Pick Up the Pieces
Episode 5 of Station 19 starts with Andy on a video call with her mom. She is preparing for a date with Eli and her mom is helping her pick out a dress. Her mom says she is proud of her for dating outside the fire department and Andy says she knows what she wants. She casually brings up Eli and says he is the kind of guy she doesn’t want. I am not sure she knows what she wants because they have intense chemistry. ..
Elsewhere, the night is taking a turn for Maya and Carina. Carina is trying her best to reconnect with Maya by recreating their first night together. She tells Maya that she loves her and they will get through their current hurdle. They end up making love and Carina assumes that they are reconciling.
“I know it’s hard, Theo,” Vic says as she helps him stand up. “But you have to focus on your job.”
The team is surprised to find Maya making them breakfast while being all giddy. Ben jokes that her time off did wonders for her and she agrees she enjoyed herself. It is also a clinic day so Ben is looking forward to enjoying a meal before it gets hectic. ..
Their breakfast is ruined when Dixon leaks Travis’ arrest record to the press. Vic hurries to assure Travis that they can fix the situation but Travis is angry that they didn’t predict Dixon’s move.
Andy and Sullivan are called to handle a crisis call. Andy tries to advise Sullivan on his “lady problems” and tells him to ask for what he wants. Sullivan is in love with Natasha but they are both afraid of the professional repercussions that will follow once they go public with their relationship.
Raphael arrives at his crisis-call destination and finds a man named Raphael who plans to commit suicide by jumping off the building. Raphael is nervous about the situation and asks for help from the other crisis-callers. They all provide support and help him to make the decision to jump.
Back at the station, Ben spots Gibson sleeping in his car and invites him to the clinic. He takes care of his wrist and allows him to take a shower and change clothes at the station. Gibson is not happy with the changes Ben and Carina have made with the clinic. Ben tells him to deal with it or come back and do the job himself. Still, at the clinic, Carina finds herself in a strange situation when a young woman leaves a document with her asking her to deliver it to Gibson.
Natasha is present at Station 19 for the start of her new pilot program to monitor the fire station units reporting incidents. She advises Travis on how to move forward with his campaign and asks him to get someone willing to sling back mud at Dixon. Meanwhile, Theo advises Vic to reconsider if she wants to remain Travis’ campaign manager. It is clear that she is not ready to focus on that responsibility. ..
A hazardous situation has arisen at a battery factory. The workers are in a room that is sealed and impenetrable, and they can’t get to them without the manager’s passcode to overrun the new digitized system. The problem is that the manager didn’t show up for work and they are having a hard time contacting him. ..
Natasha, a listener to both crisis calls, realizes that the manager they are looking for is Raphael. Sullivan and Andy do their best to talk him off the cliff and take him to the factory to save the stranded workers. Fortunately, they get there in time and Raphael saves the day.
Andy tells Vic that he doesn’t think it’s a good idea to hire Eli as campaign manager and Vic agrees. He tells Travis that he needs someone with more experience and someone who can be counted on. Travis decides to go with Andy and Eli is given the job.
Maya and Carina talk and she asks if Carina took a pregnancy test. Carina says that she is waiting for Maya to get help first. Maya tells her that she is working through her pain and frustrations in her own way and that she would appreciate it if Carina stopped trying to control her. They are back to the same fight that seems like it will never end.
Natasha tells Theo that she knows Beckett is a bad leader and it is making him anxious. She is afraid that Beckett will make some bad calls and it will cost the team.
Andy delivers the document to Gibson and she asks him to come back to his job. Gibson promises to talk to Natasha. Andy is relieved to hear this and gives him some privacy to read the document.
In the episode, Natasha is conflicted about whether to tell Sullivan her real feelings for him. She is torn between telling him the truth and continuing to hold back. Ultimately, she decides to tell him, but only after she has had a chance to think about it more.
The Episode Review
Theo’s direct approach to Natasha about Beckett’s complaints is a good move. Natasha should take these complaints against Beckett seriously. ..
The letter, which has yet to be revealed, is mysterious and potentially influential. It is unknown how it will impact Gibson, but it is possible that it will motivate him to get his life together. Alternatively, the letter may push him further off the edge of a cliff.
Sullivan and Natasha need to figure out a way to deal with their relationship without hurting each other. They should come up with a plan to work through their differences instead of hiding them from each other. ..
Andy is in love with Eli, but he’s not sure if he should pursue it. Do you think he should?
