Commitment

Season 4, Episode 3, Aired
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Tommy encounters Colleen's boyfriend and sparks fly; Jerry learns he flunked his physical and is given a desk job; Uncle Teddy, hiding from Ellie, breaks into prison guard Lenny's apartment; Sheila goes out with the man who pulled her from the beach house, while Tommy keeps avoiding Nona (Jennifer Esposito), the volunteer firefighter who rescued him from the blaze; and Mike seeks Tommy's advice on how to deal with his dying mother's request that he kill her.moreless
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  • The Beat Down that Doesnt Work...

    9.5
    "Superb"
    By GripNRip73, Jun 29, 2007 Report Abuse
    From Tommy getting his butt kicked to win his daughter back, which doesnt work in the long run; Probey's mom dying as he sleeps in the room; Sheila learns something about Tommy; Uncle hiding from his wife; Franco about to lose his woman; and lets not forget the Chief losing his House to a desk. Man its all there, and its another great classic installment of Rescue Me. Thank goodness that this show does not lose its spark as the years go by. Its all good, and its only going to get better. My guess is that Sheila is going to get burned by Tommy in the end, and she either dies or goes to jail for Fraud....

    Off to next week!moreless

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  • We'll just add this one to the many awesome episode in this show's history.

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    By mntnbkr, Jun 29, 2007 Report Abuse
    What started out as "just another awesome episode of Rescue Me" skyrocketed up to "HOLY $%$^, I can't believe that just happened!" I didn't see it coming even though all the signs were there. Add that final scene with the comedy you usually find in the series (the baby only calming down when the mom bad mouths Tommy) and you get the best episode so far this season in my opinion. I'm not sure where they are going with the whole Sheila and Tommy storyline but I wish they wouldn't drag it on anymore. It is getting boring to me. Also, Mike needs to pick a side already. Either go with it or get rid of it buddy. Awesome episode!moreless

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  • All of the characters stay true to their character and things go as usual.

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    By abomb85, Jun 28, 2007 Report Abuse
    Another day in the lives of the Rescue Me characters has them all staying true to what we have come to expect from them each. The dysfunction in the Gavin family continues with Tommy confronting his daughter's boyfriend with predictable results. The allusion to last episode's "spankbank" in this scene was one of the funniest lines of what turned out to be the funniest episode yet this season (although it is still early). Hilarity also ensued at Tommy's expense with the face cream and his date with the woman who saved his life, which begins at a man-date restaurant and doesn't end any better. Tommy also give Probie Mike predictable advise when Mike asks him what to do about his dying mom. Luckily, Mike does not end up having to put her away, although it appears he was going to. Out of nowhere, Franco's girlfriend starts to get angry with him for not being emotional enough which seemed to conclude badly (however in the preview for next episode, it appears Franco will propose to her). Meanwhile, Sheila is shown again with her new boyfriend and it is obvious that nothing has changed with her either. The only occurence in this episode that was completely surprising was the apparent suicide of Chief Reilly at the end of the episode. His death was not actually shown on camera which leaves some hope for his survival, although a gun blast was heard after the fade to black. As usual, there is plenty for the audience to wonder about before the next installment.moreless

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  • Tommy deals with his problems. Janet finds a way to calm the baby. Sheila realizes something about Tommy. Mike struggles with his mother's request to kill her. Franco and Keela have problems. Jack makes a big decision about his retirement.moreless

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    By connewser, Jun 28, 2007 Report Abuse
    This episode is probably one of the best episodes of Rescue Me ever. Aside from the crappy Teddy storyline, the rest of the storylines that were explored made the series better. Tommy continues to struggle with his sexual disfunction at the same time he tries to deal with his daughter's rebellion, his wife's hatred of him, Nona's stalking of him, and the problems of the guys at the house.

    Mike Lombardi delivers a great performance (as Mike) that provides some great and much needed comic relief as the character tries to figure out whether he will comply with his mother's request to kill her. Only Rescue Me could make you laugh at the thought of someone euthanizing their own mother.

    Finally some major tension develops between Franco and Keela. That had been one of the weaker sub-plots in recent episodes, but the writers really turned it around this week with Keela putting her foot down on Franco's lack of interest.

    Even Sheila develops well, coming to the realization that she does love Tommy, although admitting it is "the bad kind of love." MAJOR SPOILER:

    Of course the biggest and most dramatic development was Jack's apparent suicide. At first I hope they would come back next week and he will have pulled the gun out of his mouth right before pulling the trigger (we hear the gunshot while the screen is black), but as I think about the episode and the show, I fully expect it to be real. And that boldness makes the show better.moreless

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  • Another in a line of great episodes

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    By furiousfunk, Jun 28, 2007 Report Abuse
    Very good episode, the scene where Tommy gets his ass beat is priceless. He expected his daughter to defend him and she blindly supports the scumbag boyfriend over her father. I was hoping Probie would kill his mother instead of letting her die, Tommy was right, she brought him into the world and her last wish was for him to spare her the indignity of the slow painful death. Tommy has continued exploring his feminine side and became a big wuss, afraid to fight and afraid to have sex. Janet seems like she's in some hard-core post partum depression and hopefully she'll get some treatment without dragging Tommy back into drugs. The Teddy storyline is silly, just man up and tell her you need space to settle down instead of going on the lamb at the prison guard's apartment. I hate to see Jerry go but he went out on his terms, he lost the ability to enjoy life doing what he knows and fear of new things brought him to kill himself. Not the best episode ever but still a 10 when compared to the rest of the crap on television.moreless

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    • Original International Air Dates: Czech Republic: May 24, 2009 on AXN Finland: November 26, 2009 on Nelonen Edit
    • Music Featured In This Episode: Go Again by BZ and the LP's You Think by Curington and Saviniano Last Goodbye by Adam Roth Edit
    • Jack McGee's final episode as a series regular. Edit

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    • (Colleen comes out of her boyfriend's bedroom with just her underwear on) Tommy: Oh, my God! (to Lou, Franco and Sean) Blinders, blinders, blinders! Let me tell you something, this better not-- Sean: It's not goin' in the spank bank. Tommy: It better not. Sean: I promise. Edit
    • Tommy: Fake Baby Head? Tony: That's the name of my new band. Kenny: Yeah, you can hit him now. Edit
    • Tony: What can I say? She's in love with me. Tommy: She's-- She-- Alright, lemme explain something to you, alright? She's an 18 year old filled with raging hormones who also happens to be a rock and roll fanatic, alright? If that couch was the lead singer of Fake Baby Head she'd be having sex with it. Edit

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