One thing about Athena Nash-Grant? Her instincts are usually on point. And she had strong instincts about her new probie, Sparks, on 9-1-1 Season 8 Episode 7, as the two found themselves paired up and the veteran officer became increasingly concerned about her probies mindset. Because it’s pretty simple: Anyone who enters any profession with the primary objective of achieving power is much more likely to abuse it.
I’m trying to understand why we don’t get more of Athena undercover because we really should! The opening sting operation was a fun little interlude to introduce us to the flash mob robberies that were apparently taking over Los Angeles, and Athena was right in the thick of the action. Athena’s been a police officer for a long time, and I’d never bet against her in any situation. Still, a faulty hamstring occasionally gets us all, and the unfortunate injury caused Athena to lose her suspect and her lone wolf status.
Many people work better alone, and Athena has earned the right to more or less dictate that part of the job. We’ve never seen her with a permanent partner, and she’s never needed one. Sparks proved an interesting decision because he may have been a hotshot, head-of-the-class recruit who wanted nothing more than to study under the tutelage of THEE Athena Grant-Nash, but the partnership was slightly doomed from the start because Athena could see right through him.
At first, she seemed slightly more hesitant about Sparks because of how quickly.
