According to Deadline.com, ABC (the company that produces “Army Wives”) and Lifetime are still negotiating a season five. Given the raitings the show brings in, should Lifetime pass, I wonder if ABC would consider it a summer show for them?
Meanwhile, Deadline.com also reports that Lifetime has said no to the spin-off. So should “Army Wives” return, we no where Pam’s future will be.
So I’ve been pondering what to write about the season 4 finale of “Army Wives,” but I guess one of my tweets that night sums it up. I kept waiting for a bomb to drop, but it never did. Let’s see, how did things end up?
Michael, who was taken hostage, was rescued by Chase and Delta Force before the first half hour was up, and he was on his way home to see Emmalynn graduate.
Jeremy proposed to Gabriella as she was just about to ship out for home. She apparently said yes, as later he told his parents. Denise meanwhile gave birth to Molly. I thought for sure since Michael was safe, Denise or the baby would be in jeopardy.
Joan got word she was cleared for duty again, should the Army chose to call her up.
The only real cliffhanger was with Pamela. She got a job offer from Gina in Atlanta to be part of a new task force there. as she decided to take it and say goodbye, Chase dropped the one and only bomb. He put in told her he wanted her back, he had put in to leave Delta, he realized now what was important.
So why all the fairly happy endings? As it turns out, Lifetime hasn’t given the show (or Pamela’s potential spinoff) the green light yet. I’d like to say given the ratings, which have been excellent, it should be a done deal. But a lot of shows people expected to be safe this year were in fact cut.
Will the wives be back? Time will tell!
So this sunday was the episode that served as a spin-off for Pamela’s new show as a cop in Atlanta. I really did like this episode, and I didn’t think I would. I think a lot had to do with Gabrielle Union’s character, who was just great.
However the main problem I guess I have, is that Pamela was so indispensible because of her knowledge of the army, and the case they were working on involved army soldiers (current and discharged). Would she really have been as helpful if the army wasn’t involved? I guess I’d like to think so . . . .but still how will the show work on a real world out of the army level? That could still be a problem.
The previews for next week indicate a crossroads, Chase wants her back and got out of Delta, while she apparently has a job offer in Atlanta and might be leaving. What will she do? My guess is until we know for sure the spin-off is a go, we won’t really know her decision till next season.
Also the moment we knew was coming, Joan approached Claudia Joy’s house at the very end with possible grave news on Michael. All we know from previews is “there is a situation.” I bet he’s been taken hostage.
Ausiello is reporting that Jeremy Davidson, who plays Pamela’s now ex-husband Chase Moran on “Army Wives,” will be joining “Brothers and Sisters” this fall for a multi-episode arc playing a new love interest for Kitty.
When the show returns, it will be a year after the crash. Much is different. Robert is dead. Older brother Tommy has once again been written off the show. Rebecca will only appear in a handful of episodes early on to explain her departure from the show as well. Kevin and Scotty will end up with older foster kids when surrogacy didn’t work out.
On the latest “Army Wives,” with the men shipped out, business at the Hump was way down. Pamela gave Roxy the idea to hold speed dating, which brought in a good crowd. Because there were more men than women, Roxy begged Pamela to help out. Pamela was stunned to see Chase there, he had to go as he lost a bet with his buds. They left together because neither wanted to be there . . . but things got too familiar between them and Pamela had to put the breaks on things. I guess it was too much to hope for that they’d be able to work things out . . . especially given Pamela is supposedly getting a spin-off show.
Joan made progress with her TBI and even got to spend a day alone with Sarah Elizabeth. I have a feeling by the end of the season Joan will have to decide whether she feels up to rejoining her troops or not.
Emmalynn got the news she could get back on the ice, and met a guy named Zach who drives the zambonni at the rink. Zach had filmed games all year, and also filmed her working out, and they made a highlight clip to send to prospective schools. With some help of Claudia Joy making some calls to get Emmalynn seen (it was passed deadlines), Emmalynn seems to have made it into the school of her choosing. Zach just happens to be going to a neighboring school . . . . a new boyfriend perhaps?
Over in Afghanistan, a contracter company big shot had her eyes on Michael, in more ways than one. She was hoping to woo him away from the Army and into the private sector, where he could make a lot of money. She also had designs on wooing him into her arms it would seem. Michael however turned her down.
Meanwhile Jeremy’s relationship with the medic Gabriella hit a snag. When a unit took a hit, she was worried too much about Jeremy she could barely focus. Later she told Jeremy it was over, she shouldn’t be with him, she had a fiance back home. Yah I think we can assume she was lying, telling Jeremy anything to keep him away from her. I really think they make a cute couple, so here is hoping they can work things out at some point.
Spoilers for the August 22nd season finale of “Army Wives” from the listings.
Side Note: There are still three new episodes left. For some reason last week they also said this 
August 22nd – Forward March!
Emmalin graduates from high school and prepares for college in the fall.
Claudia Joy receives potentially devastating news about Michael.
Pamela gets a call that leads her to question her future. (Atlanta job offer?)
Joan must make an important decision.
Denise goes into labor.
Last night’s episode I felt was only so-so really. Most of the show dealt with the return of Harry Hamlin as Claudia Joy’s law professor and them dealing with another lawsuit involving the army. This time it involved a single mother who went AWAL before deployment in an attempt to find someone in her hometown to care for her young daughter. It was a tough case, the woman loved the army and it was her life and dream, but as she put it she couldn’t show up on the tarmac with her kid. However as the Army sees it, she had ample time to make preparations. Harry Hamlin wanted her to go for a court marshall so they could have a trial to try and save her career and get her child back, who was in foster care. However that would take months, and Claudia Joy knew that she would probably not win. She’d go to jail and her child put up for adoption. In the end the woman was given a discharge and reunited with her child.
