A very well-balanced episode! Lots of humor, the well-known 9-1-1 weird and wonderful calls, some emotional moments...enjoyed it a lot! The fathers and sons recurring storyline is nicely started with the Buckley-Diaz family, continued The Denny storyline (this is one I'm enjoying, although Denny in jeopardy is not my fav) and tied up in the final scene with Buck and Christopher who are now canonically pseudo father and son. One would hope that Buck and Eddie (casting unashamed heated looks all episode) at some stage would actually see each other. The sl I didn't enjou was the coupon lady - arresting her in front of her little boy was unnecessarily harsh and should have been approached better. But this overall is a fac episode!
7 Reviews
Quite fun episode with a bit of drama
cibelekzm11 April 2023
Warning: Spoilers
Honestly. I wasn't expecting Buck's cognitive abilities to show up like that and shock everyone in an hilarious way as the team completely lost focus on their jobs for a second to point out he was doing math correctly, but I loved. Especially when Eddie as soon as he could, grabbed the man to use his cognitive skills to get both of them profit LMAO.
I loved Bobby and Athena energy in this episode, since this season first episodes they have been dealing some drama (actually since season 5 but ok), Samuel's illness, Tania's cold case, Wendall's death. They needed a break, so seeing their chaotic flirty energy from the cassino robbery episode make an appearance here was very welcome and I loved it.
However Maddie and Chimney can't catch a break apparently. Since season 5 I don't think I see peaceful days for these 2. Maddie's PPD, Chimney kidnapped by Jonah, Buck's injury, Chim's family drama and now target of scammers. They need a break.
Hen and Karen's plot is bit confusing to me, because I was with the impression that they had some agreement with Denny's dad from earlier season when Eva showed up with him, but seems like it was not the case and nothing was settled at that time and this plot shows up. I'm not sure what to expect or if we should expect more, but i must confess i'm interested in how they will deal with the bio dad in Heren and Denny's life (hopefully better than the whole sperm donation arc with Buck)
Oh and I must say I wheezed at one of the calls and finally the 911 callers aren't all making weird puns when calling.
This episode has a lot of the core four relationships, interesting calls, interesting personal drama, so I think it was a great episode.
I loved Bobby and Athena energy in this episode, since this season first episodes they have been dealing some drama (actually since season 5 but ok), Samuel's illness, Tania's cold case, Wendall's death. They needed a break, so seeing their chaotic flirty energy from the cassino robbery episode make an appearance here was very welcome and I loved it.
However Maddie and Chimney can't catch a break apparently. Since season 5 I don't think I see peaceful days for these 2. Maddie's PPD, Chimney kidnapped by Jonah, Buck's injury, Chim's family drama and now target of scammers. They need a break.
Hen and Karen's plot is bit confusing to me, because I was with the impression that they had some agreement with Denny's dad from earlier season when Eva showed up with him, but seems like it was not the case and nothing was settled at that time and this plot shows up. I'm not sure what to expect or if we should expect more, but i must confess i'm interested in how they will deal with the bio dad in Heren and Denny's life (hopefully better than the whole sperm donation arc with Buck)
Oh and I must say I wheezed at one of the calls and finally the 911 callers aren't all making weird puns when calling.
This episode has a lot of the core four relationships, interesting calls, interesting personal drama, so I think it was a great episode.
some old school 9-1-1 fun, but still left with "mixed feelings"
CeeCeeLove2114 April 2023
Warning: Spoilers
First of all, it's been a minute since we had a fun episode that centered on the firefam and this episode had so much to love. It's not all roses, but unfortunately it feels like a lot of the issue that came up this episode for me are a result of failings across the rest of the season and poor planning/execution of character arcs by the showrunner. This is a bit of a mixed bag, true to form for the show since Kristen took over.
