Honestly, I don’t feel very good about the FBI’s most wanted plot this week, “Greek Tragedy.” But, to be fair, it’s not entirely the fault of the performers and crew. This episode sticks to the usual formula of the program, focusing on this week’s rave crime. Often, these crimes are tear up directly from real life. This week, it revolves around the privileged Frat Bros as a “hard” drug dealer. Sadly, the plot is just the whole place feels, without inspiration. Let me break it down for you.
“Greek Tragedy” – FBI: Most wanted criminals, as pictured, Keisha Castle-Hughes serves as agent Hana Gibson. Photo: Mark Schafer/CBS©2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved.
In this episode, I had some serious problems with Hana’s interaction with Ethan (Michael Raymond-James). She spent half of her time calling the VA center to find a treatment bed. Why? They don’t even date anymore! He also dragged her into blackmail. As we all know, an addict may be unreliable and I don’t believe he doesn’t want to manipulate her or keep his promise to clean. The way he shuffled when she tried to get him to ingest on time, just shouting, “I don’t want to tell you that I love you on the phone for the first time,” it was really disturbing.
Hana seems to resist his declaration of love, but it looks like she is starting to weaken. For example, she flashes the FBI badge to attract Ethan’s dealer Jamie Dutton (Julia Tochin) to back off. Dutton didn’t take her seriously at first, and he called Hana “Polly Pocket”. I admire Hana’s character, and I don’t want her to be obsessed with “I almost broke my back and fell in love with the pill” because she was too understanding. Too much empathy can make you more likely to be hurt.
“Greek Tragedy” – FBI: Most Wanted, Picture (LR): Shantel Vansanten serves as special agents Nina Chase and Keisha Castle-Hughes as agent Hana Gibson. Photo: Mark Schafer/CBS©2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved.
I was very disappointed with the portrayal of the cruel drug dealer, Kimani Lyons (Jr. Curtiss Cook) and the qualifying naive students, Nick Turpin (Stephen Matthew Smith) and Biederman (Adam Langdon). The lack of depth in these characters makes the story convincing. For example, the Fugitive Task Force, which worked with the Washington, D.C. Police, found that Nick and Biedman were part of the entire Theta Brotherhood Drug Ring. Kimani tries to take over their university chemistry lab operations. In the process, he kills Nick’s girlfriend Maddie Baker (Owen Claire Smith), her sister Tina Lui (Emily Nicole Nicole Rudolph), a low-level dealer, “Scrat” Valenti (Fernando Mercado) and the kidnapped Biederman.
“Greek Tragedy” – FBI: Most Wanted, Pictures (LR): Bradley Sneedk as Larry Biederman, Karron Graves as Susan Biederman, Edwin Hodge, Agent Ray Cannon and Keisha Castle-Hughes as Agent Hana Gibson.
In order to avenge, Nick recruits another brother (Maximo Salas) to help him release Bidman. When the FBI appeared at Nick’s club pointing to Kimani, his brother Frat Bro folded up like a cheap suit. He turned to Nick and said, “I’m going to jail. I’m not going to die for you either.” My point is that none of them are crime planners. The dynamics of the fugitive’s task force are very efficient, but the absence of their hot boss, Dylan McDermott, who is on vacation, leaves a clear gap in their interactions.
“Greek Tragedy” – FBI: Most Wanted, Picture: Edwin Hodge as Agent Ray Cannon.
Overall, the lack of this episode leads to a disappointing and coveted viewing experience thanks to its incredible storyline and portrayal of these mismatched drug kings. It lacks credibility and strength and ultimately fails to achieve what makes the FBI want most of a compelling crime drama.
Overall rating:
5:10
Lynette Jones