

Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire Review: A Risky Decision (9×06)
After last week’s dramatic change in form, Chicago Fire returned to its usual format by having a few storylines at once, juggling them all, with its regular twists and turns. This week, we saw Gallo disobeying a direct order, Casey’s new relationship, the strain of Severide and Kidd’s relationship, Herrmann and Cruz having a “Mouch mystery,” and Sylvie and Gianna working together to uncover some mysterious calls.
At the beginning of the episode, we see the station called to a gas station that collapsed and gasoline leaking everywhere. Casey ordered everyone to not go in in the case that there’s an explosion, and demands Gallo go find the shut off switch for the fuel. As he searches, he sees a woman unconscious laying in a puddle of fuel, and dives in to save her as the gas station explodes. After the explosion subsides, Gallo brings the unconscious woman out to safety. Upon realizing that Gallo disobeyed this direct order, he sends him home for the day, saying that it was complete disrespect.
After learning that Cruz’s wife is pregnant, Herrmann keeps asking him about the baby, while trying to keep it secret. Mouch, eavesdropping, tries to join the conversation, which makes the two shut up instantly, leaving Mouch suspicious that they’re talking about him and “seeing his secret.” This leaves Herrmann and Cruz suspicious that Mouch is now hiding something, and recruit Ritter to investigate.
Paramedics Sylvie and Gianna are called out to an incident where a woman is having a seizure in a park. As they rush to her aid, the woman is almost instantly better, and doesn’t want to go to the hospital, and her and her boyfriend get up and run away. Later on, the two are called to an incident where a man almost sawed his leg off while working in his garage. Sylvie gives the man fetanol, which doesn’t seem to affect the man, even after giving him the maximum dose. This brings in Chief Paramedic Colson to arrive to Firehouse 51, and informs Sylvie that no fetanol was in the man’s system at the hospital, and becomes suspicious that Gianna might be stealing the drug and replacing it with a placebo. Boden assures him that Gianna would never do something like that, but Colson still has to open an investigation.
Earlier in the season, Casey rescued a woman named Sydney, and has started seeing her to try and get over his feelings for Sylvie. Severide even catches her leaving their apartment early in the morning, thinking that Casey has fully moved on. Casey, however, is still stuck on Sylvie, and while out on a date with Sydney tells her that he still has feelings for Sylvie, to which Sydney shockingly is okay with it, and says that it’s okay.
Kidd, who is still upset that Severide is giving her the cold shoulder about the lieutenant’s test, tells Chief Boden that she wants to take a break from studying and focus on her Girls on Fire program, saying that she thinks her time would be better spent there. When Kidd’s protégé Kylie tells Severide that she’s doing this, he (finally) discovers that his behavior is preventing Kidd from pursuing her dreams.
Meanwhile, Gianna and Sylvie ask the 9-1-1 operator who made the call about the woman with the seizure, and that it was a bystander. Upon further investigation from Chicago Med, as well as another call to a scene, they find out that the woman is faking seizures, and while paramedics are “caring” for her, the boyfriend steals the paramedics fetanol and replaces it, so they have the drug. Sylvie and Gianna catch the two in the act, and they are arrested and Gianna’s name is cleared.
Gianna goes to Gallo’s apartment, asking how he’s doing since Casey sent him home. He said that he wanted to do the rescue of the woman and acted in the moment. He knew that he should have approached it better, but he doesn’t regret doing it. Gianna and Gallo finally share a kiss (as well as a whole evening together), but Gallo is hesitant to tell Cruz. Upon arriving to his next shift, Casey tells Gallo that what he did was wrong, but at the end of the day, the rescue was made, and that no one got hurt. He also warns him to be careful next time a situation like that is to occur.
While Herrmann and Cruz continue to talk about Cruz’s baby, Mouch reveals that he lost a bet with his wife Trudy, and he had to get her name tattooed on his butt (and shows them), closing the Mouch mystery case. Gallo then admits to Cruz that he and Gianna shared a night together and didn’t want to hide it from him.
Severide goes to Kidd and explains his situation to her, and she said that all she ever wanted as she goes to become a lieutenant is his support, no matter what. Severide explains that he was scared that she would feel like she didn’t really earn the job, to which she says otherwise. She said that she climbed up the ranks of the Chicago Fire Department herself, without anyone’s help. He assures her that her determination is how he knows that he screwed up, and plans to stick by her side. They finally make up as this weeks episode comes to a close.
Since the show has come back to form, I think the show has done a better job with juggling its many storylines. I personally am happy that they aren’t having Casey’s new relationship a long-time arc, and that he knows that he still has feelings for Sylvie. The Kidd/Severide storyline is also closing, meaning that the show is going to start shifting to something else, and not drowning that out. I personally like that this is happening because the show has had a habit of really stretching out the main plotlines to their full extent, almost to the point of over exercising them and it gets a little stale. The only storyline that seems to be sticking around now is the one between Casey and Sylvie, which I’m sure will come to a head in the coming weeks.
What were your thoughts on tonight’s new episode of Chicago Fire? Leave a comment below.
Coffee Table News
Why Is Taylor Kinney Leaving ‘Chicago Fire’?

