Maddie and Howie’s parents show up, and it makes for the kind of chaos you expect.
| Aired (FOX) | March 6, 2023 |
| Director(s) | Bradley Buecker |
| Writer(s) | Juan Carlos Coto |
| Newly Noted Characters | |
| Tamara | Diana Lu |
| Myung | Jennie Baek |
| Previously Noted Characters | |
| Sang | David Young Lee |
| Howie | Kenneth Choi |
| Denny | Declan Pratt |
| May | Corinne Massiah |
| Buck | Oliver Stark |
| Margaret | Dee Wallace |
| Philip | Gregory Harrison |
| Maddie | Jennifer Love Hewitt |
| Eddie | Ryan Guzman |
| Hen | Aisha Hinds |
| Nathaniel | Troy Winbush |
| Carrie | Alicia Coppola |
| Trey | Chris Johnson |
| Athena | Angela Bassett |
| Bobby | Peter Krause |
| Albert | John Harlan Kim |
Recap
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Can’t Let Sleeping Dogs Lay – May, Athena, Tamara, Bobby, Carrie, Trey
Wendell’s death still bothers Bobby, and both May and Athena help investigate the organization he believes is part of his death. Specifically, they focus on a recent hire of Carrie and Tony, the owners, named Tamara. She was around, a patient even, around the time of Wendell’s death, and May presses her for answers, which may actually come.
Why The New Interest? – Denny, Hen, Nathaniel
Denny, who wants to go by “D,” decides to no longer be into soccer, but switching to baseball raises an eyebrow for Hen, but she doesn’t dwell on it. The truth is though, he has sneakily been face timing with Nathaniel, who is influencing this change.
A Dramatic Series Of Events – Buck, Howie, Hen, Sang, Myung, Philip, Margaret, Maddie, Eddie, Albert
Maddie and Howie host their families, but while Maddie’s, Buck, Philip, and Margaret were expected, Howie only expected Albert. So when his dad, Sang, and his wife Myung show up? Howie ends up on edge. Mind you, originally, Sang was operating on his best behavior. However, once Buck lets it slip he donated sperm to his friend, the Sang that Howie knows comes out. But, with Sang apologizing, Albert is able to push back.
He isn’t alone, however. Hen, who has had issues with her own father, pushes back on Howie trying to ice Sang out and says they should talk, with Howie making sure he can get his feelings out there rather than keeping them buried. Plus, as is pushed repeatedly, the Sang he knew may not be the Sang that Jee-Yun could end up with, and she deserves the chance to have a relationship with her grandfather.
But, before Howie can focus on his father and all that is happening, Buck is striked by lightning and knocked unconscious during a rescue.
Things To Note
What Could Happen Next
- Buck being alive even after what happened
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Highlights
Sang Showing Signs Of Evolving, And What That Means For His Relationship With Howie
Howie’s issues with his dad are one of the original storylines, alongside Bobby’s issues with sobriety, Buck’s issues with dating, and so on. But, while most of the characters have moved on, in one way or another, Howie has not. Maddie, and all that she has brought to his life, including a family, has allowed him to not work or worry about Sang and the potential of repairing their relationship.
Add in Albert showing up and only reinforcing how Howie felt, and his perceptions were confirmed in a way. But, now with Sang getting older, potentially softer or at least apologetic, there is a shift. One that, as Hen warns, may not be a large or long-term opening, so Howie has to take this opportunity while it is available.
Low Points
No One Has Any Reason To Believe Buck In In Trouble
Buck has gotten his leg crushed by a truck, sued the department, and has done so much that could have led to the end of his career, yet it hasn’t. So this drama about him getting hit by lightning doesn’t lead to much beyond a hunch. I mean, they had a taxi hit by lightning flip multiple times, leak gasoline, and more, yet a woman, the taxi driver, and the baby were all okay.
If people we’ll never see again can live through that, what is Buck getting hit by lightning beyond a short-term shock (no pun intended).
On The Fence
The Wendell Investigation
Because Wendell was a character we barely got to know before his death, it does make this becoming Bobby’s major storyline and his family being sucked in a bit unfortunate. There isn’t much of a reason to invest there, and while what Trey and Carrie are doing is terrible, it isn’t a top-quality storyline either.
