Some episodes were stronger than others but overall -- Meh. The only thing I truly enjoyed this season was Buck and Tommy (until they messed them up and then just kinda dropped the thread all together when Bobby died).
The Texas storyline -- what was even the point? It honestly felt like they were penning an exit for Eddie only to hastily rewrite it and -- oh, look, he's back. The show didn't do anything to address what caused the strain in his relationship with Chris (the ShannonKim of it all). Nor do we know how Chris feels about moving back to LA. Not even a conversation about it, they're just back because Chim said so. 🤷♀️
I swear, if they end up developing romantic feelings, I will stop watching.
I feel like the show really try to shut that down this season with Buck literally saying he had no romantic feelings for Eddie despite people wanting him to be pining over a straight guy (pretty directly speaking to the Buddie shippers there). And the actors keep shooting it down when asked about it.
The two-parter ending in Bobby's death were good episodes as was the funeral but, once you get past the heavy emotion of those episodes, the show starts to falter again. The finale was so weirdly paced. Mara's adoption gets 30 seconds?! Same for the birth of the Madney baby? We get none of Athena's thoughts on why she's selling the house? I mean, I can assume somethings but actually hearing from the character herself is better. I'd much rather have spent time in those moments than the big emergency.
And I'm not even touching the Brad of it all. What even was that atrocity of writing? And why did we spent so much time with him hogging the screen in 8a only to hastily rush through everything in 8b like they didn't have enough time in the season?
That being said, aside from the side story involving Althea--I thought the funeral episode was well done. They got me. I got misty-eyed. I loved the procession and Athena burying Bobby next to his ex-wife and children was the right thing to do.
I also loved that Athena took him back to be buried by his kids. That was such a beautiful, selfless act of love on her part because she knew if he couldn't be with her, he'd want to be with his kids.
