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Chicago PD - Push The Pain Away - Review

May 17, 2015

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In season two’s penultimate episode, there’s a shooting with multiple casualties at the nicest fitness center I’ve ever seen. The unit apprehends one shooter on scene, but the other(s) got away. It’s assumed to be terrorism but after Olinsky and Halstead talk with a witness, it seems the victims (lawyers) were targeted for a reason. The team also finds several connections with Lancaster Chemicals—the lawyers killed represented the company in court and an unsolved murder in Indiana identified the victim as an engineer for the company.

After picking up surveillance video, Roman and Atwater chase down the remaining shooters until the shooters crash into the side of a building. They take hostages, and it’s not long before the unit along with SWAT and many CPD officers are on scene. Meanwhile, Ruzek and Lindsay meet with the partners of the law firm that represented Lancaster Chemicals. They are very uncooperative and it’s clear they are hiding something.

Voight thinks that something isn’t right and decides to go into the building alone and unarmed (but not before having Halstead positioned with the sniper rifle on the roof). When Lindsay identifies one of the shooters, she makes the connection to the other two and connects to Voight’s earpiece. The lead shooter, Owen, lost his eight-year-old daughter the year before because Lancaster Chemicals made her sick. Now, he’s set out on a revenge mission with his brothers to get justice for his daughter.

When Halstead has the shot, he takes out Owen and they bring in the other brother, leaving one shooter left to find. The trail leads to Nicholas, someone Burgess and Lindsay talk with at the fitness center previously. Their search for Nick leads them to the law firm.

It’s Lindsay who finds Nick or rather, Nick who finds Lindsay. He’s not a killer, it’s easy to see the unsteadiness of his hands and the fear in his eyes. Now I don’t know if Lindsay’s confrontation with Nick was brilliant, reckless, or a combination of the two, but it was a tense situation. Over and over again she tells Nick to shoot her instead. I wasn’t too worried for Lindsay, because the writers won’t kill her. Right? No. They won’t. They better not. Anyway, this was definitely the scene of the week. Props to Sophia Bush!

One of my favorite things about Chicago PD is the variety of criminals we see each week. Sometimes, like in the case of the serial killer who killed Nadia, the villain is terrifying, unredeemable, and simply the worst of the worst. And then there are the criminals, like this week, who we can sympathize with. Here’s a guy who lost his little girl because of a bad company. Of course, he’s not going about seeking justice the right way, but you have to feel for any parent who has to bury their child.

Elsewhere…

I would still prefer to see Burgess partnered with Roman, as those two are fantastic together. But, I did enjoy Roman partnered up with Atwater this week. Atwater seems to be toying with the idea of leaving the force, but I bet he sticks around. It will be interesting to see if his demotion really is temporary or if Burgess kicks enough butt to make it permanent.

It’s Burgess’ first day in Intelligence. But before she has a moment to settle in, the guys come barreling down the stairs as they head out for a case. Not only will moving into Intelligence be an adjustment for Burgess, but for Ruzek as well. I still don’t understand why Burgess and Ruzek, of all team members, get the free pass. Sure she was shot, but that was her own fault. While I think these two are great cops and could thrive in Intelligence, I think being in the unit together will ultimately cause serious problems. While I don’t like Voight’s no fraternization rule (because of Erin and Jay, of course), it is completely valid.

I am worried for Erin. She’s obviously still struggling with the loss of Nadia and the only person she’s somewhat letting in is her mother—not the best choice. The people she should be turning to she’s instead pushing away and if she’s not careful, she will spiral out of control soon.

After what I thought might be a breakthrough for her (talking Nick down from killing anyone), she instead goes back to see her mom. Bunny continues the bad advice when she re-introduces Erin to a childhood friend, Landon, who looks like all sorts of bad news. They go back to what I assume is Landon’s place and…play scrabble. Off in the distance on a table, we see a pile of pills. Dang it, Erin!


