I will be sincere—I am not feeling nice about this week’s FBI Most Needed episode, “Greek Tragedy”. However, to be truthful, it is not totally the fault of the showrunner and the crew. This episode caught to the procedural’s common components, specializing in a spree crime of the week. Often, these crimes are ripped straight from real-life headlines. This week, it centered round privileged frat bros enjoying ‘exhausting’ drug sellers. Sadly, the plot simply felt far and wide and uninspired. Let me break it down for you.
“Greek Tragedy” – FBI: Most Needed, Pictured, Keisha Fortress-Hughes as Particular Agent Hana Gibson. Photograph: Mark Schafer/CBS ©2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
I had some severe points with Hana’s interplay with Ethan (Michael Raymond-James) on this episode. She spent half the day calling VA facilities in search of a therapy mattress. Why? They’re not even courting anymore! He additionally dragged her into his blackmail mess. Addicts might be notoriously unreliable, and I do not belief him to not manipulate her or maintain his promise about getting clear. The way in which he was dragging his toes whereas she was making an attempt to get him to consumption on time, solely to shout, “I didn’t need to let you know I really like you for the primary time over the telephone,” was fairly unsettling.
Hana appeared to withstand his declaration of affection, but it surely appears like she’s beginning to weaken. For instance, she flashed her FBI badge to get Ethan’s seller, Jamie Dutton (Julia Tochin), to again off. Dutton didn’t take her severely at first, calling Hana “Polly Pocket.” I am keen on Hana’s character, and I do not need her falling for the “I practically broke my again and obtained hooked on capsules” man, as a result of she’s simply too empathetic. An excessive amount of empathy could make you extra more likely to be victimized.
“Greek Tragedy” – FBI: Most Needed, Pictured (L-R): Shantel VanSanten as Particular Agent Nina Chase and Keisha Fortress-Hughes as Particular Agent Hana Gibson. Photograph: Mark Schafer/CBS ©2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
I used to be actually upset with the portrayal of the ruthless drug seller, Kimani Lyons (Curtiss Prepare dinner, Jr.), and the entitled, naive college students, Nick Turpin (Stephen Matthew Smith) and Biederman (Adam Langdon). These characters lacked depth, which made the story really feel unconvincing. For instance, the Fugitive Job Drive, working with the DC police, found that Nick and Biederman had been half of an entire Theta fraternity drug ring. Kimani tried to take over their school chem lab operation. Within the course of, he killed Nick’s girlfriend, Maddie Baker (Owen Claire Smith), her sorority sister, Tina Lui (Emily Nicole Rudolph), a low-level seller, ‘Scrat’ Valenti (Fernando Mercado), and kidnapped Biederman.
“Greek Tragedy” – FBI: MOST WANTED, Pictured (L-R): Bradley Snedeker as Larry Biederman, Karron Graves as Susan Biederman, Edwin Hodge as Particular Agent Ray Cannon, and Keisha Fortress-Hughes as Particular Agent Hana Gibson. Photograph: Mark Schafer/CBS ©2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
To get revenge, Nick recruited one other frat brother (Maximo Salas) to assist him free Biederman. When the FBI confirmed up on the membership the place Nick had his gun pointed at Kimani, his frat bro folded like an inexpensive go well with. He turned to Nick and stated, “I’m already going to jail. I’m not dying for you too.” My level is, none of them had been legal masterminds.>>
Whereas deaths within the present are sometimes mindless, the demise of two sorority sisters on this episode appeared particularly pressured and pointless. The Fugitive Job Drive’s dynamics had been environment friendly, however the absence of their fiery boss, Remy Scott (Dylan McDermott), who was on trip, left a noticeable void of their interactions.
“Greek Tragedy” – FBI: Most Needed, Pictured: Edwin Hodge as Particular Agent Ray Cannon. Photograph: Mark Schafer/CBS ©2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
General, the episode fell brief on account of its implausible storyline and lackluster portrayal of those mismatched drug kingpins, leading to a disappointing and unengaging viewing expertise. It lacked believability and depth, finally failing to ship on what makes FBI Most Needed a compelling crime drama.
General Ranking:
5:10
Lynette Jones