S08.E16: Hail Mary

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The abduction and brutal torture of two college football stars puts SWAT on the trail of a violent drug dealer looking to extract vengeance for a drug deal gone bad, while Deacon's heroics bring unexpected attention

 

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First, Jay Harrington gets an

He's always up there, the show's emotional anchor and its quiet counterbalance when things get heated...but tonight was whole other level. The way he cared for the football players was not just fatherly but coach-like too...I felt motivated and reassured after his speech, and I wasn't tortured like those two were.

This show, though gets a

Not exactly a barn-burner. Two sports-related cameos in Kenny "The Jet" Smith and Jerry Rice, two people who show there's a reason why they went into sports and not acting.

Though at least I'll give Rice credit in that he at least tried to emote.

I could go through everything that was wrong with this episode- including the fact that the two football players would likely be dead if this was real life- but I think it's better to just see this episode as the sum of its parts. Wonky, with several moments that just flat didn't work, but some parts that still made the episode, overall watchable.

Like Miko and his charm.

Hicks being a true parent and Hondo learning from that.

Cousin Andre actually having some character growth for a change.

...and of course, Jay Harrington.

The poor lady didn't know Deacon was a married man...but, hey, like she said, "can't fault a woman for trying".

Of course, I could rant, "why don't they just go to dinner as friends?", but Hollywood has outdated gender standards, so it's frutile.

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Finally, we have an “A” from @Danielg342. 👏🏻

This is one of the good episode of S08. The attentiveness and compassion that Deacon conveys make the A-plot emotionally compelling. Yeah, yeah, I know I am biased when it comes to Deac. 🤭

I don’t blame the athletes’ handler (Shae from Matlock) for hitting on Deac. He’s rocking that salt and pepper look! 😉

Since Andre has been given his redemption arc, I hope we will never see him again.

I don’t understand the need to introduce Thomas’ biological dad at this point. The writers seem so invested in Powell’s personal life and I don’t. UGH.