Boston Blue delivered a powerful hour of television with “Fire in the Hole.” A shooting involving two cops led to some complicated and thought-provoking discussions between the Reagans and Silvers throughout the episode. But we were never worried about discovering the truth as the Silver sisters, along with Danny, Sean, and Jonah, all worked together to find out what really happened. We review Boston Blue Season 2, Episode 3 below!
Finding the Truth
We were impressed by how well the Silvers and Reagans worked together in “Fire in the Hole” to discover what really happened in the subway shooting. Sarah, Lena, and Danny wasted no time in coming up with different scenarios and asking questions to get to the truth. And then Lena and Danny questioned Officer McGee.
Now, with Lena, Danny is a more empathetic cop. Like at the beginning of the episode after he berated Officer Sullivan, he talked to Lena and realized he could have handled things differently. Usually, people don’t respond well to being yelled at. I know I don’t. And with Danny being more willing to listen, it helped Officer McGee open up to Danny and Lena with what really happened in the shooting.
Danny could also relate to what McGee was going through because of his experience. It honestly makes him a better cop, and we owe at least some of that to Lena. She’s a good listener, and she’s not afraid to tell Danny when he’s wrong or could do better. But being empathetic to Officer McGee doesn’t mean that Danny and Lena automatically believe him. They still want the truth, and Sean and Jonah help get them the evidence they need.
We have to give props to Sean and Jonah for finding Isaac, the real witness to the shooting. Because of Sean and Jonah’s good police work, and making Isaac feel safe, Lena and Danny were able to interview him and finally get all the answers they were searching for. Officer McGee didn’t shoot Officer Baker in the back. Criminals were responsible; not McGee.
Powerful Family Dinner
The Silver family dinners, just like the Reagan family dinners on Blue Bloods, are always an important part of the episode and deliver excellent conversation. But this week the conversation felt more intense. Was the shooting of Officer Baker racially motivated? Did McGee’s trauma from last year affect his judgement? Should have Officer Baker not been as brave or worn the “color of the day” as Sarah said?
These are all thought provoking questions, and we’re glad the Reagans and Silvers said all of them out loud. All of the Reagans and Silvers made good points, but Danny made maybe the best point. There was only 10 seconds. Six shots. McGee and Baker had less than 10 seconds to think and react. The media will never understand what that feels like.
Cops get a lot of bad press, and sometimes rightly so. However, most of us will never be put in a situation like what police officers face every day. We really have no idea how we would react in a situation like McGee and Baker’s. Officers aren’t perfect and should bad cops be punished? Absolutely! But sometimes the media jump to the worst-case scenarios, and we should ask more questions like the Reagans and Silvers did at family dinner before making any decisions.
Silver Sisters Against the World
If we’re ever in a crisis, we want Lena and Sarah to be the ones to help us. And on the opposite side, we wouldn’t want the Silver sisters confronting us if we committed a crime.
When Lena and Sarah questioned Carter, the “witness” to the shooting, and called out his lies, they got him to spill everything in record time. And Lena made the hilarious point of his jacket – no one else was wearing that. I mean, if he was going to lie, maybe don’t wear something that sticks out like a sore thumb.
Also, Sarah’s not afraid to say the scary things and stand up for what’s right, even to her boss. Her boss was wrong. But we hope that Sarah’s consequences for telling it like it is to her boss don’t involve a suspension. The people of Boston deserve a superintendent like Sarah, and a Detective like Lena to help them and discover the truth.
Other Thoughts:
- “Tell the story. Not just a story. People of Boston deserve that.”
- “I didn’t back you because you’re my daughter. I backed you because you were right.”
- We love that Jonah and Sean brought Isaac to church, and they found him a foster home. They want to keep helping him even after the case is over. That’s a sign of good police and good people.
- Sean has to do a better job of answering his phone and communicating with Penny. Jonah’s right: she doesn’t come from a police family, and not knowing if her boyfriend is safe must be terrifying. But, based on the end of the episode, it does look like he’s working on doing better.
Boston Blue airs Friday at 10/9c on CBS.