I am...honestly a little confused about the last minute title change from "New Sensations" because let's be real, where were the "mixed feelings" this episode? Maddie is suspicious of that scammer woman immediately and so are Chim, Bobby, and Athena, and they are ultimately proven right, and the woman's scam had nothing to do preying on people's feelings. Hen and Karen are (justifiably) upset with Denny and more so Nathaniel (as he's the adult) and they hold onto that, only allowing some leeway for Denny's sake, but I would hardly call their feeling mixed, and neither are Denny's, he's very clear about what he wants. In the sneak peek, Buck looks like there might be a moment of discomfort at the mention of his death, but we ultimately got nothing moving forward for either his or Eddie's arcs or anything in regards to "mixed" feelings. As for the emergencies, you could sort of make a case for the girl being unsure about the drastic and public haircut while still wanting some independence, and the sex toy call being something where the feelings drastically changed from good to bad but overall, the title change was incredibly weird and I don't see how it was a better fit.
The opening call at the gym and the hair salon call were fun and not too serious emergencies, and I like how we got Hen giving someone advice she was going to need herself later. It was very reminiscent of early seasons when the calls were often vehicles to push the main characters forward.
Unfortunately the stuck sexy toy call was gratuitously uncomfortable and drug on way too long, and ultimately was used to push Buck falling back into old insecurities about if he's been good enough for other people. Is that not what 6x11 was all about? And him moving the chair in place of the couch earlier this season? And him accepting Bobby picking someone else for captain? And him breaking up with Taylor? And him telling Taylor all the way back in 4x14 that he was done chasing people who don't want him? Imagine how tired we are. I can't wait to see what random woman they bring back for him next. Plus we got a bonus of the team ragging on "Buck 1.0" as if they shouldn't all know by now how clearly Buck was so desperate that he was giving himself away to anyone who would have him just to for some semblance of connection. Kristen once again fails to understand the history and driving force behind these characters and their actions. And yeah it was maybe just supposed to be funny but that's been a huge issue lately with her turning all of Buck's storylines into jokes and refusing to dig into the messiness and actually let him learn and grow. No wonder he's still going in circles.
It was SO good seeing Maddie allowed to interact with other main characters besides just Chim and Buck (though I miss seeing her at work too), and I was so excited to see some Bobby investigation hijinks, especially with Chim. It's a shame it was so brief because the little interactions we got with Chim and Bobby were SO funny. Peter and Kenny are both hilarious and I would have loved to see more of them together. Maybe instead of exiling Buck and Eddie into a side plot that Kristen specifically said she didn't want to actually affect anything outside the episode, we could have had all of them on "stakeout" trying to get info on the neighbor and maybe had Buck talk a bit about returning to work, while Maddie and Athena had a talk together about learning to feel safe in your home again after trauma. Still some fun, but this storyline could have had some emotional weight too like the stories used to.
As for the Wilson family stuff, Declan has gotten so big and his scenes absolutely packed a punch. It's always good to get some Wilson family focus and having Toni come back was also nice to see and her getting to have a chat with her grandson on screen. But once again this is a storyline that could have been handled so much better by not trying to forget what happened back in season 2, but USING that to tell this new part of the story this season. We could have had Denny asking questions last season then had him showing up at Nathaniel's door at the end of LAST episode. This week would have had Karen's panic at Denny not being at the bus, and the accident happening as Nathaniel was driving Denny home to talk to his parents. We still could have had the Denny drama of wanting to know his bio dad and making the choice to seek him out, and arguing with his mom's about it without the creepy "adult seeing a kid for months without telling the parents" factor or erasing the s2 development of him being on good terms with Hen and Karen and agreeing to follow their lead. We could have Nathaniel bring up their agreement and ask if, since Denny is asking questions and Nathaniel wants to be involved, they can work out some kind of visitation plan. Then instead of having the message look suspiciously like "a boy HAS to be allowed to know his bio dad, two loving moms and multiple male figures in his life aren't enough and mom's need to accept that" (in the season of bio family being pushed by the showrunner at the expense of found family moments), we could have gotten something more akin to "our child is growing up and acting out, lets navigate this together as a family and by our choice bring another loving adult into his life." At least we FINALLY got a Chim/Denny scene and it was great to see some follow up on Chim's relationship with his dad, though it was a little surprising to hear what he said givenhe didn't follow Hen's advice on saying his piece, and the show left things looking peachy a month ago. Inconsistent messaging and pacing strike again.
