[Reality-TV-Fanatics] 'Station 19' Series Premiere Recap: Lt. Andy Herrera Deals with Professional and Personal Upheaval

 

Anyone watch the spin off of Greys Anatomy? What did you think of it?

They have it opposite of Chicago Fire that also had a 2 hour show.

  'Station 19' Series Premiere Recap: Lt. Andy Herrera Deals with Professional and Personal Upheaval
Thursday, March 22, 2018

Jennifer Lind-Westbrook
Contributing Writer, BuddyTV

On the two-part series premiere of Station 19, titled "Stuck" and "Invisible to Me," firefighter Andy Herrera and the rest of the crew of Station 19 in Seattle try to deal with changes in their personal and professional lives without letting it affect their judgement on the job. 

As the firefighters of Station 19 arrive on the scene of a pretty low-key house fire, a woman stalking her ex-boyfriend on social media (we've all been there) has to endure the added humiliation of her laptop sparking and setting her bed on fire. Let that be a lesson to all of us to not leave our laptops on flammable surfaces or troll past loves.

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Baby Rambo

Fans of Grey's Anatomy have already met firefighter Andrea, aka "Andy," Herrrera during a backdoor pilot for the spin-off. And Andy and Meredith will cross paths again. Andy and Maya Bishop (Danielle Savre) rescue the young woman, but the real hero of the day is Dean Miller (Okieriete Onaodowan) who rescues her adorable pooch. Miller's done this before, and he knows that the guy who saves the pooch, gets the glory. 

This introduction to the Station 19 crew is a bit sedate, even the cute catch line they use, "Wet stuff on the red stuff," doesn't compare to the jumper or the baby trapped in the pipe on FOX's 911. But maybe there just saving the really good stuff for later. 

Ben Warren is still a rookie. He's known as "new guy" which is tough on his ego. Ben can't help but to remind his new colleagues that he used to be a surgeon. Guess what, Ben? They're not impressed. He has to clean the hoses just like everyone else.

Station 19 falls under the jurisdiction of Captain Pruitt (Miguel Sandoval) whose job it is to keep all these young wannabe hot shots under control. His daughter, Andy, spends her time assisting dad in what could only be described as in an administrative capacity. She fills out reports and provides daddy with protein-kale smoothies when he's skipped too many meals. 

Pruitt loves to tell the story of how when he helped with the Twin Towers on 9/11, a 12-year-old Andy hopped on a plane to NYC and ordered her father to come home which he believes saved his life. Pruitt brags to Ben that Andy's got guts -- Pruitt likes guts. He even refers to her as "Baby Rambo." Andy's not a fan of the story. Her dad may think it's cute, but she think's it's messed up.

No Man (or Woman) Left Behind

Before we really meet all of the key players, it's revealed that Andy is having a fling with her dad's second-in-command, lieutenant Jack Gibson (Grey Damon). They spend some time making out in a deserted area of the firehouse, but Andy cools off quickly when she discovers an engagement ring in Jack's pocket. Andy's caught off-guard, and not in the good kind of way. This makes Jack question if Andy doesn't want to get married at all or just doesn't want to marry him. She doesn't get to answer before the team is called to an apartment building fire.

When they arrive at the scene, a cop car is blocking the fire hydrant. Not one to waste time or ask nicely, Andy pushes the car out of the way with the firetruck. This particular cop is no stranger to Andy. His name is Ryan Tanner (Alberto Frezza), and he and Andy used to be childhood sweethearts.

Captain Pruitt gives explicit instructions that nobody is to go off on their own. Everyone has a buddy, and they need to stick with their buddy. But Jack goes to search a kid's room, getting separated from Pruitt. When Jack tries to rejoin the Captain, he can't find him. The smoke is thick, and Pruitt doesn't respond. Jack has to break the news to his girlfriend that he not only disobeyed her daddy but lost him in the fiery, smoke-infested building. 

