WendyCR72 January 9, 2015 Share January 9, 2015 Lindsay has her first case with the task force and realizes she needs to call on Voight and the Intelligence unit to assist. Meanwhile Burgess is back on the job, but relegated to desk duty which allows Desk Sgt. Platt the opportunity to partner up with Roman. Link to comment
MzLiz January 15, 2015 Share January 15, 2015 Gotta say, I love Halstead and Lindsay. IMO, Lindsay is making a bad career move here. 3 Link to comment
Watermelon January 15, 2015 Share January 15, 2015 I'm very glad Burgess decided to stay on the beat. She would flounder in Intelligence. 3 Link to comment
Chas411 January 15, 2015 Share January 15, 2015 I hope to Lindsay/Halstead don't end up written as pathetically as Dawson/Casey. 1 Link to comment
funnymoney33 January 15, 2015 Share January 15, 2015 I'm very glad Burgess decided to stay on the beat. She would flounder in Intelligence. I hope that when she tells her partner she turned down intelligence that she is honest about why she did, partly because she feels he needs her to stay his partner while they work though the aftermath of her getting shot together. It would suck if he went up to Voight and said since there is an open spot that he would love to get in intelligence. That would kinda backfire for Burgess huh. 1 Link to comment
Chas411 January 15, 2015 Share January 15, 2015 That would be hilarious but I can't see it happening. Mainly because Roman loves being a beat cop and has said before that he has no interest in joining Intelligence. 2 Link to comment
paigow January 15, 2015 Share January 15, 2015 When Lindsay inevitably leaves the Task Force, hope she is replaced by Walt Longmire. 2 Link to comment
betsyboo January 15, 2015 Share January 15, 2015 I didn't like the shot at Erin that Ruzek took. I thought Nadia was going to punch him. I still like Nadia and hope they continue to show her working there, and getting her shit together to become a cop. 1 Link to comment
Samantha84 January 15, 2015 Share January 15, 2015 (edited) Linstead are FIYAH! Glad that Burgess didn't take the job in Intelligence; she's, as I've said before, isn't ready. The team just doesn't feel right w/o Lindsay. It was good for her to take the chance w the task force but I think she belongs w. her team; her family. She knows her value now and she tried so get on back to the unit, Erin. "Nice cat". lmao at Jay's comment about that dog! Which, by the way, was an ad-lib by Jesse. I didn't like the shot at Erin that Ruzek took. Neither did I! So Erin was offered a promotion with an elite task force, based on her skills, and that makes her a ladder climber or whatever he said? Glad that Alvin told him that there's nothing wrong w ambition. Edited January 15, 2015 by Samantha84 3 Link to comment
Chas411 January 16, 2015 Share January 16, 2015 What.An.Episode. So they weren't teasing Lindsey/Halstead after all that hype. I'm going to enjoy next weeks episode because I've a feeling that once Lindsey goes back to Intelligence (bound to happen) they'll put their relationship on hold. Her boss is a jerk. There's something so skeavy about him especially his attitude to CIs. He's all about getting his face on the paper which is exactly the opposite of Intelligence. I get why Roman feels bad about Burgess but I wish he'd stop blaming himself. I liked Platt's pep talk to him and I'm glad that Burgess realised her heart was in uniform. Cute scene with her and Adam. Is Bianca Lawson in everything? What show hasn't she appeared in at at least one stage 1 Link to comment
fivestone January 16, 2015 Share January 16, 2015 (edited) Neither did I! So Erin was offered a promotion with an elite task force, based on her skills, and that makes her a ladder climber or whatever he said? Glad that Alvin told him that there's nothing wrong w ambition. I didn't like the shot at Erin that Ruzek took. I thought Nadia was going to punch him. I didn't take it like that. If anything, I saw it as a compliment. I mean, Erin herself didn't seem so thrilled with the way the Task Force handles things. She's obviously much more comfortable with the way the PD and Intelligence run, and I think all of the guys on Intelligence realise that. Based on what I've seen of her personality, it's not exactly the career move I would have guessed she'd make. I think that's all Ruzek was saying. Edited January 16, 2015 by fivestone Link to comment
