'Bull' Season 6 Episode 2 Review: Jason Bull is a man on the edge in gripping chapter
Spoilers for 'Bull' Season 6 Episode 2 'Espionage'
Right off the bat, this season could deal with Michael Weatherly portraying a PTSD-suffering Jason Bull. The latest season of CBS' legal procedural opening with Bull's daughter, Astrid being kidnapped, and while she was found and saved, the parents have gone through enough. However, it appears that Bull has conveniently jumped right back into action and feels a bit more chipper than he usually does. Either he's fully aware that he's got PTSD or he's just pushing it on the back burner.
'Espionage' sees new attorney, Chuck Palmer (Christopher Jackson) and Bull defend a client who is on trial for going public with classified government documents. Unlike a usually calculated Bull, the episode sees a man so tightly wound up that he snaps at his TAC team and that adds to the frustrations the team goes through while solving a case that potentially could put a man to 30 years of time. The emotional turmoil is distinctly seen as Bull is shown as a man on the edge.
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There are also enough storylines that will surely trickle down the season. Taylor Rentzel (MacKenzie Meehan) is in a stop-start relationship with her ex-husband and that is another storyline as well after Season 5 explored Marissa Morgan's (Geneva Carr) relationship with her husband. It takes an ousting from the courtroom for Bull to understand that he was off his game and he was still stressed about Astrid's kidnapping. Chuck's storyline will also see if he can do a better job and be the new fan-favorite for the audience in the absence of Benny Colon (Freddy Rodriguez).
The case takes an interesting turn when Danny runs into the ex-wife of the opposing lawyer who was a former FBI man before he moved into lawyering. His shady past saw him kicked off the force as he jumped into a new profession. It takes some time for the team to realize they needed a better approach and things start falling in place and they win the case. Has Bull recovered? Only time will tell.
'Espionage' lacks the punch the season opener had, but it deals with the aftermath of stress and how it could get anyone off their game. There's enough to show that everyone's human and it is okay to take a backseat every now and then. Moral lesson? Yes. But definitely worth the watch.
'Bull' airs Thursday nights at 10 pm ET on CBS.