Season 05

[CheshireCat]

On 2/15/2023 at 4:04 AM, Dowel Jones said:

Who wouldn't want to be in the field when you have a case of MS, which directly affects the way your body functions?  Jeez.

My thoughts exactly. It doesn't just endanger other agents, it also endangers her. What if she gets an attack while out in the field? Plus, stress can be a cause of attacks.

Not entirely sure what the medication was supposed to be for, though. Was it supposed to be steroids for an attack? Was it supposed to be for an emergency? Was it supposed to be her regular medication? Why would she be carrying that around though? The medications I'm aware of are not 3-times-a-day medications but either monthly injections or once every so-and-so-many days.

Are the writer's aware that the situation of an agent taking medication and/or falling off the wagon has arisen three times in short succession this season? Would it be too much to ask that they come up with something else?

At least, the agent wasn't involved in the death of her informant. When the health issues came up for the first time, I thought she had gotten hooked on drugs and was involved in his death. So, it was nice that that wasn't the case.

[Johannah]

5 hours ago, CheshireCat said:

...

Are the writer's aware that the situation of an agent taking medication and/or falling off the wagon has arisen three times in short succession this season? Would it be too much to ask that they come up with something else?

...

Or just forget all these personal stories and get on with the cases.  

I'm beginning to worry about these people that are keeping my homeland safe.  Drugs, alcohol abuse, debilitating illnesses, distracting family dramas...

[psychfan]

I am already annoyed with this sudden cryptocurrency/money-hungry plot and the episode isn’t even half over yet.

 

ETA: omg. Now I am even more annoyed, because Of Course this sudden thing for OA happens to entirely coincide with their case. 

Edited February 22, 2023 by psychfan

[Xeliou66]

This was a pretty good episode - nothing overly flashy but an interesting enough case with good work from everyone - I liked the twist that the original suspect had just stolen the bag from someone else. I didn’t see it coming that Tiffany would get kidnapped. The personal side plot with OA didn’t really bug me. I liked seeing more of Scola/OA paired together, I like when the show shakes up the pairings some. I did notice Scola got a call from Nina, I wonder if Nina will return anytime soon. Jubal and company at headquarters were enjoyable as always. I liked this episode fine.

[LisaM]

13 hours ago, psychfan said:

I am already annoyed with this sudden cryptocurrency/money-hungry plot and the episode isn’t even half over yet.

 

ETA: omg. Now I am even more annoyed, because Of Course this sudden thing for OA happens to entirely coincide with their case. 

I stopped watching midway through. The crypto story annoyed me. 

[EtheltoTillie]

41 minutes ago, LisaM said:

I stopped watching midway through. The crypto story annoyed me. 

I did even earlier.  Did OA go broke?  The episode summary said he had problems with his investments declining.  He was showing off a  new apartment and a watch.  Boasting about his investment prowess.  I guess he was gambling on crypto.  What a jerk.  He should go to GA.  Gambling is as bad an addiction as alcohol or drugs.

[Dowel Jones]

How long has OA been around that he doesn't know how payday loan offices work?  He's crying about the high interest rate, but I thought everyone knew what kind of shady operation these places are.  And get your head in the game, please.  Quit distracting yourself when you're in the middle of an operation.

The ubiquitous SWAT team, dressed and ready to go at all times, doesn't even get to shoot anyone.  Our intrepid leads do all the work.

I liked Scola dissing the gangster for spending so much money on shoes.

[BradandJanet]

18 minutes ago, EtheltoTillie said:

I did even earlier.  Did OA go broke?  The episode summary said he had problems with his investments declining.  He was showing off a  new apartment and a watch.  Boasting about his investment prowess.  I guess he was gambling on crypto.  What a jerk.  He should go to GA.  Gambling is as bad an addiction as alcohol or drugs.

At least he didn't buy the $1400 pair of sneakers. 

It was kind of a stupid storyline. Given his line of work, OA should be savvy enough to research a "sure thing" investment before committing more money than he could afford to lose. He came across as both naive and needy. It's possible, but he's usually the voice of reason. 

