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Season One Episode Three – Day One

Flashback. Any is looking on a board at all the vitals for each patient in their care. One patient’s blood pressure is dropping. Amy runs to the room only to find out he had been moved. TJ is getting ready to perform a procedure but did not notice the patient’s vitals. Amy gets there in time. Jake comes in to check on TJ. Amy goes on to tell Jake that maybe he should make sure his patients are okay before going home.

Richard meets with the doctors to inform them that Amy is coming back to work that day. New protocol in place where Amy is not allowed to see patients alone; she is to observe with one of them. Amy cannot consult with patients or make diagnosis. Of course, Sonya has something to say about that.

When Amy gets to the hospital that day, everyone is silently staring at her. Amy meets with Michael and Gina first to go over the rules she will have to follow. Amy is shocked she is starting back as a med student, but she will take what she can get for now. Gina informs Amy that she wants to monitor her brain activity a few weeks longer. And Amy has to retake the boards. Amy says she understands and will not make Michael look bad.

Richard is on the phone with his lawyer and is worried about what Amy could start remembering, especially the pending autopsy report. If Amy starts to remember, Richard could be in big trouble. The lawyer goes on to tell Richard to make sure Amy fails. I knew he was up to no good.

Amy goes to Richard’s office and he gives a few of his rules and hands her scrubs to wear. Richard tells her that she will be observing Sonya for the day. Richard also tells her that her belongings from the office are in a box on the table for her to take with her later. Amy agrees to get the box later.

Amy changes into the scrubs and goes to the nurse’s desk to let them know she would be observing Sonya that day. Jake overhears her and says no, she will be observing TJ. Liz gives her the room number where TJ is with a patient. Amy gets to the room and tells TJ she will be with him. TJ is talking to the patient about his condition as wife looks on. After Evan gives his symptoms and TJ examines him, Amy looks concerned and ask a few questions herself. Amy gets TJ out of the room and tells him they need to get the wife out of the room so they can get the truth from Evan.

Flashback. Amy comes in to check on a patient and questions the med students on what procedures they need to perform. Amy ask TJ to check the patient and give his assessment. TJ does not answer the corrections correctly at first. After pressure from Amy, TJ gets it right. Before leaving, Amy looks at Jake and tells him to make sure TJ does not screw it up.

TJ agrees with Amy’s plan and they go back into the room to let the wife know that it will take over four hours to get test done on Evan. The wife agrees to leave and come back later. With Evan alone, Amy starts to ask him a lot of questions. Evan is not telling them anything and gets defensive.

Sonya and Jake go into the room of an elderly couple, Dante and Ruby. They are talking to the couple and found out they have been married 59 years. Jake breaks the news to Dante that he had a drop in his blood sugar and will be have to stay in the hospital one more night. Dante complains about his stomach hurting and Jake has Sonya to run more test to see what’s wrong.

TJ receives Evan’s test results, which show no alcohol in his system. Despite this, Amy remains convinced he has been drinking and worries about liver failure. While waiting for more results, Amy struggles to remember her email password on her work computer. TJ gets the results, and Amy offers a suggestion for TJ’s next steps.

Sonya pushes Dante in a wheelchair taking him to get more test done. Dante mentions that Sonya and Jake make a good team; hinting they were a couple. Ruby jokes with Sonya who admits nothing is going on between the two of them. While Jake is waiting on Dante’s results, Richard comes in the room where is talking to Sonya. Richard ask Sonya how it was going with Amy and Sonya has no idea what his talking about. Richard goes on to say that Amy was supposed to be observing her for the day and Sonya has no clue. Jake ask Sonya to leave the room. Jake confronts Richard on him trying to set up Amy to fail.

Flashback. Amy is monitoring TJ on a procedue he is doing. Amy scolls TJ on what hs is doing. Jake gives TJ encouragement. TJ performs the procedure with no mistakes. Amy leaves without telling TJ he did good.

Jake is talking to Dante and Ruby. Sonya comes in with test results stating that Dante will need surgery. Jake gives Dante the risk of them doing surgery. Dante refuses to do the surgery but Ruby talks him into it.

Amy is looking at more of Evan’s test results. Richard sees TJ in the hall and ask him how things were going with Amy. TJ says everything is fine. TJ gives Richard and update on Evan’s progress. TJ gets a page and goes the the nurse’s station. They tell him that Evan left the hospital. TJ calls him on the phone to let him know he needs to come back because he has liver failure.

Richard calls TJ and Amy with Jake in a meeting to discuss Evan. Richard tells TJ he should have been more forceful with Evan letting him know his condition. Richards says TJ should not have let Amy influence him. Micheal comes in the room and Richard gives him an update. Richard says Amy was wrong to diagnose, reckless, and violated protocol. Amy says it was true. Richard turns to Jake and tell es him next time not to second guess his decisions. Evan collapsed and was later found behind a dumpster in the parking lot.

Flashback. Jake comes into Amy’s office to discuss training. Jake does not think they will get anywhere with her being a drill sergeant. Jake ask if Amy would step back and let him do the job he was hired to do.

Evan is not doing well and they are waiting on more test to come back. Richard comes to report they will do more antibiotics to see if they works. Amy apologies to TJ. Micheal tells Amy to go home. Amy looks at TJ and he turns away. Amy leaves.

Amy goes home. Amy checks Evans scans again and call Richard. Amy thinks it’s an environmental exposure. Amy suggest that when Evan wakes up to ask him where he had been the day before. Richard text Amy later that she was right. Evan got laid off two months ago and was doing odd jobs in a warehouse. Amy goes to the warehouse where Evan had been working to found out what the conditions were. Amy looks around and comes across a big animal trap. Evan had been handling dead rats. Amy calls TJ to have Evan put on different meds.

Jake goes to check on Dante and Ruby and they are laying on his bed. Dante tries to wake up Ruby but she does not move. Jake gets concerned and has Dante moved off the bed so he can exam her. Jake tries everything but Ruby is dead.

Amy goes in to sit with Evan and his wife while she talks. Evan begins to cough and TJ comes in to take the ventilator out. Evan starts breathing on his own. Evan is off to a full recovery.

