About Last Night…FBI, FBI: INTERNATIONAL, FBI: MOST WANTED, and More

Let’s talk about Tuesday night’s TV!

FBI: That. Tiff. And. Scola. Scene. (And I can’t believe John Boyd pitched that hand-grabbing moment. My heart.)

As much as it sucks, it makes sense Tiff would be done. This is not an easy job, and if you’re not 100 percent committed, you can endanger everyone around you, not to mention yourself. She was still on the top of her game, she wasn’t phoning it in, but it could be so easy for everything to fall apart. I will miss the Tiff and Scola partnership a lot.

I am very worried about the Maggie and Ella situation, though. It always felt quasi-temporary, but it feels like we’re quickly running out of time there. And, man, that is going to break her; she loves this kid so much. Sigh. It feels like a slo-mo train wreck, just awaiting the crash you know is coming. (I hope I’m wrong!!)

[For more on the episode, here’s what Boyd and showrunner Mike Weiss shared.]

THE VOICE: What a weird final Blind Audition round. I have questions about the Reba magnet?!

I know we have to fill out time, but why are we showing struggling contestants when no one turns at the end of these runs?! It’s one thing when they’re good and it’s limited, but if someone is truly struggling to get through a song and it’s clear no one would have turned at any point…

This should not have been a surprise, but my goodness Snoop and Reba remain delightful. Them dissecting their different lingos? I died.

FBI: INTERNATIONAL: What a wild thing to have that LA sequence be so long. But it was a great little prologue into Wes’ life before the team.

I’m sure there’s an element of bias since I’ve loved Jesse Lee Soffer’s work for years, but I also really loved his introduction to the team. He’s a good fit so far and the first episode dropped a handful of crumbs about things that are going to get explored this season with his backstory.

I’m also really intrigued the team wants him to be their leader. It’s a small touch, but so important and interesting to the dynamic going forward. They lost Scott, and the circumstances around that sucked. But the show could have easily had their new leader be someone they fought against. Not saying it’ll be all sunshine and roses, but this was a smart creative move to not have that negativity for the next X episodes.

[For more on the episode, here’s what Soffer shared.]

ACCUSED: Taylor Schilling and Danny Pino were fantastic in this. Wow. Their scenes together, especially, were excellent.

And, boy, that road rage incident escalated quickly. I assumed April wouldn’t be the one to murder the man who had been tormenting her, but figured he’d collapse from injuries sustained from the crash. Nope! Another car hit him. Yikes. (Maybe it’ll make people take a beat before they get super mad on the road, though…?)

FBI: MOST WANTED: Okay, that opening kill was brutal. I mean, murder is never nice, but ouch. We really did start off with a twisted monster.

I know this is just me being suspicious, but everyone on our team is largely so happy, so it’s fascinating to be happy for them and also wary of what’s to come. (What can I say? TV trained me well: To trust no one/nothing.)

I really did like seeing Remy struggle at the end, physically, after the hell he had been through. We do so frequently see characters on procedurals power through everything, but he didn’t. He was hurt, he acknowledged it, and he moped a bit. But he also allowed someone to take care of him, which was—and is—important.

[For more on the episode, here’s what showrunner David Hudgins shared.]

THE IRRATIONAL: Oh man, I loved this episode/case. The serial killer twist? Chef’s kiss. (I mean, the killer was deranged, to be clear. The kids didn’t ask for this mess, blame your dad.)

I’m interested to see what they do with Alec’s team; clearly, Phoebe isn’t going to be happy long-term in her new job. The Simon stuff feels like it’s going to blow up. But Rizwan is also the Head RA, so when things go back to normal (presumably) is he going to be demoted? Will they be equals? Or will Simon buck the odds and when Phoebe comes back to join the team it’ll be a trio?

Man, I want this promotion for Marisa. She deserves it. That being said, I do worry it’s not actually, again, long-term feasible given her role in this show. (I hope to be wrong!!)

[For more on the episode, here’s what Arash DeMaxi shared.]

Which shows did you watch last night?

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