Point of Origin

"Point of Origin" is the fifth episode of the first season of 9-1-1. It was written by Erica L. Anderson and directed by Gwyneth Horder-Payton. It aired on January 31, 2018.

Synopsis

The crew races to an emergency when disaster strikes at an Indian wedding. Abby enlists the help of Buck to try and find her mother and, for the first time, meets Athena face-to-face. Meanwhile, Bobby has a difficult time confronting his past and Hen struggles to make the right decision.^[2]

Cast

Starring

Angela Bassett as Athena Grant
Peter Krause as Robert Nash
Oliver Stark as Evan Buckley
Aisha Hinds as Henrietta Wilson
Kenneth Choi as Howard Han (credit only)
Rockmond Dunbar as Michael Grant (credit only)
Connie Britton as Abigail Clark

Guest Starring

Mariette Hartley as Patricia Clark
Cocoa Brown as Carla Price
Oscar Nunez as Guillermo
Gavin Stenhouse as the Priest
Tracie Thoms as Karen Wilson
Abby Brammell as Eva Mathis
Laura Allen as Marcy Nash
Larry Bagby as Car Wash Owner
Parveen Kaur as Savita Kapoor
Mayank Saxena as Prem Sharma

Co-Starring

Roshni Shukla as Ananya
Rushi Kota as Ravi
Baldeep Singh as Man
Sunit Gupta as Hindu Priest
JC Gonzalez as Kyle
George Anagnostou as Toby
Natalie Valerin as Jamie
Noelle Parker as Brook Nash
London Cheshire as Robert Nash Jr.
Chip O'Neil as Steven Wells
Declan Pratt as Denny Wilson
Lauren C. Mayhew as Melissa
Rick Kelly as Jason
Violette Sawyer as Toddler
Joey Abril as Gang Banger
Carlo Angelo as Firefighter #1
Aswan Harris as Firefighter #2
Chris Gorbos as Driver
Kirk Lee as Walter Newsom

Trivia

This is the first time we learn of Bobby's past in Minnesota. This is later seen and mentioned again in the season two episodes Ocean's 9-1-1 and Bobby Begins Again.

This is the first episode where Evan Buckley and Abigail Clark see each other in person.

Multimedia

Gallery

Videos

Buck Offers To Help Abby Find Her Mother Season 1 Ep. 5 9-1-1

Officer Grant & Hen Have A Drink Season 1 Ep. 5 9-1-1

First Responders Arrive To The Collapsed Floor Season 1 Ep. 5 9-1-1

Bobby Arrives Home To Be With His Family Season 1 Ep. 5 9-1-1

References

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"

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"

[1] ttp://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/tv-ratings-wednesday-jan-31-2018-2/

[2] ttp://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20180110fox06/

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