Chicago Med, episode ten

Manning and Barry are bringing the gurney back out to the ambulance and talking about Maggie’s birthday when they witness a drive-by. They run over to administer help and start working. That’s when the car comes back around only now Barry returns fire and gets grazed in the process.

The car is gone and Manning brings them back to Med. She helps their victim while Maggie and Noah take over treatment of Barry. Olinsky comes in to talk to Barry. He checks his concealed carry permit. Once things settle, Manning hands her patient off to Choi and walks away.

Halstead is quick to hug her and try to mother hen. Olinsky, done with Barry, wants to talk to her too. She’s good with that. Rhodes was out with a woman who had some chest pain. He never got her last name but brings her in. Bekker jokes with him about his latest conquest.

After talking to Olinsky, Manning gets some fresh air. That’s where Halstead finds her. He’s worried and decided that she should take the rest of the day off. She is not happy that he thinks he can make such decisions but before they get any further, a man pulls up and yells for help. He’s got a girl, bloody and crying in the backseat.

Rhodes’ lady friend, his married lady friend, had a heart attack. She’s stuck for a while so they can run tests. Rhodes leaves the room and finds out from Latham that she has cocaine in her system. Rhodes still wants to run tests and Latham will allow it.

Manning and Halstead are trying to find out what’s wrong with the 14-year-old girl. The man who brought her in says that there is more blood now than with her last miscarriage. Manning confirms she isn’t pregnant but this is probably residual. Halstead tells the man he can wait for his daughter in another room and the man explains that it’s not his daughter. It’s his wife.

They take the case to Goodwin but since the girl’s father signed off on the marriage, it’s legal. Their hands are tied and Manning is annoyed. Halstead tries to get her to go home but that annoys her too. A man comes in by the main desk demanding to see someone from psych. Charles is there and wants to talk to him.

The man isn’t interested in talking. He wants to be put on a psych hold, otherwise he might kill his wife. Rhodes tells the heart patient she needs surgery. It’s serious and she can’t leave without it. Rhodes leaves the room and Latham tells him that Bekker is doing the surgery. He’s off the case.

With the test results in, Manning goes to see her teen patient. She has a malignant tumor and needs chemo but the girl’s husband twists her words and says no to treatment. Charles and Reese talk to their psych patient. He has very real thoughts about slashing his wife’s throat.

Maggie checks in with Barry. They talk about feelings and have a moment about starting fresh. That’s when a new trauma comes in. Rhodes takes it. Another gun shot wound that a uniform can put at the time of the drive-by. Seems like Barry is the shooter.

Choi assists with a crazy ziptie tourniquet before heading to surgery with Rhodes. Barry is worried but Maggie tries to put him at ease. Charles and Reese talk to their patient’s wife. Charles wants to go ahead with the hold but Reese doesn’t. Charles tells her to back off.

Someone from that state’s attorney’s office stops Rhodes on the way into surgery. She wants the bullet. He tells her he will do what he has to save the patient. Manning sneaks in to talk to the teen about being medically emancipated. She gets caught and fights with the husband. He tells the charge nurse that he wants Manning off the case.

Rhodes is operating. He has to take the bullet out so he does. Halstead is in chivalrous boyfriend mode and it’s annoying Manning, especially when Goodwin officially pulls her and puts Halstead in charge. At least until she starts throwing up and then passing out.

It’s a concussion. She needs to rest but she still wants to talk to the teen. Halstead may be able to help. Barry is freaking out. Maggie and April try to comfort him until the attorney comes to talk to him. Choi shows up with encouraging news.

Halstead has a plan. He talks to the teen’s husband in a “man to man” sort of way and then hustles back to talk to the teen. He explains the treatment but the teen wants a hysterectomy. She doesn’t want to bring a kid into this word. Choi tells Maggie that Rhodes was able to save the man.

It doesn’t matter. Olinsky has Barry in cuffs. There was something wrong with his carry permit. Barry just apologizes to Maggie. Reese tries her exposure therapy plan on the psych guy. She makes him describe his thoughts and then pulls out a knife. That’s when Charles finds out what she is up to.

Her plan works but Charles is not happy. She was reckless and insubordinate. He calls her on it but she doesn’t back down. He tells her that her decision was stupid. Goodwin calls Maggie in to explain that Barry will face charges because he changed his identity. He never told her. Maggie is sad.

Halstead is taking the teen to surgery when they run into her husband. He yells at Halstead for coercion but the girl stands up for herself. The husband says that she will be banished. She just smiles.

Bekker tells Rhodes the heart surgery was a success. The woman’s husband thanks them both for saving his wife. Halstead goes to see Manning. They talk about the teen and women being tough. Reese sends her patient and his wife along. Rhodes heads out and runs into the attorney. She invites him out for a drink and he agrees.

Reese needs to be fired. I get that she might disagree with Charles but she is just cocky. She knows like two things so she thinks that stuff will work every time. It’s ridiculous. Also ridiculous? Halstead trying to run the show for Manning. That drove me nuts.

This is Us, episode sixteen

Rebecca and Jack are bowling for their first anniversary. She gives a notebook of his scribbles bound together. He set up a slow dance in front of everyone. Fourth anniversary. She got him a personalized hammer. He got her a hammer. Time for another anniversary. No grand gestures this time. She made him promise and he says he stuck to it.

