Does CBS even use law enforcement/legal consultants on its crime dramas? I doubt I am the only one who noticed issues with the opening scene. From the moment the robber walks into the store, I knew Danny could take him. However, thanks to the CBS writers sacrificing believability for conflict and drama, she goes all-in on the five D's of firearm defense but only "hits" two of them before the attacker regains control and points the gun at Danny. Surprise, the gun just "clicks" when he tries to shoot her and THEN Danny succeeds with her defense and holds the man until police arrive. The second attempt was textbook. When you try to grab a gun from someone's hands, their grip just intensifies so you need to use that against them. Later, Danny describes the "click" as a misfire but it was actually a malfunction because the slide and magazine failed to load another bullet after the gun was fired during the struggle. Meanwhile, the robber doesn't seem to care what happens to him. He isn't wearing a baseball hat and doesn't even have his hoodie up. Either one seems like a no-brainer even if you have no plan and only want to rob money for more drugs. He definitely didn't plan to eliminate all witnesses. This is the first time the show has dove into Danny's personal life and all of it came from scratch, the near-death experience, drinking a lot, and the bartender who may have saved her from her demons. The trial case wasn't very interesting. In the end, it came down to Marissa's friend feeling guilty and wanting it all to go away. It was a pretty sad statement about expectations and relationships. Meanwhile, even though Dr. Bull having a strained lower back seemed irrelevant to the storyline, I liked how it played out as I can relate. Besides time, what works for me are heat, stretching and Ibuprofen.
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