Thursday, July 16, 2020

1.02 Invisible To Me

Episode Title: Invisible To Me
Directed by: Paris Barclay
Written by: Stacy McKee
Air Date: March 22, 2018 (USA)
Rating/Share (18-49): 1.1/5
Viewers: 5.43 million
Total: 2.0/8.54 million

"Invisible To Me" – With the absence of Captain Pruitt, Andy and Jack try to navigate how to work together, and a car accident on a rural road puts both the victims and the crew’s lives at risk, on the series premiere of "Station 19," THURSDAY, MARCH 22 (10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network, streaming and on demand.

"Station 19" stars Jaina Lee Ortiz as Andy Herrera, Jason George as Ben Warren, Miguel Sandoval as Captain Pruitt Herrera, Grey Damon as Jack Gibson, Jay Hayden as Travis Montgomery, Alberto Frezza as Ryan Tanner, Danielle Savre as Maya Bishop, Okieriete Onaodowan as Dean Miller, and Barrett Doss as Victoria Hughes.

Guest starring in "Invisible To Me" are Caleb Alexander Smith as Seth, Leslie Hope as Battalion Chief Frankel, BJ Tanner as Tuck, Emma Loewen as Ava, Jack Axelrod as Mr. Paige, Keli Daniels as Principal Linsley and Jeremy Cohenour as Shawn.

"Invisible To Me" was written by Stacy McKee and directed by Paris Barclay.
Andy's Voiceover
"Smoke alarms are one of the simplest and most effective inventions. They watch over us. They can sense things we can't. They alert us when something's not right. Trouble is, they only work if we're paying attention. To effectively fight any fire, you face it head on. You look it in the eye. You don't let it scare you. But what do you do when you're going in blind? Our protocol says follow the rules, hug the wall, think it through. Find your anchor. Let that guide you. But sometimes, your instincts are all you've got. You better use them if you wanna get out alive."

Vic in this episode

Andy has her team do air-consumption drills and pairs Vic with Ben which doesn't sit right with her. She doesn't want to look bad in front of Battalion Chief Frankel because of a rookie. To Vic's annoyance, Ben runs out of air before they can finish their run while she still has half a tank left. They get called to Tuck's, Ben's son, school and Andy orders Vic and Ben to sweep the school. Inside, Vic turns off the alarm and they find Tuck and follow him into the bathroom where they find a pregnant student, Ava, who is in labor. Vic exams Ava, she is fully dilated and is about to give birth. When Ava panics Vic helps her to calm down by singing "I'm a little teapot" which always helps her to calm down and relax. Ava delivers the baby but it's still inside the amniotic sac. Ben and Vic work together and the baby comes to life. Later back at the station, Vic criticizes Andy about sending away the Aid Car. They get a call in the middle of the night, an overturned tanker. Vic and Ben are paired off again to help the victim. They realize too late that it's an ethanol fire. Vic and Ben are stuck with no protection. When her boot starts to melt, Ben realizes that Vic is panicking and helps her by doing the teapot dance with her. The others get to them just in time and save all three of them. Back at the station, everyone is talking about experiencing "blue fire" and Vic walks off. Ben follows her and she tells him that this was the closest she had ever gotten and how it could have been it for them. Vic is visibly shaken by it.

Quotes from this episode

Ben: Hold on. You still have half a tank left.
Vic: Yes, I do.
Ben: How do you regulate your air so well? What -- What's the trick?
Vic: I don't know. Being awesome?
Vic: She looks fully dialted. We're on the express train. Watch and learn, Warren. I've delivered a lot of little critters on this job. I've seen it all.
Vic: Okay, little tea pot! Okay, this is gonna sound really weird, but ... when you sing it, it'll distract your brain or something, and I'm telling you, you can do ridiculous things. Okay, this morning, I -- I stretched my oxygen tank to almost double its time.
Ben: That's your trick?
Vic: I don't know why it works. It just does. [they all start singing]
Vic: So, out of curiosity, why did you send the Aid Car away today?
Andy: It was a false alarm. I mean, it -- it's protocol. Send the rigs where they can help the most people.
Vic: Yeah, but you kind of jumped the gun on that, though, didn't you? Considering your protocol left us delivering a baby on a bathroom floor.
Andy: Excuse me?
Vic: Don't sweat it. A lot of people get first-day jitters.
Vic: [muffled] For once, I agree with New Guy. Okay, y'all are keeping me up, but I'm tired.
Dean: I literally didn't understand a single word you just said.
Travis: I think she said, "You are eating me up, and I'm fire."
Vic: Mnh-mnh.
Travis: Which doesn't make any sense.
Vic: I grind my teeth, okay?! Big deal! So I'm a grinder. I --
Travis: I am learning so much about you right now.
Dean: You don't see me grabbing your phone when you want to order takeout. If you know what I mean.
Travis: Yeah, I know what you mean.
Dean: I mean stir-fry sex.
Travis: I said I got it!
Vic: [muffled] Stir-fry what?
Ben: Okay. Can we all just go to sleep while we actually have time to go to sleep?
Vic: [muffled] He's a big baby.
Ben: Did you just call me Slim Shady?
Ben: Hey. So, um, thank you for getting that damn teapot song stuck in my head.
Vic: We did face death.
Ben: Yeah. [chuckles]
Vic: I've never gotten that close before. Knowing ... it could all be over right then ...

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Music in this episode

I Love You Like a Brother - Alex Lahey
Pruitt gives Andy advice on being captain; Ben drops Tuck off at school; Dean wakes up late for work.

Dirty with Me - Preshh
A bored Dean plays around with stationary at reception when someone finally shows up at the station reception.

I'm A Little Teapot
Vic encourages Ava to sing as a way to take her mind off her labor.

Fire Inside - Gaby Moreno
The crew tells Pruitt about the blue fire; Vic admits to Ben she's never been so close to dying before; Tuck stops by the station; Andy & Jack flirt while challenging each other over the captain job.