911 TV Series Episode “Breaking Point
Overview: The 118 are called to the tarmac when a flight attendant reaches her limit with her flight’s passengers. Athena discovers that quarantine has pushed a couple to their breaking point. Meanwhile, Eddie worries Christopher will not accept him dating, Buck reconnects with an old flame and finds himself in the middle of Albert’s new relationship and Maddie and Chimney make a big decision about their baby.
Air date: 03/08/2021
Directed by: David Grossman
Guest Stars: Tracie Thoms as Karen Wilson, Megan West as Taylor Kely, Gabrielle Walsh as Ana Flores, Andi Chapman as Deidra, Keana Marie as Veronica, Elena Campbell-Martinez as Dr. Heller.
This episode really found a great way to bring a lot of what makes this series so great. It continues the story with Buck, his roommate and the roommate’s girlfriend. This causes Buck to call a friend, and it does not end well. This does come back full circle. Actually, this might be the best TV episode that add-in elements of the covid pandemic. They really got this right and used a story that was more in line with how the pandemic unfolded. So many other series got too fictional with the whole pandemic, but this one takes a very real approach. Even the opening series I have to commend them for that. The pandemic also impacts the birth of Chim and Maddie’s child. The creates a lot of pressure and anxiety. Athena gets a call about an alarm that keeps going off, the pandemic might have just taken a couple to their breaking point. Having been a foster parent and having kids come into our home, only to leave, creates a lot of emotion. I get how Hen and her family feel. It is hard, very hard. But from the moment a child entered our home to the moment they left, all I could do is give them all the care they needed. Try to set an example, and hope that for the time they are in our home they have a sense of calm. Again this episode get things right. I have to credit the writers in this series for finding those real moments and making them real.
Overall, I liked everything about this episode. It really shines when it all comes together and all of the stories are a powerful piece when they are alone but brought together bring a lot of emotion. This episode highlight everything great about this series. When you bring in great characters and have them execute powerful stories, you get something that is rare.