A legacy of bad and outrageous behavior threatened to publicly destroy the lives of everyone associated with Tommy Gavin’s firehouse … until Sheila put an end to a reporter’s character-assassinating crusade.
There’s always something to criticize about a ‘Covert Affairs’ episode, but inevitably I wind up being seduced by the show’s flawed yet cool and endearing moments, especially where Annie and Auggie are concerned.
Despite the poignant 9/11-related scenes that were powerful in their lack of dialogue, the rest of this episode zigged and zagged all over the place.
Not only did Annie prove that she has the chops to deliver, side-by-side in the field with Joan (who’s mighty impressive herself), but she decided she’s no longer available for Ben’s occasional booty calls.
Loud-mouthed Tommy may have loudly railed against the matriarchy in the Gavin household and declared himself in charge, but he still wound up at the store buying tampons.
Auggie’s vacation to Istanbul turned into a revenge caper as viewers learned how Auggie lost his sight.
The final season of ‘Rescue Me’ has begun and, one episode in, Tommy Gavin’s still, tenuously, on the wagon even though his freshly engaged daughter has fallen off.
