This episode of 911: Lone Star, “One Day,” was an emotional rollercoaster. Or possibly it’s greatest described as a kind of water rides the place there are 5 stable minutes of build-up that leaves you soaked for hours when you hit the underside. That’s actually what it felt like.
Let me say this now so I can speak about Tommy, Grace, and Judd as a lot as doable.
Owen and his (now former!) physician had been candy, and if we’re being trustworthy, this girl is the one particular person to this point with whom he really has chemistry. She appears to have a very good head on her shoulders, which she’ll want if she’s coping with Owen. Sorry – relationship Owen.
Perhaps as soon as Owen spends a while with somebody he enjoys, he’ll settle down a little bit bit.
[Bernie Sanders voice] I’m as soon as once more speaking about how good the 911: Lone Star writers are at writing episode-specific tales.
Man. You suppose the arsonist storyline is fascinating and you then watch a reasonably new character grieve and it’s arson the place?
Beginning firstly, we see Tommy principally calling her personal husband’s time of demise, and we see her flip again into what she thinks is regular for her.
Paramedic Tommy, then Mother Tommy, then Spouse Tommy. Whereas she appears empty, devoid of the “regular” reactions it’s best to have upon discovering your husband’s useless physique – I feel it’s fairly the other.
Tommy is feeling an excessive amount of. She and her workforce had been nearly blown up, she thought somebody she trusted was a killer, after which Carlos and TK’s residence burned down. For anybody, that’s loads. However then coming residence to your husband gone, past saving?
So Tommy handles it like Tommy handles numerous issues: by turning into Paramedic Tommy. She takes herself fully out of her position as spouse and does this so deeply that after she’s on the finish of George’s journey, she doesn’t know what to do with herself.
When she first meets George (Greg Grunberg – Alias), she’s aggravated, and rightly so. Then, although, she goes even additional and attaches herself to him. As a result of persons are what she’s greatest at. Speaking to them. Understanding them. Humanizing them.
As every part is up within the air in Tommy’s life, she meets George, and the issue he describes has a seemingly easy resolution.
Tommy sees this and thinks, “I can management this. I can permit this man to say goodbye to his liked one instead of me not attending to say it.” It’s completely heartbreaking.
Tommy has been in hostage and SWAT conditions earlier than. She is aware of how this goes – and nonetheless, she sits again and lets George have his final moments together with his son.
Then, although, the unthinkable occurs: George’s son, who’s been in a vegetative state for 2 weeks, wakes up. And Tommy is compelled to witness George get the miracle she was looking for.
It’s on this second, and solely now, that Tommy breaks. She realizes she’s spent a whole day making an attempt subconsciously to convey Charles again regardless of figuring out in her coronary heart and soul it gained’t occur.
Fortunately, Owen is there to assist her. He’s not there to take over, or make it about him, or stress her into speaking. He merely lets her lean on him for so long as she wants. This is who Owen actually is. Not the scene-stealer (which I don’t imply in a great way) that the writers are attempting to make him.
Whereas Tommy is desperately making an attempt to dissociate, Grace and Judd take the ladies after college, and it’s type of off-topic, however Grace and Judd are going to be incredible dad and mom.
Anywho, the second Tommy will get on the cellphone with Grace, Grace is aware of one thing is up. The scene the place Grace and Judd put collectively what occurred and take heed to the 911 name is without doubt one of the better of the episode – if not the season.
The 2 of them are clearly additionally dealing with head-on the demise of a buddy – a brother – to them whereas they’ve his youngsters of their lounge.
This episode confirmed us, really, that Tommy, Grace, Charles, and Judd had been one another’s soulmates. Particularly after we rely the parallel of each Grace and Judd begins, and Tommy begins ending with the identical scene from completely different views.
One thing else I need to contact on briefly is one thing I noticed after the episode. Gina Torres spoke to TVLine about “defending” Tommy’s response. I do know neither of them meant something dangerous through the use of this phrasing, nevertheless it made me take into consideration some issues.
Why should a girl defend her response to her partner dying, however males get three film arcs and so they’re known as badass for a similar factor?
If a person reacted the way in which Tommy did, no one would query it. Males are allowed to point out feelings, whereas, with girls, we count on it. And since we count on it, we’re hostile after we don’t get it.
General, this episode turned among the best of the sequence in below 50 minutes. Between Gina Torres’ appearing and writing that matches the characters so effectively, it made for a very incredible episode of 911: Lone Star.
What did you consider the episode? Have been you emotional watching it? What was your favourite half? Did you benefit from the give attention to Tommy, Grace, and Judd? Let me know within the feedback under!