I wasn’t a fan of this case or story. On one hand I felt for the woman a lot, what was she supposed to do with her kid? On the other, she was in the army, she had been in the army, she knew the rules and how it worked. Did she think she was going to get special treatment? There was no winner at the end either, while she didn’t go to jail or lose her kid, she lost the only career she ever wanted. She did put it best, she had her daughter and she can find a new dream.
Pamela attempted to go on a date with a divorced dad of one of Katie’s friends, but he got way too drunk and cried about wanting his ex-wife back. Meanwhile over in Afganistan, Jeremy met a nurse who was part of a support group over there that he took a liking too.
I definitely liked the story with Jeremy and the nurse. However I feel like one shouldn’t get attached cause one of them might not make it till the end of the season.
Only three episodes remain in the season. Sniff . . . we got spoiled last year as the season went into September.
On last night’s “Army Wives” the families all had to say their goodbyes as husbands and sons shipped out. It was a real tear jerker of a show.
Claudia Joy kept having dreams of Michael’s death, but didn’t want to talk to him or the other wives about it, as she didn’t want to burden anyone also going through seeing their loved one off. A lack of sleep and too much to do sent her diabetes off and she passed out. I have this really bad feeling that Claudia Joy’s dreams are something of a hint to the season finale cliff hanger. I think Michael is going to go MIA, and next season CJ will travel to find him.
Frank decided to learn the sex of his child before leaving. It’s a girl, and he and Denise are naming her Molly. Both Jeremy and Frank headed off at the end of the show, leaving Denise alone.
Roxy and Trevor considered having his swimmers frozen, as he was going to be gone a year, and she would do implanting to try and get pregnant. However the cost, and the fact that their insurance didn’t cover it, put an end to that. However the day Trevor was headed off, the FRG set up a hot dog lunch at the airport. Roxy didn’t want to eat any though because her stomach was a mess from nerves, so she thought. I bet she’s pregnant already!
Joan had a hard time dealing with the fact that she was not joining her troops, but vowed to get better and join them as soon as she could. I figured they’d have her running the base though in Michael’s absent. I’m still not ruling that out.
Pamela, with the help of her partner, considered getting back into the dating game. I wish when Pamela “leaves” for her spin-off that she didn’t have to get a new partner. I really like the actor playing her partner now.
Just some spoilers from the TV Listings for “Army Wives,” with other tidbits added in when possible.
July 18 – Army Strong
The husbands prepare to deploy to Afghanistan.
Denise and Frank find out the gender of their baby.
Joan struggles with her recovery and her inability to deploy with her unit.
Pamela considers dating.
July 25 – AWOL
Roxy sees a female soldier get taken away from her daughter in handcuffs and asks Claudia Joy to look into the matter.
Jeremy is smitten with a nurse from his group therapy session.
August 1 – Hearts and Minds
Emmalin gets permission to return to the ice and play hockey.
Joan gets clearance from her doctors to spend time alone with Sarah Elizabeth.
Pamela participates in a speed dating event.
Denise is unable to sleep.
August 8 – Mud, Sweat and Tears
Special Guest Star Dr. Jill Biden visits Fort Marshall to kick off the annual Fun Run.
Denise’s sisters come for a visit.
Trevor’s unit is in a dangerous situation.
Chase works through his issues in therapy.
August 15 – Deadly Force
This episode serves as a spin-off for Pamela’s new show.
Pamela gets a job in Atlanta and is partnered with Detective Gina Holt (Gabrielle Union).
Pamela and her partner are taken to a murder scene.
Claudia Joy video chats with Michael.
The final moments of last night’s “Army Wives” was just huge . . . huge! Frank and Michael got the news that the pentagon wanted the entire base/squad involved in the latest return to Afghanistan, which meant both he and Frank were being deployed for at least a year . . . . leaving next week!
Denise was heart broken, as it mean Frank would miss everything with the new baby just like he had with Jeremy. Claudia Joy was strong for Michael and told him not to worry about her while he was gone . . . which you know means she’s going to have something go wrong with her diabetes.
It would appear that Joan, because of her TBI, won’t be going with everyone else. She ended up getting lost one mile from her house while out for a jog. My guess is Joan will act in Michael’s place leading the base while he’s gone.
Emmalyn continued to work on her rehab, even though the news so far wasn’t good. She’s either hit a plateau, or she won’t gain anymore mobility back than she has . . . which means no hockey and no scholarship.
The final story dealt with Pam’s jealousy over Chase’s beautiful new neighbor, who she thought he was dating. He said he wasn’t though, they were only friends. Clearly the Pam and Chase story is far from over. I have a feeling they are keeping it alive in case Pam’s spin-off doesn’t work out? I do believe “Lifetime” has picked it along with two other new cop inspired shows up.
I just thought the end was amazing. Everything, I mean everything is going to change. We haven’t seen anything like this since the first episode really when the wives were welcoming everyone back home. Now we will finally see them when most of their spouses are gone.
Week before classes begin, ahhh! I still don't know how they'd make it a full show (or if it's officially been picked up or not). Will work on a post on it and Army Wives, also need to do a Gates Post
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