It’s also important to have these episodes from a structural point of view, as they help solidify the personalities of the show’s characters, exploring their different traits in more detail instead of just putting them in the same type of situation every week.
This is how a show grows and evolves its characters, and the writers of “Major Crimes” seem to have the right idea. Hopefully though, they’re going to tone down the drama a little bit for the next episodes, as this one was probably already quite heavy on fans and has likely left them somewhat drained.
We certainly can’t wait to see what the writers are planning for the next episodes, and whether Sanchez is going to play an even more central role in the plot at some point. There has been some speculation about that after the last episode, and it’s probably warranted too, as the character just grew significantly.