[Maverick]

 The OA plot was definitely dumb and out of character.   I could buy him over-extending on a condo and I could even see him getting caught up in the crypto hype.  But acting like some kid who raided his piggy bank, buying watches, looking at way overpriced shoes, considering a pay day loan (negotiating it with a victim during an active case no less)...that's just way too much of a stretch.   It was also way too coincidental that they ran into this guy just as OA was having all his financial woes so he could be snapped out of it.   It's 911 levels or writing where they always magivally run into cases that match the weeks theme. 

[shapeshifter]

On 2/18/2023 at 1:36 AM, WendyCR72 said:

Synopsis for S05E14: Money For Nothing, airing February 21, 2023:

After a string of armed robberies target various businesses, the team investigates a suspect who leads them to something much bigger. Also, OA worries about his future when his investments begin to go south.

I was dreading the "OA worries about his future when his investments begin to go south" part of the episode, but it turned into more of PSA about living beyond one's means, so I was okay with it, since I am the opposite, and because it's not something that's been done to death.

If OA had been willing to take Scola up on his offer of financial advising (that was Scola's previous career, right?) it sounded like Scola would have advised OA to dump the crypto and maybe keep the condo.
I'm not sure about that though——both with regards to it being financially wise to keep the expensive condo (with fees, taxes, and interest that would exceed most rents), and whether Scola would still advise keeping the condo (to avoid losing the earnest money deposit) after doing a spreadsheet of income and expenses.
 

Tiff's head injury was enough IRL to be the first of 2 allowable such injuries before the next would cause permanent brain damage, according to news articles about such stats from contact sports participants.
 

About the routine chase scenes:
Chase scenes are ubiquitous on these FBI shows and the L&O-type shows, including the Rookie shows, as well as in movies featuring main characters in law enforcement. 
I have spent very little time in cities.
Have those of you who have lived in cities ever seen such a chase?

 

[Dowel Jones]

2 hours ago, BradandJanet said:

It was kind of a stupid storyline. Given his line of work, OA should be savvy enough to research a "sure thing" investment before committing more money than he could afford to lose.

He's got access to a whole room full of computer operators that seem to be able to immediately dig up suspect info all the way back to their Little League ERAs.  Why not ask one of them?  It does happen.

Regarding the chase scene.  If they had been on their toes, they should have held back after the idiot came out of the check cashing place.  They were standing right beside his car, and he would have come right to them.

[Maren]

I honestly don't get why OA wouldn't have asked Scola his advice in the first place. He was clearly a successful stock broker, and it's not like Scola wouldn't have been willing to advise him in the first place. It was just stupid. If you have a friendly coworker who is an expert in something, why wouldn't you ask them??? I certainly would!!

But I swear, every episode one of these guys is emotionally compromised on by the case. If it was a drinking game, we'd all be drunk before the episode started lol.

[Maverick]

 The only thing that makes sense to explain OA being all "can't take it with you so SPEND IT NOW" is that he's suffering some kind of PTSD from his mugging.  Maybe that's where the writers are going with this.   Or maybe I'm giving them too much credit.

[Sweet Tooth]

23 hours ago, Maverick said:

 The only thing that makes sense to explain OA being all "can't take it with you so SPEND IT NOW" is that he's suffering some kind of PTSD from his mugging.  Maybe that's where the writers are going with this.   Or maybe I'm giving them too much credit.

That's something I hadn't thought of and actually makes a lot of sense.

 

 

[shapeshifter]

On 2/23/2023 at 2:01 AM, Maverick said:

 The only thing that makes sense to explain OA being all "can't take it with you so SPEND IT NOW" is that he's suffering some kind of PTSD from his mugging.  Maybe that's where the writers are going with this.   Or maybe I'm giving them too much credit.

Except didn’t cryptocurrency crash before the mugging episode? 
Google says crypto crashed May of 2022. 
5.4 "Victim" aired October 2022. 
Is this episode🌟 supposed to take place last May? 
Or did crypto not crash in fictional CBS FBI-world until February 2023?
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🌟5.14 "Money for Nothing" (first aired February 21, 2023)

Edited February 24, 2023 by shapeshifter

[WendyCR72]

Description of S05.E15: The Lies We Tell, airing February 28, 2023:

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When an off-duty diplomatic security agent is fatally shot in New York City trying to apprehend someone, the team investigates if there's a connection to his time working in Croatia.

