I love when shows manage to leave me with my mouth agape -- Are you KIDDING me?? -- by dropping a cliffhanger bombshell I never saw coming. Nice job, BBT! See you next season!
Very very few shows can pull of a "ripped from the headlines" episode without coming off as preachy. This episode of The Resident accomplished exactly what it set out to do: deliver a poignant and sobering message in a way that made the message deeply moving and food for thought. Well done. Also, please pass the tissues.
This season has been one of the best since the early glory days of Grey's and this episode has been its crown jewel to this point.
Arguably the best show we currently watch. If Paramount wants to make a name for itself with a flagship original drama, they chose well. Season one was great. Somehow, season two has surpassed it (and I can say that with confidence the week before the season finale airs). Well written, well acted, and has me edge of my seat every single week.
This was SO CLOSE to a well executed ending. They should have left it at the Reddington/bull staredown, "My Way" playing in the background, and the bull just starting to charge. If they wanted to be cheeky, the final scene could have been just the bull strolling away with a fedora stuck on his horn. That would have been enough, especially with that beautiful pseudo-eulogy by Dembe. And I would have been ok with just a tiny sliver of wondering that there was a chance that Red disappeared one last time...
Beth may be a piece of work, but Jamie is an absolute train wreck. Rip, however, is one genuinely good dude. The most important lesson no one ever seems to learn, though, is: do not mess with John Dutton.
That sister needs to go.
Is there any role John Noble can't hit out of the park?
I was thinking this was a really great episode with all the reunions. I loved the father and children and was all emotional...and then Donna tells Bob to "go to hell"? I'm not sure if they meant it to be funny but there's nothing amusing about bitterness. It's just sad and ugly, the sort of thing that will eat away at all the best parts of a person. I'm sorry Bob broke her heart, but to hold onto that resentment for THIRTY YEARS? That's not how love acts. I was disappointed. Bitterness is just the younger sibling of hate. Blah.
I used to really like this show. The first two seasons were really well done. Season three, it slipped a little. Season four was not good at all. I had hoped season five would right the ship, but having just watched the season finale, here's where I stand: And with that, I sign off this show. It has become an unwatchable combination of obnoxious and stomach-turning, without a single likable character -- White Hat, if you will -- remaining to redeem it.
Every single time he appears on the screen, I am convinced Jeffrey Dean Morgan is the best thing to happen to this show. And the show was already pretty great to begin with.
I am DYING. I really hope we didn't just say goodbye to Finn. He's my favorite. I was so hoping when Alicia opened the door, following the knock, that it was going to be him, coming back for a smoking hot kiss...and instead, it was that little weasel, Canning (I do love me some Michael J Fox, but he's no Matthew Goode ;-) ). Can't wait for season seven!
That was sad. So horribly, horribly sad. I hate that it happened, but damn, if Ellen Pompeo didn't put in an absolutely profoundly brilliant performance. The great episodes make you feel something. The best ones make you feel everything.
This episode is like the best of Boston Legal and the worst of Fringe had a love child.
Malcolm-Jamal Warner is a brilliant addition to this show. I hope he sticks around.
Total dorky cheese-fest, but that's the charm of this show (even if the acting is, and always was, B-list). Keep your expectations reasonable and you won't be disappointed. Nostalgia tv at its best.
I'm kind of disappointed they didn't drag that out a little longer. I was amused by Candace being a wreck for a change.
I'm still not over Finn's departure, but the addition of Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Jason Crouse just becomes more brilliant every episode. Also, is there anything in this show more amusing than the facial expressions on Eli Gold? BAHAHAHA!
Finally getting back to what this show does best. Also, excellent job using the flashbacks.
I hate when this show soapboxes on something it knows nothing about. If you do actual research on the whole fibroids/morcellator topic, you will see it was presented as one-sided (as most soapboxing is on this show). How do I know? I have literally had this surgery with one of the best GYN surgeons in this country specializing in laparoscopic myomectomy. The archaic way in which the procedure is discussed makes me so angry. A responsible surgeon performing this procedure carefully screens a patient before recommending it, complete with MRI to determine size, location, number, and any questionable appearance of the fibroids to be removed, biopsy if indicated to rule out sarcoma, avoiding the procedure in women who exhibit higher risk factors for (the extremely rare) sarcoma found in fibroids, and going over all the risks for all the various surgical options with the patient so that they can make an informed choice with which they are comfortable. This procedure was not "sold" to me but offered as an alternative for which I qualified if I wished to choose it -- even though the surgeon would have made more money on a traditional abdominal surgery, whether myomectomy or hysterectomy, which I know because I paid out of pocket to have the best surgeon (teaches the exact procedure I had done to doctors around the world) who also happened to be out of my insurance network (I didn't care). Yes, there are risks. There is a small chance a sarcoma can go undetected; that could be possible with many surgeries. There are careful measures in place to decrease the likelihood of any small piece remaining in the body, just in case. Is it perfect? No, but you have to make an informed decision for yourself based on your personal situation. There are risks with EVERY SURGERY. Every one of them. Once again, GA has shown it is incapable of presenting a side to a soapbox it doesn't agree with.
Shonda could take a lesson from The Resident on how to put together a "ripped from the headlines" episode without ramming a minimum of three soapboxes down the viewers' throats. It doesn't even matter that the messages may be valid. Her method doesn't tug at heartstrings and prod the viewer to think for themselves. It just preaches without creativity or authenticity. If you want to see a truly well-done delivery of a poignant episode, check out S2E20 of The Resident "If Not Now, When?"
That was a far more emotional episode than I was anticipating.
Another decided political statement. While the issue is important, no question about it, one of things I like best about this show is its protocol of staying away from "ripped from the headlines" type topics. I watch TV to escape reality for a while. I don't like to have it crammed down my throat while I'm looking for entertainment, even if I agree with the opinions being expressed.
Odds two medical dramas use the same rare disorder diagnosis in their 2018 seasons? (see Grey's Anatomy S15E3)
This one made me giggle several times. I really enjoy the dynamic between Jack and Elizabeth.
Mer-Der scenes are always my favorite.
One of my favorites all season! Excellent twist at the end!
Blah. I do not like the direction they're taking Huck.
Is anyone else feeling like maybe they want the surprise chef to make an appearance in the Top Chef Kitchen and that the Last Chance competitors don't really stand much of a chance?
Austrailian Sea Lions. Olive Python. Giant Aldabra Tortoise.