Deja is at Randall’s house. They are past due on the bills and the heat has been off for the past few weeks. Randall offers to call and to set up a direct deposit. Deja won’t take it though. She needs the cash and she needs it now. So her mom and Linda don’t know. Randall hands it off.

Weeks later Beth and Randall are Vegas bound for Kate and Toby’s respective pre-marriage parties. Randall is still worried about Deja though. Beth says she deserves this weekend and she deserves Vegas. She wants them to have fun.

Kate and Madison are planning her party. Toby is still packing. As Madison leaves, Kate comments that she wishes it was a joint party but he points out that they are too codependent. Kate is worried about her time with Beth but Randall is ready for his time with the brothers Pearson.

Jack is making pancakes for the kids. Kevin asks about the fact that Jack isn’t doing anything extravagant for their anniversary and then says that the kids will do it. Jack is all for it. Rebecca is concerned.

They are rolling through Vegas and Beth is hanging out of the roof of the limo. Randall is more subdued, still worried about Deja but Beth gets real with him. Deja isn’t in the family anymore and he is being unfair to everyone by acting otherwise. They fight.

Vegas and the plentiful alcohol is Kevin’s personal Mt. Everest. He tells the hotel staff as much. Then its party time. Beth goes to Kate’s room while Randall and then Kevin turn up to hang out with Toby.

Kevin and Jack are planning the anniversary dinner. Jack says pasta but Kevin is set on Cornish hens. Kate is impressed with Randall as they head into the library for a research project. In Vegas, Kevin and Randall continue to tease one another. Kevin sees someone he knows and heads over to say hello. Randall has a missed call from Deja and runs away to return it.

While talking to his friend and former co-star, Kevin finds out his role in the Ron Howard movie was substantially cut. He starts zoning out after that. Randall gets through to Deja. She was just calling about something on TV. He asks about the heat and tries to talk about her being taken care of. She says she’s good, just can’t talk while her mom is around.

One of Toby’s friends tracks down Kevin who bails on the party. After his phone call, Randall ducks out too. Kate’s party goes to a Magic Mike show and Beth gets pulled on stage. Kevin works out in his room, staring at the mini-bar. Randall tracks down Kate’s party. Toby and his friends get stopped on their way into the club because of their sneakers.

The anniversary dinner is running late and Randall and Kate are being particular with the ambiance. Rebecca is stressed. Adult Randall finds Beth and tells her he read between the lines of the phone call. Beth isn’t having it. They start screaming at each other until Kate intervenes. Beth tries to tell her to stand down but Kate tells her that she knows Beth ranks higher than the big three for Randall.

Jack never turned the oven on so dinner is ruined and Kevin has a meltdown about divorce. Jack and Rebecca assure him that’s not the case. Adult Kate is drinking cosmos and playing slots when Randall finds her. She asks after Beth and Randall tells her things are fine. They have a fight like this every few years.

Then Kate tells him that she knows Beth is special but she’s upset that she lost her brother. He tells her that that will never be the case. Kate asks after Toby and Randall tells her they bailed. That’s when Kate explains that Toby was excited to hang with her brothers. Randall and Kevin go get Toby to go out.

Rebecca and Jack are cleaning up after the kids have gone to bed. She apologizes for not letting him so his thing. He’s okay with it though. They head to bed and find that the kids have rigged up lights in their room and left a note about a meteor shower. They are touched.

Kate goes to see Beth and tells her that it is hard to make friends. She says that she is intimidated by Beth because of all the stuff that she’s accomplished but Beth tells her that she is just as stressed and exhausted as Kate. Beth is still so worried about Deja. Kate tries to be sympathetic.

Kevin talks about finding a new career plan. Randall needs to work on taking some of the heat off of Beth. Toby talks about his own brother and how he wants to impress the Pearsons. He does. Jack and Rebecca sit on the roof and watch meteors, talking about their kids and how much they love each other.

Jack explains to Kevin about grand gestures. It’s not size. It’s intent. Randall and Kevin take Toby to the seedy old Vegas just like he wanted. Kate leaves Beth a big box of chocolate. Kevin also takes Toby’s advice and calls Ron Howard. He finds out he wasn’t cut out of the movie. He’s an integral part and he should invest in a tux.

Randall and Beth talk about their issues, especially regarding Deja, and agree they need to work on things together. Beth knows that Randall always leads with his heart but this time she is going to follow her heart for once. They go to find Deja but a neighbor says she isn’t living there anymore. After leaving the building they find her. She’s sleeping in a car.

I really like the idea of teenage Kate and Randall getting along while Kevin was a shit. I also loved the grand gestures speech from Jack. Beth is just the best part of this show like 99 percent of the time but the Ron Howard cameo takes the cake tonight. I mean. It’s Opie Taylor.

Good Girls, episode one

It’s morning and everyone is in a hurry at the Boland house. Beth packs lunches for everyone including husband Dean and sends them on their way. Annie Marks drops her kid off a few blocks from the school and can only scrounge up a couple bucks for lunch money while Ruby is cheering her daughter on during a presentation. All three moms have plans though. They meet up to robe their local supermarket.

Three weeks earlier. Beth goes for a waxing and her card is declined. Her husband is busy, she tells the girl. He is busy, cheating with a girl at his used car dealer. Annie runs into some trouble with her boss Boomer. Ruby can’t get even a little bit of respect from her daughter’s doctor as he explains that she desperately needs a kidney transplant.

The three women meet up at the diner Ruby works at to talk and Annie mentions that she would know how to mastermind a supermarket robbery. It’s go time. Beth gets way into it. She kicks some stuff and waves a gun around, bossing Boomer around.