 

[MarylandGirl]

On 2/25/2023 at 1:15 AM, WendyCR72 said:

Description of S05.E15: The Lies We Tell, airing February 28, 2023:

 

I thought this was pretty good, though I felt really bad for the husband. I understood why they did what they did in terms of lying to him--and it was very believable what the IT guy (sorry, new to the show so don't know names!) put together.

[Xeliou66]

This was a good episode - I liked how the original murder case expanded into a bio-terrorism case and the investigation flowed nicely from start to finish. I liked that Isobel got a larger role, I like her, I was on her side in this one when she lied to the guy saying his wife was alive - it was the best way to get his cooperation - I felt bad for the guy but lives were at risk from bio-terrorism and two dangerous killers were on the loose - they had to bring the situation to a close fast.   
Each character got a nice role in this episode, and I enjoyed Jubal and his interactions in the command room as always, and screen time was evenly split between the 4 field agents.

I also liked that there wasn’t really a personal subplot in this one and I liked the opening scene of Jubal and Isobel in her office. Solid episode overall. 

[Rabithed]

Was isobel really dating someone or did she lie about that to Jubal as a way of getting out of dinner with the team later? She was sitting alone at the bar at the end of the episode which made me wonder if she was never going to the game and perhaps she is trying to maintain a professional distance. 
I was on board with her plan of letting the guy believe his wife was alive to get info  He was being uncooperative and it was either appease him and try to save her or let the guy escape with the intent to kill “millions”’ 

[Dowel Jones]

2 hours ago, Rabithed said:

Was isobel really dating someone or did she lie about that to Jubal as a way of getting out of dinner with the team later?

If she was, that could backfire on her.  Suppose the group watches the game while at the restaurant.  "Where is she?" they say.  Or suppose something happens at the game and they want to know all about it.  

Isobel, through proper channels, let the CIA guy's superiors know that his actions hindered the investigation in a big way and could have resulted in a worldwide catastrophe. 

I was okay with her plan, but again, everything hinged on getting stuff just right in order to fool him.  I don't  feel sorry for him at all.  He might think he's not a criminal, but his attorney at trial will very quickly convince him otherwise, and he's not getting a break from the prosecution.  I realize the plot requirement, but I think I would have led with "In all likelihood, your wife is already dead.  The terrorists have no reason to keep her alive after you gave them the virus, so, no matter whether you give us the information or not, she is dead."

[Snazzy Daisy]

S05•E015 - The Lies We Tell

Deadly virus, COVID, vaccines - my least favorite subjects. Ugh.

Isabel clearly has moved on from the Leavins situation and Maggie still wanna revisit it after the case is closed? Isabel has to take risks, make hard & uncomfortable decisions since Leavins isn't cooperating. In the end, she gets result.

[mythoughtis]

1 hour ago, SnazzyDaisy said:

S05•E015 - The Lies We Tell

Deadly virus, COVID, vaccines - my least favorite subjects. Ugh.

Isabel clearly has moved on from the Leavins situation and Maggie still wanna revisit it after the case is closed? Isabel has to take risks, make hard & uncomfortable decisions since Leavins isn't cooperating. In the end, she gets result.

I think the ending scene shows that Isobel had not moved on. I think the scene showed she had canceled her date and was drinking alone because she couldn’t stop thinking about the case. 

[Snazzy Daisy]

1 minute ago, mythoughtis said:

I think the ending scene shows that Isobel had not moved on. I think the scene showed she had canceled her date and was drinking alone because she couldn’t stop thinking about the case. 

IMO, she has moved on, professionally.

Her, drinking alone in the bar, she's dealing with her guilty conscious on a personal level.

[shapeshifter]

11 hours ago, MarylandGirl said:

I thought this was pretty good, though I felt really bad for the husband. I understood why they did what they did in terms of lying to him--and it was very believable what the IT guy (sorry, new to the show so don't know names!) put together.

Probably next season we'll see them using the ChatGPT related tech to just upload the pictures and voice recordings into the computer and let the AI do the rest. Too bad they didn't do it for this one?

