Written by Jamie Pachino And Jon Robin Baitz
Directed by Paris Barclay
Max: "And I never really found the one true thing that gave it all meaning and purpose. Until I met you. You are that one true thing, Avery."
You know what, the last scenes with the throuple in this episode were some of the nicest scenes from the episode. However, this was undoubtedly the messiest episode of the show so far. Less for it's actual content and more for the overall editing and structure.
It was like there was two or three episodes that got smashed together and the pacing was horribly all over the place. Anyways let's break down what worked and didn't work, shall we?
Surprisingly, the throuple stuff was the strongest thing here. Tristan declared his love for Avery yet again after dumping Vivian (remember her?) off camera. Then Max also ended the episode by declaring his love for Avery for real this time. Overall, if you're a throuple fan, this one's for you.
Now let's take a good look at what didn't work. The medical cases or at least the ones where Avery refused to be contradicted at any point. Even when Max and Tristan weren't patronising her, she refused to take on board advice that might have helped. It could've easily gone wrong for Avery.
On the other hand, at least those cases gave both Rosie and Spencer some screentime and better moments than what Vivian got this week. In fact Spencer's case also tied in with Tristan, who needed both Max and Avery to help him out as well. Broken foot and larvae though.
Last but not least, I found myself disappointed with Max's twin brother, Merrill. I mean he's nice but dull though the few scenes might have hinted at some moving house tension between Merrill and his wife Danielle (Melinda Page Hamilton). Saying that, Max's reunion with his brother and helping out at a near hospital with Rodney Prescott (Mike O'Malley) did motivate him to remain on The Odyssey.
- Avery and Spencer hooked up beforehand. That didn't surprise me as there seemed to be a vibe with them earlier in the season.
- Robert had maybe one scene in this episode and then disappeared. There's rumours this was originally meant to be episode nine before the Shark two parter happened.
- Is Max and Merrill's father meant to be dead? Danielle doesn't like him, going by what Merrill said. We learned about Max being ill as a teenager.
- Chronology: Not long after the events of the previous episode. Next episode will be in two weeks.
In some ways, Crew Week felt like a clip show. Remember when network TV would do that with their shows? That's what this felt like. Unfortunately, it was largely disjointed and very dull.
Rating: 5 out of 10
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