Shocking news Firehouse 51—Taylor Kinney is exiting Chicago Fire.
Deadline reported the news on Friday, Jan. 20, revealing that the actor, who anchors the show as Kelly Severide, will be taking a break from the series.
Kinney has been a staple on the Dick Wolf drama since its inception in 2012 and is a huge reason why the series has retained such a dedicated viewership.
While an official reason was not provided, and a rep for the show did not offer a comment, sources close to production told the outlet that Kinney is taking a “leave of absence” to deal with a personal matter. No word on what the situation is.
The cast and crew were reportedly informed of the leave right before the news broke, with the writer’s room likely having to rewrite scripts to accommodate the change.
It’s unclear whether this will be a permanent leave, nor is there any info about how he will be written out for now.
Kinney has not addressed the news himself as of writing.
This is the latest shocking exit in the #OneChicago world as Jesse Lee Soffer, who plays Jay Halstead on Chicago PD, exited earlier this season, while Brian Tee hung up his coat earlier this season on Chicago Med after portraying Ethan Choi since 2015.
Chicago Fire
See All the Photos From ‘Chicago Fire’s Halloween-Themed Episode

Firehouse 51 is gearing up for Halloween.
New photos were released from Chicago Fire’s Oct.19 episode titled “Haunted House,” and it looks like the squad will get to indulge in a little bit of mischief and mayhem before being called to save lives.
Check out the synopsis for Season 11 Episode 5: “Firehouse 51 hosts a Halloween open house; Kidd and Severide help a young girl after she gets kicked out of her home.”
And check out the photos below:

CHICAGO FIRE — “Haunted House” Episode 1105 — Pictured: (l-r) Joe Minoso as Joe Cruz, Miranda Rae Mayo as Stella Kidd, Taylor Kinney as Kelly Severide — (Photo by: Adrian S Burrows Sr/NBC)

CHICAGO FIRE — “Haunted House” Episode 1105 — Pictured: Eamonn Walker as Wallace Boden — (Photo by: Adrian S Burrows Sr/NBC)

CHICAGO FIRE — “Haunted House” Episode 1105 — Pictured: (l-r) David Eigenberg as Christopher Herrmann, Daniel Kyri as Darren Ritter, Eamonn Walker as Wallace Boden — (Photo by: Adrian S Burrows Sr/NBC)

CHICAGO FIRE — “Haunted House” Episode 1105 — Pictured: (l-r) Eamonn Walker as Wallace Boden, Christian Stolte as Randy “Mouch” McHolland, Sarah Dell’Amico as Denise — (Photo by: Adrian S Burrows Sr/NBC)

