Bad Call

"**Bad Call**" is the eighth episode and winter finale of the second season of *9-1-1: Lone Star* and the eighteenth episode overall. It aired on March 8, 2021.

## Synopsis

A bank robbery, an apartment fire and a pregnant woman lost in a parking garage are the seemingly unconnected calls to which the 126 responds. Then, T.K. celebrates his one year anniversary of sobriety, while Owen and Gwyn may not make it to the end of the week as a couple. Also, Carlos finds himself working on a case with his Texas Ranger father.

## Cast

* Gina Torres as Tommy Vega
* Ronen Rubinstein as TK Strand
* Sierra McClain as Grace Ryder
* Jim Parrack as Judd Ryder
* Natacha Karam as Marjan Marwani
* Brian Michael Smith as Paul Strickland
* Rafael Silva as Carlos Reyes
* Julian Works as Mateo Chavez

Guest Starring* Derek Webster as Charles Vega
* Brianna Baker as Nancy Gillian
* Benito Martinez as Gabriel Reyes
* Jorge-Luis Pallo as Armando Teban
* Tara Buck as Amy
* Alexander Bedria as Anthony Marlowe
* Blake Shields as Chris Wolfe
* J. Teddy Garces as Detective

Co-Starring* Lexi Crouch as Isabella Vega
* Xandi Crouch as Evie Vega
* Matthew Downs as Sergeant Davies
* Avery Tiiu Essex as Little Girl
* Andi Gallagher as Teller
* Joel Heyman as Joel
* Jessie Lande as Mother
* Krystle Martin as Angela
* Sebrina Purcell as Officer Mitchell
* Alex Ruiz as Joachim
* Dan Sachoff as Newscaster
* Ava Scarola as Ellie
* Grace Scarola as Ellie

## Trivia

* TK receives a sobriety coin, a token given to those in Alcoholics Anonymous to represent how long a person has remained sober.
* TK discovers that Owen is not the father of Gwyn's baby.
* Charles' restaurant is called Sun and Salt.
* This is the last episode of season two where Gwyn is present, and she is not seen until "Shock and Thaw" in season three.
* Officer Mitchell's nametag shows the name Sykes, with implies that her name is Mitchell Sykes.
* Gwyn and Owen divorced when TK was 7, which would have been late 2001/2002.
* Carlos doesn't have Owen's phone number.
* This is the third 'impressive guy' line we have between the Strand/Reyes men, first was in "Pilot" between Carlos and TK about Owen and the second was in "Austin, We Have A Problem" between Owen and Carlos about TK and this one was between Owen and Gabriel about Carlos.
* The end of episode was followed by a brief ten second promo involving a 9-1-1 dispatcher trying to talk to the caller with no response, followed by a clip of Judd and Grace's car in the water and a quick flashback sequence of clip through their lives teasing a Judd and Grace Begins style episode as the Mid Season Premiere.

### Continuity

* TK mentions his overdose and Owen bringing him to Texas back in "Pilot" a year ago, indicating more than a year has passed since the two of them moved.
* It is revealed that during TK's injuries he suffered from the gunshot in "Monster Inside", he managed to recover without the need of pain medications, something he had struggled with prior.
* Judd mentions about Stuart asking him and Grace for grandkids, something he had first brought up in "Awakening".

## Multimedia

### Videos

9-1-1- Lone Star 2x08 Promo "Bad Call" (HD) Winter FinalePreview- This Unit Has Been Taken Hostage - Season 2 Ep. 8 - 9-1-1- LONE STARTommy & Her Team Are Held At Gunpoint - Season 2 Ep. 8 - 9-1-1- LONE STARThe 126 Respond To A Dangerous Fire - Season 2 Ep. 8 - 9-1-1- LONE STAR
## References

1. ↑ http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-3-8-2021.html
2. ↑ http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20210219fox02/

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