This review says pretty much everything I was thinking:
tvfanatic.com/2023/02/watch-fbi-online-season-5-episode-14
IDK.
Having experienced the pandemic, would I allow a terrorist to steal a virus that would wipe out millions of people in hopes that the same terrorist would not kill my kidnapped daughter or grandchild? Probably not. But then I've seen the episode and know the kidnapped loved one dies anyway. 🤷🏻‍♀️
Regardless, after the husband learns that his wife was killed immediately after he gave the virus to the terrorist, he *should* have realized he was wrong to not go to the authorities/FBI in the first place. I'm fanwanking that Leavin eventually will realize that. 
So my problem with the episode is Maggie not realizing that they were right to get information from Leavin with the deep fake video.
I also have a problem with Isobel not realizing that her decision was totally legitimate. Or is Isobel just troubled that Maggie doesn't get it?

ETA: Or did network people make the writers add Isobel and Maggie's remorse so as not to alienate viewers who would see their tactics has immoral? IDK. It just didn't make sense to me.

Edited March 1, 2023 by shapeshifter

[shrewd.buddha]

S05•E015 - The Lies We Tell

1 hour ago, SnazzyDaisy said:

Isabel clearly has moved on from the Leavins situation and Maggie still wanna revisit it after the case is closed?

I know hindsight is 20/20, but Isabel could have told the husband another type of lie that might not have been so devastating later: 
"I'm sorry but your wife is dead. She tried to escape from her kidnappers and they shot her.  She had lost too much blood.  Before she died she was trying to tell us how dangerous these men were."

So, if the wife was later found alive, I don't think the husband would feel so betrayed.  

1 hour ago, mythoughtis said:

I think the scene showed she had canceled her date and was drinking alone because she couldn’t stop thinking about the case. 

^ I would worry about Isabel's mental health if she could just shut her brain off after that ordeal and go partying at a NBA game.  
It seemed as if they were making it a sad thing because she had court-side seats. But the flip-side was that it also seemed like bragging to her subordinates that she had court-side seats, like, "yeah, that's the life I'm living, people."

Also, that opening scene where the ditzy, beret-wearing wife caused her husband to get killed by distracting him was so very WtF. 
And the victim's boss refusing to fully cooperate with the investigation felt more contrived than believable. 

 

[shapeshifter]

33 minutes ago, shrewd.buddha said:

Also, that opening scene where the ditzy, beret-wearing wife caused her husband to get killed by distracting him was so very WtF. 

I kept wondering if the "ditzy, beret-wearing wife" distracted her husband on purpose——until 3 chase scenes made me forget about her. 

Speaking of chase scenes: 
If Scola is the only one fit enough to outrun a stocky terrorist hauling a backpack, where was he?

[Netfoot]

First, let me just say that if you're a dumb-ass and wearing a blue beret, should the person you are with say "Stay here!", draw a firearm and accost someone in the street, it might be a good idea not to insert yourself into the drama. But if you have the IQ of a tapeworm segment.....

"Kelly, we getting anything with those shell casings?"
"Yeah, looks like a nine millimeter..."

Well since the vast majority of cartridge casings have the caliber clearly written on the headstamp,

one glance and you should be in no doubt.

Regarding the lie told by Isobel: It is a crime to lie to the FBI. It is not a crime for the FBI to lie to you. They lie all the time, to the degree that some have forgotten [how] to tell the truth. Never ask the FBI for directions or even what time it is, unless you are looking for a deliberately false answer. The biggest liar of them all was named J. Edgar. 

So please! Stop with all the hand-wringing and solemn faces. Not a single one of them would waste one single second contemplating the fact that a lie was told.

To a guy who was unquestionably guilty of multiple major crimes. Who was willing to put the life of supposed millions of people around the globe in jeopardy in order to save one person, even though she was his wife.

In the same vein, with millions of lives at stake, the hostages at the very final take-down were nothing but cannon fodder for the public good. Nice they got out unscathed but let's be honest. None of the law enforcement team gave two shits by then.

One more thing: The plot this week was absolutely and utterly unbelievable! I mean, we are asked to believe that a drug company was engaged in Gain Of Function research on the CV19 virus, supposedly so as to engineer a vaccine that they could push on the public to make more billions?!?? I mean Suspension Of Disbelief can only go so far, people!