Flashback. Amy walks in to see Jake still at the hospital. They exchange a few words about why they are both still there. Amy learns Jake is separated from his wife. Amy is there late because she fights with her daughter all the time. Amy is eating a candy bar for dinner and Jake offers her some of his food. Jake looks at her laptop and her password is taped to it. Amy says it was her sons favorite stuffed toy. Jake apologizes for bringing it up.

Dante is in his room packing up to leave the hospital. Jake walks in and ask him what his was doing since Dante was due to have surgery that day. Dante says he is not having surgery. There was no point in it since Ruby was gone. Jake leaves and goes to a lobby area to think. Sonya comes up to check on Jake. Sonya apologized for not being a better friend.

Richard calls Amy in to let her know how impressed he was that she drove all the way to the warehouse where Evan worked. Amy thanks him for listening to her. Richard makes the comment that Amy has overwhelming support from Michael and that the neosurgion was her best friend. Amy then says that she can’t remember what she did to him but she was sorry. Richard says he appreciates what she said. Amy gets her box and leaves. Richard looks down at the phone and turns the recording off. Look at sneaky Richard.

Amy is still at the hospital and text Micheal to let him know that everything turned out good that day. Micheal is in his office and text back a thumbs ups. Amy then text to see if he had left yet. Michael said he was almost home. Michael is lying; and why?

Jake comes by and sees Amy still in one of the offices and ask her why she was still there. Amy says she is still trying to get in her emails and she does not remember what the password is. Jake gives her a password to try. Amy is shocked. Jake says she was not good at hiding what her password was. Amy goes on to say that it was her son’s favorite stuffed animal. Jake says he didn’t know that. Amy says was locked out but would try it the next day.

On the elevator, Gina ask Amy how her day was. Amy says she knows wha her email password is and that Jake told her. At home, Amy waits for midnight to try the password. When she hits enter, all her emails pop up.

Now she will finally see what was going on before she had the accident. She has thousands of emails and will take a minute for her to come across some things. I’m just happy she can start to put pieces together.

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Season One Episode Two – Try, Try Again . . .

This episode starts with a woman at a bar with a man; looks like a blind date. She starts to feel bad and excuses herself. She is having memories from her past, gets upset and falls the the floor.

Amy is reviewing her old patient files to reconnect with her past. She has a new roommate, the woman she met at the restaurant. Jake comes to examine the roommate while Amy shares her thoughts on the woman’s condition. After Jake leaves, Amy goes for a walk and finds Michael, asking about her practice plans. She mentions a board meeting she wants to attend, but Michael tells her she can’t go.

Richard is walkinga round new interns and Amy sees him. Richard gets a call and excuses himself. He is very frustrated with the woman on the phone. The woman mentions she was in court so I’m assuming it’s his lawyer. Why would he need a lawyer. Then the woman tells him to call her when he gets the autopsy results. Oh. This has to be about the Dixon patient that died. He looks really worried.

Sonya is still trying to get Jake to talk to her. She is feeling guilty for reporting Amy about her conduct. Jake states that all the doctors should stick together. I’m sure he does not trust her now; I’m thinking they were friends. There is something about Sonya too I can’t put my finger on.

Amy is in her room talking to the patient trying to figure out what is wrong with her. Sonya comes in with a wheelchair to take Amy for her FMRI. On the way out the door, Sonya advices Amy not to confuse the patient with her advice. Really Sonya. Who do you think you are.

Gina shows Amy different pictures from her past trying to get a real sense of how much she remembers. After the scan, Amy tells Gina that Michael is refusing to help her and she wants Gina to talk to him. Gina advises Amy to wait to see what her results would be. Amy gets mad at Gina.

Flash back. Six years ago. Gina comes in Amy’s bedroom try to get her out of bed. Gina cons her with junk food and Amy’s choice in a movie. It works. Amy goes back to work but angry at the world.

Amy sees Richard in the hallway since her accident and gives him a hug. It’s very awkward. Katie comes from out of Amy’s room and Amy stops her. Amy ask if they can sit and catch up. Katie acts nervous and gets up to leave. Amy ask Katie what happened between them the two of them. Katie gets upset and leaves.

Jake is back in the room talking to the patient about her condition. Amy is giving her advice and Jake looks annoyed. Jake advices the patient not to seek a second opinion as he looks Amy’s way.

The board is meeting and ask for an update on Amy’s progress. Micheal says she is moving along greatly. Amy then walks in the room to plead her case. Members of the board are annoyed that Amy just shows up without being invited. Amy says she can relearn all the new procedures she doesn’t remember. Max, the COO, says they will have to discuss further.

Amy gets back to her room and sees a young woman sitting next to the patient. The young woman says she is Grace, Simone’s daughter. Grace ask Amy what is wrong with Simone. Amy tells her that Simone has lupus. Amy explains the disease to Grace. Simone wakes up and sees Grace and is very happy to see her. Simone starts to have an attack. Amy gets ups to help Simone and calls for a doctor. A nurse comes in and Amy starts giving her test to order. Jake comes in and tells Amy to get away form Simone.

Flashback. Amy is resting one of the staff rooms and Gina comes in to tell her to go home. Amy says she is doing what Gina asked her to do, come back to see patients. Gina tells Amy it’s going to take time for her to heal.

Richard comes into the office where Jake is and ask how Simone is doing. Jake give him an update. Richard then states that he heard Amy was giving orders to the nurses. Jake says it was just a rumor; she was trying to help. Someone comes in to tell Richard the the Dixon autopsy results were back. Richard looks concerns as he leaves the office.

Richard goes to get the autopsy results and the doctor has discrepancies with some the medicine she found. Richard goes on to explain that the family pushed for them.

Jake is checking Simone when Amy walks in. Simone is not doing well. Grace is very upset and tells Jake he needs to do more. Jake promises Grace he will not stop until he figures out what is wrong with Simone. Jake walks out of the room and Amy follows him. Amy wants to express her opinion on what she thinks is wrong with Simone. Grace overhears them talking. Jake puts in a new order.

Amy is back in the room and is talking to Grace who states she has not seen her mom in four years. Grace is now worried that Simone will never meet her son. Amy tries to tell her everything will be okay.

Michael walks in the room and calls Amy out in the hallway. Micheal goes on to tell Amy that the board has decided against her coming back to work anytime soon. Amy is shocked. Amy’s HR complaints and her reputation is not good. Michael also ask Amy to give Katie some space and time.

