Between Sleep and Awake

He doesn't come out well in this but he is let down by everything. The writing involves throwing a truckload of clichés at a wall and the directorial missteps are almost unbelievable. Ressler was never a great character but in this he is just someone with the his name with no connection to who he was before and that is down to terrible writing and direction. The visual style that ordinarily runs through the show is entirely missing here. Did the people who worked on this episode get the gig because someone lost a bet in a bar? This is so wrong.

Solid episode focused almost exclusively on Ressler and what he went through since Keen's death.

While it had decent drama and some action it didn't contribute much to the main story. A 'Shane' like episode where Ressler helps a mother and her son in their life while at the same time fixing his own life.

I don't like this character either, but it fills in some gaps in that two year period. He has always been a significant character, even if he is annoying. I'm done preaching to the people that give episodes a single star. While it was pretty standard fare, it was interesting in places. He proves to be heroic and they don't make him have an epiphany and ride into the sunset. He is sort of kind to that kid but not the least bit gushy. The drug thing is a bit of a cliche, but it's a story that is all too common. Shows are made up of a variety of characters and their roles aren't always starring ones. I would say to those people who are always whining. Turn the show off. Don't come back.

What a terrible episode. I could talk about it for a long time, but suffice to say, everything that should have happened, didn't. Everything that shouldn't have happened, did. Unless there is more to come, it failed miserably.

I've been with this show since season one. The story arc of this episode used themes well. I was impressed by the writing of this episode midway through the episode.