redsox7819 January 16, 2015 Share January 16, 2015 (edited) I didn't take it like that. If anything, I saw it as a compliment. I mean, Erin herself didn't seem so thrilled with the way the Task Force handles things. She's obviously much more comfortable with the way the PD and Intelligence run, and I think all of the guys on Intelligence realise that. Based on what I've seen of her personality, it's not exactly the career move I would have guessed she'd make. I think that's all Ruzek was saying. That is how I also interpreted. Not a knock on Erin but more along the lines that she is a better fit on intelligence, which so far seems to be true. I do take issue with the idea that her boss or someone else did not review with Kylie what being federal CI would require and mean. AKA if or when she gets paid etc. Edited January 16, 2015 by redsox7819 1 Link to comment
LittleIggy January 16, 2015 Share January 16, 2015 Lindsey's new boss is a jerk, but, boy, does he have beautiful blue eyes! Link to comment
Lillybee January 16, 2015 Share January 16, 2015 The boss is that guy. I know I have seen him around in a lot of shows but I can not remember his name. Link to comment
Mars477 January 16, 2015 Share January 16, 2015 Yeah Agent Lang is a dick. In fact, he's a dick to almost a comical extent. We get it, Dick Wolf, we're not supposed to like him. Jeez, it's like you've never heard of the words "Light touch". I'm sure the thought process in the writers room went like this: "Hey, we need the audience to really not like these guys so they'll root for Erin to throw away her career and crawl back under her surrogate dad's wing by the end of the season. Let's take one of our tried and true Angry White Guy archetypes and crank up the asshole to 11, that should do it." He's played by Bailey Chase, who played Branch Connally in Longmire most recently. 1 Link to comment
Kel Varnsen January 16, 2015 Share January 16, 2015 Let's take one of our tried and true Angry White Guy archetypes and crank up the asshole to 11, that should do it." It is not even just the angry white guy stereotype, he is also the federal agent who is super strict, and does everything by the book which means he can't get things done and just gets in the way of the real street cops one as well. That is a pretty standard one for any cop show, especially a Dick Wolf one. I also had to laugh when he was making a big deal about the press conference. He kept talking about how he made a big difference. But shows like The Wire have made me super cynical. You didn't make that much of a difference. The demand for drugs is still there, you just shut down one operation, which will allow one of the other drug gangs in Chicago to grab more power. One thing that really bugged me though was Erin talking about how there CI couldn't have run off with her boyfriend because she wouldn't have left her kid. But Erin, your own mother basically abandoned you, what makes you think another mom wouldn't do the same thing. Liked seeing the Sarge on the street though. I kind of wish that had been more of the reason that Burgess had decided to stay in uniform. Kind of wish she had more trouble running the desk. Link to comment
Watermelon January 16, 2015 Share January 16, 2015 The boss is that guy. I know I have seen him around in a lot of shows but I can not remember his name. If you watch Criminal Minds, he's the guy who went on a date with Garcia and then shot her. 2 Link to comment
Texasmom1970 January 16, 2015 Share January 16, 2015 Gotta say, I love Halstead and Lindsay. IMO, Lindsay is making a bad career move here. I agree with you 100% on both counts. I hope they dont go the opps that was a one time big mistake route with Lindsay and Halstead. Don't screw it up writers! Link to comment
Bringonthedrama January 16, 2015 Share January 16, 2015 If you watch Criminal Minds, he's the guy who went on a date with Garcia and then shot her. He's also the guy who played Beckett's ex-boyfriend the cop, Will, on Castle - before Beckett took Castle seriously as part of the team. That's the first time we saw hints of Castle jealous about a guy kissing/trying to get with Beckett. Link to comment
Calamity Jane January 16, 2015 Share January 16, 2015 Okay episode, but tragic dearth of Olinsky. Link to comment
Samantha84 January 16, 2015 Share January 16, 2015 (edited) One thing that really bugged me though was Erin talking about how there CI couldn't have run off with her boyfriend because she wouldn't have left her kid. But Erin, your own mother basically abandoned you, what makes you think another mom wouldn't do the same thing. Erin's mother, Bunny, was an alcohol and a drug addict. Lang believed that Kylie screwed them b/c she was for the money and would skip town, never looking back. Erin's point was, she has a child that she loves and cares about and, per her brother, they were all gonna leave town. Kylie wouldn't leave her kid. Think there's a difference between this CI and Bunny. Edited January 17, 2015 by Samantha84 Link to comment
