S04.E04: Big Friends, Big Enemies

[WendyCR72]

When a car plows through a crowd of concert goers and gunfire erupts, Lindsay and Ruzek are on the scene. Unsure of the motive and concerned a terrorist group may be responsible, Voight orders in Homeland security, customs and the F.B.I. to assist. At the same time, Burgess spots Atwater's brother, Jordan, out where he shouldn't be. The team use their connections to throughout the city to bring some peace to the community before more blood is shed.

[Chas411]

ETA wrong thread 

Edited October 13, 2016 by Chas411

[BindsTheTuna]

Can someone explain this episode? I got so confused. The shooter was just a kid? Who shot another kid? And then there were three gangs? What was the whole thing with Atwater's brother? 

[Raja]

1 hour ago, BindsTheTuna said:

Can someone explain this episode? I got so confused. The shooter was just a kid? Who shot another kid? And then there were three gangs? What was the whole thing with Atwater's brother? 

If I followed it right first Latino kid wanting to make his bones kills the gangsta rapper and his gang finds out and tries to shift the blame to the Black gang which starts a war between those two. Then the Sergeant tells the black gang shot callers it is over but I can't tell you who as if it is not all over the news the minute the kid gets arraigned. That Chicago is already a war zone how things are supposed to be so much worse?

 

The big brother story line was one showing the two ex partners still loved each other and mainly the father figure was needed to keep the kids out of the gang life.

[Mars477]

This show could use more casual moments, like that brief conversation between Lindsay and Ruzek.

[MakeMeLaugh]

I don't know where this show is going--maybe the show needs to focus more on the non-gang detective work for a while--but I miss Mouse and Lindsey needs a better hairstyle ASAP. Trudy is healing nicely. Wasn't Burgess more essential out on the street with her partner than babysitting Atwater's little brother? I loved Atwater driving home through his neighborhood, though--the street scenes were amazing and really powerful. It is just so sad here in Chicago this year and that was a good reminder that life goes on imo.

[Kel Varnsen]

On ‎2016‎-‎10‎-‎13 at 6:48 PM, MakeMeLaugh said:

Wasn't Burgess more essential out on the street with her partner than babysitting Atwater's little brother?

Well Burgess is terrible so having her babysit and be in minimal scenes worked perfect for me.

I actually liked this episode, and the whole concepts of cops using social media to track gang activity seemed really interesting.

[Mars477]

35 minutes ago, Kel Varnsen said:

Well Burgess is terrible so having her babysit and be in minimal scenes worked perfect for me.

I actually liked this episode, and the whole concepts of cops using social media to track gang activity seemed really interesting.

Agreed (on both counts).

Would have been nicer if the black commander lady had been the one to lecture both gangs instead of Voight, a white man who also happens to be Jon Burge 2.0.

Also, was the interaction between Ruzek and nerdy analytics chick supposed to be a meet cute?

[Chas411]

I haven't watched this season yet but is Mouse gone?

[Guildford]

1 hour ago, Chas411 said:

I haven't watched this season yet but is Mouse gone?

No one really knows, because as usual this show tells half a story & then drops it all together. They shuffled around some episodes so basically....not a lot is making sense.

[Kel Varnsen]

2 hours ago, Guildford said:

No one really knows, because as usual this show tells half a story & then drops it all together. They shuffled around some episodes so basically....not a lot is making sense.

I thought a couple of episodes back he told Jay and Voight that he wanted to reenlist in the army and needed Voights help to help fix his criminal record. Voight agreed.

[Ailianna]

He is listed as having a subplot in next week's episode.

[betsyboo]

5 hours ago, Chas411 said:

I haven't watched this season yet but is Mouse gone?

Yes, @Kel Varnsen is correct. He re-enlisted.

I'm not sure I followed it all either, but I admit I leaned forward and held my breath as the SUV drove down the street past the kids on the big wheel. I kept thinking to myself - "they CAN'T do this, right????" gahhhhhhh. I'm glad they didn't but those 6 seconds were terrifying.

I know Atwater is all "street" but I just cannot understand him. His mumbles are just annoying to me and then I can't follow the story. 

I laughed out loud at Voight leaning over to the new tech girl and whispering: "It's all true." SNORT

Is this the set up for Antonio to leave for Chicago Justice? Starting to get bored/spent with the current climate?

[Raja]

20 hours ago, Mars477 said:

 

Would have been nicer if the black commander lady had been the one to lecture both gangs instead of Voight, a white man who also happens to be Jon Burge 2.0.

 

So Sergeant Voight and the Intelliegence Unit is ripped from the headlines like Sergeant Vic Mackey's Strike Team on The Shield being based upon the LAPD's CRASH Unit with Officer Rafael Perez?

[Mars477]

Just now, Raja said:

So Sergeant Voight and the Intelliegence Unit is ripped from the headlines like Sergeant Vic Mackey's Strike Team on The Shield being based upon the LAPD's CRASH Unit with Officer Rafael Perez?

Maybe not intentionally, because Dick Wolf apparently thinks that beating confessions out of minority suspects for murder or violent crime charges is 100% A-okay.