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After watching the much-awaited seventh season finale of 9-1-1<\/i>, lots of thoughts ran through my head. Most of them can be summed up as how the juxtaposition of Ashes, Ashes<\/i><\/b> and All Fall Down<\/i><\/b> reveals the best and the worst of this show.<\/p>\n
Ashes, Ashes<\/i><\/b> is the perfect setup for a finale: it plays all the right notes when creating chaos and drama for most of the main characters. It deals with Bobby\u2019s (Peter Krause) sorrow and goodbyes, it deals with the dreadful situation faced by Hen (Aisha Hinds) and Karen (Tracie Thoms), it deals with Eddie\u2019s (Ryan Guzman) life being ruined by his choices\u2026 But mostly, it creates tension and challenges the status quo: what would happen to the 118 if Bobby retired or died? It\u2019s 9-1-1<\/i> at its best: fiery, sharp, brave, emotional, crazy.<\/p>\n “All Fall Down” \u2014 9-1-1, Pictured: <\/span>PETER KRAUSE as Bobby, ANGELA BASSETT as Athena<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>. Photo: ABC \u00a9. All Rights Reserved<\/span><\/p>\n All Fall Down<\/b><\/i>, on the other hand, wraps it up unfortunately too quickly\u2026 Or refuses to wrap it up, and that\u2019s why it\u2019s lackluster. One of these is true, I\u2019m still thinking about it. But, indeed, all the tension and perfect chaos and interesting possibilities of episode 9 give place to a rushed, underwhelming ending. Honestly, it feels like this was written at the last minute (and this could be right because they wrapped filming two weeks ago, I think? Maybe it feels rushed because everybody working on this was in a hurry, with tight schedules and everything). Anyway, we had big moments in this episode, Bobby Nash finally alive and well, Mara (Askyler Bell) kind of reunited with Hen and Karen, Christopher\u2019s (Gavin McHugh) life-changing decision to leave his dad and go to Texas, Buck (Oliver Stark) helping Eddie and Chris, Athena\u2019s (Angela Bassett) investigation and Amir (Malcolm Jamal-Warner) in danger\u2026 I mean, a lot is happening, all interesting, all full of potential, but how it happens\u2026 It\u2019s 911 at its worst: rushed, wasteful, uncertain.<\/p>\n While Bobby\u2019s life is on the line, Athena decides to go after Amir. She thinks he started the fire, and she\u2019s determined to avenge her husband. Angela Bassett and Malcolm Jamal-Warner are a blast working together \u2014 the scene in which they discuss their pains, Athena pointing a gun to Amir, the nurse trying to keep it cool, and they slowly understand each other better, that was such a nice moment. Anyway, there\u2019s a twist in this storyline: Amir\u2019s not the one to blame. The answer to \u201cWho set the fire?\u201d lies in episode eight, in Bobby\u2019s adventure with Amir \u2014 those criminals related to the cartel people want revenge.<\/p>\n After setting the fire at Nash’s house, they kidnap Amir intending to kill him. But Athena follows them and saves the day. While this twist was kinda lame, as this cartel plot did not receive the best development treatment, I enjoyed seeing Mrs. Bobby Nash setting things on fire and helping Amir. And the action scenes were good, the climax was nice, there\u2019s good stuff here \u2014 it just feels like, with more time and care to stretch out things, this good stuff could be better.<\/p>\n “All Fall Down” \u2014 9-1-1, Pictured: <\/span>AISHA HINDS as Hen, TRACIE THOMS as Karen, ASKYLER BELL as Mara, DECLAN PRATT as Denny<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>. Photo: ABC \u00a9. All Rights Reserved<\/span><\/p>\n Anyway, this episode belongs to Athena and Amir. There\u2019s a bit of the core four worried about Bobby, Maddie (Jennifer Love Hewitt) helping Athena, Hen visiting Mara and discovering she\u2019s unwell, Eddie\u2019s parents visiting him after a call for help from Christopher, but it\u2019s all very fast. By the way, Maddie and Chim temporarily adopt Mara, so this way she doesn\u2019t have to live unhappy until Hen and Karen solve their problems with Olivia Ortiz (a really nice thing Madney did, such a beautiful moment\u2026 that could be even more beautiful if the episode built momentum to it).<\/p>\n Also, anyone did notice that Christopher said to his grandparents that he saw Eddie kissing Kim? But we didn\u2019t see this happen last episode, we see a hug only. I know they filmed a scene in which they kissed, there\u2019s a picture of it around the internet, but I think it was cut \u2014 this is important because catching your father kissing a woman who looks just like your dead mom definitely would add layers to this traumatic situation, but apparently that\u2019s not what happened, so\u2026 Continuity issue? Anyway, Chris and Eddie\u2019s final scene is emotional, and he\u2019ll be missed. The problem is that even when he receives a storyline, he barely appears, which is a shame, but the final scene between father and son is good.<\/p>\n “All Fall Down” \u2014 9-1-1, Pictured: GAVIN MCHUGH as Christopher, RYAN GUZMAN as Eddie<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>. Photo: ABC \u00a9. All Rights Reserved<\/span><\/p>\n Well, there\u2019s a final twist\u2026 Bobby comes back to work, and the 118 is ready to welcome him back, but there\u2019s a new (old) captain \u2014 Capt. Gerrard (Brian Thompson) is back. Bobby no longer works with the 118. This isn\u2019t exactly a surprise to me, and seeing the status quo changing for once should be exciting, but instead, it makes me worried. Do you mean Bobby is already<\/i> recovered and ready to work but didn\u2019t even tell his boss he changed his mind about retiring? This should be a priority before<\/i> coming back to work, right? The whole “Capt. Gerrard is back” makes so little sense when it comes to how it happened. By the way, this episode doesn\u2019t seem worried to properly wrap up Bobby\u2019s arc \u2014 he said goodbye to everyone, he was prepared to leave, and then he lost his house and almost lost his wife and life\u2026 I mean, there was so much happening, but apparently almost dying fixed it all for Bobby. And I know it didn’t \u2014 it just felt that way.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi4UrRaMQAil__KiICreo2jdt78WWRYjViA4LVYovPfsnrlkIlkTJ3TCt0XpDTWOa9MDARumdHFFYdDKxDd94eUWwmALdiV4hrVxSGwCT1AyXc9R8ZqB4lsdDlMiPy3P_lMkf_HUgKMkaa3yWO46SthVz76BzyUa_T9NSUoNAMgm2AiBerOj9FEH9MyJXJQ\/s3000\/7103.jpg\")
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