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Archie (Kevin L. Johnson) is having the worst day of his life. After being fired, he finally ends up caught below his mattress and is compelled to listen to his spouse dishonest on him together with his cousin. In any case of this, he can’t dwell in the identical place as each of them, so he’s additionally homeless and dwelling inside his automobile — till the car is taken from him. After a day of being invisible to everybody round him, Archie decides to take issues into his personal palms and hijacks a bus. The one one who can save the day is Hen (Aisha Hinds) — not as a result of she’s having a day this unhealthy, however as a result of she can be feeling invisible after… Everybody forgets it’s her birthday.
“Invisible” – 9-1-1. Pictured: Aisha Hinds as Hen. Picture: Christopher Willard/ABC © 2025 Disney. All rights reserved.
That’s the abstract of Invisible, an episode crammed with every kind of foolish, intense enjoyable — perhaps my favourite this season thus far. If something, this one is perhaps my favourite as a result of I’m a giant fan of the Hen-centric episodes — Aisha Hinds all the time shines and delivers sensible performing — but in addition as a result of it’s been fairly the time since we’ve had an episode that allowed Hen to behave foolish and have some enjoyable. Okay, she’s not having enjoyable as a result of she’s pissed and upset about her birthday, however this storyline is method lighter in comparison with her son Denny (Declan Pratt) going by way of a near-death expertise, or the whole lot that occurred to her daughter Mara (Askyler Bell) till they discovered some peace earlier this season.
So I really feel it’s simply good to see Hen in a spot we don’t see her typically — upset, speaking about her emotions, but in addition coping with an unserious, foolish state of affairs. It feels very home, and I feel 9-1-1 is at its finest when it permits the characters to work together with one another in these humorous conditions of on a regular basis life. Even when it sounds a bit of loopy that Karen (Tracie Thoms) and Chimney (Kenneth Choi) would neglect about Hen’s birthday, it makes for a comedic storyline that doesn’t take too lengthy to grow to be touching. It’s additionally good to have Marsha Warfield again as Toni, Hen’s mother, and the Hen-Athena (Angela Bassett) bestiesm by no means allow us to down, with Athena being the one one (other than Eddie!) to recollect the date!
However after all, issues grow to be heavier after Archie hijacks the bus, the cops intervene and an enormous accident finally ends up taking place, leaving individuals damage. Archie is feeling like nobody sees him, however the factor is: on these two occasions the 118 rescued him, Hen noticed Archie. So when the time comes, she enters the bus and talks to him, discovering a strategy to rescue the hostages and in addition stopping Archie from being shot. It’s good to see that what’s being showcased right here just isn’t solely Hen’s medical talents but in addition her humanity, the best way that she connects with Archie by being true to him but in addition true to herself. If Archie had the worst day ever, I think about Hen had the craziest birthday of her life, and I liked each second of it.
“Invisible” – 9-1-1. Pictured: Gavin McHugh as Christopher, Ryan Guzman as Eddie. Picture: Christopher Willard/ABC © 2025 Disney. All rights reserved.
There’s additionally one significant storyline about Eddie (Ryan Guzman), who’s nonetheless in Texas rebounding with Christopher (Gavin McHugh), despite the fact that his mother and father Ramón (George DelHoyo) and Helena (Paula Marshall) aren’t cooperating. In truth, they’re so passive-aggressive that’s infuriating (Helena might be the worst, however Ramón just isn’t that distant). Eddie was planning to make meals for Christopher after which invite his son for a recreation on the weekend, however his plans are annoyed: Ramón already has plans for Christopher, as he’ll take his grandson to a chess competitors.
When Eddie tries to discover a strategy to go together with them, Helena finds a really manipulative strategy to inform him to not go. It’s solely after face-timing with Buck (Oliver Stark) that Eddie finds the braveness to take his automobile and go anyway. There, he finds Christopher enjoying chess and throwing up of hysteria. Eddie helps Chris and takes him to the toilet, the place Chris confesses that he truly doesn’t like chess and solely performs it to please Ramón. That’s when Eddie decides to take Buck’s recommendation and pa up, deciding that Christopher will transfer again to his home and they’ll dwell collectively once more. It’s a touching, lovely scene, with Guzman and McHugh proving but once more why they’re probably the greatest father-son duos on TV. After leaving Ramón behind to return on the bus with the youngsters, Eddie is able to confront his mother — his son is transferring with him, and this time he’s not asking, he’s telling Helena what he’s doing and that’s it, there’s no room for dialogue anymore. Love this for you, Eddie — an enormous evolution for this character!
“Invisible” – 9-1-1. Pictured: Tracie Thoms as Karen, Aisha Hinds as Hen. Picture: Ray Mickshaw/ABC © 2025 Disney. All rights reserved.
The episode ends with a small scene during which Hen, Karen, Athena, and Bobby (Peter Krause) are having a dinner to rejoice Hen, and Buck is attempting to make up for forgetting concerning the birthday; it’s a small, cute second that closes the episode in a healthful method (even when it’s bizarre that Chimney just isn’t there celebrating with the remainder of them). That’s it — Invisible is without doubt one of the greats! There’s comedy, there’s drama, there are loopy emergencies, there’s a mushy, humorous Hen storyline, and there’s Eddie lastly doing what he wants for himself and Christopher — with the assistance of Buck, who continues to be one of the vital vital individuals for each of them (did I point out Buck and Eddie cooking collectively? No? Have I discussed Eddie blinking to Buck? No? Nicely, these two occur to be the best buddies to ever buddie). Now, I’m very excited concerning the 2-part occasion that begins subsequent week; 9-1-1: Contagion must be a wild journey.
Now inform me how you’re feeling about this episode! Be at liberty to depart a remark along with your impressions and theories, and thanks for studying!