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After watching the much-awaited seventh season finale of 9-1-1, a lot of ideas ran by means of my head. Most of them might be summed up as how the juxtaposition of Ashes, Ashes and All Fall Down reveals the very best and the worst of this present.
Ashes, Ashes is the right setup for a finale: it performs all the best notes when creating chaos and drama for a lot of the essential 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 selections… However largely, it creates stress and challenges the established order: what would occur to the 118 if Bobby retired or died? It’s 9-1-1 at its finest: fiery, sharp, courageous, emotional, loopy.
“All Fall Down” — 9-1-1, Pictured: PETER KRAUSE as Bobby, ANGELA BASSETT as Athena. Picture: ABC ©. All Rights Reserved
All Fall Down, then again, wraps it up sadly too shortly… Or refuses to wrap it up, and that’s why it’s lackluster. Certainly one of these is true, I’m nonetheless eager about it. However, certainly, all the stress and excellent chaos and attention-grabbing prospects of episode 9 give place to a rushed, underwhelming ending. Truthfully, it looks 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 feel? Perhaps 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 massive moments on this episode, Bobby Nash lastly alive and effectively, Mara (Askyler Bell) form of reunited with Hen and Karen, Christopher’s (Gavin McHugh) life-changing resolution to go away 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, quite a bit is going on, all attention-grabbing, all stuffed 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 hearth, and he or she’s decided to avenge her husband. Angela Bassett and Malcolm Jamal-Warner are a blast working collectively — the scene during which they talk about 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 responsible. The reply to “Who set the fire?” lies in episode eight, in Bobby’s journey with Amir — these criminals associated to the cartel individuals need revenge.
After setting the hearth at Nash’s home, they kidnap Amir desiring to kill him. However Athena follows them and saves the day. Whereas this twist was kinda lame, as this cartel plot didn’t obtain the very best growth remedy, I loved seeing Mrs. Bobby Nash setting issues on fireplace and serving to Amir. And the motion scenes have been good, the climax was good, there’s great things right here — it simply looks 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. Picture: ABC ©. All Rights Reserved
Anyway, this episode belongs to Athena and Amir. There’s a little bit of the core 4 nervous 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, nevertheless it’s all very quick. By the way in which, Maddie and Chim quickly undertake Mara, so this manner she doesn’t should stay sad till Hen and Karen resolve their issues with Olivia Ortiz (a very nice factor Madney did, such a gorgeous second… that may very well be much more stunning if the episode constructed momentum to it).
Additionally, anybody did discover that Christopher mentioned 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 during which they kissed, there’s an image of it across the web, however I feel it was lower — that is essential as a result of catching your father kissing a girl who seems to be similar to your lifeless mother positively would add layers to this traumatic scenario, however apparently that’s not what occurred, so… Continuity difficulty? Anyway, Chris and Eddie’s closing 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 closing scene between father and son is sweet.
“All Fall Down” — 9-1-1, Pictured: GAVIN MCHUGH as Christopher, RYAN GUZMAN as Eddie. Picture: ABC ©. All Rights Reserved
Effectively, there’s a closing 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 not works with the 118. This isn’t precisely a shock to me, and seeing the established order altering for as soon as must be thrilling, however as a substitute, it makes me nervous. 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 must be a precedence earlier than coming again to work, proper? The entire “Capt. Gerrard is back” makes so little sense in the case of the way it occurred. By the way in which, this episode doesn’t appear nervous to correctly wrap up Bobby’s arc — he mentioned goodbye to everybody, he was ready to go away, after which he misplaced his home and virtually misplaced his spouse and life… I imply, there was a lot taking place, however apparently virtually 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. Picture: ABC ©. All Rights Reserved
In all probability these developments will occur within the subsequent season. Bobby coping with his resolution to go away, Buck coping with his discoveries, Eddie coping with Chris’s absence and the fallout of his selections, HenRen combating for Mara, Olivia as a potential massive unhealthy, Gerrard positively as a giant unhealthy… 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… Relating to antagonists, Councilwoman Olivia Ortiz (Veronica Falcón) is the attention-grabbing one. However we’ll have to attend and see.
Effectively, it is clear that this wasn’t my favourite episode, nevertheless it wasn’t unhealthy both. I simply suppose that it had the potential to be so a lot better — this season had some daring concepts, they only wanted some work first.
Inform me your ideas! What do you concentrate on All Fall Down? And what about season 7, how are you feeling after these ten episodes? Be happy to go away a remark together with your impressions/theories, and thanks for studying!
