Brief Synopsis: Jordan investigates how a firefighter died battling a suspicious blaze.
Jordan and Eddie: Wow. An emotional episode for Jordan. I can’t believe Jordan was going to go through with autopsying her friend (or course it ended up that the dead body wasn’t actually her friend). I was fooled on the ending, but I liked the twist. Not only did it prove that Jordan can make difficult decisions, it gave us a ‘happy’ ending to some degree.
We learned a little bit about Jordan’s past. Seems she was a bit of a tomboy growing up. I think this is a reoccurring theme we’re going to see: Jordan a champion of the underdog. I like the trait. I think it’s the basis for what makes Jordan such a strong character. There’s true passion there. The defiance she’s apt to show is never cruel or malicious—so we can back up on and support her when she goes on her crime solving missions.
Despite the obvious tension (and the obvious reason for the tension) Eddie and Jordan worked well together. And I think they reached a little understanding of each other. Or I should say Eddie got a better understanding of Jordan and Jordan forgave him a bit for turning her father in.
I hope this episode doesn’t spell the end of the antagonistic Eddie. Jordan needs some opposition—it shows her personality off so much more. Either Eddie needs to be a thorn in Jordan’s side still or another detective needs to be introduced. Either way the tension between Jordan and the police has added wonderfully to the episodes (thus far) so I hope they keep the formula.
Lily, Bug and Trey: Lily and Uncle Ha Ha. Now that was a bit disturbing. I never found clowns amusing…of course I think that has something to do with seeing the first half if Steven King’s
IT when I was 12 without my parents knowing. I had nightmares for weeks and have never looked at a clown with childish delight sense then. They still freak me out.). At least Bug and Trey shared my ‘confounded-ness’ at Lily’s attachment to Uncle Ha Ha.
Arguing over who’s going to tell Lily how Uncle Ha Ha died—that was a great moment. In the end neither has the courage. They’re left a little flabbergasted when Lily smiles and says he died of a big heart…how fitting. Count on Lily to see the other side of every situation. I’m liking Lily a little more. She’s let go of the Puppy Dog syndrome (as I’ve decided to call it. You can call it the: let’s follow Garret around with love sick eyes and act like a fool syndrome if you want.)
Garret: I don’t care how old Garret’s daughter is, whether she likes going out to dinner with him or not, or whether she has better plans. She should have been at dinner with her father. Garret doesn’t know how to deal with her though and she’s out to rebel so him trying to be forceful in anyway just comes out the wrong way.
I have to say I don’t like Abby too much. She’s disrespectful and plays the parents against each other well. I’ll reserve judgment for a while longer though. We’ve only seen her a couple of times and it does appear Garret’s not exactly been a great parent—though he’s trying, which is more than I can say for Abby. She seems to show signs of a troubled teen at times.
Garret seems to be coming out of his ‘depressed’ mood a little. I like his character and am happy about this. I want to see him grow and become a little less ‘sad’.
3 1/2 out of 5 Dead Bodies.