 

 

Edited March 2, 2023 by Netfoot

[Johannah]

Angst for TVs sake.  Not that I'd want to be lied to and I can understand some people upset by it, but, like others have said, they were trying to save millions of lives.  And it's not like telling him his wife was alive caused her to die.  Frankly, even if the FBIs involvement was what caused the terrorists to kill the wife (it was not), the murder still falls directly on the kidnappers' shoulders.  Try to save her, yeah, but definitely a case of "sacrifice one for millions."  Not much solace for the deceased or her loved ones and, thank God, it's nothing I hope ever happens to me or someone I love, but it all falls directly on the terrorist.

On 3/1/2023 at 8:05 PM, Netfoot said:

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To a guy who was unquestionably guilty of multiple major crimes. Who was willing to put the life of supposed millions of people around the globe in jeopardy in order to save one person, even though she was his wife.

In the same vein, with millions of lives at stake, the hostages at the very final take-down were nothing but cannon fodder for the public good. Nice they got out unscathed but let's be honest. None of the law enforcement team gave two shits by then.

...

 

 

Agree, but it's sad that we have such weapons of mass destruction and people willing to use them that we have to think this way and justify that thinking.

[Netfoot]

10 minutes ago, Johann said:

it's sad that we have such weapons of mass destruction and people willing to use them that we have to think this way and justify that thinking.

From time to time I fantasize about a world where we didn't need locks on our doors and bars on our windows, because people were inherently honest. But for now at least, I'll keep the locks and bars.

[Dowel Jones]

On 3/1/2023 at 5:05 PM, Netfoot said:

"Kelly, we getting anything with those shell casings?"
"Yeah, looks like a nine millimeter..."

So many of crime drama stories are overloaded with what I call NSS exposition, aka "No Shit, Sherlock".  The writers tend to talk down to the viewers to get their point across, which irks me no end.

[shapeshifter]

On 3/1/2023 at 8:05 PM, Netfoot said:

"Kelly, we getting anything with those shell casings?"
"Yeah, looks like a nine millimeter..."

On 3/1/2023 at 8:05 PM, Netfoot said:

16 hours ago, Dowel Jones said:

So many of crime drama stories are overloaded with what I call NSS exposition, aka "No Shit, Sherlock".  The writers tend to talk down to the viewers to get their point across, which irks me no end.

I am mostly ignorant of guns and their mechanics, and, just in case the writers need to know:

• Dear Writers: 
  Telling me it was was a "nine millimeter" means nothing. 
  And because I think in fractions of inches, I'm not likely to remember what millimeter was found. 
  Sincerely, 
  shapeshifter

My eyes glaze over during poker game scenes too, and the nuances of liquor are lost on me too, even though Mom was an expert on poker and both Mom and Dad knew which alcohol to serve for which occasions. 

Chess games, though, I can follow.

 

[DrewPaul2010]

I like this show its fun to watch. What caught my attention first was the interaction in the JOC and the technology they seem to have. I have to question how authentic it is. The real FBI has video of someone planting pipe bombs in front of a federal building a day before Jan 6th. They even have the bomb because it didn't go off. 2 years later nothing, on TV they solve it in a few days if that.

The kill rate the main four agents rack up is incredible. Nearly every week one or more people are killed. Apparently all the kills are 'good shootings' they never get their gun taken away or mandatory counseling. Of course if they did no one would be around to run after perps. The # of murders investigated is incredibly high also since the FBI rarely investigates murders. They are the worst at arresting people. Nearly every time they run away like rabbits. About a third of the time they elude them. I bet they ask the writers can we just catch the guy in bathroom?

The Actors and Actresses best to worst

Missy Peregrym
Jeremy Sisto
Zeeko Zaki
Vedette Lim (technician)
Alana de la Garza (Isobel)
Katherine Renee Turner (Tiffany)
John Boyd (Scola)

Of the top three Zeeko is kind of weak. He only has four expressions. The wide open jaw and eyes used the most.

John Boyd has a dull sullen character and he plays it that way. Every scene is like a wet noodle. Tiffany isn't much better. Her voice tone never changes. Its a nice voice it just never changes.

 

[DrewPaul2010]

On 3/1/2023 at 4:39 AM, mythoughtis said:

I think the ending scene shows that Isobel had not moved on. I think the scene showed she had canceled her date and was drinking alone because she couldn’t stop thinking about the case. 

I think she made a logical decision with Spock like lack of emotion. The needs of the many outweighed the needs of the few or in this case the one.