Annie is working when her ex Greg turns up to tell her that he’s suing for custody. She brings up the idea of robbing the store to Beth, her sister. She also tells her about the custody battle and they discover that Dean is cheating by going through the Boland family bills. When Ruby comes over instead of watching reality tv, Beth breaks shit and finds out that Dean has destroyed the family finances.

Beth has decided they need to go through with the robbery. Ruby is hesitant but Annie talks her into it. As the robbery unfolds, Ruby and Beth stay up front while Annie goes to the vault to watch Boomer. He takes to long and she starts grabbing the money from the safe. Her shirt rides up and he sees her back tattoo. She’s been made.

Out front, security is coming back so its time to go. The women make off with the money. They figured it would be about $30K but it ends up being more like $500K. They have to sit on it. They don’t want to get caught. They all agree to not spend the money.

Of course that doesn’t work. Annie gets a Porsche and a laptop for her daughter, who knows immediately that something is up. Beth pays off her husband’s mistress so that she will go to LA and leave them alone. Ruby takes her daughter to a good doctor. Annie is at home opening her new phone when Boomer comes to the door.

He has her paycheck and he wants to know how they got the courage to pull it off. He’s not going to tell the cops. He’s not even interested in money. He plans to blackmail her for sexual favors. She’s about to go along with it when her daughter wakes up and interrupts. She kicks Boomer out after that.

Beth has handled the mortgage and kicks Dean out. Ruby’s husband Stan doesn’t really understand where the miracle donation for their kid’s treatment came from but Ruby tells him not to question it. Beth gets home to find a few guys waiting. They tell her to call in the other women involved.

As luck would have it a local gang has an arrangement with the supermarket. They want their money back. They expect the women to cooperate. So Beth leaves the kids at a hotel with Dean. Annie sells back what she can and Ruby brainstorms. Stan just got accepted to the police academy.

They are about $60K short when they call it quits for the night. Ruby leaves and Beth hops in the shower. Annie is alone when Boomer comes back. He’s drunk and not hesitating this time. He’s got Annie pinned when Beth comes in holding up a gun.

She yells at him and he seems to be listening until he realizes that it’s a toy gun. Then he runs his mouth about turning them in. Beth is pissed enough to whack him over the head with a bottle of alcohol. He turns around and charges at her but trips and falls into the glass table, breaking it and dying.

This was hella more intense than I expected. Honestly I thought it was going to be like a half hour comedy but this is decidedly not that. It was good though. I liked it and was rooting for all three moms, and Stan, so I’ll keep at it.

iZombie, episode one

In a factory packaging brains in spiffy to go containers, two guys are chatting. Chase Graves has no use for it and tells them to get to work. Blaine comes in to provide some gossip for Graves. It’s enough to keep his businesses open for another week. Graves also shows off his zombie style guillotine to keep Blaine in line.

Liv and Clive talk to a foreman at the factory. Their victim was ground up in the meat grinder. He was a big Seahawks fan and very much anti zombie because of what it did to the city. Liv gets the brain and fixes it up like chicken wings. She’s happy.

Major patrols the streets enforcing the curfew. They get ambushed by a gang and he catches someone and brings him in. The next morning Major and Graves talk about youth counseling for young homeless zombies. It’s a job for Major.

Meanwhile, Liv and Clive go to visit the victim’s family. She is an obnoxious Seahawks fan while Clive talks to the widow and son. They find out about a rival at work and bring him in. The guy is a Niners fan. He lies about his whereabouts on the night of the murder but claims it is because he didn’t want to get in trouble at work.

Clive and Liv meet with other detectives about their cases. It seems that all the zombie cops are eating brains to solve cases. Ravi is in the morgue doing an autopsy. He gets distracted by the victim’s brain when he goes to weigh it. He ends up eating it.

He is testing the vaccine on himself. It works except for slight zombie bouts every few weeks. He heads out after a chat with Liv. That triggers a vision for her. A soldier stealing brains. Major has his first session with the teens and finds out that they are getting hardly any rations while he’s got tons.

Liv brings her sketch to Clive. They go see Major and get an ID. He hangs out at Blaine’s bar so they head over there to confront him. They get nowhere, except kicked out of the bar. Blaine bosses his assistant around one to many times. Dude goes and breaks Blaine’s dad out of his well prison and gets his head bashed in the process.

Peyton and her human lawyer date have dinner with the zombie mayor and his wife. They talk about zombie policing measures and the lack of brains. Afterward she goes home to find Liv and Ravi being weirdos. She pulls Liv in the hall to show her that their place has been marked with a “z” for zombie.

That gives Liv an idea. The victim’s house wasn’t tagged with graffiti. It’s got a z. Clive and Liv go to talk to the widow and son again. They discover that the son is a zombie and that the widow killed her husband after he gave her an ultimatum.

Major is still talking to the teens when he realizes they have been stealing brain tubes and eating as much as they can. Graves comes in. This was never about counseling. He’s recruiting and asks Major if any of the teens fit. He picks two. Blaine’s dad wanders into a religious service . He kills the preacher and eats the brain, sharing with the other zombies on hand.

I’m happy this show is back. I really like it and forgot how much I missed it. I agree with Liv, Peyton should get back together with Ravi. I also feel like Major is in way over his head. It’s weird that the zombies live openly. Kind of cool though.

