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9-1-1: Breaking Point (2021)
Truly Disappointing Writing
I made an account just to be able to write this review because it was so disheartening to see one of my all-time favorite shows have such a poorly-written episode. The actors themselves and the soundtrack were great as usual; however, it was so clear that the person who had written this episode had no clue who these characters are fundamentally (with eddie's character development really bearing the brunt of this error).
Were there positives? Sure. The scene with Maddie and Athena was very, very sweet as well as the scene with Maddie and Chim. But it was so difficult to overlook the weak emergencies and the fact that a CHILD (with mobility issues!) somehow took an uber by himself?? On top of that, Eddie -- who has consistently placed his son's needs first -- is somehow more focused on this lukewarm-relationship with a woman whose only character trait seems to be that she's an English teacher (turned vice principal)? Which begs the question why they were even doing MATH homework? It was all very inconsistent.
I typically don't like procedural shows, but 911 had been an exception. Whatever happened in 4x08 in the writers' room needs to be corrected because the cast and the team surrounding the show are too phenomenal to be let down by their own scripts.