She did all she could to find his wife. Sad she was dead but what could be done? She didn't have a date only with the bottle.  

[CheshireCat]

I liked the last episode. Any episode that features more of Isobel is a good episode.

That said, after I've seen how society at large reacted to Covid, episodes that deal with fatal viruses have lost their credibility for me, even more so when they're named anything with Covid. That aside, given how the show portrayed it, why would they rescue the hostages without an N95 when they have no idea what state the virus is in? They thought this Covid strain warranted pretending someone's wife was alive (and from the show's point of view, I agree), so why would they not wear any protective gear? That makes absolutely no sense.

I didn't quite understand why Isobel was lying about the relationship. Did that connect to the previous episode (which I have not seen because it sounded like it was an OA centered one and I've stopped liking those)?

I'm not sure if they're making Maggie the righteous, moral compass of the show on purpose but whether or not, they need to stop putting her into that role. It's getting annoying. She's shooting people on a regular basis and she has been undercover at least twice. Yet, she has a problem with lying to a criminal who no one could reason with as a means to an end? How is that different from what she's doing when she's undercover? Isn't she building relationships under false pretenses, too? I think having Isobel say things like "it's the last thing I want to do" would have been enough. We got it, it was a questionable thing to do. Viewers didn't need Maggie emphasizing it and making it almost a bigger thing than it was.

[WendyCR72]

Here is the description of S05.E16: Family First, airing on March 14, 2023:

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The shooting of a federal corrections officer leads the team to an ex-Marine who has gone rogue ever since he returned from Afghanistan. Tiffany’s sister looks to her for guidance when their younger brother begins to lash out.

 

[Snazzy Daisy]

FBI | 5x16 Promo "Family First"

[Xeliou66]

Decent episode - parts of it felt like a Most Wanted episode since the second half involved them chasing down a fugitive on a spree who’s identity was known, I liked the case fine enough. Some pretty good stuff with Jubal in the command room, I liked Jubal spotting the truck that led them to the identity of the killer. Tiffany kind of annoyed me with how she refused to see that her brother needed help until the end, she was in denial, I liked Scola and how he encouraged Tiffany to get her brother help. I like the Tiffany/Scola pairing and I liked having an episode centered on them more. The parallels between the case and a personal subplot were a bit stronger than usual but it was pulled off well enough. I hope the killer’s mother was charged as an accessory, more people died because she didn’t cooperate. 

[Trey]

I really felt like giving Tiff a good swift kick for denying her brother needed professional help when she could see right away that Michael needed help.

They are getting a little heavy handed with the parallels between the agents and the case.

Otherwise I did enjoy this episode.

[shapeshifter]

1 hour ago, Trey said:

I really felt like giving Tiff a good swift kick for denying her brother needed professional help when she could see right away that Michael needed help.

There should have been a line or 2 or 3 about how neither therapy nor medications can magically cure mental illness any more than similar interventions can magically cure physical afflictions. 
Tiffany should have had a closing line about how she had seen professional help fail and was afraid it wouldn't help her brother either, and so had avoided accepting his illness.
But all we got was a too-brief reference at the beginning of the episode to an uncle similarly afflicted (sounded to me like maybe schizophrenia?). 

 

1 hour ago, Trey said:

They are getting a little heavy handed with the parallels between the agents and the case.

Parallel stories in TV episodes are kind of the norm, and have been for decades. I don't mind them if they're done right and actually add to the concept rather than distract.

These parallel stories were okay, but just barely, when at the end the "piece of work" Mom of the mass-murderer-veteran seemed to face reality too.
But we were left to wonder if the daughter really was killed through neglect while in custody (despite coroner ruling) and a lot of other crap too about the brother's loose screws that went untreated. Like, did he have a TBI, or was he dishonorably discharged, or . . . ?
ETA: There was a line barked out at the JOC:
"Looks like he exhibited some symptoms of mental illness during his time in Afghanistan and received a medical discharge."

There's not enough time for complex parallel stories like this on network TV with a 42 minute limit and a seemingly long requirement for chase scenes. 

Or maybe they need disclaimers of:
"To fully comprehend the following episode, repeated viewings may be necessary."

