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Xeliou66

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Interesting premiere, I liked the case but I’m not sold on Wes - he could be good but he seems a bit too rogue and abrasive and cocky. I was glad Vo told him he needed to work well with the others and keep them in the loop. Hopefully Wes grows on me, Forrester grew on me a lot during him time, hopefully Wes will do the same, but it was a bumpy start, and the episode was too centered around him. The case of the robbery crew was good and I liked the investigation. 

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S04•E01 — A Leader, Not A Tourist

Is Fly Team so desperate to get rid of their “tourist” boss? 🙄

SSA Wes Mitchell is basically Hank Voight in Budapest. Wes is a hothead. Unfortunately, Wes doesn’t have the charisma and emotional intelligence that Scott Forrester and Brian Lange have. What about his leadership and negotiation skills? We’ll see. 😣

I wish they would’ve chosen Colin Donnell instead of Jesse Lee Soffer. Brian Lange has the right temperament to navigate the international bureaucracies.

This episode also proves that Beau Knapp (as Greg Csonka) is a much better actor than JLS.

 

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FnkyChkn34

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I didn't hate it.  As a Chicago PD watcher (more the beginning years, not so much recently), I didn't see JLS as Jay Halstead.  At least Wes has more personality and is less brooding.  I liked Forrester too, but I think Wes will grow into it. 

Having missed season 3, I didn't know who the American blonde woman is, or the absent leader on a wine tour.  Was that guy in season 1 or 2 and I just don't remember his name?

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Xeliou66

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On 10/16/2024 at 8:50 PM, Snazzy Daisy said:

S04•E01 — A Leader, Not A Tourist

Is Fly Team so desperate to get rid of their “tourist” boss? 🙄

SSA Wes Mitchell is basically Hank Voight in Budapest. Wes is a hothead. Unfortunately, Wes doesn’t have the charisma and emotional intelligence that Scott Forrester and Brian Lange have. What about his leadership and negotiation skills? We’ll see. 😣

I wish they would’ve chosen Colin Donnell instead of Jesse Lee Soffer. Brian Lange has the right temperament to navigate the international bureaucracies.

This episode also proves that Beau Knapp (as Greg Csonka) is a much better actor than JLS.

 

I agree that I wish Brian Lange had become the new leader of the Fly Team, he was very likable in his 2 episodes at the end of last season and it was weird how they gave him such a prominent role then didn’t bring him back - maybe the actor didn’t want to go overseas to film or wasn’t available. Regardless I’m not sold on Wes - he was too much of a hothead and something about him kind of rubbed me the wrong way. Also his girlfriend was a psycho and seemed unstable, so glad they broke up and hopefully she’s never heard from again, dating someone like her made me question Wes’ judgment already. 
I’ll give Wes a chance, Forrester wasn’t my favorite either at the start and he grew on me a lot, and other characters have grown on me as well, so hopefully Wes will, but so far I’m not sold on him. International is my least favorite of the 3 FBIs, both because it’s too much spy drama and not enough crime drama at times and because I don’t find the characters as compelling, but it’s still pretty good.

Snazzy Daisy

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1 hour ago, Xeliou66 said:

Also his girlfriend was a psycho and seemed unstable, so glad they broke up and hopefully she’s never heard from again, dating someone like her made me question Wes’ judgment already. 

Earlier in the episode, Wes tells Mike (his partner) that he is the type of guy who cannot be alone.

I really hope he will not hookup with Vo, Amanda or Smitty. 😣

 

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Xeliou66

Xeliou66

This episode had a decent case but was way too heavy on action hero Wes - 3 separate fight scenes with Wes vs bad guys. They went overboard on trying to make Wes a super agent. I would’ve liked more of a teamwork effort instead of just Wes. And they are shoving a lot of Wes down our throats with his whole backstory about being in foster care and all. For some reason I’m just not sold on Wes and it seems like they are trying really hard to show how awesome he is.

I really liked seeing Tank the dog again. Nice to get a cameo from Jubal as well. 

