Just when you thought military life in the Netherlands couldn’t get any more complicated, “Going Dutch” throws a CIA boyfriend and an overprotective Colonel into the mix. This week’s episode, airing Thursday, January 16, at 9:31 PM ET/PT on FOX (immediately following “Animal Control”), sees Captain Maggie’s complicated love life take center stage. Her on-again, off-again beau, CIA Agent Rick, is coming to visit, and the Colonel is not having it.
The Colonel, in his infinite wisdom (or meddling, depending on your perspective), decides to play the role of overprotective father figure. Will Maggie appreciate his intervention? Probably not, but that’s never stopped the Colonel before. “Going Dutch” is still finding its footing in its first season, but the premise of an American Colonel trying to maintain order on a Dutch military base has potential. The clash of cultures, combined with the usual military sitcom tropes, could be a winning formula. Or it could be a spectacular misfire.
Either way, watching the Colonel try to outmaneuver a CIA agent while coping with the minefield that is his daughter’s love life could provide some much-needed comedic relief. “Going Dutch” airs Thursdays at 9:31 PM ET/PT on FOX.