‘Grey’s’ Wedding and Other Season Finales, ‘Citizen Rose’ Returns
A selective critical checklist of notable Thursday TV:
Grey’s Anatomy (8/7c, ABC): It looks as if April (Sarah Drew) barely escaped the reaper last week, so as she and Arizona (Jessica Capshaw) depart the show in the 14th-season finale, the mood is happier — presumably — as Alex (Justin Chambers) and Jo (Camilla Luddington) head to the altar for a wedding season finale, albeit with a few complications on the way to an “I do.”
A more traditional cliffhanger is in store for ABC’s Grey’s firefighter spinoff Station 19 (9/8c), when the final — at last — interviews for captain are interrupted by a huuuge skyscraper fire that puts many of our heroes’ lives at risk.
Supernatural (8/7c, The CW): Right on Grey’s heels is The CW’s longest-running cult hit, wrapping its 13th season of horror hijinks with Lucifer (Mark Pellegrino) — not to be confused with Fox’s in-limbo-at-press-time series — finally meeting his powerful son, Jack (Alexander Calvert), a fallen angel/human hybrid. In Winchester brother news, Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) face another crossroads that could change at least one of their lives forever.
Gotham (8/7c, Fox): Renewed for a fifth and final season, the Batman prequel puts its penultimate season to rest with the focus on the maniacal Jeremiah (Cameron Monaghan), twin brother to the late Jerome and a Joker-in-training. He warns Gordon (Ben McKenzie) of more destruction to come, which sounds like just another day on the job in this dark city.
Life in Pieces (9/8c, CBS): Granted a last-minute reprieve for a mid-season return next season, the family comedy ends its third season with back-to-back episodes. In the first, Jen (Zoe Lister-Jones) and Greg (Colin Hanks) learn some surprising news that they try to keep secret from the family in the second episode. And John (James Brolin) is none too pleased to discover his modeling gig is intended to endorse a product for the elderly.
Citizen Rose (10/9c, E!): Rose McGowan continues her activist crusade to rally women to speak out against abuses of power in a three-part continuation of her docu-series. The episodes follow her as she launches her memoir Brave and takes her social movement to the capitals of Europe with fellow survivor, Asia Argento.
Inside Thursday TV: Kicking off the post-season, NBC presents a two-hour American Ninja Warrior All-Stars special (9/8c), in which hosts Matt Iseman, Akbar Ghajabiamila and Kristine Leahy welcome back some of the show’s most impressive contestants to compete on the National Finals course… truTV’s favorite illusionist is back with a fourth season of The Carbonaro Effect (10/9c), during which Michael freaks out a receptionist in a doctor’s office with multiple body parts… For those who’ve seen the hundreds of Law & Order: SVU repeats too many times, the gritty Belgian procedural Code 37: Sex Crimes launches a second season on the Walter Presents streaming service.
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"Lucifer ... finally meeting his powerful son, Jack"
They met a couple of episodes ago.
I know there's a lot to cover but it's strange that Arrow's own season finale didn't even get a mention tacked onto the Supernatural blurb.
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Nothing but garbage from the looks of it - good night to read.
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Well...*I* don't have to read tonight...I'll be QUITE entertained by Gotham and Imposters...
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Jena: Did you see the news that this summer is the last season for The Last Ship? I figured it would be.
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I find The Last Ship to be QUITE fascinating...but...really...how many more DIFFERENT Apocalypses can our poor planet endure!!!
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I was just thinking about The Last Ship yesterday. Not sure if I'd heard it would be the last season, but yeah, that doesn't surprise me. I wish it was still a summer show, but like last season, it'll probably be in the fall. Darn the luck on that.
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I didn't care for last season, with the Greeks. And yeah, how many different problems with the cure can there be? Answer: one more, apparently. 🙂
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It starts sometime this summer but probably runs into the fall season. I don't think they've given the dates yet.
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Last summer it started in late August, so it definitely overlapped into the "regular" fall season.
IIRC, both the 4th and 5th seasons were filmed in one go... they showed the season 5 trailer after the finale of season 4. Like on Designated Survivor, I think there's a hacking situation.
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Season finales x 3 for me. Supernatural, Arrow, and SWAT.
Okay... so are we going to talk about Designated Survivor?? All I can say is: whiskey tango foxtrot!!! The episode didn't make sense to me. As expected, Emily's shooting was resolved in, literally, the first minute, but what the heck are Seth and Lyor doing on that road trip by themselves? One is a speechwriter, for heaven's sake. The other is political advisor, which should suggest that his place is near the president, so he can, you know, advise him. I think this was just a weird plot device for them to have some bro-time during the tsunami incident (which was more political than dramatic for TV purposes).
Also, I don't quite understand what the Michael J. Fox character did with that blank piece of paper. Was he telling Kirkman that he no longer has an agenda toward him (i.e., not going to prosecute), similar to Kirkman's blank folder to him? I know it was a positive sign for Kirkman but couldn't quite follow it. And do they still need Hannah to tell everyone that she acted on her own, and not at Kirkman's order?
Speakiing of Hannah... again, whiskey tango foxtrot! How did she know to get that flash drive from the Russian chick? (Also, is Russian chick really dead?) And the drive shows that EMILY is the one who gave info to Russia?? Color me confused. And now we might not get any answers about where this was going to go.
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I can't help with any of it. Maybe Fred has some ideas.