Flashback. Sonya and Richard are walking down the hall with Amy. Sonya is tryin to get her patient records together so she can explain what she would do. Amy gets annoyed with Sonya and ask her if she wanted to be there and if should be a doctor. Sonya walks away and Richard tells Amy she can’t speak to people like that.

Gina is doing testing on Amy and Richard looks on. Richard is very concerned. Amy gets back to her room and sees Simone gone. Amy goes to ask the nurses where Simone went and she is told they moved her to ICU. Amy goes to look for her but sees Jake first and he gives Amy an update. Jake doesn’t think Simone will make it through the night.

Richard reprimands Jake for not following orders after listening to Amy. Sonya watches as Richard mentions that the daughter saw him talking to Amy. He warns that if Simone dies, the daughter will sue for malpractice, which could lead to Jake facing a hearing and possible suspension or termination.

Gina comes in to tell Amy she has been release and can go home. Gina offers to take her home. They get to Amy’s apartment and Amy says it looks like a showroom. Gina gives her a tour of the apartment. Amy ask if Katie lived there and Gina says she lives full time with Michael. Amy ask why and Gina says they were fighting all the time and the three of them decided it would be best if Katie went to live with Micheal. Amy thanked Gina for bringing her home. Gina gives Amy a new phone she purchased for her.

Flashback of any coming home and going staight upsets without saying a word to Michael and Katie. Michael promises Katie things would get better.

Katie is home looking through an old photo album. Amy is at her apartment looking through her old photo album but there are not any current photos in the album. Gina calls to check on Amy to see how she is making out. Amy sounds depressed and Gina tells her not to shut down or put on a mask.

The word mask makes Amy think about Simone. Amy goes back to the hospital to look for Jake to tell him her theory. Jake says Grace refuses to talk to them. Somehow, they convince Grace to let Simone have the surgery. The surgery was a success and they wake for Simone to wake up.

Amy goes to Michael’s office and apologized to him for pushing him to let her become a doctor again. Amy states that someone will hire her. Michael then tells Amy he is married now. Amy states she hopes she appreciates what she has. Then Michael gets on the phone to call Max. Michael informs Max that Amy is protected under the disability act. Michael also states the Amy could sue if she wanted to. Max states he will take it to the board.

Richard is talking to Jake when Amy comes down the stairs. Richard walks away. Amy thanks Jake for helping her off the floor the other day and says that Jake does not hate her like everyone else. Jake takes Amy to Simone’s room where they look in. Simone is holding her grandson as Grace and her husband looks on.

Amy calls Katie and wants to apologize for anything she has said or done to her. Amy says she will always be there for her. To me, Katie seems like a brat. Now she could have reasons for acting this way and I guess we will found out later. Right now, she is not one of my favorite people.

Amy is going through a lot in the few days she had her accident. What I can say is that she is cool as a cucumber. She is not lashing out at anyone but seeing where she fits in. Not all people would be that calm. Not sure I would be as calm as her. How are you feeling about the entire situation? Would you be calm?

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Season One Episode One – If at First You Don’t Succeed . . .

I came across this show on Netflix after moving past it several times. I’m glad I decided to take a chance and watch it.

Amy Larson is Chief of Internal Medicine at Westside Hospital. Amy doesn’t seem to be the most liked person at the hospital but everyone says she is the best. Amy seems to be very strict and want her doctors to know how to treat patients. What’s wrong with that.

A new pregnant patient comes and suffering from a infections she thinks. Amy is called in by Dr. Jake Heller and Dr. Sonya Maitra is also there. Amy comes in to exam the patient who knows what is wrong with her. Amy tells the patient to let the doctors figure out what is wrong with her. The husband of the patient states that Amy has poor bedside manners. Amy continues to exam the patient and orders labs.

Amy sees Dr. Richard Milier in the hallway. Amy ask Richard about a patient that died in Richard’s care and questions him about the procedures he performed. Richard gets very defensive and Amy wants him to tell her what really happened. Richard does not say much and Amy says she ordered an autopsy report.

Amy comes across Dr. TJ Coleman at the nurses station and reprimands him for giving his patient and the family false hope when he knows that person is sick. TJ says he would go take care of it.

Back in the pregnant patient’s room, Jake and Sonya are checking her vitals and she goes into shock and has a seizure. Jake goes to tell Amy what happened and that she is stable now. Jake confirms that more test had been ordered and it would take an hour to get the results. Jake and Amy go to the parking deck and get into her car and start messing around. Jake gets a call that the labs are back and they leave the car. Before leaving Jake lets Amy know he loves her and she responds back at she loves him. Wow! I didn’t see that coming. They don’t look like they are good match at all.

Amy is still trying to figure out what is wrong with the pregnant patient. Amy goes to the nurses station to schedule more test but Nurse Julie is leaving and does not want to take the orders. Amy gets angry with her. Dr. Gina Walker comes in to save the situation and distracts Amy.

Down the hall comes Dr. Michael Hamda. Gina sees him and walks the other way leaving Amy to talk to him. Michael gets on Amy about all the bad customer surveys Amy has been getting and that she needs to do better. Amy says she doesn’t care about the surveys and that she is a good doctor. Michael tells Amy it matters and tells her to go home and get some rest.

Amy is in her car going home. It’s raining very hard as she is singing to music. Amy gets a text on her phone and gets distracted only for a few minutes. Amy looks back and sees is that she is about to hit a truck head on and swerves her car. Her car flips over and Amy hits her head on the window.

Amy goes into emergency surgery. When she wakes up, she didn’t remember she was in a car accident. Amy ask how her family is. Gina tells her they are fine. Amy thinks they were in the car with her, but Gina tells her she was in the car alone. Amy does not believe her and starts hyperventilating. She is given medicine to calm her down. Gina is concerned and takes Amy down to get an MRI. Gina is asking Amy questions and the answers are not from the current year. Gina then realizes Amy has a gap in her memory.

Gina goes to tell Michael about Amy’s condition. Jake watches with concern, and Gina asks him to join the other staff for a meeting. Michael informs Richard that he has been chosen as Interim Chief. Richard suppresses his excitement in front of Michael, but we can tell he is thrilled. There’s something about Richard that makes me uneasy. What is he hiding?

