911 TV Series Episode – Peer Pressure
Overview: The members of the 118 face an awkward rescue call when they arrive on the scene of a man who has over-exerted himself exercising. The team also must save the life of a groundskeeper whose chainsaw cut into him and race to an explosion at a retirement community. Meanwhile, Athena has an extreme reaction to Harry’s new behavior. Then, Hen and Eddie, as well as Buck and Ravi, have rocky starts to their new partnerships, and May receives an emergency call from a suicidal teen, while continuing her uneasy work relationship with Claudette.
Air date: 11/18/2021
Directed by: Joaquin Sedillo
Guest Stars: Megan West as Taylor Kelly, Vanessa A. Williams as Claudette Collins, James Handy as Felix, Grace Narducci as Lisa Barker, Anne Gee Byrd as Fiona, Jared Wernick as Craig Ellis, Anirudh Pishorody as Ravi Panikkar, Ashwin Gore as Jamal Momed, Marypat Farrell as Dr. Rosalie Nathanson.
The last episode was full of emotion. This one spends a lot of time dealing with the same issues. Chimney is off looking for Maddie. Buck feels guilty for the whole thing, having lost his best friend and his sister during this time. He takes his frustration out on the new member of the crew by trying to teach him everything and also being a bit hard on him. Athena is dealing with her son, who is now getting in trouble at school and being disrespectful. This creates tension between her and Michael. May still is struggling with the return of a legend in the call center and feeling disrespected by her. While all of that is being dealt with, the crew has to deal with someone that pushes himself too hard while exercising and a retired couple trying to figure out how to keep up with their friends financially.
Overall, it just felt like more of the same from the last episode, but without any of the heart the last episode had. It slowly advanced the stories of the main characters, with a few emergency calls mixed in.