What did you think of the episode? Will Burgess stay in Intelligence permanently? How will it affect her relationship with Ruzek? How long will Erin continue to spiral out of control?



About the Author - Meghan Reynolds
A Colorado native, Meghan was born a raised a Denver Broncos fan. Aside from football, she loves storytelling, whether it be movies, television, books, or music. Some of her favorite shows of the past and present include LOST, Friends, The Office, Scandal, Chicago PD, and Chicago Fire. She is excited to be reviewing two of those shows for SpoilerTV, Chicago PD and Chicago Fire.

5 comments:

  1. AWESOME review as always! This was actually a very suspenseful episode for the most part! I know we didn't get the same rough and tumble that we're used to but I really enjoyed this episode from the acting side of it! One thing I really love is the casting of each character, the creators of the show really nailed it in all aspects!!

    I totally do agree with you, I miss Roman and Burgess together. They were absolutely hilarious with one another, but they could read each other like a book; basically, they remind me of Halstead & Lindsay but in uniform. I was actually kind of pissed at Ruzek for how he kind of demoted Burgess at Molly's later in the episode. Yeah I get it that Atwater will probably be coming back up, but to be honest, Burgess is a little bit more savvy than Atwater up in Intelligence.

    Ok now for my FAVORITE part. Sophia freaking Bush was AWESOME!! She totally SLAYED it!! That scene with the shooter was so awesome, and to be honest, I really thought she wanted the guy to shoot her. She totally convinced me! Although if the writers ever did kill her character I think the whole fandom would riot (I'll be at the front of that march :) ). Landon is already bad news as is her mother. I really loved Platt in this episode with Lindsay as well. I'm a little irritated that we haven't seen Jay do absolutely anything to help her (Olmstead and Haas totally lied about that one), and I do hope that we at least get SOME progress with Linstead in this finale (although my gut tells me "yeeaahh no, you'll have to wait till season 3").

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  2. Yeah i've noticed that too, Jay did nothing for Lindsay in this episode but Platt and Lindsay's scenes were great...Also the 'shoot me' scene had my heart pumping..i thought Erin was going to grab his gun and shoot herself, Sophia Bush is killing it!! Btw i hate that guy Landon but i think Voight will take care of him;)

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  3. Thank you!


    I wasn't mad at Ruzek, he was just speaking the truth. Burgess might be better-suited for Intelligence, but Voight was clear that it's a temporary position.


    I think a part of Lindsay did want that guy to shoot her, which was sad and terrifying and my goodness, Sophia Bush was amazing. I can't imagine not having some sort of Lindsay/Halstead interaction in the finale, it would be cruel if they didn't!


    Halstead can wear ANYTHING. #HalSTUD couldn't be more accurate.

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  4. I really believe that, even if just friendly, the only one who can really help Erin right now is Severide. BTW how hypocritical is she? And the writers too. She was too "superior" to stand by Kelly when he needed her more than ever, making cleare she had no intention to be with a guy who was dealing with the pain of losing his BEST FRIEND drinking too much and look at her now! Ironic isn't it? Kinda funny too if you ask me! I guess they are truly cut from the same cloth, that's why he would be the Perfect one to help her. As For the romance... So boring. Both! How to turn a decent show into a bad teen drama. But I guess without boring romance they probably don't Know what to do... Have a good day you People and don't hate me too much For this comment...

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  5. Erin and Severide story is different. Severide lost his friend and he spiraled into alcohol. He didn't blame himself for her death. Erin is not spiraling because she just lost Nadia, she blames herself for her murder. Nadia died in the most gruesome way. Erin childhood was way tough then Severide. Drugs, alcohol, basically on her own till Voight took her in and got her better. Erin thinks if she didn't help Nadia in the first place, Nadia would still be alive. Plus Erin has the worse mother who just manipulates her. If voight can't even help her, how can Severide. Erin is in no state to listen to anyone right now.

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