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| 9-1-1: Season 6/ Episode 12 "Recovery" – Recap/ Review | Alongside a resolution to the Wendell storyline, Buck presents the possibility everything won’t go back to being as it was after his latest near-death experience. |
| 9-1-1: Season 6/ Episode 11 "In Another Life" – Recap/ Review | While we do get to see Daniel, Buck’s older brother, this is a filler episode for the most part. |
| 9-1-1: Season 6/ Episode 10 "In a Flash" – Recap/ Review | Maddie and Howie’s parents show up, and it makes for the kind of chaos you expect. |
| 9-1-1: Season 6/ Episode 9 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | As Denny asks about Eva, multiple 9-1-1 calls lead to positive and negative discoveries. |
| 9-1-1: Season 6/ Episode 8 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | As Christopher preps for his first dance and May’s boyfriend is put in a dangerous position, Maddie and Chim are just hoping to find a place big enough and affordable. |
| 9-1-1: Season 6/ Episode 7 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | In “Cursed,” again, “9-1-1” circumvents its usual formula by focusing on just one victim, with the worst bad luck. |
| 9-1-1: Season 6/ Episode 6 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | As Hen comes upon the decision whether to officially hand in her resignation papers, Karen is fighting for her life and that of her staff. |
| 9-1-1: Season 6/ Episode 5 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | Hen takes the exam that could change her life as Maddie is dealing with chaos in her personal and professional life. |
| 9-1-1: Season 6/ Episode 4 "Animal Instincts" – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | “Animal Instincts” is an episode focused on growth as Christopher tries to assert his independence, Buck is approached about a major opportunity, and Hen revisits becoming a doctor. |
| 9-1-1: Season 6/ Episode 3 "The Devil You Know" – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | The cause of Tanya’s death is revealed in probably the most extensive story “9-1-1” has ever done. |
| 9-1-1: Season 6/ Episode 2 "Crash & Learn" – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | Hen tries to have it all, but she may ultimately have to choose between being a paramedic and a doctor. Just as much as Athena may have to decide whether her father is a villain. |
| 9-1-1: Season 6/ Episode 1 "Let The Games Begin" – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | “9-1-1” returns with a 4-month time jump that has Bobby seeking an interim captain and Maddie’s stability being to the point of considering dating again. |
| 9-1-1: Season 5 – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers) | 9-1-1 is more of the same, as it delivers daring rescues and a slew of forgettable guest stars. However, more than ever, there is the vibe it wants you to see everyone get their moment in the sun with dedicated episodes. |
| 9-1-1: Season 5/ Episode 18 [Finale] – Recap/ Review | In its season finale, 9-1-1 wraps up a lot of storylines and decides to set things up so, in season 6, things can start fresh and with potentially less drama. |
| 9-1-1: Season 5/ Episode 17 “Hero Complex” – Recap/ Review | Hen and Chim have a major spotlight episode as they investigate whether or not Jonah has a hero complex. |
| 9-1-1: Season 5/ Episode 16 “May Day” – Recap/ Review | On top of being an emotionally charged episode, it is also one which sets up a criminal unlike what we have ever seen on 9-1-1. |
| 9-1-1: Season 5/ Episode 15 "FOMO" – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | 9-1-1 tones down the drama a bit and trades it in for mid-life crises and FOMO. |
| 9-1-1: Season 5/ Episode 14 “Dumb Luck” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | Eddie and Lucy struggle with how lucky they may or may not be, as Chim and Maddie have a scare regarding their daughter Jee-Yun. |
| 9-1-1: Season 5/ Episode 13 “Fear-o-Phobia” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | Buck and Maddie make it back to Los Angeles, and alongside all the surprises of what happened in their absence, they have a surprise for everyone as well. |
| 9-1-1: Season 5/ Episode 12 “Boston” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | Chimney makes his way to Boston in hopes of finding Maddie, but has he arrived before she is ready to go back, and will she continue to evade him? |
| 9-1-1: Season 5/ Episode 11 “Outside Looking In" – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | In the return of 9-1-1, three months have passed since episode 10, and Bobby is contemplating if it is time to find replacements for Eddie and Buck. |
