About Last Night…BIG BROTHER, AMERICA’S GOT TALENT, and HOMICIDE: LIFE ON THE STREET

Let’s talk about Thursday night’s TV!

BIG BROTHER: Why do people keep believing Angela?! It would be one thing if Chelsie made a strategic move because she wanted to throw her entire game in the hands of the trio, but she didn’t trust Quinn because of Angela? At this point, Angela is the only one who should win this absolutely ridiculous season.

(That being said, I cannot believe Quinn was named after Jerry O’Connell’s SLIDERS character?! What a twist. And Jerry did a solid job stepping in for Julie Chen.)

AMERICA’S GOT TALENT: I’m genuinely shocked by the outcome. (This is positive.) While a number of the singing acts were good, virtually none of them should have been in the finale. (I am happy about/for Richard.) This is the rare time it feels like America actually picked all the right acts.

HOMICIDE: LIFE ON THE STREET:

“In Search of Crimes Past”: I don’t talk about this enough, but the directing is gorgeous. They utilized some great angles in this episode, specifically.

It’s also surreal because there are times when the show feels pretty timeless…and then you see a whole bunch of cops sorting through literal files trying to catch a break. And, man, Stan pondering how many times he didn’t ask the right question while doing the job (and leading to almost-disaster)…hurt. With them, it’s life or death. But for all of us, it’s relevant. The “what if” can be brutal.

That being said, nothing got me, unexpectedly/unintentionally, as Frank saying, “I don’t know if I want to live to be 82.” The writers—and Andre Braugher—couldn’t have known what we know now, but that was automatic tears in 2024.

P.S. – You could not pay me to dance with a man who had just confessed to murder.

“Colors”: This case would have been messy—and unfortunately timely—without the suspect being Tim’s cousin. (Hi, David Morse.)

But Frank being lead also made things interesting. Tim’s pointed, “Don’t screw with him, Frank,” wasn’t just a cop talking to another cop. Tim has seen Frank in interrogation. He knows what Frank can/will do to solve a case. (Of course, Tim banging on the interrogation window hard enough to break the glass when they were questioning James wasn’t exactly subtle.)

Stan was also correct pointing out they had a tough year; I was thinking the same thing about 10 minutes before he said it, and I’m curious if that holds for the rest of the series. This was the first time they had 20 episodes, so did this just feel compounded because there were literally more hours? Or are they going to have No Good Very Bad Years for the rest of the series? (Which, to be fair…it’s TV. They could use a break, though.)

The hour was uncomfortable, though, and it’s not like there was a “happy” ending. James wasn’t charged, but…he was clearly racially motivated. He was self-aware by the end that his father’s racism had impacted him, and he seemed to maybe be conscious of what he could teach to his child…but would he actually be able to break the cycle? I don’t know.

Highlight of the episode, though, was Frank mimicking KISS’ tongue waggling.

“The Gas Man”: A solid finale, and a really fun swap of POV. We’re so used to following our guys—and even got a time where the focus was largely on the family of the victim—but to spend extended periods of time with the villains was, honestly, chilling. Did I expect Frank to make it out okay? Sure. But I was not convinced his wife would survive the hour…and the gas man cornering his wife while unnerving. (I’m very, very glad she was okay.)

Andre Braugher and Bruno Kirby were great in the final face-off. Frank was stoic as the gas man tried to work up the will to get his revenge, but ultimately couldn’t. It was quick, there wasn’t the time we often get in an interrogation room to build the dynamic, but it was effective.

Sadly, with this episode, my HOMICIDE watch is officially being paused as we prep for the return of network TV. That being said, we’ll resume (with season 4!) during the holiday hiatus. I’m already anxious to get back to it.

Which shows did you watch last night?

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