I was really excited for the Bobby/Buck aspect of 6x11 and it's such a shame it's been entirely dropped. Have they interacted (outside commands given at work) or talked about what's going on with the other at all since then? And as cute as that Buck and Christopher scene was (a scene I've read almost down to the word in dozens of fanfics, I see you 911 writer's room!) Eddie not being a part of ANY of the final "family" scenes was...certainly a choice. If only the showrunner loved this character (or any of them) as much as fans do he would stop getting shafted out of interacting with the other main characters.
As, quite frankly, DUMB as this "Buck gets superpowers" storyline was, with Kristen again saying she wanted to bring "fun" to the coma arc instead of allowing it to carry some weight or maybe just...allowing someone else to have an arc for a minute, it was good to finally get some Buddie stuff again. It's ALWAYS good to see the Buckely-Diaz family unit get time together and with the rest of the episode split into family units, it's certainly not the audience "misinterpreting the intention" by seeing them as their own family together. On top of getting top tier family moments together with Chris, we also got to see Buck and Eddie out together (on what suspiciously looks like a date, complete with adoring eyes at each other but we're just seeing things, right?) I'm still confused why they were playing poker, a game that's more about bluffing than math (and Buck is still terrible at bluffing), rather than blackjack where counting cards is a well-known thing, or why it had to be some secret LAFD club that apparently Eddie has somehow been going to without the man constantly attached to his hip knowing about it, if they weren't going to actually do anything with them to push on Buck or Eddie's trauma buttons this episode. For someone who has said she has trouble coming up with enough plot to fill out episodes, Kristen sure is leaving a lot of potential on the table, and having a lot of stuff happen off screen or not even happen at all, leaving the audience in the dark a lot of the time.
As always, the actors have given wonderful performances, there was a lot of fun and laughs, but because of issues all along the way with character arcs and direction and pacing, things are still off and almost in a more frustrating way where just a couple little tweaks could make a WORLD of difference in the storytelling. With a room full of people getting paid to do this for their job, and several previous seasons of this show with the groundwork already laid and already keyed into what the audience liked, it's disappointing to see what the show has been allowed to become when we know the potential is there just wasting away.
Final note, Ravi is FINALLY back next week! Not that anyone would know unless they follow the show on SM because there has not been a single mention of him on the show or where he disappeared to after 5x18, nearly a YEAR ago now. Not even a throwaway line to let the audience, who embraced Ravi with open arms, know what happened to him. Knowing how much time was wasted on telling everyone where Lucy was and showing her in flashbacks with the team after most of her scenes got cut due to the audience reaction to her character, it definitely feels very pointed and petty of the showrunner to not allow the characters to mention Ravi. Hopefully his return doesn't involve more pettiness against his character for being well loved by the audience instead of the character Kristen tried to promote and squeeze into everything.
I am...honestly a little confused about the last minute title change from "New Sensations" because let's be real, where were the "mixed feelings" this episode? Maddie is suspicious of that scammer woman immediately and so are Chim, Bobby, and Athena, and they are ultimately proven right, and the woman's scam had nothing to do preying on people's feelings. Hen and Karen are (justifiably) upset with Denny and more so Nathaniel (as he's the adult) and they hold onto that, only allowing some leeway for Denny's sake, but I would hardly call their feeling mixed, and neither are Denny's, he's very clear about what he wants. In the sneak peek, Buck looks like there might be a moment of discomfort at the mention of his death, but we ultimately got nothing moving forward for either his or Eddie's arcs or anything in regards to "mixed" feelings. As for the emergencies, you could sort of make a case for the girl being unsure about the drastic and public haircut while still wanting some independence, and the sex toy call being something where the feelings drastically changed from good to bad but overall, the title change was incredibly weird and I don't see how it was a better fit.