Bishop, Andy and Jack locate the Captain unconscious with no pulse. They also suddenly find themselves cornered by the flames sans hose. But Andy refuses to escape until she resuscitates her father. Andy gets a pulse, they attach the Captain to Jack's back and jump out a nearby window. They land safely on the firefighter equivalent of a bouncy house.

From Bad to Really Bad

Attention moves away from the fire and to saving the Captain. Ben goes into surgeon mode but is contradicted by Travis Montgomery (Jay Hayden) who informs Ben he could have killed the Captain. Administering immediate medical care in the field is a whole different ball game than doing it in a hospital. Travis points out that Ben doesn't know what meds the Captain is on, or if he's suffered any previous, underlying traumas. 

Andy's freaking out and when Jack tries to comfort her, she shoves him away. Andy is more receptive to Tanner who navigates her through some deep breathing to calm her down. 

Everyone arrives at Grey Sloan Memorial, so we get to see some familiar faces from Grey's Anatomy. Andy's pissed at Jack for ditching her dad, and her argument that he has a tendency to be impulsive seems to apply to his decision to propose as well as his behavior at work. If it makes any difference, Jack does feel really bad about abandoning his boss during a fire.

Meredith can see that Andy needs a brief time out and finds a nearby supply closet. Mer keeps watch and gives Andy a moment to just be a girl and have a good cry. But Andy doesn't have long before she has to put her game face back on.

Andy learns her father has cancer -- tumors in his abdomen to be more specific. This is what led him to pass out at the apartment building. Andy's upset that her father has been hiding his Stage 2 cancer, but he lets his daughter know they don't have time for her to be angry. He's stepping down as Chief, effective immediately. The department will take awhile to fill the post, so Jack will be running the place until they do.

At home, Andy does laundry and drowns her sorrows. Super-cute cop Ryan shows up to check on her. Ryan is literally the boy next door, or he was until he moved away years ago, but he's back. 

Andy hasn't had a great day, and now she's facing having to have her would-be fiance be her boss. Andy's upset that her dad didn't even consider her for the position. Ryan urges Andy to step up to lead, suggesting Andy's dad might be holding her back because he likes having her around to take care of him. 

Andy feels angry and betrayed that she lives with her father, and he hid this giant thing from her. She's also not sure she can handle burying another parent. Andy's mother died when she was just nine-years-old. Ryan makes a good shoulder to cry on which leads to some kissing which leads to some sex with an ex. 

Just Be Good

Ben shows Bailey the station, but he's glum. He thought he'd be better at the job than he's proving to be. The fact that he could have accidentally killed his Captain is weighing on him just a bit. Bailey advises Ben to stop worrying, stop showing off and just be good. 

Jack goes to Andy's bestie Maya to try and figure out what is up with Andy. He doesn't think the proposal should be a complicated thing. He loves her, and either Andy feels the same way or she doesn't. If she doesn't, she needs to come clean.

Andy does let Maya know that she slept with Ryan. Maya's not really one for doling out advice about guys. She doesn't think it's a big deal that Andy jumped her ex when she was feeling vulnerable. Andy's all spun out over having feelings for Jack which may not necessarily be the marrying kind of feelings. Maya has a motto, "Embrace the pain." She suggests that Andy go ahead and feel awful about her choices if she wants but then move on. It's time to focus. All this love, sex and romance is just a distraction. 

Andy's faced with both the men in her life when the crew is called to dislodge a woman from between two buildings. She was drunk and thought it was a shortcut, and now she's slowly getting crushed. It's up to Andy to calm the girl so she doesn't inflict anymore internal damage while Andy works to get her free. Andy does find a minute to tell Ryan that their dalliance was a one-time, hit it and quit it. 

After successfully freeing the co-ed, Andy and Jack finally talk. He lets Andy know how good she is at her job, and it hasn't escaped his notice that her father often overlooks her. He wants her to know that if he steps up to take her father's place, he won't make that same mistake. Kind of nice but also still kind of sexist. 

Andy tells her dad she wants to be considered for captain. He's a bit shocked at the revelation and points out his daughter isn't even a lietenant, and she can't just break rank. Andy points out that he can promote her. She's tired of chasing her dad around and pulling him out of the rubble. It's her time to lead. 

