S02.E11: Obstruction

[WendyCR72]

Airing on April 27, 2021:

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After a double murder takes place in a small town, the team goes after the vigilante who relies on internet sleuths to exact revenge on suspects in the name of justice. Also, Jess and Sarah’s relationship continues to grow, but not everyone approves.

[illdoc]

This will be airing next week (I assume), since CBS is bumping tonight's schedule, due to the verdict: https://tvline.com/2021/04/20/cbs-primetime-schedule-ncis-rerun-derek-chauvin-guilty-verdict/

[preeya]

Found this this morning:

"CBS has announced that the new episodes of NCIS, FBI, and FBI: Most Wanted that were originally scheduled and advertised as airing on April 20 have been delayed in response to the Derek Chauvin verdict."

ETA:

"In their place will be repeats of the NCIS episode “True Believer” and FBI’s “Uncovered,” and at 10PM, CBS will be airing a CBS News special about today’s verdict.

It is likely these episodes will air on April 27 instead, giving these series an uninterrupted run through their season finales. When the shows do come back, here’s what we have to look forward to:

NCIS “Sangre” – Evidence from the stabbing of a Marine Sergeant leads Torres to meet his father, Miguel (guest star Steven Bauer), who left when he was a child. Pam Dawber returns as investigative reporter Marcie Warren.

FBI “Fathers and Sons” – The team rushes to track down two doctors abducted by a desperate father willing to do anything to save his son. Also, Jubal’s uncertainty in his family life affects his judgement during the hostage situation.

FBI: Most Wanted “Criminal Justice” – When a young man accidentally shoots a cop in self-defense and goes on the run, the team members find themselves in a moral dilemma on the best way to carry out justice. Also, Barnes and her wife struggle with their plans to have another child."

[Xeliou66]

This was a really good episode - I found the case very compelling and the investigation very good.

The villain was interesting, she was suffering from psychosis but she carried out her murders with precision, I wonder if she would go to prison or a mental facility. I liked how the team went about tracking her down and in the process figuring out who actually killed the 2 kids that the villain was trying to avenge.

I pegged the mayor as a bad guy based on the first scene he was in, something was off with him and his presence served no purpose. I liked that we got a scene at the end of him being arrested for his role in the cover up.

I thought each character got a nice role and the team gels well together, I like Ortiz and think he’s been a good addition and I enjoy each character.

I think the father of one of the murder victims, the one who was posting info about suspects online, should go to prison as an accessory, he was partially at fault for the murders, his fate was left unclear. 

I don’t really care about LaCroix’s drama with his new girlfriend but I was impressed with his restraint at the end, I thought he was going to beat up the ex husband but I liked that he kept his composure and just had him arrested.

Overall this was a strong episode, the case was compelling and the investigation was good.

This show has been better than the original FBI this season IMO.

[mxc90]

The very least, Caludia could have let the beautician finish her nasty hair before she killed her.

Mayor and sherrif are assholes for covering up his dumb kid Bryan. Did the mayor ground him for the weekend as punishment (maybe No TV)? 

Then killer Bryan had the audacity to throw a brick through the lady's bar knowing her bother wasn't the killer and got another weekend punishment.

Why is the sherriff letting his daughter date a murderer???? Guy is a weasel. Not concerned for her safety!

Parents should have demanded the FBI intervene if the sherriff was so incompotent earlier in the case.

Was that a good idea for the sherrif to make a statement to the public: Caludia killed the wrong people? Just made her determined to go after more people.

When did Claudia determine the voice was editted? She could have saved a lot of time with these murders and go straight to the sherriff for a confession.

Jess telling the sherrif "we're not here to solve your case" meant he was going to solve his case.

Claudia's husband said she blamed herself for Anissa's death by cancelling class but Claudia never mentioned her fault at all during any of her scenes.

Seems posting Claudia's most wanted picture on the news could have sped up her apprehension. Claudia had no problem walking carefree in public.

At the diner's parking lot, looked like Tessa forgot she was a hostage and wanted to get to the bottom of this too with Bryan. She could have easily ran away.

Not sure why Jess was so sure Claudia was going to put down the gun. Based on what she has done to her previous victims, Claudia is quick to shoot.