The opening call at the gym and the hair salon call were fun and not too serious emergencies, and I like how we got Hen giving someone advice she was going to need herself later. It was very reminiscent of early seasons when the calls were often vehicles to push the main characters forward.
Unfortunately the stuck sexy toy call was gratuitously uncomfortable and drug on way too long, and ultimately was used to push Buck falling back into old insecurities about if he's been good enough for other people. Is that not what 6x11 was all about? And him moving the chair in place of the couch earlier this season? And him accepting Bobby picking someone else for captain? And him breaking up with Taylor? And him telling Taylor all the way back in 4x14 that he was done chasing people who don't want him? Imagine how tired we are. I can't wait to see what random woman they bring back for him next. Plus we got a bonus of the team ragging on "Buck 1.0" as if they shouldn't all know by now how clearly Buck was so desperate that he was giving himself away to anyone who would have him just to for some semblance of connection. Kristen once again fails to understand the history and driving force behind these characters and their actions. And yeah it was maybe just supposed to be funny but that's been a huge issue lately with her turning all of Buck's storylines into jokes and refusing to dig into the messiness and actually let him learn and grow. No wonder he's still going in circles.
It was SO good seeing Maddie allowed to interact with other main characters besides just Chim and Buck (though I miss seeing her at work too), and I was so excited to see some Bobby investigation hijinks, especially with Chim. It's a shame it was so brief because the little interactions we got with Chim and Bobby were SO funny. Peter and Kenny are both hilarious and I would have loved to see more of them together. Maybe instead of exiling Buck and Eddie into a side plot that Kristen specifically said she didn't want to actually affect anything outside the episode, we could have had all of them on "stakeout" trying to get info on the neighbor and maybe had Buck talk a bit about returning to work, while Maddie and Athena had a talk together about learning to feel safe in your home again after trauma. Still some fun, but this storyline could have had some emotional weight too like the stories used to.
As for the Wilson family stuff, Declan has gotten so big and his scenes absolutely packed a punch. It's always good to get some Wilson family focus and having Toni come back was also nice to see and her getting to have a chat with her grandson on screen. But once again this is a storyline that could have been handled so much better by not trying to forget what happened back in season 2, but USING that to tell this new part of the story this season. We could have had Denny asking questions last season then had him showing up at Nathaniel's door at the end of LAST episode. This week would have had Karen's panic at Denny not being at the bus, and the accident happening as Nathaniel was driving Denny home to talk to his parents. We still could have had the Denny drama of wanting to know his bio dad and making the choice to seek him out, and arguing with his mom's about it without the creepy "adult seeing a kid for months without telling the parents" factor or erasing the s2 development of him being on good terms with Hen and Karen and agreeing to follow their lead. We could have Nathaniel bring up their agreement and ask if, since Denny is asking questions and Nathaniel wants to be involved, they can work out some kind of visitation plan. Then instead of having the message look suspiciously like "a boy HAS to be allowed to know his bio dad, two loving moms and multiple male figures in his life aren't enough and mom's need to accept that" (in the season of bio family being pushed by the showrunner at the expense of found family moments), we could have gotten something more akin to "our child is growing up and acting out, lets navigate this together as a family and by our choice bring another loving adult into his life." At least we FINALLY got a Chim/Denny scene and it was great to see some follow up on Chim's relationship with his dad, though it was a little surprising to hear what he said givenhe didn't follow Hen's advice on saying his piece, and the show left things looking peachy a month ago. Inconsistent messaging and pacing strike again.
I was really excited for the Bobby/Buck aspect of 6x11 and it's such a shame it's been entirely dropped. Have they interacted (outside commands given at work) or talked about what's going on with the other at all since then? And as cute as that Buck and Christopher scene was (a scene I've read almost down to the word in dozens of fanfics, I see you 911 writer's room!) Eddie not being a part of ANY of the final "family" scenes was...certainly a choice. If only the showrunner loved this character (or any of them) as much as fans do he would stop getting shafted out of interacting with the other main characters.
