9-1-1 Season 6 Episode 14 Review: Performance Anxiety

Ah, it is time for that great time of 12 months on the 118 when the firefighters have to sit down throughout from Bobby and get the rundown of the whole lot they’re doing nicely on the job and what they might be doing higher.

Performance opinions are hectic, even when you recognize you are killing it at work.

Or they’re hectic for some folks, however not Chimney. He’s not frightened about what Bobby has to inform him throughout 9-1-1 Season 6 Episode 14, and that is why it is such a shock to him when he is shoveled off to the academy to brush up on his management abilities.

We all keep in mind Captain Han, do not we? Those had been tough occasions.

Chimney has by no means aspired to ascend to the large chair, which isn’t an issue. But even in case you do not wish to be the “chief,’ you need to nonetheless work on the ability set it takes to be in that place.

Chimney has been a firefighter for a very long time, and he made an excellent level about how lengthy he is been there and the way nicely he is acquainted with issues. It would not shock me in any respect if he outlasted everybody there in the long run.

But once you’ve been someplace for a very long time, you may get complacent, which was a part of the rationale Bobby determined the academy was the right place for him to go. There’s nothing like returning to the begin to remind your self the place you got here from and what it is all about.

Chimney’s return to the academy coincided with the return of Ravi, who had been MIA the entire season.

Since he debuted, Ravi shortly grew on each the staff and the viewers, and whereas the present should go on, and it has fairly rattling nicely throughout 9-1-1 Season 6, there have been positively occasions when you could possibly have imagined Ravi there and becoming in seamlessly.

He at all times introduced a special power to the group, as somebody a bit of bit on the surface however nonetheless a part of the staff.

We discovered that Ravi was on the academy after hurting his shoulder in a daring off-hours rescue, and he appeared to be excelling in his position as peer teacher.

Chimney, in all his glory, principally simply grew to become a glorified Ravi and stepped in to do his personal model of instructing, and he was rattling good at it. Chimney is inherently an excellent chief. He’s an excellent decision-maker, communicates nicely, and is useful.

He stepped into the academy and really gave everybody a style of what it will be like out within the discipline in a means that solely he might together with his years and wealth of data.

Poor Novak was out of his depth, and you could possibly inform that from the bounce. But whereas Ravi had written him off already, Chimney noticed him for what he was instantly. And he examined him whereas additionally serving to him.

Tell me that is not the signal of an ideal chief!

After the debacle on the wall, Chimney realized instantly that the accidents stopping Ravi from re-joining the staff had been all a façade, and the second they shared the place Ravi bought to precise his conflicting emotions concerning the job was a spotlight of the hour.

Ravi’s rescue needed to have been extremely emotionally taxing, given the circumstances. Finding out the character of the accident and coming to grips with dropping somebody could be tough for anybody, and he questioned the job and what it meant to placed on that uniform.

Preserving life is likely one of the core elements of being a firefighter. And whereas Ravi’s inner dilemma made sense, Chimney wasn’t improper to level out that he did not should be again within the discipline if he had critical reservations about which lives had been price saving.

And to Ravi’s credit score, he knew that. He was bidding his time on the academy, clearly at a crossroads and making an attempt to determine up from down. Being out within the discipline will at all times include snap selections, and it was higher for him to work via his emotions away from it, particularly within the speedy aftermath.

But Chimney noticed him hiding and known as him on it. He might keep caught, or he might attempt to transfer ahead.

Ravi is a rattling good firefighter. It’s in his blood. But he wanted to recollect the job and what it entailed, and Chimney gave him that.

The thought of “handing things off” sounded good in principle, however you need to think about it would nonetheless take Ravi time to let it go absolutely. And he might by no means let it absolutely go, however he can nonetheless do his job with the help and management of his friends on the 118.

Leave it to Bobby, Captain of the Year, to know even from afar that Ravi wanted the push, Chimney wanted the reminder, and similar to that, he bought the previous band again collectively once more.

Welcome again, Ravi! Hugs throughout!

“Performance Anxiety” was an hour that stayed true to its title. Eddie discovered himself lamenting the truth that he did not essentially get to “perform” when his out-of-nowhere date dumped him earlier than he might dump her.

Here’s the factor with an Eddie courting storyline at this level within the season; there was no buildup.

Eddie had this sophisticated and emotional journey via the again half of 9-1-1 Season 5, however all through 9-1-1 Season 6, he has but to have a lot of a storyline outdoors of being a supporting character to others’ journeys.

There had been no indication that Eddie was all for courting, and that rang true when Pepa blindsided him with a girl sitting at her kitchen desk.

Eddie appeared a bit nervous heading into the date, despite the fact that Eddie ‘I do not panic’ Diaz would by no means cop to that. But that is not irregular. First dates are inherently hectic.

He appeared resolute in his determination to let the woman down straightforward, in no way all for attending to know her.

It wasn’t clear whether or not his reluctance was rooted extra in the truth that he did not like being blindsided and arrange or that he genuinely wasn’t .

Finding out Vanessa was even much less than him threw Eddie for a loop when it ought to have made him joyful. He did not wish to date her, and he or she did not wish to date him, really easy peasy. She went off to have an excellent night time, and he might return residence and name Buck to hit up an underground pinnacle event or one thing.

But I used to be genuinely stunned by Eddie’s response as a result of it did not essentially match with the way in which the story was introduced, primarily as a result of that is the primary time in so lengthy we have even been clued into the truth that Eddie was lonely or able to put himself on the market.

