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After watching the much-awaited seventh season finale of 9-1-1, numerous ideas ran by my head. Most of them may be summed up as how the juxtaposition of Ashes, Ashes and All Fall Down reveals one of the best and the worst of this present.
Ashes, Ashes is the right setup for a finale: it performs all the suitable notes when creating chaos and drama for a lot of the most important characters. It offers with Bobby’s (Peter Krause) sorrow and goodbyes, it offers with the dreadful scenario confronted by Hen (Aisha Hinds) and Karen (Tracie Thoms), it offers with Eddie’s (Ryan Guzman) life being ruined by his decisions… However principally, it creates pressure and challenges the established order: what would occur to the 118 if Bobby retired or died? It’s 9-1-1 at its greatest: fiery, sharp, courageous, emotional, loopy.
“All Fall Down” — 9-1-1, Pictured: PETER KRAUSE as Bobby, ANGELA BASSETT as Athena. Photograph: ABC ©. All Rights Reserved
All Fall Down, however, wraps it up sadly too rapidly… Or refuses to wrap it up, and that’s why it’s lackluster. One in every of these is true, I’m nonetheless desirous about it. However, certainly, all the strain and ideal chaos and fascinating potentialities of episode 9 give place to a rushed, underwhelming ending. Actually, it appears like this was written on the final minute (and this may very well be proper as a result of they wrapped filming two weeks in the past, I believe? Possibly it feels rushed as a result of everyone engaged on this was in a rush, with tight schedules and all the pieces). Anyway, we had large moments on this episode, Bobby Nash lastly alive and nicely, Mara (Askyler Bell) sort of reunited with Hen and Karen, Christopher’s (Gavin McHugh) life-changing determination to depart his dad and go to Texas, Buck (Oliver Stark) serving to Eddie and Chris, Athena’s (Angela Bassett) investigation and Amir (Malcolm Jamal-Warner) in peril… I imply, lots is going on, all fascinating, all filled with potential, however the way it occurs… It’s 911 at its worst: rushed, wasteful, unsure.
Whereas Bobby’s life is on the road, Athena decides to go after Amir. She thinks he began the fireplace, and he or she’s decided to avenge her husband. Angela Bassett and Malcolm Jamal-Warner are a blast working collectively — the scene wherein they focus on their pains, Athena pointing a gun to Amir, the nurse attempting to maintain it cool, and so they slowly perceive one another higher, that was such a pleasant second. Anyway, there’s a twist on this storyline: Amir’s not the one guilty. The reply to “Who set the fireplace?” lies in episode eight, in Bobby’s journey with Amir — these criminals associated to the cartel folks need revenge.
After setting the fireplace at Nash’s home, they kidnap Amir aspiring to kill him. However Athena follows them and saves the day. Whereas this twist was kinda lame, as this cartel plot didn’t obtain one of the best growth remedy, I loved seeing Mrs. Bobby Nash setting issues on fireplace and serving to Amir. And the motion scenes had been good, the climax was good, there’s great things right here — it simply appears like, with extra time and care to stretch out issues, this great things may very well be higher.
“All Fall Down” — 9-1-1, Pictured: AISHA HINDS as Hen, TRACIE THOMS as Karen, ASKYLER BELL as Mara, DECLAN PRATT as Denny. Photograph: ABC ©. All Rights Reserved
Anyway, this episode belongs to Athena and Amir. There’s a little bit of the core 4 anxious about Bobby, Maddie (Jennifer Love Hewitt) serving to Athena, Hen visiting Mara and discovering she’s unwell, Eddie’s dad and mom visiting him after a name for assist from Christopher, however it’s all very quick. By the way in which, Maddie and Chim quickly undertake Mara, so this manner she doesn’t need to stay sad till Hen and Karen remedy their issues with Olivia Ortiz (a very nice factor Madney did, such an exquisite second… that may very well be much more stunning if the episode constructed momentum to it).
Additionally, anybody did discover that Christopher stated to his grandparents that he noticed Eddie kissing Kim? However we didn’t see this occur final episode, we see a hug solely. I do know they filmed a scene wherein they kissed, there’s an image of it across the web, however I believe it was minimize — that is necessary as a result of catching your father kissing a lady who appears to be like similar to your lifeless mother positively would add layers to this traumatic scenario, however apparently that’s not what occurred, so… Continuity concern? Anyway, Chris and Eddie’s remaining scene is emotional, and he’ll be missed. The issue is that even when he receives a storyline, he barely seems, which is a disgrace, however the remaining scene between father and son is nice.
“All Fall Down” — 9-1-1, Pictured: GAVIN MCHUGH as Christopher, RYAN GUZMAN as Eddie. Photograph: ABC ©. All Rights Reserved
Nicely, there’s a remaining twist… Bobby comes again to work, and the 118 is able to welcome him again, however there’s a brand new (previous) captain — Capt. Gerrard (Brian Thompson) is again. Bobby now not works with the 118. This isn’t precisely a shock to me, and seeing the established order altering for as soon as ought to be thrilling, however as an alternative, it makes me anxious. Do you imply Bobby is already recovered and able to work however didn’t even inform his boss he modified his thoughts about retiring? This ought to be a precedence earlier than coming again to work, proper? The entire “Capt. Gerrard is again” makes so little sense with regards to the way it occurred. By the way in which, this episode doesn’t appear anxious to correctly wrap up Bobby’s arc — he stated goodbye to everybody, he was ready to depart, after which he misplaced his home and nearly misplaced his spouse and life… I imply, there was a lot occurring, however apparently nearly dying fastened all of it for Bobby. And I do know it did not — it simply felt that method.
“All Fall Down” — 9-1-1, Pictured: OLIVER STARK as Buck, RYAN GUZMAN as Eddie. Photograph: ABC ©. All Rights Reserved
Most likely these developments will occur within the subsequent season. Bobby coping with his determination to depart, Buck coping with his discoveries, Eddie coping with Chris’s absence and the fallout of his decisions, HenRen combating for Mara, Olivia as a potential large dangerous, Gerrard positively as an enormous dangerous… Part of me wished that a few of these plots stayed in season 7 and we had model new, recent plots for season 8. And the Gerrard factor doesn’t excite me that a lot… In terms of antagonists, Councilwoman Olivia Ortiz (Veronica Falcón) is the fascinating one. However we’ll have to attend and see.
Nicely, it is clear that this wasn’t my favourite episode, however it wasn’t dangerous both. I simply assume that it had the potential to be so significantly better — this season had some daring concepts, they simply wanted some work first.
Inform me your ideas! What do you consider All Fall Down? And what about season 7, how are you feeling after these ten episodes? Be happy to depart a remark together with your impressions/theories, and thanks for studying!