As, quite frankly, DUMB as this "Buck gets superpowers" storyline was, with Kristen again saying she wanted to bring "fun" to the coma arc instead of allowing it to carry some weight or maybe just...allowing someone else to have an arc for a minute, it was good to finally get some Buddie stuff again. It's ALWAYS good to see the Buckely-Diaz family unit get time together and with the rest of the episode split into family units, it's certainly not the audience "misinterpreting the intention" by seeing them as their own family together. On top of getting top tier family moments together with Chris, we also got to see Buck and Eddie out together (on what suspiciously looks like a date, complete with adoring eyes at each other but we're just seeing things, right?) I'm still confused why they were playing poker, a game that's more about bluffing than math (and Buck is still terrible at bluffing), rather than blackjack where counting cards is a well-known thing, or why it had to be some secret LAFD club that apparently Eddie has somehow been going to without the man constantly attached to his hip knowing about it, if they weren't going to actually do anything with them to push on Buck or Eddie's trauma buttons this episode. For someone who has said she has trouble coming up with enough plot to fill out episodes, Kristen sure is leaving a lot of potential on the table, and having a lot of stuff happen off screen or not even happen at all, leaving the audience in the dark a lot of the time.
As always, the actors have given wonderful performances, there was a lot of fun and laughs, but because of issues all along the way with character arcs and direction and pacing, things are still off and almost in a more frustrating way where just a couple little tweaks could make a WORLD of difference in the storytelling. With a room full of people getting paid to do this for their job, and several previous seasons of this show with the groundwork already laid and already keyed into what the audience liked, it's disappointing to see what the show has been allowed to become when we know the potential is there just wasting away.
Final note, Ravi is FINALLY back next week! Not that anyone would know unless they follow the show on SM because there has not been a single mention of him on the show or where he disappeared to after 5x18, nearly a YEAR ago now. Not even a throwaway line to let the audience, who embraced Ravi with open arms, know what happened to him. Knowing how much time was wasted on telling everyone where Lucy was and showing her in flashbacks with the team after most of her scenes got cut due to the audience reaction to her character, it definitely feels very pointed and petty of the showrunner to not allow the characters to mention Ravi. Hopefully his return doesn't involve more pettiness against his character for being well loved by the audience instead of the character Kristen tried to promote and squeeze into everything.
Nostalgic
kyrasmith-9312811 April 2023
Warning: Spoilers
This episode really has given me nostalgic vibes. Every storyline kept me at the edge of my seat. From Maddie and chimney trying to figure out about their weird neighbor to buck and Eddie making money with buck's new cognitive skill. Even the calls were really interesting and kept me involved. My favorite storyline has to be with Buck and Eddie, I loved the domestic vibes they gave off especially after all the trama Buck has been through this past mid-season. I missed seeing them work together and get things done (even if they act a little dumb doing it). I can't wait to see where that story line leads us throughout the rest of the season. Top 5 episode in my book.
Fav Episode
mbwnbrhwr11 April 2023
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This episode is by far one of my favorites. I loved everything about this episode from the calls to the outfits to the storylines. I thoroughly enjoyed buck having some fun with his newfound abilities and us getting to see chief Williams and captain Mehta. I loved the storylines surrounding the main 4 pairs and seeing them interact with each other. The calls were so fun too! I had a good laugh at the call with the couple in a compromising position. I found the colors of the couples outfits this episode to be very fitting and enjoyed the henren family storyline. I don't like the show pushing a narrative that children of same sex couples are missing out when they don't have a parent of the opposite gender but enjoyed seeing how henren handled it. We got to see madney and bathena interact which I loved and I found the couponing neighbor storyline to be silly and enjoyable. Overall this was a good episode and definitely a favorite.
i'm having mixed feelings???
razzleberrybug11 April 2023
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This episode made eating glass look like an enjoyable recreational activity i was on the edge of my seat with every incoming clip i was super nervous to watch it but i feel the storyline with buck and his cognitive abilities was well executed and exceeded my expectations completely, long story short i was throughly impressed by mr math whiz buckley i also loved how it was such a couple centric episode although i didn't like how hen and karen's feelings were dismissed about denny seeing his father but overall was glad they were able to put rules in place before allowing what had been happening, to happen again because damn, that must have been scary for hen, she didn't even have time to react in front of denny. Before i go i'll say it really was 10/10 will watch 20+ more times.
