Julia Aidén Martinez’s Debut on FBI Season 8 Episode 3 Was Surpisingly Spectacular. Let’s Hope She Stays

Critic’s Score: 4.5 / 5.0

4.5

I wasn’t anticipating a lot from Scola’s new accomplice on FBI Season 8 Episode 3.

It’s not that Julia Aidén Martinez isn’t a powerful actress.

Between the way in which she was underused on Legislation & Order: SVU and FBI‘s behavior of rotating Scola’s companions each three episodes, I figured it was a waste of power to put money into her — after which FBI Season 8 Episode 3 needed to go and make me fall in love along with her.

Martinez’s Eva Ramos Already Acquired Extra Air Time Than Most of Scola’s Companions

It isn’t actually truthful to match the way in which Martinez’s Kate Silva was tragically underused on Legislation & Order: SVU to her new character’s airtime on FBI.

They’re completely different exhibits, even when they’re each by Dick Wolf.

Nonetheless, Scola’s seeming incapacity to have a everlasting accomplice conditioned me to anticipate that Ramos could be Kate Silva 2.0: the brand new girl who will get three strains each fourth episode after which quietly disappears.

A few of Scola’s companions have been handled that approach, particularly those that have been by no means supposed to be everlasting, and I can’t keep in mind how a lot airtime Rhodes obtained earlier than her premature dying on FBI Season 8 Episode 1.

In any case, Ramos has already had extra airtime than Silva had all through all of Legislation & Order: SVU Season 26 in only one episode.

This can be a good signal — she’s on her option to being a totally developed character who will stick round until she meets the identical destiny Rhodes did.

Scola Did Most of The Heavy Lifting, However Ramos Was By His Facet

Sadly, the episode zoomed by so quick that I don’t totally keep in mind what Ramos contributed, solely that she was an enormous a part of it.

She had the dangerous luck to affix the group proper earlier than Scola ran throughout a DEA agent with questionable ethics that he had a previous reference to.

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Her job was principally to help Scola whereas he pursued Bobby and, later, to ensure the mission they tried to drive Bobby to assist them with went easily.

Ramos did what she was alleged to do and even shared a secret of her personal with Scola: her ex was a member of Forefront, which is why she transferred to the New York Subject Workplace.

I’m positive that is solely the start of a much bigger story.

Realizing how issues go on exhibits like FBI, I gained’t be stunned if this evil ex causes extra bother earlier than the season ends, whether or not meaning stalking Ramos or attempting to take down the New York Subject Workplace once more.

That could possibly be attention-grabbing — particularly whether it is related to a backdoor pilot for CIA, which is coming within the spring — however I’d fairly study extra about who Ramos is as an FBI agent and the way she gels with Scola and the remainder of the group.

I favored her compulsory scene involving Rhodes’ dying.

Cop exhibits all the time do that when a cop leaves, whether or not it’s by means of dying or retirement, so it was considerably outdated hat, however her willingness to maneuver confirmed sensitivity that may solely improve her relationship with the group.

Moreover, earlier than she made her confession about Forefront, I believed she and Scola would bond over each having companions (or ex-partners) who additionally labored for the FBI.

Whereas we don’t want Nina to seem typically, I’d like to get her tackle Scola’s latest accomplice (and show that the FBI hasn’t forgotten she exists).

Whereas Scola Confronted Somebody From His Previous, Isobel and Jubal Contemplated The Future

I don’t consider for one second that Isobel will take the ADIC promotion in the long run.

Something’s attainable, and FBI appears to be grooming Jubal to take over Isobel’s place over the objections of the highest brass.

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That officer’s declare that Jubal “did okay” was ridiculous. Jubal was his regular energetic and targeted self, regardless that he was pressured right into a place that he didn’t need at that time.

If FBI goes on this path, I wouldn’t be stunned if we find yourself with Jubal defeating that supervisor’s negativity to turn into Particular Agent in Cost whereas Maggie strikes as much as Jubal’s outdated place of Assistant Particular Agent in Cost.

That dynamic would fully change the present, although, which is why I’ve my doubts it’s occurring any time quickly.

Isobel coming again sooner than anticipated, solely to go away once more, appears foolish, and I wasn’t positive she was offered on the ADIC place.

That could be my wishful considering. I like Isobel and don’t need her to go away.

Nonetheless, shaking up the group that drastically looks as if a series-ending transfer, not one for the center of Season 8 when FBI is already locked in for Season 9.

Then again, Isobel’s husband needs her to retire, so the ADIC place could be her solely transfer if she needs to maintain the peace.

That job would make it much less possible she could be in hurt’s approach, which ought to assist cut back her husband’s nervousness.

The Case Was The Least Vital A part of The Present, And That’s How It Ought to Be

Though FBI is a procedural, I’m extra into the character-driven storylines than how the group offers with the specter of the week, and that appears to be a standard emotion amongst FBI fanatics.

(If that’s not you, I wish to hear your take within the feedback!)

This case was extra attention-grabbing than the one which appeared stolen from FBI: Worldwide on FBI Season 8 Episode 2, although.

I favored Scola’s private connection to Bobby, and that it was by no means totally clear whose aspect Bobby was on. Plus, I all the time have a delicate spot for storylines that contain OA attempting to dismantle bombs.

I’m unsure why, however that exact trope all the time excites me.

Then again, my mind tends to show off throughout chases and shootouts, and I used to be relieved that Bobby had sufficient sense to let the FBI arrest him as a substitute of taking off.

Additionally, we’ve had little or no Maggie and OA time to this point this season. I’m not a Maggie/OA shipper and would fairly these two keep platonic soulmates, however I do take pleasure in their relationship and would love extra of their interactions on my display screen.

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