| 9-1-1: Season 5/ Episode 10 "Wrapped In Red" – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | In its winter finale, another character of 9-1-1 seemingly will leave the show for a while – can you guess which one? |
| 9-1-1: Season 5/ Episode 9 “Past Is Prologue” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | Secondary characters get to step into the spotlight as Taylor and Toni, Hen's mother, have their pasts revealed! |
| 9-1-1: Season 5/ Episode 8 “Defend In Place” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | Another character might be taking a break from the show. Can you guess who it is? |
| 9-1-1: Season 5/ Episode 7 “Ghost Stories” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | Taylor, Harry, and Detective Ransome lead the episode as a three-way murder plot brings two together, and Harry finds solace in shared trauma. |
| 9-1-1: Season 5/ Episode 6 “Brawl In Cell Block 9-1-1” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | In one of the most intense episodes of 9-1-1not involving a natural disaster, a prison break happens. |
| 9-1-1: Season 5/ Episode 5 “Peer Pressure” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | As Buck worries about his sister and brother-in-law, he takes his anxiety out on the newbie. Meanwhile, May and Harry bond over the things which are making their lives hard. |
| 9-1-1: Season 5/ Episode 4 “Home and Away” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | As Chim deals with Maddie's exit, Athena is trying to get Harry to open up, a new dispatch is introduced, and Hen makes an honest mistake. |
| 9-1-1: Season 5/ Episode 3 “Desperate Measures” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | While you likely could predict how Harry and Jeffrey's story ends, you may not guess how "Desperate Measures" ends as an episode. |
| 9-1-1: Season 5/ Episode 2 “Desperate Times” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | We're onto day 5 of the LA blackout, and things aren't getting any easier, especially as backup systems fail and Athena learns Jeffrey Hudson is still on the loose. |
| 9-1-1: Season 5/ Episode 1 “Panic” [Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | As it has done every season, 9-1-1 escalates the stakes by having the city hit with a major cyberattack and the man who attacked Athena on the loose. |
| 9-1-1: Season 4/ Episode 14 [Season Finale] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | As to be expected from 9-1-1, no matter how dangerous things seem, everyone ends up okay. Well, all but one. |
| 9-1-1: Season 4/ Episode 13 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | While storylines about doctor negligence, and Maddie's mental health, and Athena's relationship, dominate the episode, the ending is what truly leaves a grand impression. |
| 9-1-1: Season 4/ Episode 12 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | A writer decides to put Los Angeles into a tizzy over some buried treasure, which causes quite a few 911 calls. |
| 9-1-1: Season 4/ Episode 11 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | In a way, "First Responders" could be seen as a minor "Josh Begins," as we learn why he joined the 9-1-1 responders. |
| 9-1-1: Season 4/ Episode 10 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | Get your favorite tissue brand ready; it's time to shed some tears as we watch some kids say goodbye to their parents and bonding moments that will have you bawling. |
| 9-1-1: Season 4/ Episode 9 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | 9-1-1 is back, and in its return, we meet Maddie and Chim's baby! However, with a life gained, will there be a life lost? |
| 9-1-1: Season 4/ Episode 8 "Breaking Point" [Winter Finale] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | In the winter finale, we're reminded how much the first half of season 4 is about reunification with people that have been absent a long time. |
| 9-1-1: Season 4/ Episode 7 "There Goes the Neighborhood" – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | With Buck dating again, and Hen's Mother coming for a visit, we see the beginning of old wounds healing. |
| 9-1-1: Season 4/ Episode 6 "Jinx" – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | As Buck evolves into Buck 3.0, Eddie might be evolving too as Christopher's former teacher, Ana Flores, returns to 9-1-1. |
| 9-1-1: Season 4/ Episode 5 "Buck Begins" – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | While the Daniel thing remains a bust, exploring Buck and Maddie's relationship, from 1996 to the present, will have you in tears. |
| 9-1-1: Season 4/ Episode 4 "9-1-1, What's Your Grievance?" – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | So the secret Maddie is hiding comes out, and, well, it might disappoint you. |