Lucifer, episode fifteen

Chloe gets to the penthouse to pick Lucifer up. They have a case. He can’t come though. His wings are back and he can’t control them. Chloe sees them and freaks out. She falls out the window and he jumps after her. He can’t save her.

It was just a nightmare though. He tells Linda about it and she tries to show him the symbolism. He’s more concerned about spiting his father and killing Pierce. He’s out of ideas. At the station, Chloe goes to see Ella, to bail on plans. Ella is disappointed.

As Lucifer leaves, Amenadiel calls Linda. She’s happy to hear from her. Lucifer and Chloe head to a crime scene. He’s quiet in the car and it freaks her out. They get to the scene. It’s a popular YA author that was killed with her own typewriter. Ella explains what she knows.

Lucifer talks to Dan about improv as a way to come up with ideas. He tries the “yes, and” approach as he and Chloe talk to the author’s agent. The fact that the author had writer’s block and explained how she got rid of it in the book that was stolen by the killer. Now Lucifer is motivated.

Linda and Amenadiel have a romantic dinner, in her office. They are hiding from Maze but Amenadiel is willing to try talking to her. Lucifer reads the other books in the dead author’s series while Chloe reads her website. She finds an argument with a fan and thinks they might have a suspect.

Amenadiel goes to see Maze. Trixie answers the door and pretends Maze isn’t home. After he leaves the two girls talk about helping people tell the truth. Chloe and Lucifer have tracked down the fan’s cyber address and they go to find someone they assume will be a teenage girl. It’s not. It’s a grown man named Ashley.

They bring him in and find out he knew the author and fought with her. They also find out he made amends and helped her with ideas because the books were based on her real life high school drama. That opens up the pool of suspects to her former classmates that didn’t want their dirty laundry aired.

As luck would have it, they are all in town for a reunion. Looks like Chloe and Lucifer are going to the reunion undercover. Maze goes to see Linda. It’s a tense conversation and Maze gets Linda to agree a blind date. Chloe stays up all night reading the books.

Lucifer and Chloe go to the reunion. Chloe is starstruck by all the book characters come to life and Lucifer has to tell her to get down to business. Linda shows up for her date and runs into Amenadiel. They think they are being played but it’s worse. Maze is there with a guy for Linda. It’s a double date.

At the reunion, Chloe and Lucifer split up. The double date is as awkward as Maze intended. Linda’s date is actually the guy Lucifer is impersonating. He wets the bed which according to Amenadiel is a trait of serial killers. Chloe’s still invested in the book storylines but they discover that the killer isn’t there. It’s the guy that Lucifer is impersonating, the man on a date.

Chloe and Lucifer head out. She apologizes for her behavior but Lucifer tells her that that’s not necessary. On the date, Maze acts inappropriately and Linda puts the pieces together. This is her torturing them. Linda and Maze fight and Maze storms away just as Lucifer and Chloe get there.

They take the classmate, Todd into custody and question him. He says he’s not the killer. He says that the victim talked to him about the book though, the peaceful grounded ending. That’s not like what the agent told them. Chloe gets an idea. She sets the agent up and he walks into the trap.

Lucifer and Chloe are waiting for him. He’s got a gun and thought the real ending to the book was dumb. He threw the victim’s typewriter at her and once she was dead he realized he had to kill Ashley too to tie up loose ends. Lucifer is more concerned with the advice about writer’s block. He doesn’t get an answer as Chloe takes the agent into custody.

Linda and Amenadiel meet and talk about things. She says she was being selfish and that they can’t be together anymore. He strayed from himself as well and agrees with her. Chloe gets to Lux and talks to Lucifer.

She realized that she didn’t actually miss out on much in high school except maybe the prom. He’s got that under control though because he throws her a promo. They dance and talk about his problems. She helps him solve it and they smile and twirl. It’s a moment.

I love that Maze and Linda are so important to one another. Like honestly that is one of the most underrated parts of this show. I also love Lucifer and Chloe together. Whether it’s working or actually just being there for each other they are spectacular. This is such a good show.

Waco, episode five

It’s Day 9 and Prince is holding a press conference. People ask about the mood in the compound and the possibility of mass suicide. One reporter asks what he thinks it will take to drive the people inside out. He says a sign from God.

Steve is pissed that the FBI cut the power off. He tells Noesner as much and they talk about making progress after the milk exchange. Noesner goes to his boss about getting the power turned on but they don’t seem to be on the same page.

Rachel rummages through the supplies and finds that someone has been drinking while the others get their breakfast. Michele and Thibodeau talk about their parents. Steve and Wayne have been tasked with fixing a busted generator. They know it’s a foolish errand and that’s when the lights come back on. David comes in and gets the tv on. A judge has declared them all unfit parents.

David is agitated and yells at Noesner on the phone about not believing in God and the idea of good parents. Noesner wants him to send more kids out but David won’t do it. Noesner needs another plan. He goes to see the kids and comes up with one. He films the kids and sends the tape in.

One mother sees her youngest son all alone and calls Noesner. She sent three sons out. Why were they separated? The older two had a different father and he came for the kids. She agrees to come out for the sake of her youngest. David is not happy.

Thibodeau’s mother has been living in her car for the last few nights. David’s mother makes a peace-offering. She has space in her room but Thibodeau’s mother blames her. Michele and Thibodeau talk about her daughter’s birthday. He wants to have a party but she is opposed. David will not give his blessing to the woman who is leaving.

