Powerless

"Powerless"
Episode Information
Season 3
Episode 17
Airdate	May 4, 2020
Viewers	6.98 million
Written by	Lyndsey Beaulieu & Kristen Reidel
Directed by	Kristen Reidel
Episode Chronology
Preceded by	"The One That Got Away"
Followed by	"What's Next?"

"Powerless" is the seventeenth episode of the third season of 9-1-1, and the forty-fifth episode overall. It aired on May 4, 2020.

Synopsis

The 118 races to rescue a little girl in a runaway hot air balloon and help with a city power outage caused by a hijacked tree-trimmer truck. Meanwhile, Athena's investigation into the serial rapist case puts her life in jeopardy.

Cast 

Starring Angela Bassett as Athena Grant Peter Krause as Robert Nash Jennifer Love Hewitt as Maddie Buckley Oliver Stark as Evan Buckley Aisha Hinds as Henrietta Wilson Kenneth Choi as Howard Han Ryan Guzman as Edmundo Diaz Rockmond Dunbar as Michael Grant Corinne Massiah as May Grant Marcanthonee Jon Reis as Harry Grant Gavin McHugh as Christopher Diaz (credit only)

Special Guest Star Connie Britton as Abigail Clark Guest Starring Tracie Thoms as Karen Wilson Bryan Safi as Josh Russo Sasha Roiz as Det. Lou Ransone Noah Bean as Jeffery Hudson Scottie Thompson as Suzanne Barker Gigi Rice as Tammy Felton La Monde Byrd as Doctor Hale Romeo Brown as Gordon Johnson Dante Brown as Darius Austyn Johnson as Sophie Barker Co-Starring Chris Wu as Officer Williams Ashwin Gore as Jamal Momed Gigi Zumbado as Officer Diane Stafford Patrick Robert Smith as Gabe Declan Pratt as Denny Wilson Ashley Gallegos as Michelle Rivera Gabriela Fresquez as Joan Bailey Melanie Hawkins as Alexis Ward Rachael Perrell Fosket as Zoey Simmons Sara Young Chandler as Colleen Thompson Adam Wang as Nick Cameron Vayu O'Donnell as Radiologist Carlos J Castillo as Hank O'Neil Cespedes as Arthur Ted Jonas as Driver

Trivia

• Connie Britton returned as Abigail Clark in this episode. She had not appeared in the series since the Season 1 finale.
• Buck mentioning that a friend had told him that the dispatch center receives calls often from hot air balloon areas is a callback to "Trapped" when he tried to take Abby on a date in a hot air balloon.

Multimedia 

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Videos

Preview It's Gonna Be A Long Day Season 3 Ep. 17 9-1-1

Athena Worries She Might Not Catch The Serial Rapist Season 3 Ep. 17 9-1-1

Josh Confides In Maddie About Greg Season 3 Ep. 17 9-1-1

The Power Goes Out Across The City Season 3 Ep. 17 9-1-1

The 118 Rescues Gordon From A Freezer Season 3 Ep. 17 9-1-1

Athena Gets Attacked Season 3 Ep. 17 9-1-1

Maddie Gets A Call About A Train Derailment Season 3 Ep. 17 9-1-1