Shooting Star

Amy Kindelán (Natalie Martinez) and Jenny Banks (Elizabeth Lail) in "Ordinary Joe"

### Director

Chris Koch, Sherwin Shilati

**"Shooting Star"** is the fourth episode of season one of "Ordinary Joe" on NBC. It originally aired on October 11, 2021 on NBC.

## Synopsis

Each Joe must come to terms with an unfamiliar and challenging feeling. Music Joe enlists help to look for his son. Cop Joe navigates the aftermath of a shooting. Nurse Joe and Jenny discuss a big career opportunity.

## Plot

Nurse Joe and Jenny start couples therapy and Joe learns of Jenny's opportunity to attend law school in Atlanta. This leads to a fight where Joe accuses Jenny of pitying him for giving up his dream of music to help raise their son. A conversation with Chris, however, makes Joe realize that he is happy with his life and family and he proposes moving the family to Atlanta so Jenny can still pursue her dream.

Officer Joe is brought before a shooting board after Coleman's death. The shooting is ruled as having followed procedure but Joe is ordered to complete therapy and remain on desk duty until he does. Amy breaks things off with Diaz and takes Joe on a date at a community center garden, where Joe has a panic attack from his memories of the night. Later, Diaz offers Joe a job with his security team. He then reveals his affair with Amy and suggests that the two are deeply in love with each other. Shortly after, Jenny informs Joe that Coleman's sister Carrie was an intern for Diaz for 8 weeks. But despite the short time he writes her a glowing reference letter. She suggests that the letter was a payoff for her silence and the two may have had an affair. He also asks if Bobby had her killed. At the end of the episode he sadly deletes Amy's phone number from his phone.

Musician Joe is given a 2019 yearbook from Willow Elementary by Frank. It shows him where to find his son, now named Zeke Turner. Joe excitedly shares the information with Jenny but she's more reluctant to see her son. Her father gives her a small box with items saved from her baby's pregnancy like the wristband he wore in the hospital.

Amy continues to work on her campaign and is surprised by an invitation to a Democratic National Committee event with Diaz. While she is in DC, Joe and Jenny take a road trip to see Zeke. The two stop at an old favorite restaurant named Benny's Roadside Burgers and the owner, an old friend, assumes they are married, an assumption neither corrects. After watching Zeke's adoptive father pick him up from school, Joe and Jenny drive home. Jenny tells Joe to wish on a shooting star and Joe wishes he could have held his son.

## Quotes

* It’s not a punishment, kid. This stuff stays with you the rest of your life. - Uncle Frank
* **Eric:** Marriage takes work, my friend.
**Joe:** Thanks doc. Our therapist wants us to dig deep and figure out what we really want and what we really need.
* **Chris:** Dad, did I ruin your life?
**Joe:** Bud, you are my life.
* I don’t like who I am when I’m you. This whole thing, you and me, I’m becoming someone I don’t want to be. - Amy
* We’ll figure it out. We always do. Together. - Joe
* If you ever need an old friend to talk to, I’m here. - Jenny
* That’s what communicating with your partner is all about- give and take, you have to open up. - Amy

## Cast

### Main Cast

* James Wolk as Joe Kimbreau
* Natalie Martinez as Amy Kindelán
* Elizabeth Lail as Jenny Banks
* Charlie Barnett as Eric Payne
* David Warshofsky as Uncle Frank Kimbreau

### Recurring Cast

* John Gluck as Christopher Kimbreau \ Lucas
* Adam Rodriguez as Bobby Diaz
* Christine Adams as Regina Diaz
* Jackson Abram as Bobby Diaz Jr
* Nola Epps as Lilly
* Brandon Sutton as Barrett Blankenship

### Guest Cast

* Caitlyn Hargraves as Photographer
* Kurt Yue as Dr. Cho
* Nita Mistry as Dr. Sina Mahal
* Quinten Johnson as EMT
* Melanie Jeffcoat as Shooting Board Officer
* Kiah Alexandra Clingman as Laila
* Linda Boston as Benny

## References

1. ↑ https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/ordinary-joe/episodes-season-1/1000947676/
2. ↑ https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-monday-10-11-2021-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html