Ben makes it clear to Travis and Victoria Hughes (Berrett Doss) that just because he used to be a surgeon (he just can't help himself), he doesn't think he's better than anyone else. He's just eager to learn. He wants to stop being a surgery nerd and become a fire nerd. 

Andy and Jack break the news to the rest of the team that Andy's been promoted, and they'll both be in the running for the position of captain. In the meantime, they'll both be running things (this shouldn't be awkward at all). Andy gives a little speech about how things are going to be different with her dad out of the picture, and to prove it, she lets everyone slide down the pole. This is something her father never let any of them do, always dangling it as a prize for conquering some really big disaster. But they don't need a prize because the job itself is reward enough. 

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Andy may be one step closer to becoming captain, but she's got a way to go before actually landing the job of her dreams. She has to impress the battalion chief, a taskmaster named Frankel. 

Frankel arrives, striking the fear and awe into all those she encounters. She's not charmed by Jack, and she insinuates that Andy's achievements are the result of nepotism. I hate to say it, but Frankel isn't entirely wrong. Andy did ask her "Papi" to make her a lietenant. I doubt that's how it happens for most firefirghters. 

Frankel is a busy women which she states over and over again. She lays out what the future holds for Jack and Andy. Each one will be in charge of the team every time they work a shift. Both are eligible to apply for the permanent captain's position, but it's an arduous process that takes months. There are written exams, interviews with their peers and constant evaluations. Andy learns she'll be up first as HBIC.

Andy has a bit of a problem asserting herself. The team doesn't quite ask "How high?" when she says to "Jump." They definitely defer to Jack. Andy's determined to make an impression on Randall, so she's not off to a great start. It doesn't help when Dean arrives late with the excuse that the dog ate his alarm clock. But he's telling the truth, that dog that he rescued from the burning house, Charlie, is now living with him on his houseboat. 

Andy pulls Dean from working on active calls and sentences him to working reception. Dean thinks she's joking until Andy makes it clear that rules are rules. Dean who seems oblivious that the battalion chief is standing inches away gets a little insubordinate. He thought that no Captain Pruitt meant an entirely new world order, and maybe it does, just not today. Travis can't help but notice how quickly Andy went from breaking her dad's rules to enforcing them.

A Not-So-False Alarm

The team gets a call about a school fire (it also happens to be Tuck's school), but when they arrive, the principal greets them with the news that it's probably a false alarm. The culprit should be easy to spot since the schools installed a gel that sprays blue dye if the alarm gets pulled as a deterrent. The principal completely overlooks Andy and assumes Jack's running the show. Andy inserts herself to make it clear that she's in charge. 

Ryan shows up as well because he's apparently the only police officer in all of Seattle. He's the first person, aside from Maya, to show Andy some encouragement and recognize and respect her leadership role. And I have a feeling the way to Andy's heart -- and down her pants -- is appealing to the feminist inside. 

Andy voices her frustration at the events of the day so far. Maya tells Andy that nobody is going to give her the power, Andy has to take it, exude it and use it (everything Maya says sounds like a Nike ad.) 

Ben and Hughes find the alarm and as they shut it down, they encounter Tuck (Ben's son for anyone watching who isn't also a Grey's Anatomy fan). Tuck is the one who pulled the alarm. He did it to get Ben's help. The school has bigger problems than false alarms, there's a young girl, Ava, giving birth in the bathroom. To further complicate the situation, Ava's mom is the principal, and this woman has managed to miss the fact that her daughter is pregnant. 

Andy, who wasn't aware there was an actual emergency inside, releases the ambulance. Warren finally checks in asking for the Aid Car, and Andy has to track down another one. The principal overhears Andy calling for an ambulance and demands to know what's going on.

Ben and Hughes deliver the baby, but something is terribly wrong. The baby arrives still encased in its amniotic sac. Ben and Hughes need to get the baby out which means making due with whatever tools are immediately handy. They manage to save the baby, and Andy arrives with the principal in tow. Ava begs her mother not to be angry, but the woman is just relieved to see her daughter is okay. 