He tells her as much. He also tells her to take another guy with her. The other guy has been drinking and failed a test as a result. Rachel gives the mom a hug and the man and woman leave. David stares at the door. He admits to Judy that God isn’t speaking to him anymore.

Day 17. The FBI rolls in a tank and it trounces their cars and the fence. David takes to the phone and talks to Noesner about the tank. He says they aren’t scared of the government. They will fight fire with fire. Noesner goes to Prince and Rogers. He doesn’t like hearing what the FBI is doing from David.

They argue about what the best strategy is. Noesner is adamant about waiting it out but Prince wants an ultimatum. Noesner won’t do it so Prince calls David and does it himself. He gives them till morning. On Day 18 CBS is covering the standoff. Noesner watches it on tv.

Steve thinks everyone should prepare for another attack but Rachel isn’t sure that that it is the right plan. Thibodeau suggests leaving and Steve says it’ll land them in prison. Thibodeau would take that over death. He thinks they need a lawyer which Judy isn’t sure they would get them.

Noesner goes to see Prince about reconsidering the ultimatum. It makes things worse. He gets his open flow of communication. Prince is moving forward with psych ops. Psychological torture to hopefully drive the folks inside out. Noesner calls David and tells him that his friendly advice would be to come out now. David hears him but he’s not coming out.

Thibodeau gives Michele’s daughter a little cake and a drum key to celebrate her birthday. That’s when the psych ops start. The power is cut and spotlights are turned on the compound as well as jungle sounds. Everyone inside crowds around the windows to see what’s happening.

Morning rolls in on Day 20. Most of the kids are sleeping in the hallway. Thibodeau is watching out the window. Prince holds another press conference. He plays dumb on psych ops. Thibodeau’s mom yells at him about talking to her son and tactics. Michele and her daughter are freezing in bed. Thibodeau brings them water and offers to get another blanket.

Michele stops him to tell him that he’s the best. Wayne and Steve are trying to get the generator running. No luck even though Wayne has taken it apart and put it back together twice. Thibodeau goes to see David. He tells him that he doesn’t want to die in the compound.

David says that he wishes that they had more time. He knows that the way things are going they are all “going home.” Thibodeau asks if he can take Michele and her daughter if he leaves. David tells him that he won’t hold his leaving against him but Michele and his daughter are his. He will protect them. He isn’t letting them leave.

The news reports that the FBI fears a mass suicide. Thibodeau’s mother is out of money for gas. She takes David’s mother up on the offer of space in her room. Steve tapes a message from Thibodeau to his mother. He says on the tape that people are counting on him so he has to see this through.

Another night. More spotlights and noise. The mothers try to help their kids but it’s no use. Day 25 dawns and Noesner goes to plead his case with Rogers. He wants to give the people inside a chance to think straight. Rogers isn’t interested. The whole situation just makes the FBI look weak. Rogers is not about to let that happen.

Wayne gets the generator going. It’s only got about 10 minutes of gas but David knows what he wants to do with it. Steve finds a phone and calls someone on the outside. He says that he knows there has been talk on the news of suicide but if they end up dead and that’s the story, it’s a lie.

Prince tells Rogers to cut the music. David has his generator up and running. He’s got 10 minutes and decides to use them by playing music with his band. He’s sending a message and everyone outside hears it loud and clear.

Thibodeau leaves at some point. He must. He wrote the book that this whole thing is based on. I still don’t understand why Steve is staying inside. He knows what this looks like. It’s so frustrating that Prince and Rogers won’t listen to Noesner. Also I feel bad for Thibodeau’s mom.

The Assassination of Gianni Versace, episode five

June 1995 in Milan. Gianni tells Donatella that he plans to come out in an article in the Advocate. She does not take it well. He thinks it’s his own business but she tells him that it could tank the company. She figures it is Antonio’s fault that he is doing this but Gianna tells her that he was sick and is better now. This is his second chance.

April 1997. San Diego four days before Jeffrey Trail’s murder. Andrew is in a barren room making deals on the phone with American Express just to get to Minneapolis. He gives himself an injection while he’s on hold. After the phone call, he packs up all his stuff. He also has a shrine of sorts to Gianni in the closet.

In Minneapolis, Jeff is working in a factory. He gets a lunch break and talks about his time in the Navy with a co-worker. The guy asks a lot of questions about why he left and it sets Jeff off. He claims that he made the decision to leave. The day progresses and Jeff gets a message that Andrew will see him at the airport.

Jeff goes and David is already there waiting. Jeff knows what’s up. He doesn’t trust Andrew or anything he says and he has no intention of hanging out. This weekend will be a last hoorah and that’s it. Andrew turns up and Jeff is short with him. Apparently Andrew outed Jeff to his family.

Both David and Jeff tell Andrew that they can’t really hang out before heading out. David takes Andrew home with him and Andrew pulls out a watch and proposes. He tells David that he doesn’t need to decide right away but David says no. Andrew tries to talk him into it and tells him to keep the watch anyway.

Meanwhile, Jeff is crashing at his sister’s house. They talk about Andrew trying to control and threaten Jeff. She wants him to just come out to their parents. He’s still hesitant. He just wants to focus on the baby she is having. He can’t wait to be an uncle.

David takes Andrew with him when he goes out with his friend Linda from work. David introduces Andrew as his friend but Andrew isn’t having it. He butts in and calls himself more than a friend. Andrew watches David have fun with Linda.

