This was a tough episode for me to get through. Some of it was because it was emotional to see, especially with what Kristina was going through regarding the after effects of her chemo and some of it was annoyance, especially that of Adam. I just wanted him to shut the hell up. Max was aggravating as always. Crosby and Jasmine's fight was actually a nice distraction because it grounded the episode somewhat. Prior to even watching this episode, I ask myself if the writers were ever going to involve them in a story arc because they have been MIA for most of the season, especially with Jabar, who is still MIA. At least they got around to Sydney who has been all but forgotten since adding adopted brother Victor. I thought her scenes were great.

The best scenes of course belonged to Ryan and him having to come to terms with the suicide of one of his soldiers in arms. The fight at the end was kind of a catharsis release for the entire episode in a way and then having Ryan and Amber jump into the ocean was a good way to wash that ick off of them and the episode as a whole. It worked for the most part. The ick of Drew still lingers. I don't like that kid or his story. Mark needs to dump Sarah and her whiny kid and run for the hills.