Gina give Amy an update on her condition. and that she has lost eight years of her memory. Amy ask to see her family. Gina brings Michael in first. Amy looks at him with love and hugs him. Michael looks concerned. Amy senses something is wrong and Micheal tells her they have been divorced for four years. Then her daughter, Katie comes in. The last memory Amy has of Katie was when she was nine years old. Amy is amazed at how beautiful Katie is. Next, Amy ask for her son, Danny. They all look sad at Amy and tell her that Danny had died seven years ago. Amy is devastated. So Micheal was Amy’s husband and works at the same hospital as her. I bet that is interesting.

Michael calls a meeting with the staff to give them an update on Amy. Michael explains that Amy has lost eigth years of her life and will be recovering for a while. Michael announces that Richard will be the Interim Chief. Everyone is in shock, especially Jake. Jake knows that Amy will not remember the relationship they had. Maybe that’s a good thing. So far, I don’t like him for her.

Amy trying to deal with her memory lost tells Gina it may be better she does not remember because of everything she lost including Michael and Danny. Gina reminds her of the successes she had accomplished during those years. Amy ask Gina what happened to Danny. Gina says he as on a school trip and his heart gave out. Amy then ask Gina if that was why she is no longer with Michael. Gina says she needs to ask Michael who can give her the details.

Amy is moved to a patient room the same floor she worked on. Michael is hoping it will trigger her memory. Everyone stares as she passes them in the hallway.

Jake is taking the news hard. Sonya comes outside to check on him. Jake tells Sonya that he and Amy were together. Sonya is shocked and ask why he didn’t tell her. Jack says that no one knew because she is the chief.

Katie and Michael are sitting in the cafeteria. Katie is concerned about Amy and nervous to let her know she no longer lives the her mom. Michael is trying to calm Katie down and says they need to take it one day at a time.

A few of the nurses and doctors are behind the nurses station gossiping about Amy and making jokes. TJ comes in and says they need to be ashamed of themselves. They all look guilty. TJ walks away.

Amy is sad thinking about all the years she can’t remember. And she is grieving the lost of her son, Danny. She falls the the floor crying and Jake hears her. Jake comes in to help her to her bed. Jake is so hurt she cannot remember the relationship they had.

Richard goes to his new office, Amy’s office. Amy’s things are still in there. Richard calls his wife to let her know he made cheif and she sounds so excited for him and says he deserves it.

Jake is still trying to figure out what’s wrong with the pregnant patient, Phylicia. Dr Peter Douglas performed the procedure that Amy had just suggested before she had her accident. There are complications with the procedure because Phylicia’s blood pressure was dropping. Peter wants to stop but Jake tells him to keep going. Phylicia has a seizure and they have to stop the procedure. Peter then blames Jake for not wanting to stop. Sonya gets Phylicia stable again before leaving the room.

Michael comes to see Amy and tells her she should be resting. Amy is just guessing that Michael moved on and she just threw herself into her work. Amy then ask Michael what happened between them. Michael is not ready to talk about it yet.

Micheal is called in to go over what happened with Phylicia. Richard tries to blame Amy for ordering the test that almost killed her. Jake takes up for Amy. Peter comes in the room with the results of the test and it turns out Amy did the right thing ordering the test. Now they have to convince Phylicia to have the surgery she needs; but she refuses because of the earlier incident. Michael goes with Peter to talk to Phylicia and her husband. Phylicia has the surgery and it was a success.

TJ goes to see Amy. Amy is so happy to see him and ask if he works at the hospital now. TJ says he is an intern all because of her. Amy asks if she was rough on him and he smiles. TJ says he would not be where he is now if it wasn’t for her. Okay, there is some history there. Maybe she was his mentor before.

Gina come in Amy’s room and tries to have a pep talk with her. Amy talks to Gina about Michael. Gina tells Amy this is her chance to do things differently and that most people don’t get that chance. Gina seems like a good friend.

Sonya finds Jack and he is mad at her for reporting Amy about how she talked to Phylicia when she first came in. Sonya thinks she did the right thing. Amy is at the nurses station when Phylicia comes by. Phylicia asks what happened to Amy and she says she was in an accident. Phylicia thanks Amy for her help and that she is the reason she is still alive. Amy has no idea what Phylicia is talking about.

Amy goes back to her room to call Michael. She asked him if he can help her continue to be a doctor. Michael says he would try. Michael hangs up the phone looking sad. In walks a pregnant woman who must be his wife. I knew he was hiding something from Amy. He looked so guilty every time he was around Amy. Just tell her Michael. Might as well keep ripping the bandaids off.

This was a great episode and I’m pleased that is moving along at a good pace. Amy just wants her life back and will do everything she can to make that happen. I ain’t made at her. What are you thoughts? What do you think of the first episode?

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Season One Episode Five

Now the show is starting to get good. Anna and Jack have so much baggage and just need to work it out. Anna gets up to leave Jack in his truck. Both of them are quiet and don’t say much. That morning, both of them want to text each other but neither one of them give in. They are both stubborn.

Since Clyde put the reward money out to help Rachel’s killer, the sheriff station has been non stop busy with people coming in saying they know what happened. Priya comes into a meeting Jack is having with his boss and says that Anna is a suspect and she wants to question her. She even thinks Zoe may be a suspect. Jack goes off saying Priya is on the wrong track and that they need to continue to look at Clyde. The sheriff makes Jack leave the room and go follow up on some of the other leads. He then gives Priya permission to contact Anna. They all want to get beat up by Jack. I would not want to get on his bad side.

Jack goes to Clyde’s home and accuses him for the murder of Rachel. Jack shows Clyde text messages and a sex video. Clyde goes on to accuse Jack of sleeping with Rachel. Jack gets upset and tries to arrest Clyde which does not go as planned. Clyde gets in his car, tells Jack to get a good lawyer and then drives away. Now in what world would anyone get away with not getting arrested. Jack just let him drive off. Only because he knows Clyde will spill the beans.

