Love the reliability of network television in that I get new episodes every week. Yes, it’s nice that certain streaming services dump all of their content at once, but sometimes you never know when you’re going to see that next season (here’s looking at you, Special!). Network television reliably airs weekly in the spring and fall, with a winter break. I love it. Anyways, here’s what happened this week in drama.
9-1-1 Lone Star – This week marked a crossover event with its flagship show, 9-1-1. No need for me to go into details about that episode because the crossover really only happened here. With a massive fire that got started at the tail end of last week’s episode, it’s clear that just the local fire departments aren’t going to be enough. Thus, L.A.’s 118 gets called in. Well, specifically Buck, Eddie, and Hen. They drive down with some other unknown crew members and team up with the 118 to battle the flames. It was fun to see each member pair up, such as Buck and T.K., Eddie and Marjan, and finally Hen and Owen. The latter pairing end up getting trapped in a mine after their helicopter goes down. While trapped and fighting for oxygen and consciousness, Hen catches onto the fact that Owen is being haunted not just Tim’s ghost, but also all the ghosts of his past. As Owen puts it, he’s invincible. I mean, I would have to agree with him. As nightfall comes, the 118 and 126 are told to stay put because it’s too dangerous for a search. Obviously, they ignore that warning and head out on an ultimately successful rescue mission. Overall, it was a fun crossover event, and I’m sure we can expect more in the future.
Prodigal Son – The crime of the week is still a little stale in this show, but the personal dynamics in the Whitley family are keeping things interesting. A lot of focus this week is spent at Martin’s prison because a soon to be released Jerry gets pushed off the top of the prison. What a bummer for Jerry! Martin clearly didn’t push Jerry because he was playing basketball when the splat occurred, but Malcolm is smart to think that he could have manipulated someone to do it. Ultimately, Martin is able to get loose and help Malcolm find the real culprit (Jerry’s still incarcerated girlfriend). This would have also been the perfect time for Martin to escape, but you can tell he wants to stay in Malcolm’s good graces, and it seems like it might be working a little bit. Although, now Malcolm is privy to Martin’s desire to get ahold of the security clearance cards. Aside from that adventure, a nice chunk of time was spent with Ainsley this week. I do hope we start to see more of her, especially since a small bit of memory from that night seems to have resurfaced. Jessica is now also aware that Enidcott was murdered, and she quickly deduces that Ainsley was the real killer. They’re all keeping mum for now, but I imagine the truth will be revealed to Ainsley sooner rather than later. Again, loving where the personal stuff is going, so I can’t wait to see more!
Big Sky – Well, Legarski is awake. Only now we know the extent of his awareness. While the bullet hasn’t prevented him from speaking and moving a little bit, it seems to have wiped his memory from the past few years. That’s why he is completely confused about being accused of kidnapping and trafficking those three girls. I hope they explore what happened in that time that turned Legarski into a monster. Speaking of monsters, Ronald has certainly put himself in that position. With a new dark hairdo, he’s spitting vitriol at his mother and eventually snaps…and snaps her neck. Again, how is this show going to last another eight episodes?! Ronald also decides he needs to get close to Legarski’s wife, Merrilee, to more than likely kill her to shut her up. Ummm…shouldn’t Ronald know that doing that would put an even bigger target on his back? Either way, at episodes end, he’s just secured the dirt that Legarski had on him when Jenny and Cassie show up with a very accurate police sketch. Next week we’ll find out if they can catch Ronald before he flees. I really feel for Merrilee. Talk about living a cluster of a life. All the men are terrible! I also really felt for Grace this week, who had to identify the body of the fisherman who tried to help her, and then face a clueless Legarski to confirm he was the one who shot the fisherman. She’s a brave girl, but I imagine she can’t hold it together forever. Neither can Jerry. Poor girl knows that Ronald knows where she lives and she’s rightfully scared. I do hope we see a confrontation between the two of them again (I’m sure we will). Anyways, this show continues to baffle me, but I’ll stick it out to the end.