The season 5 premiere episode of Rescue Me featured just about everything I love about the show. And if you haven't seen the premiere yet (Merri) stop reading now.
The firehouse banter is back in full force as are the dramatic fires that they fight - the image at the end with Tommy looking up at the figure in the high-rise window that he can't save from the flames was really moving, particularly with the haunting music in the background. Mikey and Sean have cooked up a fabulous let's open a bar scheme and Franco is perfectly relishing each moment, waiting for the scheme to fail. My absolute favorite aspect of the show, Tommy's relationship with his family, was also back with a vengeance. This scene of the family watching old home movies just killed me - Leary, as always, does angry truth so perfectly:
The only aspect of the show that sagged was the part that always sags a bit for me - Tommy and his women. I feel like he is particularly ill-matched with Gina Gershon, who is adding nothing in the way of humor so I hope that relationship ends quickly. His relationship with Janet also drags on as he is jealous of her new boyfriend Michael J. Fox. Fox had a great but brief scene in the episode, here's hoping he gets a lot more time in the next few episodes!
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