Priya goes to Alice’s house to interview Anna. While she is waiting on Anna to come down, Alice makes Priya some coffee. Priya looks at the cup and it’s just hot water in the cup; but Priya pretends it’a good. Anna comes down and Priya ask her questions. Priya also mentioned that the doors at St Hilary were locked and ask Anna how she got in. Anna says that everyone at the school knows how to pick the lock. Anna states that if the students showed up late, the doors were always locked so they had to find a way to get in the building. Priya also ask Anna to look at the yearbook and show her pictures of her friends. She points out Rachel, Helen and Zoe.

Jack calls one of the leads from this list he has and talks to a man who knows Rachel. He says he took her to an apartment in Atlanta and she came out with her faces bruised. Jack gets the address and after doing some investigation, discovers that Richard had lived there.

Zoe comes by the the sheriff station to see Jack. She lets Jack know she is scared and that she may be next. Zoe goes on the mention Anna’s 16th birthday and how Anna is not the person he thinks she is. Jack leave Zoe in his office to go find Richard. Calm down Jack. Don’t do anything stupid.

Jack goes to the bar where the camera men hang out. He confronts Richard about beating up Rachel. Richard makes a comment about Anna and Jack beats him up. The sheriff is called in and Jack is taken off the case. See what a temper can do. I just knew Jack could not stay calm.

Zoe stays around the station and Priya ask her questions and shows her a picture from the yearbook. Priya ask why the four of them were no longer friends. Zoe tells her its five of them not four. Priya ask Zoe to show her the other friend. It turns out to be Catherine. Zoe leaves and goes home. She seems a little shaken up, looking around her. She goes to take a bath. Someone comes in and kills her. Now where is Anna right now? Is she still at her mom’s house.

Richard goes back to the hotel and finds the rooms for himself and Anna have been checked out. Richard tells Anna he has a place for them to go. Anna agrees to go. Why. She could have just gone to her moms’s house. On the way there, Anna starts to ask questions about where they are going. Anna has a flashback of the group having a party in the woods. Three men come up and they bring liquor. They make Anna and Catherine drink out of the bottle. One of the men start messing with Catherine. The car gets to the house and Anna has a change of heart and tries to call a car service. Why did she go there in the first place. She does not know that man like that. And his wife Lexy is there too! Oh no! Apparently, she does not watch scary movies!!

Jack gets home and is looking through the yearbook that was left on the counter. He feels water dripping and it’s coming from ceiling. Jack goes upstairs and is calling Zoe’s name. He breaks the door down and finds Zoe in a bath of blood. He goes over to her hoping she was still alive.

Anna goes in the house behind Richard and looks around feeling uneasy. She’s asking all kinds of questions. Richard goes into another room. Anna starts looking around and comes across pictures on the wall. Anna sees pictures of Catherine. Then she looks closer and sees that it’s Lexy.

Could you imagine being trapped in a house knowing you need to found your way out of there. See, that’s why you do not get in cars with someone you don’t know very well. She better go in the run, hide, fight mode.

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Season One Episode Four

Anna is on news reporting the body that was found before the sheriff gets to St Hillary. The body they found is Helen’s. When Priya gets there, she interviews Anna. Anna says she got a call from Helen to meet her at the school that morning. Anna says when she gets there, she finds Helen dead. After speaking to Priya, Jack questions Anna and tells her not to leave. Does he really think Anna is going to listen to him.

Priya and Jack are looking around Helen’s office. They see Anna and Richard outside talking. Jack ask Priya if she got the report back on Richard. Priya says Richard was arrested for assault; he broke a woman’s jaw. Jack goes outside to look for Anna but she is gone. He ask Richard where Anna went and they have a heated conversation. Jack walks away. Probably for the best.

Anna had gone outside to call Jim, who wants her to get a good story to use so that she can get her anchor seat back. Anna goes to the mayors office and convinces him to have a town hall meeting that evening.

Jack and Priya get to the morgue . The forehead of the body had the word LIAR written out in staples. Jack and Priya are sure that the killer is the same person. They found the same bracelet in the mouth of the victim. Where are all these bracelets coming from.

Jack goes home and goes through Zoe’s dresser to see if she has the same bracelet as the victims. He finds it in her dresser as Zoe walks in asking Jack why he is going through her things. Zoe goes on the say that Rachel made them. Jack then gets a call from his boss that he has to attend the town hall meeting. Jack is not happy because he does not want anything leaked out from the investigation.

Anna is in her room when she gets a voicemail from the police station who leaves a message that they were checking up on Alice from the night before. Anna goes to see her Alice. Anna tells Alice that when the story she is doing is over, Alice will have to move to Atlanta with her. Alice is not happy about the conversation. Anna sternly tells Alice that she will have to get her some help.

Back at the station, Priya calls to get an update on the phone records for Rachel’s phone. She is told that Jack cancelled the request but Priya put in a new request. What is going on here. Did Jack not think she would not call to check on the request. He is getting sloppy.

The town hall meeting takes place and turns out to be a disaster. No one would listen to anyone and it became a big argument with everyone pushing each other. Anna gets this all on tape and Jim is happy with the results. This is what Anna needs to get her career started back up. Zoe runs into Anna after the meeting and accuses her of making it look like she had something to do with it. Anna tells her to go home because it was not safe out there. Zoe is scared and leaves.

Anna finally replies to the text that Jack had sent the day before. They agree to meet at a familiar location. When they get there, they have a heart to heart talk about why Anna left town. They end of having sex in Jack’s truck. Will this reunite them.

Lexy is on her way into town to meet with Clyde for an interview. At the end of the interview, Clyde puts out a 50,000 reward to find Rachel’s killer. Lexy is pleased with her accomplishment at getting ratings. Richard accuses her of trying to out shine Anna. Lexy tells him she can’t have what’s hers.

Priya looks through the yearbook she took from Helen’s office. She finds all kind of pictures of the group hanging out together. Then she notices that they were all wearing the same bracelet that was found on the victims.

I must say, Priya is doing more investigative work that Jack, who is so busy trying to cover his tracks. Priya may be the one to solve this investigation. I’m still not sure who the killer is. Maybe you have figured it out already.

The Handmaid’s Tail

Season Six Episode Eight Exodus

June and Moira are at the Red Center sewing weapons into the red dresses. Looks like all the handmaids are receiving new dresses for the wedding. Once dressed, June and Moira meet the other handmaids out front.

