Two Truths and a Lie sets right where we left off from last week’s episode, jumping into case of the week right away. It was a nice change of pace from seeing the characters starting their day before their duty of serving and protecting begins.
Traci and Dex had their mediation but Dex didn’t show up, giving Traci the advantage. They tried to make nice and remind themselves why they’re doing this; for Leo. Despite my liking of Steve and Traci, I can’t help but feel like there’s something shady about Steve that keeps increasing after every episode. I don’t have a good feeling about this.
Dov still had some unresolved feelings about Chloe’s husband, Wes. And being partnered for the day, the tension wasn’t helping either. At the end of their shift Chloe suggested for the two of them to forgive and forget. I don’t think they will be able to forget that easily because I’m sure Wes will be back.
Gail and Nick working together turned out better than I expected because of what happened last season. Sassy Gail returned after last few weeks mental breakdown. I like Gail and Nick being friendly and working together. Nick seems to be the only one (and Holly) who knows how to be around Gail because of their history together.
Very little of Chris this week after what we saw last episode, which I guess is understandable because the writers need to give some screen time to other characters as well. I’m kind of glad because I don’t know if I could handle Chris’s foolishness when it comes to his drugs storyline.
This episode was tailor made for Mcswarek fans. Road trip in the Mcswarek truck of feelings and confessions! Sam and his estranged father met under reluctant circumstances related to case of the week. We learned about Sam’s past, but not without some nudging from Andy that caused a bit of an argument between the two. In the heat of the moment Sam brought up Jerry’s death and Andy’s departure for six months. This reminds me how disappointed I was when she left Sam and Traci to mourn over Jerry without any notice.
After the pair had their moment, Sam decided it was time for them to do their job and let Andy meet his father. Jay Swarek is not a nice man. Props to Sam for not snapping and go crazy on his dad. His was incredibly cool, if I were him I would have flipped the table and storm out of there. Sam’s level of calmness during that scene was remarkable.
I remember when Sarah showed up during the beginning of the season. She talked about how she forgave their father and would go and visit him. Sarah wanted Sam to do the same. Now I feel even worse for Sam because I thought for Sarah to forgive the man responsible for their awful childhood, he must have changed for the better. If their father can change, Sam could too. Now I understand why Sam is unable to forgive and forget. It’s not Sam that will never change, but his father.
So Sam and Andy got their job done and returned to the city in the Mcswarek truck of feelings and confession. Sam opened up to Andy about his father’s arrest, afraid what Andy’s reaction was going to be. They finally said the L word to each other with teary-eyes for the very first time. It was always a one sided exchange when either one of them said it. And when that wasn’t enough, the episode ended with Sam and Andy sharing some steamy scenes together. Sam Swarek character development right there! Mcswarek fans have been waiting for this moment for years. This episode will be treasured by the fans forever.
Plus points for the episode – Duncan was not in it and I don’t feel bad for feeling really glad about it.
Rookie Blue’s on a little break and will be back on Wednesday July 9th, so I’ll see you guys in 2 weeks’ time! Let me know how you feel about Sam and Andy’s reunion, because feels (both good and bad) are everywhere so let’s process it together while we patiently wait for the next episode!