Later he has a chance to talk to Linda and tells her about his career building movie sets. When David comes back to the table, Andrew whisks him away so they can dance. David knows what’s up though and says no officially to the proposal before leaving.

The next morning, David tries to give the watch back but Andrew is stubborn. David tells him he knows that he has been telling stories but he wants to help Andrew denies it. He heads out as planned to crash at Jeff’s since David has plans. David offers to cancel but Andrew tells him not to. Andrew just wants to know if the plans are with Jeff. David says no.

That night Andrew lurks outside David’s building to watch him go inside with another man. It sort of looks like Jeff. Then Andrew goes back to Jeff’s place. He looks at the pictures hanging and snoops through Jeff’s stuff. He even rummages in his Navy locker. He finds a videotape and watches it.

The tape is a special about gays serving in the military and Jeff anonymously speaks on the special. He talks about the time he saved a gay sailor being what made people suspicious of him. He regrets saving the other sailor. Andrew now has Jeff’s gun. He shoots the tv.

November 1995. Jeff is onboard his ship. He stops a fight in the lower decks between two sailors. One is gay and brushed up against the other. That night he’s asleep in his bunk and hears something. A group of sailors went back after the gay guy. Jeff intervenes again. Then comforts the gay sailor. He’s spotted doing so by a superior officer.

Now the other officer is suspicious. He makes a crack about gays being identified by tattoos to get rid of them. That night, Jeff tries to cut off his own tattoo. He’s called in to see the captain and given a book on dignity and respect. They have a code and a standard to live up to.

He reads the book. The next day he puts on his dress whites and tries to hang himself. He doesn’t go through with it though. He gets off the ship and goes to a gay bar. That’s where he meets Andrew for the first time. He gets scared and tries to leave but Andrew talks him into staying. They have beers and talk. Jeff thanks Andrew for keeping the night from being a humiliation.

During another visit to the bar, Jeff tells Andrew about the idea of being in the tv special about gays in the military. Andrew thinks it is a bad idea. He will be made to look like a criminal while the other side looks dignified in their uniforms. Jeff says he has to do it though.

Gianni goes to a classy hotel. He’s got Antonio with him but he’s nervous. Jeff heads to a sketchy motel. He heads inside and asks about his anonymity. That’s what he is concerned about. He gets reassurance and is willing to go forward.

He talks about how it feels to be in the military during the time of DADT. Gianni agrees to talk on the record. He even brings Antonio in to join the interview. Jeff knows that his superior officers know he is gay. That’s why he’s never been promoted and his career is over.

April 1997. The day of Jeff’s murder. Andrew is at Jeff’s place. Jeff gets home and finds that Andrew went through his stuff, including his uniform. Jeff is pissed and Andrew tries to tell him that the military didn’t want him. He does though. Jeff regrets ever knowing Andrew and tells him as much. Andrew tells Jeff that he is just confused but Jeff snaps.

Andrew packs up and leaves. He goes back to David’s place and finds David and his gentleman friend. The latter is on his way out when Andrew charges in. The guy leaves and David goes to confront Andrew. Andrew tells David he needs help though and suggests they talk that night. David agrees.

Later that day, Andrew calls Jeff to tell him that he took his gun. Jeff flips. He tells Andrew he will come over to take the gun back but he’s done. Jeff comes over and Andrew sends David down to buzz him in. Andrew gets a hammer and waits for the two men to come back. He attacks. Jeff’s sister goes into labor. His mother calls to leave a message. The family leaves him several messages. He never answers.

Jeff had a rough go of it. Andrew destroyed everything for him years before his death. That’s so sad. I read about David after last week’s episode. They had to make a lot of that up since no one was actually there to talk about it. I wonder if that’s the case with this one because most of this is stuff from years earlier. Maybe Jeff told his sister.

Waco, episode four

Day 3. The media has all eyes on Waco. Steve has everyone in the chapel. They need to hear from David as to why they aren’t going out yet. On the outside, Noesner is trying to plead his case while Rogers thinks they should force their way in. He gets the all clear to show a little force to get their attention.

David preaches to everyone. He tells them that he is waiting for a sign from God to head outside but anyone interested in leaving is free to go. He talks about being tested and then passes out. Rachel and Steve wake him up back in his quarters and she leaves to get water while after seeing his wound.

Thibodeau is burying the dead in the basement. Michele comes in and puts a cross with her father. She’s broken up about how this is all playing out. He should be buried out front near his tree, not like a piece of garbage.

The FBI brings in a tank. Steve and Wayne see it and Steve talks to Noesner on the phone. He talks about waiting for a sign to leave. Noesner wants some people to come out as a show of good faith but Steve says they aren’t hostages. Folks feel safer on the inside at the moment and they don’t trust the feds. David grabs the phone and points out that it looks like folks on the outside are gearing up for war.

After the call Noesner talks about what they learned, namely about Steve. He was a key recruiter and probably feels responsible. That’s the key. Separate him from David and that will end this thing. Steve and Rachel talk to David. They get the all clear to send some people out so that they aren’t expending as many resources.

Steve also tries to send Judy out for medical attention since her finger is busted up and infected. She would rather cut it off herself. Noesner gets excited but the others don’t think it’s all that impressive. Four people come out and Noesner tries to chat with one of the girls, offers to call her mom but that’s no use. She was killed in the raid.

Thibodeau wants to bury the bodies by the tree but Steve says that it’s out of the question. Noesner heads to the scene the next morning listening to a religion expert on the radio. Just inside the checkpoint he finds Thibodeau’s mother. She wants to talk to her son but he says no. He doesn’t want to let anyone tie up loose ends.