Low-Hanging Fruit

Dean's time behind the desk isn't a total wash. A smokin'-hot woman named J.J. brings in her faulty smoke detector. Her sometimes boyfriend smashed it with a bat, but she's got some quirky attachment to it, so she'd rather Dean try and fix it than buy a new one. 

Travis comes across the two and notices that J.J. has kicked off her shoes, meaning she's been there for a while, watching Dean try to reassemble the alarm (ladies, if you're looking to meet a hot fireman, here's one way without burning your house down.) Travis points out that Dean can't help himself. He always has to be the hero to the ladies. 

Dean fixes the alarm and sends J.J. off who seems reluctant to go. The station gets an emergency call, and Travis wants Dean to come along, even if it means Andy's going to be pissed.

They respond to a call from an assisted living facility where an older gentleman has gotten his balls stuck in his shower chair. (Now that is what I'm talking about.) Travis is a regular visitor of the facility and has a rapport with the man, Mr. Paige. Travis chats up Paige about his family, and reveals that his boyfriend died in the line of duty a year ago. (He has been having grief sex with the food delivery guy, so don't feel too bad for him.)

Hughes questions Andy's decision to send the Aid Car away. Andy insists it's protocol during a false alarm, but Hughes thinks Andy jumped the gun. 

Jack finds Andy in her father's office and is curious how she feels being there. She admits she can't shake the sense that he's standing over her shoulder, watching her every move and judging her. Jack tells Andy not to sweat what Hughes said. Sure, things could have gone south, but mom and baby both made it through safe, and that's what matters.

Andy decides it's a good time to try and sort out her and Jack's complicated dynamic. She doesn't want him to think she went to her father behind Jack's back. He admits he'd have done the same thing, except that he probably would have given her a heads up if the situation was reversed. Jack doesn't see anything wrong with a little friendly competition. He "jokes" that he's a shoo in for the job, but it's obvious he does feel he's got the edge.

Blue Fire

Because they haven't crammed enough emergencies down our throats in just over an hour, the crew gets called to the scene of a car accident -- a collision between a vehicle and a tanker. In an interesting twist, they find themselves faced with an ethanol fire. The chemicals the tanker were carrying burn clear, making them invisible to the naked eye. You can't put this type of blaze out with water, it will only make it spread. The firefighters need a special kind of foam, and they're plum out. 

Hughes and Warren find themselves almost completely surrounded. There's a small hole they can possible get through but not with the unconscious tanker driver. The fire also poses a huge threat to their airways with the capability of burning them from the inside out. They're not wearing any protective gear, and an ethanol flames are sticky, they can't just be stomped out. 

The rest of the team freaks out, particularly Travis, who demands Andy come up with a plan of action. Reinforcements are still five minutes out, and no option seems like a viable one. Andy makes the call to back the truck through the flames and retrieve Hughes, Warren and the driver. 

Everybody's riding high from the adrenaline rush of almost dying when Pruitt arrives at the station. In all the excitement, Andy forgot to pick up her cancer-stricken dad from the hospital. Ryan heard about the tanker and scooped up Pruitt who insisted on coming to the firehouse. Pruitt is very proud of his team. Their encounter with "blue fire" made the news. Pruitt never encountered it, and isn't sure he would have known what to do. So, Andy finally gets some props. 

Last Call

There's a last call before the shift ends which sends Ben and Dean to an apartment. Inside is J.J. who fell off a ladder while trying to reach the fire alarm Dean claims he fixed. She's got a cut on the head which seems to be the extent of her injuries.

The alarm continues to beep, and Dean, confident in his handyman skills, suspects something else is up. J.J. lives on the top floor, and J.J. informs him there's a crawl space above. Dean uses his axe to put a hole in the ceiling, and smoke begins to stream out. It's time to grab the girl and run. 

Will Andy and Jack's rivalry heat up their love life or cool it down? Did Andy catch a break because her dad used to be chief? Let us know what you think in the comments section below.

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