| 9-1-1: Season 4/ Episode 3 "Future Tense" – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | Maddie has a family secret, which includes Buck, and Hen finds herself with a lab partner who pushes her buttons and nearly causes her to go off. |
| 9-1-1: Season 4/ Episode 2 "Alone Together" – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | In the 2nd part of 9-1-1's season 4 premiere, multiple near-death experiences act as a wake-up call unlike any other rescues before. |
| 9-1-1: Season 4/ Episode 1 "The New Abnormal" – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | 9-1-1, as tradition, returns with a dramatic natural event, which this time is a dam breaking, thanks to earthquakes and a landslide! |
| 9-1-1: Season 3 - Review/ Summary with Spoilers | In its 3rd season, “9-1-1” presents minor improvements, but due to being a procedural, which leads to some inconsistency, it often feels like more of the same. |
| 9-1-1: Season 3 Episode 18 “What’s Next” [Season Finale] – Recap/ Review with Spoilers | As with the finale of nearly every season of 9-1-1, the ending is a bit shocking – but this time in a good way. |
| 9-1-1: Season 3 Episode 17 “Powerless” – Recap/ Review with Spoilers | While we may not see Abby until the end of the episode, a whole lot happens that makes it clear why they needed the season finale to be two parts. |
| 9-1-1: Season 3 Episode 16 “The One That Got Away” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | While not a Christmas episode, Buck meets the ghost of Christmas future and it shakes him to his core. |
| 9-1-1: Season 3 Episode 15 “Eddie Begins” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | While Eddie has been around for nearly 2 whole seasons, and heavily featured, “Eddie Begins” dives into his backstory father than ever before. |
| 9-1-1: Season 3 Episode 14 “The Taking of Dispatch 9-1-1” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | Similar to the bank robbery episode last season, it’s all about the con in the latest episode of 9-1-1. |
| 9-1-1: Season 3 Episode 13 “Pinned” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | As Michael and his family deal with him possibly dying, Chim tries to bring new life to his relationship with Maddie. |
| 9-1-1: Season 3 Episode 12 “Fools” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | As many struggle with the possibility of being alone, Christopher also deals with not being able to do anything like his dad always says he can. |
| 9-1-1: Season 3 Episode 11 “Seize The Day” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | “9-1-1” returns with Chim’s younger brother coming to Los Angeles and triggering Chim’s childhood trauma. |
| 9-1-1: Season 3, Episode 10 “Christmas Spirit” [Mid-Season Finale] – Recap, Review (with Spoilers) | Like a holiday movie, 9-1-1 mixes in a lot of sweet moments with a bit of darkness that some might see as devastating. |
| 9-1-1: Season 3, Episode 9 “Fallout” – Recap, Review (with Spoilers) | Trauma, and methods of dealing with it, are explored as Eddie, Maddie, and Hen go into therapy to handle their new normal. |
| 9-1-1: Season 3, Episode 8 “Malfunction” – Recap, Review (with Spoilers) | As Karen struggles with getting pregnant, Hen finds her focus off, and this leads to deadly consequences. Also, Eddie’s fight career takes a turn. |
| 9-1-1: Season 3, Episode 7 “Athena Begins” – Recap, Review (with Spoilers) | We go deep into Athena’s past, to 1989 – 1991 to be exact, and learn of the second major loss that made her become and remain a cop. |
| 9-1-1: Season 3, Episode 6 “Monsters” – Recap, Review (with Spoilers) | It’s Halloween on 9-1-1, and you know that means something freaky going down. Though, unlike past seasons, there are less shocks this time around. |
| 9-1-1: Season 3, Episode 5 “Rage” – Recap, Review (with Spoilers) | As Michael experiences DWB, and his kids get the race talk, Buck learns the consequences of his lawsuit. |
| 9-1-1: Season 3, Episode 4 “Triggers” – Recap, Review (with Spoilers) | From Maddie triggered by a domestic call to Chim and Hen taking note of kids they save, and Buck hearing the worst thing imaginable, this episode isn’t called “Triggers” for nothing. |
| 9-1-1: Season 3, Episode 3 “Searchers” – Recap, Review (with Spoilers) | The tsunami arc comes to an end, with an explosion, someone losing an arm, and the fate of Christopher. |
| 9-1-1: Season 3, Episode 2 “Sink or Swim” – Recap, Review (with Spoilers) | A tidal wave hits and between the initial wave and the surges which come after, we see more people die this episode than the entire series. |
| 9-1-1: Season 3, Episode 1 “Kids Today” [Seaon Premiere] – Recap, Review (with Spoilers) | Surprisingly, despite being crushed by a fire truck, Buck seems like he may return to work. However, isn’t there always a catch? |
