Desperate Measures

Desperate Measures is the third episode of the fifth season of 9-1-1, and the sixty-third episode overall. It aired on October 4, 2021.

Synopsis[]

As the citywide blackout continues to cause mayhem in Los Angeles, Athena races to save her family from a tragedy. Meanwhile, Eddie must make a difficult choice about his future and Maddie makes a life-changing decision.^[1]

Cast[]

Starring[]

Guest Starring[]

Debra Christofferson as Sue Blevins
Bryan Safi as Josh Russo
Gabrielle Walsh as Ana Flores
Megan West as Taylor Kelly
La Monde Byrd as Dr. David Hale
Claudia Christian as Captain Elaine Maynard
Noah Bean as Jeffery Hudson

Co-Starring[]

Chiquita Fuller as Linda Bates
Anirudh Pisharody as Ravi Panikkar
Chris Wu as Officer Williams
Cassandra Ballard as Judy
Carly Nykanen as Lila Risco
Algerita Wynn as Rosalyn
Curtis Nelson II as Dr. Corso
Demetris Hartman as Mason
Declan Pratt as Denny Wilson

Trivia[]

Continuity[]

A flashback of Jeffery Hudson attacking Athena in "Powerless" was shown during this episode.
A flashback of Jeffery's lawyer slitting Det. Lou Ransone's throat in "Panic" was also shown.
Athena mentions Officer Reynolds, the officer who harassed Michael, May, and Harry during a traffic stop in "Rage".

Multimedia[]

Gallery[]

Videos[]

9-1-1 5x03 Promo "Desperate Measures" (HD)

The Captain Taking Charge - Season 5 Ep. 3 - 9-1-1

References[]

↑ http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20210917fox01

9-1-1 Episode Guide
Season 1	"Pilot" • "Let Go" • "Next of Kin" • "Worst Day Ever" • "Point of Origin" • "Heartbreaker" • "Full Moon (Creepy AF)" • "Karma's a Bitch" • "Trapped" • "A Whole New You"
Season 2	"Under Pressure" • "7.1" • "Help Is Not Coming" • "Stuck" • "Awful People" • "Dosed" • "Haunted" • "Buck, Actually" • "Hen Begins" • "Merry Ex-Mas" • "New Beginnings" • "Chimney Begins" • "Fight or Flight" • "Broken" • "Ocean's 9-1-1" • "Bobby Begins Again" • "Careful What You Wish For" • "This Life We Choose"
Season 3	"Kids Today" • "Sink or Swim" • "The Searchers" • "Triggers" • "Rage" • "Monsters" • "Athena Begins" • "Malfunction" • "Fallout" • "Christmas Spirit" • "Seize the Day" • "Fools" • "Pinned" • "The Taking of Dispatch 9-1-1" • "Eddie Begins" • "The One That Got Away" • "Powerless" • "What's Next?"
Season 4	"The New Abnormal" • "Alone Together" • "Future Tense" • "9-1-1, What's Your Grievance?" • "Buck Begins" • "Jinx" • "There Goes the Neighborhood" • "Breaking Point" • "Blindsided" • "Parenthood" • "First Responders" • "Treasure Hunt" • "Suspicion" • "Survivors"
Season 5	"Panic" • "Desperate Times" • "Desperate Measures" • "Home and Away" • "Peer Pressure" • "Brawl in Cell Block 9-1-1" • "Ghost Stories" • "Defend in Place" • "Past is Prologue" • "Wrapped in Red" • "Outside Looking In" • "Boston" • "Fear-O-Phobia" • "Dumb Luck" • "FOMO" • "May Day" • "Hero Complex" • "Starting Over"
Season 6	"Let the Games Begin" • "Crash & Learn" • "The Devil You Know" • "Animal Instincts" • "Home Invasion" • "Tomorrow" • "Cursed" • "What's Your Fantasy?" • "Red Flag" • "In a Flash" • "In Another Life" • "Recovery" • "Mixed Feelings" • "Performance Anxiety" • "Death and Taxes" • "Lost & Found" • "Love Is in the Air" • "Pay It Forward"
Season 7	"Abandon ‘Ships" • "Rock the Boat" • "Capsized" • "Buck, Bothered and Bewildered" • "You Don't Know Me" • "There Goes the Groom" • "Ghost of a Second Chance" • "Step Nine" • "Ashes, Ashes" • "All Fall Down"
Season 8	"Buzzkill" • "When the Boeing Gets Tough..." • "Final Approach" • "No Place Like Home" • "Masks"

9-1-1: Lone Star Episode Guide
Season 1	"Pilot" • "Yee-Haw" • "Texas Proud" • "Act of God" • "Studs" • "Friends Like These" • "Bum Steer" • "Monster Inside" • "Awakening" • "Austin, We Have a Problem"
Season 2	"Back in the Saddle" • "2100°" • "Hold the Line" • "Friends With Benefits" • "Difficult Conversations" • "Everyone and Their Brother" • "Displaced" • "Bad Call" • "Saving Grace" • "A Little Help From My Friends" • "Slow Burn" • "The Big Heat" • "One Day" • "Dust to Dust"
Season 3	"The Big Chill" • "Thin Ice" • "Shock and Thaw" • Push" • "Child Care" • "The ATX-Files" • "Red vs. Blue" • "In the Unlikely Event of an Emergency" • "The Bird" • "Parental Guidance" • "Prince Albert in a Can" • "Negative Space" • "Riddle of the Sphynx" • "Impulse Control" • "Down To Clown" • "Shift-Less" • "Spring Cleaning" • "A Bright and Cloudless Morning"
Season 4	"The New Hotness" • "The New Hot Mess" • "Cry Wolf" • "Abandoned" • "Human Resources" • "This Is Not A Drill" • "Tommy Dearest" • "Control Freaks" • "Road Kill" • "Sellouts" • "Double Trouble" • "Swipe Left" • "Open" • "Tongues Out" • "Donors" • "A House Divided" • "Best Of Men" • "In Sickness and In Health"
Season 5	"Both Sides, Now" • "Trainwrecks" • "CI2" • "My Way"

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