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Snazzy Daisy

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S04•E02 — The Other Hard Part

There’s too much of Wes Mitchell. They did this with Remy Scott too in FBI MW when he was first introduced. All hot and heavy, with leather jacket and everything.

This is definitely an initiation episode for “rakish” Wes. And of course Jubal knows him. Whatevs. I still see this guy as Jay Halstead from Chicago PD — his demeanor and style are all the same.

TANK! Welcome back to active duty baby… 💙

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Xeliou66

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Decent episode, good investigation and solid case, kind of predictable once the girl was found alive that one of the parents was involved so nothing overly dramatic but decent enough. I liked that it was more of a team effort and not just Wes in this episode and they didn’t go overboard with Wes, he fit in much better in this episode, things felt more natural so hopefully he’s settling in. Please no Wes/Vo hookup though! Nice to see Tank again! 

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S04•E03 — Nothing Sudden About It

Awww! That’s a cheeky nose trick, Tank. 💙

Am glad Smitty doesn’t say YES to Leticia’s dinner invite. Smart call.

I recognize the actress who plays Olivia, Leah’s sober friend. She killed her dad in Chicago PD.

JLS fans have started to ship Wes and Vo. If that is what it takes to keep Vo away from Andre, so be it. 😅

 

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FnkyChkn34

FnkyChkn34

I am absolutely fine with no ship, but if I had to pick one, I'd say Wes and Smitty.  I didn't get that Smitty is gay before, but maybe now she's thinking about it?  When she was first introduced, I thought she had history with Scott.  🤷‍♀️

This was a good episode, and I was surprised for a second by the girl being alive.  That was a nice small twist to start the case.  I do agree that from there it was predictable, but still decent.  

More Tank please!  

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Xeliou66

Xeliou66

I have no idea if Smitty is gay or not - I don’t think anything has been said about her romantic life at all. So who knows, maybe we’ll find out this season.

I hope they avoid workplace romances - those just drag down a show. The FBI franchise has been pretty good so far about avoiding that, the only one they’ve had is Scola/Nina and that works fine because they are on different shows so they don’t work directly together. I prefer crime shows to avoid romances between main characters. 

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GiandujaPie

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I thought this was a pretty good episode. Although I'm not sure why they really thought the girl faked it. She gave some good details and didn't seem to be lying at all. When she came back for the second interview and was trying to be helpful by saying the wallpaper was tigers instead of cheetahs and then they accuse her of making it up, I felt bad for her. It was kind of funny that they brought up the motivation for the dad was because the girl was going to change her name after she turned 18. Brad and Angelina LOL? 

I don't think Smitty was gay but maybe she's finding out that she's bi? Clearly she was giving off some kind of vibe to the Portuguese cop. I wouldn't be surprised if we find out several episodes later that they've been seeing each other. 

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FnkyChkn34

FnkyChkn34

I always love a Tank sighting!  But I am still so confused as to where he lives... LOL.

Otherwise, the episode was decent.  I liked Wes explaining the rules of going undercover, because I knew there were a lot but wasn't sure what was the exact line.  Amanda crossed it though... she got away with it only because he took a plea.

But what was that look she gave Wes at the end?  Happy to be told she did a good job and she could be in the field more, or a little "hot for teacher"?  I couldn't tell. 

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S04•E04 — The Unwinnable War

Tank refusing to catch the ball — is it scripted or that’s his acting choice? Naughty! 😆

Anyway, it’s great that they try to include him more this season. 😘

Am glad Amanda decides to stay on desk work as she’s good at it and Lily is her priority, after the custody battle. She got shot and attacked in both times she did the field work. 
 

FnkyChkn34

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9 hours ago, Xeliou66 said:

This was a good episode, good investigation and an interesting case. I liked the way it played out, good role for everyone, and Wes is growing on me each week as team leader. But I’m afraid they are going down the Wes/Vo romance route, and I don’t want that, keep romance between main characters out of the show

He basically said that she's too young for him, so hopefully they'll just stay friends.