David is fading and Rachel is worried. Noesner calls again and he talks to Steve. He tries to create dissent in the ranks. Steve sees it though and fights back. He trusts and believes in David even now. Rogers’ guys are being jackasses and Noesner sees it. He has a new plan. He films a video to appeal to David and the others about keeping the kids safe.

HRT is flying low helicopters at all hours. It’s keeping everyone up. Judy talks to Rachel about lactating problems. Steve calls Noesner and asks for milk. Noesner talks to his boss about negotiating and gets back to Steve. They can send in milk if a few more kids are sent out. David hears and snarks before hanging up.

Day 6. Steve is at his wit’s end. He snaps at Rachel and Judy and Thibodeau before heading upstairs. Noesner’s eating breakfast and chatting when there is word of movement at the compound. He gets on the phone and finds out from Steve that it is Thibodeau heading out to bury the body. Noesner fights with Rogers about standing down but ultimately he does.

Tony Prince, who is heading the FBI at the scene, holds a press conference and says that David is using the kids as pawns and that they tried to deliver milk. Steve calls Noesner and yells at him about that. They aren’t interested in negotiating anymore so Noesner goes to get the sheriff. He agrees to help out and talks to David. They agree to swap the milk for kids.

Rogers is not happy but Noesner points out that they can bug the milk so it will help him and help tactically. It’s Day 8. Steve goes to see Judy. He wants her to take the baby and head out. David says goodbye to all the kids heading out. Steve asks about Judy going too but David says no. Steve pleads but David does not relent.

It’s time for the exchange. The kids leave. Wayne and Steve walk out to meet Noesner and the sheriff for the milk. Noesner and Steve take a few minutes to talk. They talk about erratic behavior and the choices and power to end this thing. Steve admits that David is awful but he still believes.

Back inside, Steve starts filming David and Rachel. First she talks about her father being killed and then leaves. David talks about defending his family. The FBI watches the tape and then destroys it because it makes him look too normal. Inside, David thanks Steve for handling things while he was down. Then they drink some milk.

Rogers and Prince hear and decide that they have to use force. Noesner leaves for the night and tells Thibodeau’s mom that he’s alive. She heads back to her hotel. David flips through all of the news coverage and Thibodeau makes him stop. His mom is on a channel pleading with him to come out. Then the power is cut. David goes to the window. Rogers is running the show now.

I want to feel bad for Steve but I don’t know if I do or not. Maybe he believed or maybe it was Stockholm Syndrome or something else. I do feel bad for the kids and babies. I also feel like Noesner was on the right track and the others are too pig-headed to see that. There are only two episodes left. I have a feeling they will be brutal.

The Good Doctor, episode fourteen

recMurphy’s new neighbor stops by to watch some tv. He bums a line. Melendez and Lim divvy up the team like they are picking teams in gym class because the cases for the day seem fairly standard. The side to do a better job first gets dibs on surgeries the following week. Lim takes first pick and goes with Murphy. Kalu ends up on her team too.

They go to see their patient, a girl named Quinn. Turns out she is trans and that doesn’t compute with Murphy. Kalu thinks it could be her appendix. Meanwhile, Melendez has a single dad that passed out. He’s a history teacher and has used an assortment of prescriptions that he’s had in his apartment in recent weeks.

Andrews and his wife go to see a doctor themselves about fertility treatment. They want to get the ball rolling and are nervous. Their doctor tells them not to be. The patient that Melendez, Browne and Reznick are dealing with has a ruptured appendix. He’s rushed into surgery and Reznick takes the lead, forcing Browne to do the grunt work.

As Quinn is set up for the CT, Murphy has a ton of questions. He’s trying to understand. On the other side Reznick tells Browne that they are competition and will not be friends. Kalu and Murphy check Quinn’s test results. It’s not her appendix. It’s testicular cancer. She also has a bone density issue brought on by her puberty blockers. She didn’t mention it earlier because her grandmother didn’t know.

Browne’s patient has an infection and he’ll be around for a few days. He freaks out. His wife died from cancer a year ago so he doesn’t like hospitals. Browne offers to help him Skype his kids. As they walk out Reznick comments on Browne’s game but before they can start to argue they have to rush back in. Their patient crashed.

Lim talks to Quinn and her family about the procedure she wants to do. It’s a small one but will mess with the puberty blockers. Murphy speaks out of turn and suggests removing both testicles. Lim yells at him but Quinn is game. She talks it over with her parents while Murphy and Kalu get stuck writing a paper.

Melendez and Reznick tell their patient that he brought this on himself because of the prescriptions. He’ll need treatment for his colon for the foreseeable future. Kalu is pissed at Murphy for the scut work. Andrews finds out that his wife probably won’t be able to get pregnant. He doesn’t resent her for it but he does blame her.

Kenny stops by again. He got Murphy cable. They talk about Murphy’s belongings. Glassman and Lim go to talk Quinn’s parents. The grandmother is calling Child Services because she thinks that allowing Quinn to “believe he is trans” is child abuse. Quinn’s mother realizes that if they go through with the bigger surgery it’ll all be over. She says to do it.

Andrews is the problem. Not his wife. He has to go to a specialist. Browne finds out that Reznick got the labs without her and confronts her. Reznick has no empathy and spouts. That gives Browne an idea though. All the higher ups sit down with Quinn’s parents and her grandmother. Quinn has always been up front about who she is. When they tries to force her, she became depressed and tried to kill herself.