The handmaids from the Red Center enter the church and sit in the back. The commanders come in first then wives and their handmaid’s follow them. Nick comes in with Rose. Then comes the groom Commander Wharton and Nick is waiting for him at the altar. Serena Joy comes in with her lavish wedding gown on. What color is that thing. I must say, it was gorgeous. What martha against her will had to sew that thing. Serena Joy holds her head up high as she walks down the aisle. The handmaid’s start passing the blades around to each other. Nick gives a speech, really. Does he really believe half the garbage that is coming out of his mouth. And for the record, I always thought he was a snake.

After the ceremony, the reception begins. The first dance is Commander Wharton and Serena Joy. Then all the other commanders with their wives join in. Just like most weddings. The Red Center handmaid’s start handing out blades to the outpost handmaid’s.

Serena Joy makes her way over to the handmaid’s and wants to give them a speech. She thanked them for their service and sacrifice. Really. Like they had a choice. She promises them things would be different going forward. Rita comes over to get her because it’s time to cut the cake. Commander Wharton and Serena Joy cut the cake. How precious.

The cake is distributed to everyone. They are eating enjoying the cake and wine not knowing the cake has a sedative in it. The sedative will take one to two hours to start working. The only ones not eating the cake are Commander Lawrence, Rita and of course the handmaid’s. Aunt Phoebe lets them know it’s time to leave. They all slide their cake under the covered seats and get up to leave. June tells Moira she is headed to Commander Bell’s house. Aunt Lydia comes in while they are leaving and thinks she sees June. Commander Lawerence and Aunt Phoebe tell her she is seeing things and that she is confused. Aunt Phoebe gets Aunt Lydia food, wine and a piece of cake.

Serena Joy and Commander Wharton enter their new home. Excuse me, their mansion. Commander Wharton goes on to introduce Serena Joy to her new handmaid. Serena Joy is devastated. She then expressed that she did not need a handmaid in her house. There were a lot of words exchanged between them. Serena Joy tries to leave but the guardian is in the way. Eventually, Commander Wharton tells the guardian to leave and Serena Joy flees the house carring Noah.

While Aunt Lydia is eating she notices something under one of the chairs. She ask the waiter who sat there and he tells her the handmaid’s. Aunt Lydia goes over lifts the covered chairs and sees all the cake not eaten by the handmaid’s. She then knows something is up. She is so nosey.

June and the outpost handmaid’s are headed back to their assigned houses. At the end, June heads toward Commander Bells’ house.

Aunt Lydia goes to the Red Center and sees Aunt Phoebe, who takes her to see the handmaid’s. Aunt Lydia looks around suspiciously, and pulls back the covers of one of them to see the handmaid is fully dressed.

June gets inside of Commander Bell’s house. She lets him see her and then stabs him. Janine comes into the room, sees he is dead and thanks June.

Aunt Lydia is in a rage and theatens to have Aunt Phoebe shot. Moira stands up and confronts Aunt Lydia. Aunt Lydia does not recognize her but knows that June is involved somehow. June comes in the room. She talks directly to Aunt Lydia. Then Janine comes in the room. Eventually, Aunt Lydia lets the girls go. The handmaid’s rush out of the Red Center into the night. Where are they going?

Wow, a lot happened this episode. I was on the edge of my seat when the handmaid’s were passing the blades to one another. I just knew someone would see them. The next episode is out but I’m trying my best not to watch it yet. Let’s see how long I last. Hope you enjoyed this episode.

The Handmaid’s Tale

Season Six Episode Seven Shattered

The episodes get keep getting better and better. In this one, June is all in her feelings and she should be.

June and Nick are still in the closet. She can’t even look at him. He is so disappointed he got caught. That’s what you get, Nick.

They show Jezebels when the guardians come in and push the girls into the bathroom showers. Janine gets in the way. and tries to stop the guardians. They grab her out of the way and start shooting the girls. Janine looks on screaming.

Finally, Commander Wharton leaves. June and Nick come out of the closet. Nick knows he can’t make it right, so he acts like he didn’t know, but states that the girls at Jezebels would be slaughtered. June ask Nick to take her back. Halfway there, June ask him to stop the car. June gets out and starts walking. Nick yells for her to stop; and then says some harsh words to her. Really Nick. You expect her to be that forgiving.

Aunt Lydia goes to visit Jezebels and sees where the girls were slaughtered. She is so emotional. She finds the picture that Angela drew for Janine and starts to cry. Why are you crying? You are to blame for this too.

June gets back to the command center. Luck sees her and lets her know about what happened at Jezebels. June then tells Luke that Nick knows. Luke ask her how; and she says she told him. She thought she could trust him. Luke goes off on her. June takes in all in. No one will trust her now.

Rita goes to ask Nick if June made it back okay. Nick is in a foul mood and states he will never see her again. and that June thinks he is a monster. Rita tries to convince him he will see June again. She also mentions that they were friends way before June, and he will be fine. Nick goes on to say, they were never friends. Nick states that Rita is only being nice to him so he can help her get her family out of Gilead. Really Nick, you had to go there. Rita states she was counting on him. Nick is such a jerk.

Serena Joy has a bridal shower in Gilead with the wives. The wives are talking down about New Bethlehem. Serena Joy ensures them that New Bethlehem is a safe place. She is also irritated with them. Serena Joy lets them know there will be no handmaids in New Bethlehem and they seem applauded. Not a good bridal shower at all. Commander Wharton comes to see Serena Joy and sees how upset she is. After she tells him what happened, Commander Wharton states they will treat her with respect. Serena Joy then proceeds to ask if she can have a proper wedding. Commander Wharton tells her that it would have to be in Gilead with everyone in attendance, including the handmaids. She didn’t seem to happy about that, but that’s not going to stop her from having the perfect wedding. Serena Joy selling her soul. She just wants the wives to be jeaslous of her.

Aunt Lydia gets back to the Red Center and is told that Janine had been spared. Aunt Phoebe tells her Janine is now a handmaid for Commander Bell; and has requested a new cloak for her. Aunt Lydia is overjoyed.