CHICAGO FIRE — “Haunted House” Episode 1105 — Pictured: (l-r) Joe Minoso as Joe Cruz, Eamonn Walker as Wallace Boden, Christian Stolte as Randy “Mouch” McHolland, Randy Flagler as Capp — (Photo by: Adrian S Burrows Sr/NBC)

CHICAGO FIRE — “Haunted House” Episode 1105 — Pictured: (l-r) Anthony Ferraris as Tony, Randy Flagler as Capp, Kara Killmer as Sylvie Brett, Joe Minoso as Joe Cruz — (Photo by: Adrian S Burrows Sr/NBC)
Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire Finale Review: The Magnificent City of Chicago (10×22)

Wedding bells are ringing, and Casey makes his grand return for Chicago Fire’s epic season finale!
After Severide got jumped by a gang last week, it was time to plan a wedding! Herrmann gathered the entire firehouse together, and gave everyone (except Emma) jobs that will secure the quickest wedding setup in history. Stella even asked Boden to give her away at the altar. Despite the writing saying that Casey might not show up, Casey showed up! It was great to see Jesse Spencer back in the role we’ve gone so used to seeing him play for the last ten years.
With Sylvie back in the house, she threw Stella a surprise makeshift bachelorette party, which was freaking adorable. On the other hand, Casey and Severide had one of their old fashioned bro moments, since it is most likely going to be the last one we see of them.
Disaster struck as the venue they thought they had booked, had to go back on their word, as a previously cancelled wedding decided to be back on. Casey came to the rescue once again, as he bought out a tour boat for all the guests, and the captain of the ship will be able to marry Severide and Stella.
Severide started to meet with several officers who were looking to start a case against Thomas Campbell, who runs a narotic ring and organized the attack on Severide after the food truck case. While heading to talk to the investigators, Severide was attacked again, but shoved the henchman out a window in self-defense. Regardless, Severide still committed to testify to help the investigation.
The showdown between Emma and Violet came to a head as well. Sylvie returned to Chicago, and Violet filled her in on all of the blackmailing schemes that Emma has started up against her and Hawkins. Hawkins went to his higher ups and wanted to find a way for Violet to somehow escape this situation, even if he had to take the biggest hit for it.
A house fire brought some news to light about Emma. Violet, Stella, Gallo, and Emma were helping a pregnant woman next door neighbor who was hit with debris, when the fire started spreading to their location. Everyone else was calm, but Emma wanted to high-tail it out of the building without everyone. The fire stressed out Emma, and she bolted, abandoning the team inside. The team who had the guts to stay helped deliver the woman’s baby with flames all around them.
Hawkins, who arrived at the fire, saw the whole thing unfold, and discarded the blackmail, and fired Emma for abandoning her crew.
Casey gave Gallo his favorite axe, as he doesn’t use it a whole lot out in Oregon. This is quite literally the passing of the torch for the future of Firehouse 51, as Gallo is sure to grow as a firefighter in future seasons.
At the end, the wedding began, with John Legend’s “All of Me” playing, and I rolled my eyes since that was one of the most cliche things possible. They both had adorable wedding vows which I’m sure actors will use for future audition monologues.
Chief Boden danced during the party, and I think that’s the only important thing I’ll ever need to see on my screen the rest of the year. However, the door did close on Sylvie and Casey, as she decided to stay in Chicago, and he is going back to Oregon, where his life really is.
It wouldn’t be a finale without a cliffhanger! As Stella and Severide begin their honeymoon in a cabin, a mysterious truck silently arrives, assuming it might be someone hunting Severide.
This was a great finale! It tied up the loose ends of Emma’s situation (see, I told you there would be a loophole to get her out)! We also got Casey’s full conclusion, and even though it is the end of his time here, we at least get Sylvie back in Ambulance 61. Who knows, maybe they’ll continue to reference Casey in every episode like they did after he left. Season 11 is sure to be some great twists and stories, with Severide having to go against this narotics ring, and adjusting to married life. I think sparks are in the air for Violet and Gallo…again.
What did you think of tonight’s season 10 closer? Leave a comment below.
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