TV Show- Communication

 I chose to watch the show 9-1-1, and it is a show that covers the lives and careers of emergency responders that go out every day to save the lives within their community. During the episode, there is a scene where a police officer(woman) walks up to fireman and proceeds to have a conversation him. They are smiling and talking with one another. Then all of a sudden, she grabs him and slams him up against the firetruck and kisses him passionately. Based off of this situation, I believe that these two characters are in a romantic relationship. The nonverbal communication between them displayed constant eye contact while talking, complemented by a huge smile on each of their faces when they saw one another and while communicating with one another. The passion in the kiss was only something you would see between two lovers. When I turned on the volume, the police officer was walking up to him talking about how was turned on by him.

In another scene, a fireman comes home and notices that the is an opened bottle of wine on his counter and a half-empty glass. As he continues to walk through his apartment, he notices clothes thrown on a bed and sees steam coming from his bathroom. He begins to get undressed as he walks into the bathroom to get in the shower. As he pulls the curtain back, he realizes it is not who he thinks it is. They both attempt to cover themselves in surprise to see each other naked. In this scene, I can assume that the fireman thought that based on the items left out that his significate other was there in the apartment when he arrived home. Based on the reaction of both people when he pulled back the shower curtain, they were both embarrassed, ashamed, and shocked. I assume that the two are not in an intimate relationship, and they are friends or related. When I turned on the volume, I learned that they are bother and sister. He explained to her that he thought that she was his girlfriend that had snuck into the house to surprise him. My perception of their nonverbal cues and behaviors were correct for this situation. I would have seen the show previously I could have known who the people were in both scenes.

Overall, watching television without any volume made me pay more attention to nonverbal communication cues and body language of all the characters in the show. I think I will try this practice again while watching other shows.