June is now the outcast at the command center. Everyone is giving her looks, and whispering to each other. Moira comes to see her. June tells Moira that she thought she could trust Nick. Moira gives June some encouraging words. June goes outside and tries to talk to Ellen, but she refuses to even look at her. June sees Luke and tries to give him an out but he doesn’t want out of the marriage.

Aunt Lydia goes to deliver the cloak for Janine. Commander Bell answers the door, and refuses to let her in. Aunt Lydia ask if she could see Janine; and Commander Bells states she’s not available at the moment. Aunt Lydia says she will see her at the wedding. Commander Bell then states Janine will not be there. Aunt Lydia ask him why, and he states she will not be ready for public viewing. Then he practically slams the door in her face. As Aunt Lydia is walking away, she sees Janine in a window upstairs. Janine is bruised from beatings she is getting. Aunt Lydia is very upset from what she sees.

June is packing her clothes and crying when she sees a car pull up. It’s Commander Lawrence. He is with Mark. Commander Lawrence sees June in the window and goes to see her. He is there to help he states. Commander Lawrence talks about trusting Nick. He then convinces June to get rid of the commanders. He also mentions that Serena Joy will be broadcasting her wedding live. Commander Lawrence then goes to tell June that Janine is not dead but is a handmaid for Commander Bell. June then convinces everyone that she has a new plan. and it is sure to work.

Commander Lawrence goes to see Aunt Lydia. He wants her to get out of Gilead during the wedding. Lets face it, Aunt Lydia is very noisy and will mess everything up. Aunt Lydia is only convince because Commander Lawerence is making her the ambassador for the new wellness clinic in New Bethlehem. New ally, Aunt Phoebe gets June and Moira out of the trunk of Commander Lawrence’s car; and takes them to the basement of the Red Center. June and Moira are very nervous as they should be. June says a prayer and they are hoping for the best.

I’m curious to see if new plan will work. The resistance has some good people helping them this time. Gilead has always won the battles. Keep your fingers crossed.

The Handmaid’s Tale

Season Six Episode Six Surprise

This episode will make you want to slap someone. You always have to be careful who you tell your business to. Sometimes you can’t even trust the people closest to you to keep their mouth closed.

Commander Lawrence stops on the way and question June why she is back in Gilead. She tells him, and he then confess to her that he overheard the commanders wanting to put him on the wall. That gives him good reason now to help the resistance. Commander Lawrence takes them back to his house and have them stay in his basement. As you can remember, that’s where all the martha’s got together for their meetings. Naomi hears him and comes down asking him what he is doing and to be quiet.

June ask Commander Lawrence to take her back to Jezebel’s because they accidently left the letters behind. Commander Lawrence informs her that he cannot do that. June then calls NIck to see if he can go to Jezebel’s and he agrees to do so. When Nick is there, he runs into Commander Bell. Nick makes up an excuse as to why he is there. Nick later comes to Commander Lawrence’s house to give her the letters. Nick wants June to go spend time with him at his house in New Bethlehem, since Rose and Commander Wharton have gone to DC. June agrees to go. June. You have a whole husband waiting for you in No Man’s Land. What are you doing, girl.

Aunt Lydia goes to see Janine to give her the good news that she is getting her out of Jezebel’s. They have a few words and Janine tells Aunt Lydia to leave. Janine states that if she can’t get her Charlotte, then there is nothing she can do to help her. After Aunt Lydia leaves, Janine looks at the cookies and starts throwing things. Okay, we all need to have a meltdown every now and again.

Nick gets to his house and sees Commander Wharton in the window. Commander Wharton is not supposed to be there, so Nick tells June to wait in the car, so he found out while he is there. Nick tells June if it takes more than ten minutes to go to Serena Joy’s house down the street.

Commander Wharton confronts Nick and ask him what he was doing at Jezebel’s. Nick makes up all kind of excuses but Commander Wharton does not believe him. He thinks Nick is cheating on Rose. Commander Wharton then tells Nick to tell him the truth because his life depended on it. Nick be strong and don’t spell the beans. He looked scared at that moment that something could really happen to him.

June sees that Nick is not coming out, so she gets out of the car and goes to Serena Joy’s house. Serena Joy is shocked to see her but lets her in. June ask if she can stay the night there with her until Nick can come get her. Serena Joy tries to get the real reason out of June, but it did not work. They have an intense conversation but in the end, Serena Joy gives in to June staying there.

The next day, Serena Joy surprises June with a visit from Rita. Rita is so happy to see June, and they have breakfast together. Ritas tells June that she works at the bakery and is happy but is only there to get her family out of Gilead. June ask for Rita’s help with the resistance but Rita declines. June understands and only want the best for Rita.

After his interesting night, Commander Lawrence is trying to teach Angela how to play chess. He is feeling confident that the resistance will take down all the commanders, and it will leave him in charge. Naomi comes in to get Angela for her art class. Naomi is so annoying. And Commander Lawrence can’t stand her.

Nick comes over and ask June to come to Paris with him. June is confused and really does not know what to say. There a knock at the door and they look and see Commander Wharton. Serena Joy comes in the room; and then makes June and Nick hide in the closet. June and Nick listen as Commander Wharton talks saying he learned some news that the resistance were going to attack Jezebel’s. He goes on to say proudly that he shut Jezebel’s down. He also praises Nick for telling him. June can’t believe what she just heard. Her Nick. Told the enemy. June can’t even look at him and she can’t move. What has Nick done.

As you can see, Nick saved himself not even thinking about anyone else. His world was about to come crumbling down; and he was not going to have that. This episode shocked me the most so far. I did not see that coming. June thought she could trust Nick with her life, so telling him the plan didn’t seem out of the norm for her. She needs to get out of there and go back to No Man’s Land. No Paris for you, Nick.

The Handmaid’s Tale

Season Six Episode Five Janine

My girl Janine is back and ready to take action. As in episode four, June warned Moira and Luke that things can turn bad in Gilead in a split second. The journey they take in the episode will have your very nervous.

June and Moira are put into a hiding place on the truck that will go to Jezebel’s. When they get there, June and Moira get out and agree to meet Luke and Ellen back at the location in two hours. June and Moira head to the girls’ dressing room looking for Janine. They are told that she is up in the penthouse.

Commander Wharton ask Nick about the two guardians that were shot. He also informs Nick that one of them is in a coma. Nick is now worried that the guardian will remember who shot him.

