911 TV Series Episode – Eddie Begins
Overview: Eddie’s journey to rescue a boy from a well turns into a mission to save himself from his past.
Air date: 04/20/2020
Directed by: Robert M. Williams, Jr.
Guest Stars: Cocoa Brown as Carla Price, Ana Mercedes as Isabel Diaz, Devin Kelley as Shannon Diaz, Terri Hoyos as Josefina, Paula Marshall as Helena Diaz, Gabrielle Walsh as Ms. Flores, George DelHoyo as Ramon Diaz, Victoria Platt as Sergeant Barnett, Joshua Chang as PFC Binder.
The story in this episode is about a child that falls down an old well. They are stuck down 40+ feet. This puts Eddie in a place where he had to face his past. His past that had him fighting in the Middle East. He was put in a difficult place then and is about to embark on another one trying to rescue the child in the well. I was eleven when Baby Jessica fell down a well. The news of her rescue was broadcast nationwide and people didn’t sleep, not wanting to miss the rescue. That made this episode feel familiar. I don’t remember all the details, but I remember the emotion that was attached to that real life event.
Overall, it was great to have an episode focused on Eddie. There is a section toward the end that was lame and really was not needed. I am not sure why the writers felt to add another layer of emotion to an already emotionally intense episode. It really just took things too far. Still, I was emotionally invested in the episode and when that happens it is hard to not enjoy the episode.