S03.E12: I'm the One Who Just Goes Away

[Danielg342]

I'm the One Who Just Goes Away

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While on a risk assessment trip to the Trinity National Forest, Bode and Jake attempt a daring rescue despite avalanche danger

 

Edited 23 hours ago by Danielg342

[DanaK]

Another good one that’s character driven. And only one (attempted) rescue so I’m starting to sense a pattern. It seems these writers are writing better or have a better handle on the show

[possibilities]

Death is hard. 

I thought it was confusing that Bode was getting the bar ready to open and then just took off. I also was horrified that they just left that really young kid all alone most of the day. And it seems like a huge plot hole that Sharon and Vince don't have a plan for who will be with Walter while both of them are at work.

But I still liked the episode.

 

[DanaK]

29 minutes ago, possibilities said:

Death is hard. 

I thought it was confusing that Bode was getting the bar ready to open and then just took off. I also was horrified that they just left that really young kid all alone most of the day. And it seems like a huge plot hole that Sharon and Vince don't have a plan for who will be with Walter while both of them are at work.

But I still liked the episode.

 

It seems the little boy chose to not participate no matter how hard they tried, until Manny showed him how to punch the bag. But maybe they should have found a way to send him home or to the hospital to see his dad

I think Sharon and Vince weren’t quite prepared for Walter to live with them. Vince was in denial until recently

I enjoyed Levan’s singing at the end, especially over the various scenes. I’m a sucker for that

I enjoyed seeing the inmate completely and easily accept his son coming out to him

[Danielg342]

There's a part of me that feels like Audrey is being set up for a tragedy. She foreshadowed it herself by bringing up the episode title (with some additional foreshadowing with all the things about Riley in this episode).

I have mixed feelings about it. On one hand, I love Audrey as a character. I think she fits far better with Bode than Gabriella does.

Her presence is almost seamless with the rest of the cast and, if I didn't know any better, I would have thought Leven Rambin was a main cast member already.

...but...

Unlike the previous attempt where they teased Audrey's death, this time she's a much more developed character and would be completely someone we'd miss if she was gone.

In other words, her character would not be a waste if the show actually did pull the trigger on her.

Now, I'm not sure I want Audrey to bite the dust. I would prefer a storyline where Audrey becomes more a part of the Leone family just like Jake and Eve have done. I think Audrey has more than proven her worth that she belongs on this show, and she should stay.

...but I can't deny the tragedy storyline may actually work this time. We'll see where it goes.

Other things...

I almost confused Rafael with Diego in this episode, because the actor who played Diego is named Rafael. Rafael and Bode had a nice bond, though.

I liked learning a part of Eve's backstory in that her situation where she came out of the closet to her parents went smoothly. I'm sure there are a few naysayers who will say "too smoothly" but I don't think it's too smooth at all and I appreciate the narrative choice.

Don't know why they couldn't send the kid to the hospital to see his dad. It's not like he wouldn't be supervised at the hospital. I also have to question the wisdom of teaching a kid that it's OK to deal with anger by punching something.

Another nocturnal rescue...though this time it would actually make sense.

Lastly, I liked that Cole didn't just immediately accept his kid coming out as gay, Cole totally jumped right in and offered advice on how his kid could win the affection of his love interest. That's next-level acceptance right there. The only thing I would have done differently is that I would have actually shown the kid tell his dad "I'm gay" and we see Cole's easy acceptance play out in real time, instead of starting the scene with Cole's acceptance. The scene would have been more powerful if we saw the kid go from tension to an eased mind right away.

Overall, it was a great effort. Maybe not as great as episodes before but it's a sign that this show has finally hit its groove.

[Dowel Jones]

I'm rather curious as to why a couple of CalFire employees were sent off to a distant forest/park for tree assessment when the agencies have, you know, actual foresters to make that kind of assessment.  But, then again, Bode is the all-knowing sage of the world.  It's a good thing, too, because that camper would have been there a loooong time otherwise.