Spoilers are forward for Episode 4 of FBI Season 7, known as “Doubted.”
CBS’ FBI delved right into a case of sexual assault that simply saved getting twistier and twistier the longer they labored on it in “Doubted,” due to BAU Profiler Sydney Ortiz bringing it to the crew’s consideration. Not too way back, Nationwide Treasure: Fringe of Historical past alum Lisette Olivera was set to affix the hit drama as the most recent collection common, however Syd’s time will probably be restricted, and I used to be extra struck on this episode of the autumn 2024 TV schedule by some easy-to-miss moments from Maggie that quantity to a touching reveal. Additionally they jogged my memory of what main girl Missy Peregym shared with CinemaBlend earlier this yr about Maggie’s relationships.
What “Doubted” Revealed About Maggie’s Private Life
The primary character of the most recent episode on November 12 was undoubtedly Syd, which wasn’t a shock since this was alleged to be the case introducing her as the most recent common member of the crew. As a longtime fan of studying extra about Maggie’s life and historical past, although, my ears perked up when the agent talked about her sister, Erin. When speaking to Syd about her actions whereas investigating an assault on her personal sister, Maggie mentioned:
For no matter it is price, there is no method I might have been in a position to sit on the sidelines both. If somebody went after my sister, I might need to hunt that man down too.
Erin hasn’t appeared on FBI since Maggie made a harsh choice about her again in Season 5, and their relationship has been difficult each time they’ve interacted on the present so far. Their interactions do not all the time make Maggie look the very best as a consequence of Erin’s historical past with dugs, however I additionally suppose that they end in a few of Missy Peregrym’s most compelling performances. Later within the dialog with Syd, Maggie mentioned:
Yeah, I’ve a tough time believing my sister too… She has her demons.
The best way that Maggie talked about Erin’s demons, I believed that maybe the sisters hadn’t made a lot progress on their relationship off-screen since Season 5. Because it seems, although, her resigned reference to “demons” might have simply been as a result of reminiscence of their struggles, as she dropped this line to OA after they have been celebrating closing the case on the finish of the episode:
I known as to examine in. Ella’s doing nice. I imply, it helps that she loves Erin.
Truthfully, if I wasn’t such a fan of every time FBI delves into Maggie’s household and historical past, I may need simply missed that the agent was presumably referring to her sister when she talked about “Erin.” Certainly there might be no different Erin when Maggie dropped the identify in the identical episode that included references to her sister, proper? It is all concerning the context with these two, and I do know what the context of “Doubted” factors towards.
I definitely took the fast line to be an indication that Maggie and her sister not solely reconciled, however are on adequate phrases that Maggie trusts Erin with Ella they usually’ve spent sufficient time collectively that Ella loves her. All in all, it jogged my memory of a dialog that I had with Missy Peregrym throughout Season 6 about Maggie, Ella, and Erin.
What Missy Peregrym Shared About Maggie And Erin
I spoke with Missy Peregrym again in March after the huge improvement for Maggie that she needed to step up as mother for younger Ella. On the time, the actress opened up about how her character’s makes an attempt to assist Ella within the wake of tragedy whereas nonetheless giving her all at work simply did not make sense at that time in Season 6. I additionally requested for her ideas on whether or not her difficult relationship with Erin ready her for the issues of caring for a mourning Ella, and Peregrym mentioned:
I believe that that may make it much more difficult. [As Maggie], I haven’t got a fantastic relationship with my sister and it is all I need to have however I do not know learn how to have a wholesome one. I haven’t got the instruments to create house and subsequently we may be in a wholesome relationship. That may be painful to me, that I am not sharing this along with her, or that I haven’t got that fallback. That is one other factor that we are able to discover. The issues of that’s one thing I might like to discover. How do you carry the household again collectively?
Whereas FBI technically did not explicitly say that the “Erin” who Maggie talked about on the finish of “Doubted” was in truth her sister, I actually see it as an indication that Missy Peregrym’s character actually did discover and resolve a few of these issues. Admittedly, the actress seemingly hoped to take action on display in an episode, but it surely’s a stunning concept that Maggie does have her sister as fallback and might have extra household than simply Ella these days. Peregrym went on:
She is my precise household, after which I’ve this duty to handle this youngster and be her household and create a brand new factor. You’ll most likely really feel ill-equipped or questioning your self as a result of if you cannot even do this along with your sister, you’re feeling this stress of how can I lead a baby and handle a baby and know that I’ve what it takes to essentially present up? However once more, I like the grey space. I like sitting within the difficult dynamics of individuals. They might take this actually wherever they wished to. I simply have to attend and see.
If the point out of Erin on the finish of the most recent episode of Season 7 is actually affirmation that the sisters are again on good phrases, having to “wait and see” concerned lower than eight full months since Peregrym shared her ideas and when “Doubted” aired. All in all, I am now tempted to return and rewatch the sooner episodes with Maggie and Erin, which is simpler sufficient with a Paramount+ subscription. As for what’s subsequent, try the promo for the episode that may air on November 19:
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See what’s subsequent for Maggie and Co. with new episodes of FBI on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET, adopted by FBI: Worldwide at 9 p.m. ET and FBI: Most Wished at 10 p.m. ET, all on CBS. The latest installments of all three exhibits can be found subsequent day on Paramount+, in addition to the primary six seasons of FBI. The sooner seasons of Worldwide and Most Wished are streaming elsewhere for followers with a Peacock subscription.