If the top objective was to indicate us that Eddie WAS prepared and prepared so far, there have been actually numerous different methods to get us right here. And they may have planted some seeds alongside the way in which as a result of all of it felt very abrupt.

With Christopher rising up (means too quick!), a want so far is smart, however it will have labored higher if we would had these moments of him sitting alone whereas Christopher was out or speaking about his loneliness.

Pepa’s speech wasn’t improper, however there additionally is not something with being alone or doing issues in your personal time.

If you select to be by your self and fill your life with significant relationships that are not romantic, there’s nothing improper with that. We’re all completely different folks and needn’t observe anybody else’s path.

Pepa pushed him to confess out loud that he did not wish to be alone, and you could possibly determine whether or not that was an excellent factor or a foul factor. Maybe he would have come to that conclusion on his personal, or possibly he did want somebody to speak it via with him.

At the very least, she allowed him to work via whether or not or not he was getting complacent in his private life. With the reply seemingly being sure, hopefully, that is solely the 1st step within the quest for Eddie Diaz’s coronary heart.

What comes subsequent for him is the rather more intriguing a part of this journey.

Now that Eddie’s expressed his want to not be alone, what does actual, precise courting appear like for him? Will he date round, or does he have already got somebody in thoughts that might match into his life? What are the qualities he needs in a associate?

And most significantly of all, is there sufficient time this season to adequately painting this journey?

The means issues performed out right here stunned me, so maybe I’ll be pleasantly stunned with their skill to do that story justice and never simply shoehorn it into the ultimate hours. Eddie deserves as a lot.

And for the love of all issues holy, let Eddie determine what he needs. We do not want any extra pep talks from Bobby (I like him, however it’s sufficient), nor do we want any extra dates from Pepa. I wish to see Eddie determine issues out for himself.

The follow-up for Hen got here with a bit of side-plot about her fears relating to Nathaniel’s reappearance and what that meant for her and Karen’s place in Denny’s life, that are legitimate and relatable fears.

Changes are at all times difficult and scary.

After years and years of it simply being you and your partner, introducing this entire new parental determine needed to be terrifying on some degree due to the worry that you simply’d instantly not be sufficient for them.

Love a bit of Athena and Hen catch-up time, and Athena was proper to level out that Hen’s nervousness was creating eventualities that did not exist, although it was straightforward to catastrophize when feeling so uncertain a few new sort of regular.

Part of the difficulty stemmed from Hen and Karen not understanding Nathaniel. Getting to know him and constructing their very own sort of relationship with him might assist ease a few of her anxieties.

I’m not saying they should befriend him and invite him over for household dinners each week as a result of that is unrealistic and never remotely essential, however that dinner was a pleasant begin in no less than displaying an curiosity in a relationship that is necessary to Denny and understanding the person who’s been and can proceed to spend time with their son.

Hen’s determination to not placed on a present and do what her household does was a stunning second. Their household is gorgeous, and so they’ve raised a outstanding son, and so they needn’t do something otherwise for Nathaniel or anybody else.

The calls throughout this hour had been fairly run-of-the-mill, with their justifiable share of teachable moments and gore.

The bodybuilding competitors, particularly, was a technique to showcase how a lot inventory we put into performances that are not even about us typically. That boy was doing the whole lot solely for his father and to reside as much as his legacy, which was tainted.

In the top, his win did not even matter as a result of the present he was placing on wasn’t for anyone else however his father, and it did not even matter.

Can we shortly talk about the decision of Maddie’s name as a result of it was so random? For a second, I assumed we had been again in Buck’s dream.

Maddie is such a gifted dispatcher, and I can admire her stepping far outdoors the field to assist in an emergency, however the change from Maddie singing to the duet nearly did not look actual. I puzzled if it was taking place or if the poor child imagined it for a second.

One factor about 9-1-1 is that they may take these dangers, however do they at all times work out? I’ll allow you to be the choose.

Loose Ends

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  No one wanting to provide Bobby a evaluate was hilarious. It’s at all times arduous to inform your superior what you consider them, particularly since you at all times really feel like they anticipate you to be completely sincere, which might be difficult!

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  The standoff within the bakery emergency was so dramatic for no cause. I like it when 9-1-1 is unserious and goes straight for the ridiculous.

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  Bobby chopping Buck some slack as a result of he died and got here again to life is so fatherly of him.

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  Maddie and Chimney singing to Jee was the cutest factor on this planet. This collection mentioned they had been going to provide Jennifer Love Hewitt an excuse to indicate off these pipes if it is the very last thing they do!

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  Vanessa appeared like an excellent cool woman, and I would not be against Eddie gaining a pal to assist him notice who the right individual for him simply is perhaps as a result of it was not her. His individual is unquestionably on the market, although.

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  So, was that man injecting artificial oil immediately into his biceps? Is that an actual factor? Every week this collection makes me query humanity.

Everyone was so joyful to have Ravi again. He’s actually again together with his folks now.

I hate to countdown each week, however we solely have three new episodes earlier than the finale.

That’s it!

We’re so near ending this wild trip, and I do not learn about you, however I’m not prepared.

Let me know within the feedback what it’s essential see earlier than this season ends, and likewise share your ideas on this installment.

We’ll be again subsequent week as common, however within the meantime, be sure to watch 9-1-1 on-line so that you’re caught up forward of the upcoming finale.

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