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S07.E07: Monumental

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Xeliou66

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Wild episode - those were some crazy people they were dealing with - interesting enough case at the start although it was dead obvious from the first scene that the dad would be involved in the case, but it kind of dragged on and on without much suspense after a while. The shootout at the bar at the end was a bit over the top - it was based on the “Pizzagate” incident a few years ago for sure. I’m glad Jubal is back as I enjoy his interactions with everyone but there wasn’t a lot of him or the people in the command room tonight. Isobel was good in dealing with the prick leader though. Kind of mediocre overall in that it was predictable and lacked suspense but there were some good lines from each agent and some good moments in it. Scola’s partner doesn’t make any impact really and I’m not surprised she’ll be gone soon - she’s just not working for me.

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Dowel Jones

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I liked this episode too.  It was especially on point about the killer having so much support out there in internet land, just like Mangione.  Not-AlexJones was sufficiently oily to seal his own fate. 

"I don't recognize your authority" "Do I look concerned?"

That was one helluva chase scene.  I can imagine the director calling "Cut" every so often so the actors could get a breather while they set up the cameras again.

Color me surprised that the JOC actually called the NYPD first to roll on the scene and then sent all four agents plus the SWAT team.  

Was Isobel's incident at the end a flashback to some other interaction, or just to show her reaction to being vulnerable?  Or maybe it was foreshadowing another crisis upcoming.

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shapeshifter

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8 hours ago, Dowel Jones said:

That was one helluva chase scene.  I can imagine the director calling "Cut" every so often so the actors could get a breather while they set up the cameras again.

There isn't an award for Best Chase Scene that they were going for, is there? 🤣

 

8 hours ago, Dowel Jones said:

Was Isobel's incident at the end a flashback to some other interaction, or just to show her reaction to being vulnerable?  Or maybe it was foreshadowing another crisis upcoming

I thought that last scene with Isobel was a great end to a much-better-than-average FBI episode. But they might be planning to milk it for another story line.
The guy from the front desk of the building who asked her if she'd seen a ghost was perfect.

 

18 minutes ago, EtheltoTillie said:

Jere Burns always looks somewhat unhinged.  I first remember him from Dear John, with Judd Hirsch.  I wonder if I could find old episodes to watch. 

Dear John runs on Antenna TV at 3am.

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MarylandGirl

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1 hour ago, Snazzy Daisy said:

Good shot, OA! 

Am not a fan of this episode. It’s purely a spoof of Alex Jones and Q community. The cringey narrative gives me headache. 😣

😂😂😂

Will next week be the last episode for Syd Ortiz?   
 

I actually thought she was going to do something stupid in that final shootout and get killed. Alas, no.

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shapeshifter

shapeshifter

1 hour ago, Snazzy Daisy said:

Good shot, OA! 

Somewhere along the line on these boards it's been drilled into me (no pun intended) that police, soldiers, fibbies, etc. are all trained to shoot for the center of body mass — which often drags out these scenes when the criminal shooting a gun (or throwing bombs or whatever) is wearing a vest. But I didn't notice if this perp was wearing one.

Anyway, yeah. OA seemed to have a clear shot at the side of the guy's head, but then called out to him, which caused the shooter to face OA, which made the bullet striking the center of the shooter's forehead easier for the TV viewing audience to see as the dark red circle of gore appeared in the center of his light colored forehead.
But OA calling out to him also caused him to swing the weapon around to point at OA instead of another victim, who, I suppose, might have been killed if the perp's finger contracted as he was shot ?

This scene and the long chase scene were both choreographed much better than any of the boring action scenes usually shown on these shows.
Or was I just appreciating the choreography of such scenes for the first time?

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Snazzy Daisy

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28 minutes ago, shapeshifter said:

This scene and the long chase scene were both choreographed much better than any of the boring action scenes usually shown on these shows. Or was I just appreciating the choreography of such scenes for the first time?

The stunts and action sequence in this episode are giving Chicago PD vibes because of the director — Eriq La Salle.

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Netfoot

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23 hours ago, Xeliou66 said:

I’m glad Jubal is back...

Personally, I was hoping he would be absent for the next three or four seasons. But I guess whem you are an FBI ASAC found to have committed egregious acts, the standard punishment is one week paid vacation. 

11 hours ago, shapeshifter said:

I thought that last scene with Isobel was a great end to a much-better-than-average FBI episode.

It does leave me asking why an FBI SAC would be concerned about a single assailant on the sidewalk. 

10 hours ago, EtheltoTillie said:

I see that Jere Burns also played a serial rapist on Hill Street Blues.

He makes for a good bad-guy.

4 hours ago, Snazzy Daisy said:

Will next week be the last episode for Syd Ortiz?

I was hoping the last was last week. 

2 hours ago, shapeshifter said:

Somewhere along the line on these boards it's been drilled into me (no pun intended) that police, soldiers, fibbies, etc. are all trained to shoot for the center of body mass

Statistically, this gives the highest probability of a "stop". (Actually, the aiming point is the center of a line drawn between the taeget;s target's two armpits.) This technique can't be followed too closely if part of the target is obscured.

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The glass in the car window or the upper door frame itself might deflect a round away from the target so the head shot isn't unrealistic under the circumstances. I'm just surprised they didn't take the opportunity to rail on about AR-15s. (You know. The Assault Rifle that is 15 times more deadly than an atom bomb, especially when fired in Fully Semi Automatic mode!)

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