Rarely has an episode title - "Sink or Swim" - been so completely literal. The second episode of 9-1-1's third season picks up right where the premiere left off...with the Santa Monica Pier and the rest of the Southern California coastline in the eye of a pretty huge tsunami.
The scenes of watery devastation are brilliantly done - it reminded me of a movie, and at times, In had to remind myself that I was watching a TV show. Seeing places that I personally love to visit when in the LA area destroyed by water packs an emotional punch as it is, but throw in peril for just about all of the characters, and this was a strong, strong episode. Maybe the best yet?
I loved Peter Krause in this episode: his leadership as Bobby kind of grounded everyone else, despite everything going on around them. A great actor and a great performance.