S14.E17: Entitlement

[Snazzy Daisy]

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Eddie and Badillo try to help a man whose apartment has been taken over by a squatter who also happens to be Jamie’s confidential informant.

Also, Danny and Baez investigate when a star student is found dead in her dormitory.

Frank suspects the governor has an agenda when he comes to him with a proposal.

And Erin oversteps when she tries to play matchmaker for Anthony. 

Air Date: Dec 06, 2024

 

[Sake614]

Okay in 14 years this show has NEVER an over me to tears…until last night. Erin playing matchmaker for Anthony was cute, but the girl who killed herself just really got to me. Or more specifically, the message she left for her mother. Kudos to Donnie for playing Danny so low key and understanding. 

I still believe this show passed its best by date at least 7 years ago, but it’s been a Friday night staple and will be missed. I’ll be interested to see how they wrap it up because with only one episode left, it doesn’t feel like they’re winding down.

[Sarah 103]

I liked Erin playing matchmaker for Anthony. I found it interesting that Jack and Erin are in some sort of relationship. They've been on again and off again in a sort of friends with benefits arrangement for years, but this seems more like an actual real relationship than what we have seen before. 

[Snazzy Daisy]

The way Jamie’s character being treated this season doesn’t sit well with me. I refuse to believe that Jamie couldn’t see right through his CI. Jamie is smarter than that. The moment you meet Rocco, you instinctively know that he is a NATO guy (No Action Talk Only). 🙄

Another thing that bothers me — why Erin/Jack reconciliation happened off screen? I feel robbed.

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“Look, I know what my brand is. And it sells well in certain markets.”

Anthony being so self-aware is really admirable. Erin should learn from him. 😆

Why is Mr. Governor so pu$$y-whipped? 🤦🏻‍♀️
 

[CeeBeeGee]

The squatter plotline hit a little too close to home for me. Years ago, my roommate and I had to deal with a squatter. It's a uniquely NYC type of nightmare, as housing law here tends to favor the tenant. We were doing the legal route and filing for eviction but eventually she and I lost patience and, as I put it, "went all Heathers on her a***." Went full-on Mean Girls and followed her from room to room, asking when she was going to leave. We finally chased her out.

The "Greyton" storyline was tremendously sad. And--did I misunderstand? She killed herself knowing the bullies would be blamed?

[Msample]

4 hours ago, Snazzy Daisy said:

. Why is Mr. Governor so pu$$y-whipped? 

IIRC he said his wife is 30 years younger.

 

And speaking of which , the actress playing Anthony’s love interest is 24 years younger. 

[Sarah 103]

1 hour ago, CeeBeeGee said:

The "Greyton" storyline was tremendously sad. And--did I misunderstand? She killed herself knowing the bullies would be blamed?

To clarify what happened: she killed herself and made it look like murder by faking the bullies' fingerprints in/around her room.  

[Daff]

12 hours ago, Sarah 103 said:

I liked Erin playing matchmaker for Anthony. I found it interesting that Jack and Erin are in some sort of relationship. They've been on again and off again in a sort of friends with benefits arrangement for years, but this seems more like an actual real relationship than what we have seen before. 

There was a scene either last season or the one before where they had a discussion….not a solid yes or no, but an agreement to “try” to resurrect a relationship like they had when married. It was very nebulous, with lots of innuendo.

Oh, then, Jack turned up at Sunday dinner. (awkward)

Edited December 8 by Daff

[CheshireCat]

On 12/7/2024 at 7:04 PM, Snazzy Daisy said:

Another thing that bothers me — why Erin/Jack reconciliation happened off screen? I feel robbed.

I always felt like the reconciliation happened throughout the show, starting in S4 when Erin and Jack were held hostage in the courtroom. He tells her afterwards that he could have lost her and he shouldn't have let her go. 

Yes, they split up again but in a way, that was understandable as it felt that they both went back into a sort-of-relationship without taking the time to think about what it was that they wanted. (While I always thought Erin was a bit unfair, although, that, too, was understandable, I'm guessing the problem was Peter Hermann's availability). 

I think next was the S7 episode when Jack was dating someone just a few years older than Nicki and at the end of the episode, he made a comment about something that he's only ever done or thought about or something along those lines with Erin. 

Then we get the S8 opener where I think it was obvious how much Erin still cares for him based on her reaction. 

Later in the season they talk about why he still keeps the wedding picture in his wallet and even later in the season, they go on a date and in the season finale, Erin is about to tell her late boss that, she has been seeing her ex as well when her late boss gets shot. 

From the S9 episode that Jack's in, I've deduced that they had been seeing each other but were not in a defined relationship. At the same time, I think they made it clear that Jack was still in love with Erin. 

I always took the S10 episode to mean that this was the moment Erin was willing to admit her ongoing feelings for Jack. She tells him he hurt her which, I think, is something that needed to be said, but also, at the end, she says that "this" (she, Nicky and Jack having dinner) feels right. 

In S11, they both make a deliberate choice regarding their relationship when she chooses to go away with him for the weekend even though he said she didn't have to and he then chooses to attend family dinner even though he knows there wouldn't be a warm welcome. 

I'm assuming Peter Hermann wasn't available in S12 but in the S13 opener he says something along the lines of they're going at a pace she's comfortable with and he asked her to move in with him. While they split up (again), she mentions in a later episode that he agreed to stay away until after the election. I took that to mean that they were laying low rather than splitting up.
ETA (again): I think that she wasn't pleased that Eddie asked Jack to get involved might also have suggested that she wasn't really happy with the split as it can be difficult to see someone regularly when you want to be with someone and can't be. (But I'm not sure if that's something the show did on purpose). 

Jack was also making respectful choices throughout the season which I think shows that he's changed and was truly committed to making it work. 

In the season finale, when they leave the courthouse, Jack says to her, she's full of surprises today to which she replies, you have seen nothing yet. Between how their relationship was portrayed throughout the season, the fact that her run was over and the look she gave him, I interpreted that as meaning they'd probably go home together after getting that drink. 

It would have been really nice if we had gotten confirmation in S14. I think a couple of sentences between Erin and someone would have been enough, they wouldn't have needed Jack for that. Or they could have given an indication that while he was helping Erin with the legal stuff, he had a more permanent presence in her apartment in ep11. 

But I don't think the show was the greatest when it came to developing personal relationships (given that they had four ETA: five (obviously, I can't count 😉) characters to juggle in each episode, it probably makes sense that that had to take a backseat), and since I liked Erin and Jack as a couple, I'm happy with what we got. 🙂

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(Especially since I had hoped that they'd maybe get to a point where they'd get married again but then didn't think it would happen because we didn't see much of their relationship throughout the season). 

 

Edited December 16 by CheshireCat