I see the mayor arrested at the end but was the sherriff arrested too? Also, was/should Gauntlet29/Derek's father arrested for posting about the people killed?

Wonder why they bothered show the soon to be ex husband had a gun and it didn't play out at the end.

Did Jess tell the cop: "Stay in the corner. When I say Officer, you may come in"! The break in was not a federal crime but Jess had to round up a posse and go to the bar for a confrontation/arrest. Cop was probably pissed the FBI guy had to jump in on his action.

Poor Hana dropping two hints at her bad relationships.

Edited April 28, 2021 by mxc90

[Chaos Theory]

Should have known it was the mayors son.  I think that was why the police chief was so excited about having the FBI involved because he was over his head in so many ways.     
 

I was actually surprised Jess’s gf RX husband didn’t you know kill her or something tragic like that.  But maybe that is coming down the pike.  You know,  Jess had his chance to kill him but didnt and now she is dead like jus poor wife.

[meira.hand]

9 hours ago, Xeliou66 said:

I think the father of one of the murder victims, the one who was posting info about suspects online, should go to prison as an accessory, he was partially at fault for the murders, his fate was left unclear. 

 

8 hours ago, mxc90 said:

 Also, was/should Gauntlet29/Derek's father arrested for posting about the people killed?

I found this extremely frustrating. Even the way the FBI seemed so gentle and understanding  when they questioned him was outrageous. After he realized that his first post resulted in the murder of two innocent people he continued posting names of supposed "suspects".  How is this not accessory to murder?

[mxc90]

1 hour ago, meira.hand said:

I found this extremely frustrating. Even the way the FBI seemed so gentle and understanding  when they questioned him was outrageous. After he realized that his first post resulted in the murder of two innocent people he continued posting names of supposed "suspects".  How is this not accessory to murder?

This part deserved a follow-up and replaced the jealous ex's storyline. 

Maybe it will give Dick Wolf an idea to develop a fourth show: "Federal Prosecutors".

 

[Snazzy Daisy]

Wait a minute, am confused. How does Claudia know that the voice in the recording has been altered? After killing so many people, she just realised it’s a deep fake? 😳

Hey Jess, can you please take your vanilla romance off the screen please, you two seem forced, it’s hard to watch. FYI you have better chemistry with that bounty hunter than the horse trainer.

[illdoc]

11 hours ago, SnazzyDaisy said:

How does Claudia know that the voice in the recording has been altered?

Apparently, she records her students work (she's a music teacher) and does editing on it, so she's familiar with audio editing.

[kili]

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Wait a minute, am confused. How does Claudia know that the voice in the recording has been altered? After killing so many people, she just realised it’s a deep fake?

The murdered boy's father had the recording, but didn't post it until after the first two couples had been murdered. Once he posted it, Claudia had it and realized it was a fake because she had experience with students submitting edited audio of their musical homework.

[Johannah]

On 4/28/2021 at 9:38 AM, meira.hand said:

 

I found this extremely frustrating. Even the way the FBI seemed so gentle and understanding  when they questioned him was outrageous. After he realized that his first post resulted in the murder of two innocent people he continued posting names of supposed "suspects".  How is this not accessory to murder?

Yeah, maybe he could say the first post was because he wanted the "guilty" party to be ostracized or get the attention of the police, whom he thought weren't working hard enough, but when he posted the second one, he KNEW a mentally unbalanced woman was killing his suspects.  Maybe he deserves some leniency due to his grief, but that would be up to a jury to decide.

And my first thought when they said Claudia killed the wrong people was, well don't tell HER that!

Also agree that the romance storyline is boring, but then, I like procedurals and don't watch cop shows that are too much about the cops personal lives.  Same with lawyer shows.

 

[AnnA]

I still don't understand what makes any of these storylines worthy of being put in the "FBI Most Wanted" category.

This episode was OK but I'd rather not watch storylines about crimes committed by mentally disturbed individuals.   

I'm not picking up any chemistry between Jess and the horse trainer.  She's so blah.  I prefer the bounty hunter - I always liked Linda from Blue Bloods.  I'm still mad that they cut her and really hated the way they killed her off.