Doctor Odyssey Dives Into Shark-Infested Waters With Adrianne Palicki — Grade the Midseason Premiere
We’ve got a new doctor on board The Odyssey — Adrianne Palicki’s Dr. Brooke Lane aka “Hot Shark Doctor” — and she’s already threatening to tear our favorite TV throuple apart.
During Thursday’s midseason premiere, our crew responds to Brooke’s Mayday signal from a nearby vessel, The Flicka. It’s taking on water, and two passengers have already been attacked by a shark. Max and Tristan embark on a rescue mission, leaving Avery behind to tend to their own crew member’s bite.
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Drs. Max and Brooke immediately butt heads during the dramatic rescue: He thinks they should clean the bites right away, while she advocates for getting out of the water as quickly as possible and assessing the injuries later. Dr. Max ultimately concedes, something we haven’t seen him do a ton, so we’re already wondering what kind of powers this Dr. Brooke might possess.
Later on, Dr. Brooke makes a pass at Max. He doesn’t reject her advances, but he also doesn’t play into them. It all looks bad, though, when Avery walks in on the pair: a towel-draped Brooke is gripping Max’s upper thigh — the most suggestive part of the leg! Avery, meanwhile, still doesn’t know the paternity of her child and has asked for space while she contemplates her future.
As far as shark emergencies go, Thursday’s episode is all bark and no bite. The attacks are hardly shown! We wanted more gory shark tooth extractions, a provoked attack by an obnoxious diver, or visuals of the attack itself, but all we get is one sinister fin skimming the water’s surface, and a computer-generated Great White. (We do, however, get to see The Odyssey crew saw off a foot. That’s something!)
The episode ends with the danger shifting from shark infestation to an overflow of Orca activity. As the powerful pod of black fish lay siege to the ship, the vessel faces a blackout that leaves our entire crew scrambling in the dark.
What did you think of Adrianne Palicki’s Doctor Odyssey debut? Hit the comments with your reactions, then grade the midseason premiere in our poll below.
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