This team is probably the best duo on the whole entire show. Eddie does a great job of helping him cope with it as each outburst comes along.
He has all these pent-up emotions that he doesn’t know how to process or communicate and so it comes out as anger. The way it’s written is true and real to Christopher. While it’s disheartening to see him lash out about the holiday because of his trauma. It’s about time the writers realize that, with all he’s been through, there is no way he’s unscathed. CR: Jack Zeman / FOX.CR: © 2022 FOX Media LLC.Īnother good element to this episode is that 9-1-1 chooses to bring up the topic of trauma and Christopher. Related Critics Choice Super Awards: 'Vikings,' 'The Boys,' and 'The Mandalorian' Among Winners 9-1-1: Peter Krause.
Even the episode’s ending scene can’t dampen our holiday spirits as we relish the yuletide with the family we’ve come to know and love. While it may not be the holiday we are used to it still warms our hearts and makes us feel right at home.Įven with some missing faces, the love is never far away. Thankfully, Bobby manages to pull his whole team in to celebrate the holiday for a group of displaced apartment complex residents. How can this be a Christmas episode without the usual celebrations?
This usually means scenes of merriment and unity around their dinner table as the whole firehouse family gets together for a night of good food and fun.Īs each member of the team starts to talk about not attending Bobby and Athena’s festive get-together our hearts collectively start to break.
If there is anything 9-1-1 is known for each season it’s a fantastic Bobby Nash/Athena Grant holiday bonanza. So, it’s only fair that we break down the good, the bad, and the ugly of “Wrapped in Red.” The Good 9-1-1: L-R: Angela Bassett and Peter Krause CR: Jack Zeman / FOX.CR: © 2022 FOX Media LLC. The weather outside may not be frightful, and closer in temperature to the fire that should be so delightful, but we are filled with holiday cheer. It’s never just about the emergencies with this show, and the mid-season finale is no different.īetween Eddie’s struggles with Christopher and Bathena’s struggles to get their whole “family” to come for Christmas, there is as much happening behind the scenes as there is emergency action. Despite being a Christmas-themed episode, 9-1-1 Season 5 Episode 10, “Wrapped in Red,” gave us quite a bit to unpack.