Browne presents her idea to Melendez but Reznick jumps in on it to take credit too. Murphy talks to Quinn about being yourself. Lim is pro surgery. Andrews is against it. They argue their sides but Glassman points out that it is ultimately up to her family. The parents tell her grandmother that either way she is still a girl and she can’t accept that. Quinn crashes. She needs surgery now.

They decide to do what is medically necessary. There are complications though. Browne’s plan worked and she tells Melendez she wants to write a paper about it. Reznick jumps in to get involved in that and Melendez comments that he read her other paper and suggests Browne do the same.

Quinn has internal bleeding. They have to cut her open to do more work. Browne, Reznick and Melendez tell their patient that his surgery was a success. They also have a surprise. His kids are there. He thanks Reznick and doesn’t remember Browne’s name. Quinn is pissed that she didn’t get the surgery she wanted. Andrews tries to explain that she may want kids someday and she points out that cis people put too much on bio kids. She can always adopt.

The results are in. Reznick and Browne won the competition. Browne is annoyed with Reznick. Murphy tells Kalu that he thinks they made a good team. On the way out Melendez tells Browne to play the game her way. Glassman chats with Murphy and offers him a ride mentioning getting food together but Murphy says that they can’t be friends so he declines. Instead Murphy goes hom and gets Kenny to break into the complex’s pool so that he can just float.

I’m just not into this show. I’ll finish out the season but then I’m done I think. Reznick is awful. I think Andrews had some sort of emotional breakthrough about adopting. Why is everyone so focused on kids on this show? It’s random.

How to Get Away With Murder, episode twelve

Isaac is freaking out. He hears the questions about his daughter from when he was on the stand. He goes to a food truck and gets a burger and fries, wrapped in foil. He goes home and chucks the food and uses the foil to smash up some pills. Then he snorts them.

Annalise comes to the door and wants him to open up. He doesn’t even blink. He’s having flashbacks to finding his daughter. Bonnie and Frank meet up and he gives her some gear to protect herself. Meanwhile Asher is cooking for the others while Connor talks to Annalise on the phone about the class action suit. She has access to Lahey Sr. every day this week.

Laurel swipes the phone to ask about visitation but Annalise hangs up on her when Isaac turns up. She wants to know why he didn’t get back to her and he tells her that he was at his girlfriend’s place. She starts talking about the case and he freaks out. He tells her that he has never lied to her about his daughter but he has lied.

He admits that he was high the night before and she offers to help him. She will go to a meeting with him. First they get breakfast and they talk about his life. Bonnie finds out who would be responsible for charging Isaac and manipulates the case file from him.

Connor and Michaela are fighting over how to present their case. She wants cold hard facts but he thinks a sob story would be the best bet. They are interrupted when Frank calls Oliver with an IT question. Laurel grabs that phone too and tells Frank to knock it off. As the kids figure the case, Annalise and Nate talk to Lahey Sr. He tells them about his life.

In the courtroom, Annalise thanks them for their work but she is going to wing it. It’s no use though. The case is going to the state supreme court. Isaac and Annalise get another meal and talk about their missing family. Bonnie buys herself more time with the brief. Nate tells his father that the case will go to the supreme court.

Michaela and Connor fight about what to do for the class action. She sees this as a chance to make a name for herself. They don’t get too far though because Laurel gets word she can meet her baby the following day. Bonnie and Frank talk about the fact Laurel’s parents are in cahoots. He goes to see Laurel and convinces her to let him tag along to the visitation.

Annalise and Bonnie talk about Isaac’s case. The drug he used was in his daughter’s system so Annalise confronts him. He tells her the story of the night he found her. His drugs were in the house and she took them all. He tried to revive her but it was too late so he cleaned up the evidence, faked a text and then called the cops.

She reports back to Bonnie and wants her to close the investigation. Laurel goes to meet her son. Her father is not there. Apparently Sandrine begged him all week to let Laurel have the time alone. She names the baby Christopher and sends a picture to Annalise who is working on her case.

Isaac sends Annalise a picture of his breakfast while she waits to present her case. Bonnie swings by her colleagues office. Her interest raised suspicions. Now they know she is back in with Annalise and Isaac will face charges. Annalise gets called in to talk to her panel.

Bonnie confronts Denver and tells him she will leak his conversations if he goes after Isaac. Annalise finds Nate to tell him it’s over. They lost. Bonnie finds them. She doesn’t say anything. Annalise goes to see Isaac and tell him that they are dropping the investigation. He thanks her but she says to thank Bonnie. He seems off and that’s when she realizes, he’s high.

They fight and he blames the position she put him in for his relapse. They keep yelling until she stages her own intervention. She calls his ex and then makes a break for it. Nate goes to see his father and tells him that they lost but he will keep coming back to visit.

Michaela will not take this quietly. She is going to keep fighting. Connor realizes that she’s right. He’s going to go back to school. Bonnie is scared and wants Frank to move back in. He will but first he confronts Sandrine about knowing Wes. Michaela’s plan is to get the class action heard by the U.S. Supreme Court. She knows just who to ask. Olivia Pope.

I don’t like this whole Isaac relapsing and basically blaming Annalise. I also feel bad for Bonnie because she tried to escape this mess and couldn’t. Is Laurel in school? Is she interning for Bonnie? Is she on maternity leave?