Holy Mother of God

This really brought back all the hope I'd lost after watching the previous episode!

This episode was seriously so good. All the storylines were spot on. Buck and Tommy's storyline was straight out of a fanfic and i loved all of it. The Buckley siblings' interaction was also so good. I'm not going to give any spoilers for the fellow Buddie shippers, because you've got to watch this yourself first.

Bobby's storyline with his mother also seems to open up a lot of room for development and I would love to see where this goes and how her character and their relation develop further.

They put Athena on a cruise ship again. And it got me to watch DR ODYSSEY, which I'd left watching after a few episodes back when it released.

Overall, one of my favourite episodes till date.

Aisha Hinds did a great job directing it, as did the rest of the crew, writing and acting.

I'm gonna be generous this week as one of the cast directed and she did a good job. Plus the Bobby storyline was ok.

However the writing and character of Buck has just lost the plot recently. He's been so immature, borderline pathetic last few episodes and they clearly can't decide what to do with him. Are they going there with Eddie? I sincerely hope not, this show has had enough men changing (discovering, admitting whatever) their sexuality after being in relationships with women (Michael, Buck, Tommy) we don't need Eddie too that's just ridiculous. And yes they called him straight a few times but why does it even need to come up that Buck might love him? Why can't you just be best friends without having to turn it into something more. It seems the writers cannot decide and are keeping all options open. BORING. Enough Buck now. Give us more Chimney and Hen. And more Ravi.

Aisha, the TALENT AND CREATIVITY YOU HAVE! I already knew how brilliant you are as an actress, but you knocked out out the park! This season has been been a RIDE and gotten off the tracks I feel like, but MA'AM, YOU PUT IT BACK ON TRACK AND BETTER THAN EVER!

From Bobby and his mom and brother, to Athena and conquering that cruise, to Ravi the snarky Prince that he is, and then Buck and Tommy!! Two lonely and yearning for each other ships, passing in the night!

Now I kinda want to see what the other cast members would be in the directors chair!! I will personally dust off the directors chair for you Queen Aisha!

Aisha Hinds delivered this episode. Was she one of the lucky ones that got their debut to be with people they've worked with for years and consider friends/family? Yes. But that's not the reason this shined.

There was not a static moment in the entire 42 minutes of the episode. There were no extras awkwardly existing in the background. Every scene felt not as if you were just looking at a slice of life, but rather that you were *in* it. The church scene (not a spoiler, this was in the preview) felt like you were in the pews with the parishioners.

The cinematography was top notch.

The writing had laugh out loud moments. The conversations between certain characters act as a voice of communication directly to the audience.

The acting in this episode was amazing. Oliver Stark and Lou Ferrigno, Jr. Shine from their microexpressions to their body movements. We've seen Stark grown over the past eight seasons and he still ceases to amaze me.

I can't wait to see what else Aisha brings to the table in her future. I will definitely tune into her directorial journey.

This was SO good. Honestly felt more like the 911 of seasons past--great vibes, the characters all felt closer, somehow, and like there was more focus on the characters than we've seen lately. I loved getting new Bobby lore, it was great to see Ravi back, and the progress on Tommy and Buck's relationship left me hopeful that they'll reconcile by the end of the season.

Anirudh Pisharody is a delight to watch (seriously, I love how DONE he is with the 118's antics), Lesly Ann Warren is amazing as always, and Lou Ferrigno, Jr remains charming as all get out. I sincerely hope we have more of the same going forward!