I agree that this was a good episode otherwise.  Wes is fitting in well, though we always need more Tank... :-) 

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GiandujaPie

GiandujaPie

Wes should have just left Mark when he took that other guy hostage and refused to leave. He didn't have to shoot him, just go and grab the other guy and leave Mark. 

I admit I got a little confused as to whether the whole kidnapping thing was a setup. Were the Devlins complicit in the kidnapping and it got out of hand? Or was it that they deliberately provoked a kidnapping by going deep into territory they were warned against and hoping that the Russian mercenary would kidnap them? 

I couldn't believe the FBI and police didn't forbid Emmy from posting about what was going on, or take away her access to her social media sites. And then at the end, why was Amanda not hanging out with them at the bar? Not even a throwaway line about how she couldn't get a sitter? 

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Xeliou66

Xeliou66

Pretty good episode, good intensity and case. Wes has grown on me a lot since the beginning and I’m enjoying him as team leader now. But I’m not a fan of this new agent - too hotheaded and I didn’t like his attitude. I’m not sure if he’ll be a new regular or what but I hope he grows on me because I wasn’t a fan of him. The villain’s wife was so spineless and I wasn’t happy she got off at the end but I guess that’s what it took to put the bad guy away. Nice seeing Tank make an appearance. 

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S04•E07 — Keen as a Bean

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“I don’t need a pint. What I need is for you to listen to me before you decide to go off half-cocked.”

That’s my girl! Not afraid to call on Wes’ BS.

Scott Forrester has so much respect for Smitty. I miss him…

Tyler is assigned on a temporary duty with the Fly Team for 90 days. WTF? So much of screen time this season has been dedicated to Wes Mitchell. And now the other regular characters that we care about have to compete with Tyler too? UGH. 😏
 

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FnkyChkn34

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1 hour ago, Snazzy Daisy said:

S04•E07 — Keen as a Bean

That’s my girl! Not afraid to call on Wes’ BS.

Scott Forrester has so much respect for Smitty. I miss him…

Tyler is assigned on a temporary duty with the Fly Team for 90 days. WTF? So much of screen time this season has been dedicated to Wes Mitchell. And now the other regular characters that we care about have to compete with Tyler too? UGH. 😏
 

The preview for next week looks like Vo will either get a big story, or get some furlough... I hope for the big story.  I understand the need to introduce Wes, but we know him now.  We're good. 😉  I think Smitty earned his respect though, too.  

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S04 | Episode 08 — You’ll Never See It Coming

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When the star witness in the case against Greg Csonka, the man responsible for the death of Wes’ former partner, is beaten to death in a Budapest prison before he can testify, the Fly Team attempts to salvage the case to secure Csonka’s conviction. As they dive back into the investigation, Mitchell is forced to confront the pain of losing his partner. Meanwhile, Wes assists Booth with preparing for his promotion interviews.

Air Date: Dec 17, 2024

 

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Snazzy Daisy

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S04•E08 — You’ll Never See It Coming

An action-packed but predictable episode. We can smell an ambush from miles away once a prison transfer is mentioned. 

Beau Knapp is physically intimidating. All those muscles! 💪🏼

Smitty does a good job in keeping tab on the guys’ bromance because she knows Tyler can be a devil on Wes’ shoulder. Wes continues to ignore Smitty’s advice, disrespecting her.

Wes is so fixated on getting Csonka that he runs into an obvious trap. It’s clearly a lure and he fails to see it. He has Vo’s blood on his hands.

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“We’re gonna find Csonka. I promise you that. And when we do, we’re taking our badges off.”

Wes Mitchell is pulling a Hank Voight. How original… 🙄
 

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FnkyChkn34

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18 minutes ago, Snazzy Daisy said:

Smitty does a good job in keeping tab on the guys’ bromance because she knows Tyler can be a devil on Wes’ shoulder. Wes continues to ignore Smitty’s advice, disrespecting her.

I hope that they are working up to something with this relationship, and don't just ignore it and gloss over how he treats her.  I hope that they come to a turning point or something where he realizes he's wrong, apologizes, and listens to her from then on.  He's not a horrible character otherwise, so I'll be mad if this is just how they let him remain regarding Smitty.  

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