911 TV Series Episode – The One That Got Away
Overview: The 118 fights an apartment building blaze and attempts a daring rescue of a blind woman trapped inside. When Athena responds to a simple accident call, she discovers a potentially more sinister crime. Meanwhile, Hen performs a risky medical procedure after an accident at a televised cooking show and Buck meets a retired firefighter and is inspired to reunite him with his lost love.
Air date: 04/27/2020
Directed by: Millicent Shelton
Guest Stars: John Eric Bentley as Mark, Sasha Roiz as Lou Ransone, Noah Bean as Jeffery Hudson, Dallas Dupree Young as Bryce, Jack McGee as John “Red” Delacroix, Jessic Tuck as Dr. Imelda Royce, Sal Viscuso as Anton, Sohm Kapila as Chef Lana Mobley, Deborah May as Cindy.
Once again, the writers do such a great job finding a way to tie some themes together in one episode. A large fire at an apartment complex creates several story lines. One, there is a deaf woman trapped in an apartment. Buck needs to make a risky rescue, but of course he will make that happen. Hen is working with a man that was in the fire and when she takes him to the hospital gives the doctor something to look into about the man’s health. The next day, she reads that he died, and it was for what she warned the doctor about. Meanwhile, Buck after his rescue goes out alone to celebrate. When he does, though, he meets a retired firefighter, and they become friends. These are the major stories of this episode, but one of the other minor stories in this episode with a peeping tom is not over, I am sure. One of the things I like about this episode is they do have some carry over from episode to episode. Not always, but a lot of times they do. This minor story feels like a setup for a bigger story.
Overall, I really like the Buck story of this episode. Where it takes him is a great place and a great character growth moment. The Hen story is good as well, and we will see if that pushed that character into a different role at some point. As happens with this series more often than not, all the stories flow in and out of each other with such ease that it creates such a great flowing story. It does make you want more of the series as soon as you finish one episode.