Edited March 15, 2023 by shapeshifter

[MerBearHou]

21 minutes ago, shapeshifter said:

Or maybe they need disclaimers of:
"To fully comprehend the following episode, repeated viewings may be necessary."

That's a great idea -- hahahaha!

[KLovestoShop]

They really seem to be using Missy and Zeeko a lot less.  I wonder if there’s a reason for that?   Maybe they’re trying to force them out to streamline the cast?  Neither of them can’t be happy with a reduced role. 

[Maverick]

 Missy returned from maternity leave not too long ago so it's possible they're limiting the episodes where she's heavily featured.   Which in turn would limit Zeeko as well unless they rotate partners, which they do every so often. 

[Snazzy Daisy]

Since this is a Tiff’s episode and not OA’s, Michael Landry’s military background and his PTSD weren’t highlighted. Totally get it, writers! 🙄

Scola is a good partner but Tiff doesn’t seem to appreciate him much.

Still not a fan of Tiff, she’s an ice queen. Even when she says “I love you” to her siblings, there’s no warmth to it.

[Snazzy Daisy]

FBI: CBS Drops Plot Details for Three-Show Global Crossover, "Imminent Threat"

 

FBI: 9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT – Special Time “Imminent Threat - Part Two”

Airdate:  April 04, 2023

Synopsis:

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To aid Scola in his undercover mission to find the terrorists believed to be behind the imminent attack in New York City, Maggie calls in Remy (FBI: MOST WANTED series star Dylan McDermott), whose well-connected informant from a prior case may be key to moving the operation forward, in hour two of the three-episode FBIs global crossover event.

FBI: International stars Luke Kleintank, Heida Reed, Carter Redwood, Vinessa Vidotto and FBI: Most Wanted stars Roxy Sternberg and Keisha Castle-Hughes also guest star in the episode.

[CheshireCat]

 

On 3/15/2023 at 9:41 PM, Maverick said:

 Missy returned from maternity leave not too long ago so it's possible they're limiting the episodes where she's heavily featured.   Which in turn would limit Zeeko as well unless they rotate partners, which they do every so often. 

They're also already in their 5th season, and the actors who play Tiff and Scola are likely less expensive.

 

On 3/15/2023 at 11:23 AM, shapeshifter said:

Tiffany should have had a closing line about how she had seen professional help fail and was afraid it wouldn't help her brother either, and so had avoided accepting his illness.

I don't think she needed a reason. Society's acceptance towards mental illness is changing only slowly, there's still that stigma surrounding it and there are still plenty of people who think that mental illness equals crazy and/or weakness because they can't deal with the trauma they experienced.

I liked the idea but I would have preferred if they had used one of the main characters. They have OA who denied the mugging several episodes back, he also seemed traumatized when Maggie was poisoned.
Then there's Maggie who was poisoned, nearly died and has been faced with the potential release of toxic gas and a deadly virus since.

I can't think of any severe trauma for Scola or Tiff right now but I'm sure they have issues, too. So, I would have liked if they addressed what their characters went through because in spite of what they said in this episode, they are somehow always magically okay. It kind of sends the message that their characters are strong enough to deal with the trauma by themselves which is the opposite of what the message they wanted to send.

[chicagofan]

Didn't Scola's brother die on 9/11?

[Trey]

9 hours ago, chicagofan said:

Didn't Scola's brother die on 9/11?

Yes.

[KeithJ]

“You loaded the gun so that makes you an accessory to murder.”  Really?!?  Good luck getting a conviction on that.  He could have loaded that gun a year ago.  Even if he did load it yesterday, there’s no way that would stick.

[Snazzy Daisy]

FBI Global Crossover Event Promo "Imminent Threat"

 

 

[shapeshifter]

2 hours ago, SnazzyDaisy said:

FBI Global Crossover Event Promo "Imminent Threat"

I wonder what percentage of viewers of one FBI show watch either of the others…. 
Hrmmm….  tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/cbs-2022-23-tv-season-ratings

Original flavor FBI is ahead of the others…🤔   
Or is there some other reason for these “crossover events” (L&O on NBC does them too) than trying to rope in viewers to stay tuned?

I suppose if they’re thinking of canceling one or two of the three, that it’s a chance to see how different actors/characters might mesh well on a different show if they wanted to keep them on.