In the Season 4 premiere, rushed to the hospital after a shocking attack, Ed (Hugh Dillon) risks his recovery from gunshot wounds to be with his wife Sophie (Janaya Stephens, Death Race), who’s in the middle of a dangerously complicated labour. Meanwhile, the rest of Team One hunts for Ed’s shooter, under the scrutiny of psychologist Dr. Toth (guest star Victor Garber, ALIAS), who believes the team may have to be disbanded after too many high-stake calls.

From Andrew Ryan of the Globe and Mail:

• What TV show makes Flashpoint’s Amy Jo Johnson cry?
  When does Amy Jo Johnson ever find time to watch television? In between playing officer Jules Callaghan on Flashpoint, she’s also playing mother to a two-year-old daughter. Born and raised in Cape Cod, Mass., Johnson was a competitive gymnast who relocated to New York in order to study at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and the American Musical and Acting Academy. Read more.

From Bill Brioux of the Canadian Press:

• A critical time for ‘Flashpoint’ as it enters its fourth season
  “At the end of the day, it’s a ruthless world down there and it’s only about ratings,” says La Traverse. “If you last one season, you’ve already done better than a lot of other people in the States. “Every single Saturday morning when our ratings come in, we hold our breath and we think, ‘Are we going to make it through another week?'” Read more.

From Bill Harris of QMI Agency:

• ‘Flashpoint’ fourth season debuts
  Getting shot in the chest, complicated pregnancy for a spouse, tension with co-workers. Good lord, there’s no such thing as a quiet afternoon for Flashpoint’s Ed Lane. Read more.

From Jay Bobbin of Zap2It:

• ‘Flashpoint’: Hugh Dillon sees his police character ‘go off the rails‘
  “My initial reaction was, ‘Holy f***!’,” Dillon tells Zap2it about his “Flashpoint” alter ego getting shot, “but it made sense. It’s taking these situations and how people react to them when they become explosive, and that’s why the show is great. These things happen, right down to the everyday and mundane. You don’t expect that’s where the train will go off the rails.” Read more.