scarynikki12 January 17, 2015 Share January 17, 2015 While I expect Erin to return to Intelligence, my hope is that she stays with the task force. This episode could be viewed as merely her having trouble letting go of Voigt and the team she'd been with for so long. She was nervous about being in the new environment and, despite a few snags, I think she held her own well. I'd much rather see her come in to her own on the task force than see her return to Intelligence and stall what could be a potentially amazing career. If we were supposed to see her as being groomed to take over her own team or when Voigt retires, that'd be different but we haven't been given any indication of that. I do expect her to return to the team by season's end despite my hopes. As for her and Halstead, I think that this hook up will have some short term consequences but will also be setting up a potential endgame for the two characters. I think that Erin's genuinely attracted to Halstead but went to his place due to the mixed feelings she was having about the new job. Ultimately, I think she went to him to both give into their mutual attraction and because he's familiar. Right now, I think Halstead's far more invested romantically than Erin is and, when he realizes this (maybe when Erin inevitably returns to Intelligence she doesn't think twice about breaking off their relationship while he wants to figure out a way to stay together without costing their jobs), that knowledge will put a strain on their friendship. Down the road, I expect Erin and Halstead to end up on the same page but right now they aren't. If done right, I think this could be a great story. I was also pleasantly surprised that Burgess turned Voigt down. I honestly find the character way more interesting in uniform than as a potential member of the team. I've been seeing her as the Gabby of the show since she first showed up (they even had the "I want to be with the engaged blond guy I work with and think it should happen just because I say so" thing going on) but I'm starting to think that the CPD people have read the complaints about Gabby and are consciously trying to avoid those same mistakes this season. They may still fall back on those same character issues that made Burgess so similar to Gabby in the first season but I don't feel it's a guarantee just yet. Great episode all around though I agree that more Olinsky would have been nice. Link to comment
lonestar January 17, 2015 Share January 17, 2015 Bailey Chase is a good looking guy, but that pathetic beard? WTF? Stick straight, sparse, and all over gross. Did they have the character grow this thing so we hate him even more? Link to comment
redsox7819 January 17, 2015 Share January 17, 2015 (edited) He's played by Bailey Chase, who played Branch Connally in Longmire most recently. If you watch Criminal Minds, he's the guy who went on a date with Garcia and then shot her. Or if you are a soap fan, he was also one of the many Chris Hughes' from As the Worlds Turns. Edited January 17, 2015 by redsox7819 Link to comment
Raja January 19, 2015 Share January 19, 2015 One of those nitpicks I pick up on. As the task force briefing ends for the raid their commander tells them to "kit up", Americans get "gear " Brits "kit up" Link to comment
kayma January 21, 2015 Share January 21, 2015 He's played by Bailey Chase, who played Branch Connally in Longmire most recently. Not that it'll happen, but I'm absolutely on board with a Branch/Erin spin off. Link to comment
maraleia January 23, 2015 Share January 23, 2015 Hey at least Bianca Lawson was playing a wife and mother and not a teenager. That's a step up for her as an actor. 1 Link to comment
Samantha84 January 24, 2015 Share January 24, 2015 Hey at least Bianca Lawson was playing a wife and mother and not a teenager. That's a step up for her as an actor. lol. Oh my word, I thought the same thing when I saw her. I said, "Hey, look it's Bianca Lawson ... and she's playing an adult!" Bianca's been playing teen roles since Buffy the Vampire Slayer and that was 18 years ago! Is she a vampire b/c she hasn't aged much at all! lol. Link to comment
FnkyChkn34 February 23, 2017 Share February 23, 2017 I know I'm late to the game, but I just have to say that this might be my favorite episode of the series so far. This and the one after it. I like all of the police cases and the work that they do, but I also like the few minutes of the human sides of the characters that we see, and in my opinion, Halstead and Lindsay are pretty perfect for each other. 1 Link to comment
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