Deacon's side-eye of Hondo was wonderful! To get to that delightful moment, you have to go through one of the big tropes of cop shows on the late 60s to mid-70s: the student police officer coming to loggerheads with fellow students ( who are all stripes of Strawman activitist or just criminals using honest activists as cover.) Jim Street is the designated officer for this story.
I am not interested in discussing the positions the students had ( the episode wasn't), but I liked that officers were shown to be interested in continuing their education. For Street, it was night classes.
Rod Perry, while not super chatty in this episode, was clearly enjoying parts of filming. Deacon's side-eye comes as Hondo is going over The Plan. Hondo doesn't remark or react, but it doesn't matter-- Deacon is the audience in that moment. Also of note, Deacon's takedown of a thug with the drop on Street. The sequence was almost gleeful for Deacon. A surprise bit of character love. The end with Deacon and Hondo's sandwich is cute and makes me ponder about current portion sizes.
The episode was fine and could've scored higher if not for the "comic" subplot of Luca dating T. J.'s sister. Which was dropped in the ending stinger.
Still, it's a recommendation.
I am not interested in discussing the positions the students had ( the episode wasn't), but I liked that officers were shown to be interested in continuing their education. For Street, it was night classes.
Rod Perry, while not super chatty in this episode, was clearly enjoying parts of filming. Deacon's side-eye comes as Hondo is going over The Plan. Hondo doesn't remark or react, but it doesn't matter-- Deacon is the audience in that moment. Also of note, Deacon's takedown of a thug with the drop on Street. The sequence was almost gleeful for Deacon. A surprise bit of character love. The end with Deacon and Hondo's sandwich is cute and makes me ponder about current portion sizes.
The episode was fine and could've scored higher if not for the "comic" subplot of Luca dating T. J.'s sister. Which was dropped in the ending stinger.
Still, it's a recommendation.