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First off, I have zero to watch tonight. ABC replaced the far more worthy but less profitable Quantico with low budget What Would You Do? Good Grief!
I could not get my eyes off the screen during Designated Survivor. This episode was more outlandish than most. Let me get this out of the way first, kudos for giving Kirkman's son some decent screen time. I guess there wasn't enough time for Kirkman's brother to give some advice this week. Well understandably the episode was crammed.
I didn't mind Seth and Lyor together away from the president. And not the first time they bonded. What I did find unrealistic wash the Tsunami just happened to occur in this little known US territory while they were there. And that Lyor found Seth very quickly when he started searching. Even more ludicrous was in Timeless when the team located Jiya lost in time in like a minute. LOL. Sorry for going of on a tangent, I couldn't resist.
Not surprised Hannah searched the Russian chick , maybe she was looking for ID or gun and happened to find a flash drive. Why was the Russian Chick holding that while on a shooting spree?? No clue, but as I always say I let a lot go when it comes to this show. I just love it so much.
I doubt Emily is nefarious . She was probably threatened by them. Kill her and family if she doesn't comply......
Michael J Fox gave Kirkman the blank paper to tell him that he isn't going to proceed with anything against him. Very tender scene actually . First one with Fox on this show. I still can't believe they never addressed his health issues , but ok maybe Fox told producers ignore it.
All in all a very riveting hour and a terrific if typically wild finale.
Hoping that another network, broadcast or cable picks up this thoroughly entertaining political thriller . I'm reading that Netflix might be interested, but I rather it air the traditional way, every week a new episode.
So what should I watch tonight? My household will likely be watching Grey's and S19. Grey's is not my type but S19 probably would entertain me.
Oh well I have ABC's Once Upon a Time series finale tomorrow ,, lots of old characters are returning for this one and the season finale of Marvell Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Also hoping NBC renews Timeless or Sony the owner finds another network preferably a broadcast network. I'm finding Comcast deletes some cable channels and adds others , so annoying. At least I know I can rely on ABC, CBS, CW, FOX, NBC , PBS and local stations.
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Yeah, it was good to see son Leo not being a problem for a change.
My comment though, was that Seth and Lyor seemed like odd emissaries to be sent to the island territory. After all, Seth is a speechwriter.
I agree that there will probably be a reasonable, innocent explanation for Emily giving something (we don't know what it was) to the Russian chick. But it seems they went out of their way last night to show Emily acting a little questionably (talking to the Supreme Court justice, etc.).
As for Michael J. Fox, when he was on The Good Wife, he used his medical condition at times, to garner sympathy from judges and juries. On this show, they probably just made it an assumption that everyone knew about his condition.
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Agree about Leo. Yes, I realize that Seth and Lyor really don't belong on that Island territory . But when I first saw them there, I was like well I guess they were appointed to handle the issues there because the President and the rest of his team are too busy dealing with other stuff, like saving his presidency!
When the tsunami hit, I said to myself, off all the locations in the world......
Oh well , that's what makes this often outlandish and ludicrous show work for me.
Emily was acting weird in this episode, actually she really hasn't been herself all season long. I guess the writers were setting this up from a long time ago and not just coming up with that reveal in the last second. Some shows do that by the way.
Michael J Fox has every right not to want to discuss his disease on the show. He probably just wants to play his role as if nothing changed from his Spin City days and of course before that. But I must admit his condition was a distraction to me. I kept thinking when will one of the characters ask him about it.
Oh well, its a shame this may be the last time we can discuss this very debatable show of ours again. Lets hope this isn't the end.
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I guess I didn't express it well, but I think the reason none of the characters asked West about his condition was because it was probably common knowledge in the fictional world of DS. Just like most TV viewers are aware that Fox has Parkinson's, those on the show who have heard of Mr. West or are familiar with his career, know that he has a similar condition.
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That makes sense, but I was still distracted every time he spoke or was in a scene. I would have appreciated just one time if a character would show some sympathy or ask if he needs help with something or even just inquire about his condition or medication. ANYTHING!
I have always been a fan of FOX since the 80s. So sad seeing him like this.
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Agreed, a casual acknowledgement, even between other characters, would have been appropriate.
And I too have been a fan since his days on Family Ties. Kudos to him for not hiding in a darkened house all these years for an eternal pity party.
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You are so right. Happy Fox is able to do what he wants to do.
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Now, I'm down to just Gotham and Imposters to watch on Thursday, and Gotham is done tonight. When are the summer series going to start?
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I read in my TV GUIDE that CBS's Salvation starts in July, I can't wait for that gem. That was one of my favorite new shows last season including regular season shows!
CMT's Nashville starts in June. Not sure what else I'll be watching. I think The Crossing is off next week, but still has some more episodes to go. Hope ABC doesn't make it disappear like last season's Time After Time. That was heartless.
Hoping ABC continues airing Quantico , lots of eps remaining with that one.
Good to know that in summer 2019, I'll have a sixth season of Marvel Agents of S,H,I.E.L.D., I think this move will increase the chance of a seventh season. Ratings expectations are much much lower in the summer. Hence the Salvation renewal. That was a pleasant surprise. The ratings for Salvation were very low last summer.
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Salvation better be back! They left too many things hanging!
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Like the fate of a huge chunk of the earth! Can't wait for this gem to return!
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