it's not Kit's story to tell. The story of Leela wanting to be double-board certified is getting tired. Do it or don't and get on with it. As I suspected, the writers did forget the timeline when they disclosed Instagram mommy's age. If she was born in 1997, and the show had a 3-year time jump from Halloween 2021, she should be 27 or 28. Not 25, as that would make the year 2022.

Criminal Minds without Spencer Reid just would not make that much sense. He was literally the brains of the team. And if MGG isn't slated to come back, I think it gives a clear indication of what he thinks of this sequel attempt. And as you mentioned in a previous post, the actors must be having a hard time finding work if they're willing to come back to this same show for a sequel after it ended just two years ago. Without MGG, I fully expect the this desperate sequel to crash and burn. There's nothing really new to show the audience that we haven't seen in 15 seasons, and this just really seems like a desperate attempt to try to join the TV sequel craze.

I read no lies in this article. https://www.tvfanatic.com/2022/02/hot-take-chicago-pds-upstead-obsession-drags-down-the-series/

Yep, getting rid of the uniform side took away the B-plot storylines and the balance in the screen time. As a result, all we get is the A-plot. And so now, the episodes consist of either having Upstead or Burzek relationship crap thrown in our faces, Atwater being the token black guy, or something dealing with Voight, and it's on an almost neverending cycle. And for a Dick Wolf show, this is especially sad.