Aunt Lydia is at Serena Joy’s house in New Bethlehem asking about the retired handmaids and where they should go. Serena Joy has not clue nor is she concerned about what should happen to them. Aunt Lydia is upset. Serena Joy then suggest opening a fertility center where the retired handmaid’s could work. Serena Joy is probably just saying that to calm Aunt Lydia.

June and Moira go up to the penthouse stating they need to freshen up the room before the commanders come in. They go inside and see Janine from across the room. She is singing and dancing with some of the other girls. She is probably drunk out of her mind. Wouldn’t you be too. Janine sees them and goes over pretending like she does not know them. Janine gives them a key to one of the rooms for them to meet her there. Before June and Moira try to leave, one of the commander spills his drink and demands that June come over to clean it up. Commander Lawrence comes in and excuses the martha, not knowing it was June.

June and Moira make it to the room and wait for Janine. Janine comes in so happy to see them. June tells her about the plan and Janine states that the girls are ready. They stay ready she says. Janine has to leave and June tells her she will see them in a week. Janine gives June letters that the girls wrote for their families. June suggest that Janine leaves with them, but she says she has to stay with the girls to get them ready. June and Moira start arguing about who suffered the most in Gilead. June and Moira are getting ready to leave the room when a commander comes in asking why they are in there. The commander asks lots of questions and threatens them. He forces Moira on the bed and before he can do anything, June and Moira start fighting him. They get him down and that’s the end of him. Now they have to figure out what to do with the body. They go get a cart and struggle to get him in there; then they wheel him to the inferno. Alarms are starting to go off because they figure out the commander is missing. How did they figure that out so quickly. Moira is freaking out and June is trying to stay calm.

Nick goes to the hospital to visit the guardian and find his mother there. Nick suggest he can sit with him since she has to leave. The guardian wakes up and Nick ask him some questions and sees he can’t remember much. Nick turns to leave the room, but then changes his mind. Nick closes the door to the room. Well, you know what will happened next.

Commander Lawrence is just walking around while the other commanders are having fun with the girls. Janine flirts with Commander Lawrence and Commander Bell threatens to beat her. Commander Lawrence agrees to take Janine in a room with him again saving her from torture. Janine says she has to leave. Before she leaves, she shows Commander Lawrence a peep hole the girls use to spy on the commanders. Lawrence hears the commanders talking about him. They are talking about closing New Bethlehem and putting him on the wall. He is shocked and concerned at what he has heard.

Commander Wharton goes to meet Serena Joy in some library. He has a surprise for her. He ask Serena Joy to marry him. This women just always pops up and wins in the end. I just knew he was interested in her. So much for being an independent woman, Serena Joy.

After June and Moira get the body into the inferno, they try to make it to the location where they are to meet Luke and Ellen. They get there but can’t get to the van, because there is a guardian standing there talking to Luke telling him they need to leave. June has Moira follow her into the parking lot where they see Commander Lawrence getting into his car. As Lawrence drives, June stands in front of his car. Commander Lawrence does not seem surprised to see June. June pleads with him to put them in his car so they can escape the parking lot.

What an episode. It had me on the edge of my seat. Moira was freaking out just like June said she would and almost got them in trouble. It’s too late to turn back now. Will they make it back to No Man’s Land? Will Commander Lawrence join the resistance now?

The Handmaid’s Tale

Season Six Episode Three

This episode was combined with episode two. I’m watching these episodes so fast that I was getting ahead of myself.

After the arrangements are made by Mark, June arrives at the May Day headquarters, and starts to put a plan together to find Luke and Moira. And of course, she calls Nick to help her out. At first, he is hesitant, but he finally gives in.

Serena Joy is back in New Bethelhem and she is pleased with the changes that have been made. She runs into Commander Wharton and Serena Joy is surprised to see him. What is happening here? Serena Joy is smiling.

Nick meets June in No Man’s Land. At first, Nick does not want June to go with him. But you know June. She convinces him to let her come along. They search several places and finally comes across one where Luke and Moira have been hiding. Luke and Moira are happy to see June but hesitant when Nick comes in behind her. Nick insist they must leave because there were guardians checking for activities in the buildings. They do run into two guardians, and Nick tries to explain that he had everything under control. One of the guardians insist that they have to call in any activity. Nick sends June to his car. While June, Nick and Moira are out of site, Nick shoots both guardians. And Nick just leaves them there.

Aunt Lydia finds Janine at Jezebels and is shocked to see her there. Janine is not happy to see her. Aunt Lydia states she was told that Janine would be sent somewhere to rest. Janine tells Aunt Lydia to look around. A lot of her handmaid’s were sent to Jezebels to live the rest of their life there. Aunt Lydia is so disappointed and leaves very upset. Why is Aunt Lydia trying to have a heart now. Too late for that. Aunt Lydia goes straight to Commander Lawrence’s house to ask why Janine was sent to Jezebels. Aunt Lydia was not happy with the conversation she had with Commander Lawrence. Aunt Lydia is also told that Serena Joy is back living in New Bethlehem.

Everyone is praising Serena Joy after the visit with the diplomats. She is pleased with herself. My question is, does she really believe half the garbage that comes out of mouth. I will say she is true survivor. Does she really think she is doing God’s work? Later Commander Wharton walks her back to her house. On the way, he admits he has always admired her. He brings up the dance she did with Fred in DC and then ask her to dance. While they are dancing, Aunt Lydia sees them and calls her name. She stops dancing instantly looking embarrassed that Aunt Lydia saw her. Aunt Lydia looked surprised to see Serena Joy so relaxed.

Nick drives June, Luke, and Moira back to No Man’s Land where Mark is waiting for them. Luke and Moira thank Nick and they walk away. June stays behind to has an exchange with Nick and then he leaves headed back to New Bethlehem.

What an episode! There is a lot going on in this one. I’m sure I left a few details out. I don’t want Serena Joy to end up on the safe side of this; she needs to really know and remember how the handmaid’s were treated. She really thinks she is safe in this new community. And as you can see, June is in fight mode again. Poor Luke and Moira have no idea what they are doing and may get hurt in the end. Things are starting to shake up a little. Hope you liked the episode.