| 9-1-1: Season 2 - Summary, Review (with Spoilers) | Season 2 of 9-1-1 avoids any sense of a sophomore slump by balancing the 911 drama you love and developing both new and old characters. |
| 9-1-1: Season 2, Episode 18 "This Life We Choose" [Season Finale] - Recap, Review (with Spoilers) | In the finale, after a bombing spree, many characters find their lives changed forever. One for the worse, many for the better. |
| 9-1-1: Season 2, Episode 17 "Careful What You Wish For" - Recap, Review (with Spoilers) | In the penultimate episode of the season, Eddie returns to prominence as he reevaluates his relationship with Shannon. |
| 9-1-1: Season 2, Episode 16 "Bobby Begins Again" - Recap, Review (with Spoilers) | In order to move forward, you have to the past, and in this episode, we learn what happened between the fire Bobby started and Buck being hired. |
| 9-1-1: Season 2, Episode 15 "Ocean's 9-1-1" - Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | The team gets framed for a robbery and it leads to not only some of the best writing in a while, but one person’s job on the line. |
| 9-1-1: Season 2, Episode 14 "Broken" - Recap, Review (with Spoilers) | Of course, with 9-1-1 taking some time off it means they have to come back with you on the verge of crying to the point being unable to watch. |
| 9-1-1: Season 2, Episode 13 "Fight or Flight" - Recap, Review (with Spoilers) | We journey a bit into Doug and Maddie’s history and are left with an ending which ends a chapter in both of their lives. |
| 9-1-1: Season 2, Episode 12 "Chimney Begins" - Recap, Review (with Spoilers) | As Hen did earlier this season, Howard Han aka Chimney, gets his due by having an episode dedicated to his backstory. |
| 9-1-1: Season 2, Episode 11 "New Beginnings" [Mid-Season Premiere] - Recap, Review (with Spoilers) | 9-1-1 returns, and it is like we never left as the drama picks up and kicks things into the next gear. |
| 9-1-1: Season 2/ Episode 10 "Merry Ex-Mas" [Mid-Season Finale] - Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | While this is a Christmas episode, love is in the air like it is Valentine’s day. Though one person with unreciprocated love comes around to ruin things. |
| 9-1-1: Season 2/ Episode 9 "Hen Begins" - Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | The show decides to hand the reigns to Aisha Hinds and gives us something which almost makes you wonder, “Why wasn’t this the show’s pilot?” |
| 9-1-1: Season 2/ Episode 8 "Buck, Actually" - Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | |
| 9-1-1: Season 2/ Episode 7 "Haunted" - Recap/ Recap (with Spoilers) | |
| 9-1-1: Season 2/ Episode 6 "Dosed" - Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | |
| 9-1-1: Season 2/ Episode 5 "Awful People" - Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | |
| 9-1-1: Season 2/ Episode 4 "Stuck" - Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | |
| 9-1-1: Season 2/ Episode 3 "Help Is Not Coming" - Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | |
| 9-1-1: Season 2/ Episode 2 "7.1" - Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | |
| 9-1-1: Season 2/ Episode 1 "Under Pressure" [Season Premiere] - Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | |
| 9-1-1: Season 1 - Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | |
| 9-1-1: Season 1/ Episode 10 "A Whole New You" [Season Finale] - Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | |
| 9-1-1: Season 1/ Episode 9 "Trapped" - Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | |
| 9-1-1: Season 1/ Episode 8 "Karma's a Bitch" - Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | |
| 9-1-1: Season 1/ Episode 7 "Full Moon (Creepy AF)" - Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | |
| 9-1-1: Season 1/ Episode 6 "Heartbreaker" - Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | |
| 9-1-1: Season 1/ Episode 5 "Point of Origin" - Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | |
| 9-1-1: Season 1/ Episode 4 "Worst Day Ever" - Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | |
| 9-1-1: Season 1/ Episode 3 "Next of Kin" - Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | |
| 9-1-1: Season 1/ Episode 2 "Let Go" - Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | |
| 9-1-1: Season 1/ Episode 1 "Pilot" [Series Premiere] - Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) |
9-1-1: Season 6/ Episode 10 “In a Flash” – Recap/ Review
Overall
While a lot of the episode delivers more of the same, with Howie’s relationship with Sang being addressed, there is at least hope for one storyline.
Highlights
Sang Showing Signs Of Evolving, And What That Means For His Relationship With Howie
Disputable
The Wendell Investigation
No One Has Any Reason To Believe Buck In In Trouble
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