Can This Show Get Any Worse??
JMadems11 April 2023
Warning: Spoilers
Oh Yes! Just stick around. Unfortunately there are too many episodes left in the season. Thi e for another break.
So the ONLY good arcs were Hen & Karen and Momma saving the day with Denny. Along with Athena & Bobby saving the day for Madney. A 911 Dispatcher just lets a total wack job into her house? What happened to those great instincts Maddie supposed to have?? More convenient bad writing.
Please - what happened to realistic life events???
Bucks a genius now when it comes to math so let's have Fast Eddie exploit it and take him to a Firemen's special illegal and unknown gambling den with none other than the Chief, a captain from S4 and some bimbo (did hair and makeup do that intentionally?? ) named Rosie that is supposedly part of 118 (when they need a warm body I guess) - please teach her how to say Eddie's last name. Pathetic- did anybody listen to that take??? It's Di-az. Not Di-Ahhs. Please don't tell me we have another fake Latina like Ana. This has Eddie's character written so badly. Almost as bad as Buck cheating with the fire matron from last season. Just invent all new characters rather than destroying the ones you have. It would be far more believable than making them like like the creeps you've written lately.
This has the girl squad from Reidell's rat pack written all over it. I thought LS reached the season low last week with the dream sitcom. You tied it or worse. Please get a real show runner and real writers or cancel this embarrassment. The first promising tv directing stint was ruined by a hideous script - as usual. Import some real writers or use a couple good ones from the past and save this train wreck of a series. Send Ms Rose back to the other coast - anything she's written is a disappointment. She's been given too many opportunities and failed at each.
Did the show run out of money for real emergencies - I guess a misplaced vibrator is much cheaper than even a toned down fire or MVA. Spin class fiends taking some bootleg harmful tea was super cheap too.
I feel bad for a great cast and crew that they have their names linked to this junk. Disney has enough mistakes. They don't need this too.
So the ONLY good arcs were Hen & Karen and Momma saving the day with Denny. Along with Athena & Bobby saving the day for Madney. A 911 Dispatcher just lets a total wack job into her house? What happened to those great instincts Maddie supposed to have?? More convenient bad writing.
Please - what happened to realistic life events???
Bucks a genius now when it comes to math so let's have Fast Eddie exploit it and take him to a Firemen's special illegal and unknown gambling den with none other than the Chief, a captain from S4 and some bimbo (did hair and makeup do that intentionally?? ) named Rosie that is supposedly part of 118 (when they need a warm body I guess) - please teach her how to say Eddie's last name. Pathetic- did anybody listen to that take??? It's Di-az. Not Di-Ahhs. Please don't tell me we have another fake Latina like Ana. This has Eddie's character written so badly. Almost as bad as Buck cheating with the fire matron from last season. Just invent all new characters rather than destroying the ones you have. It would be far more believable than making them like like the creeps you've written lately.
This has the girl squad from Reidell's rat pack written all over it. I thought LS reached the season low last week with the dream sitcom. You tied it or worse. Please get a real show runner and real writers or cancel this embarrassment. The first promising tv directing stint was ruined by a hideous script - as usual. Import some real writers or use a couple good ones from the past and save this train wreck of a series. Send Ms Rose back to the other coast - anything she's written is a disappointment. She's been given too many opportunities and failed at each.
Did the show run out of money for real emergencies - I guess a misplaced vibrator is much cheaper than even a toned down fire or MVA. Spin class fiends taking some bootleg harmful tea was super cheap too.
I feel bad for a great cast and crew that they have their names linked to this junk. Disney has enough mistakes. They don't need this too.
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