Chicago Fire "Telling Her Goodbye"

Chicago Fire returned last night with an intense episode; talk about a birthday episode to remember.

"Telling Her Goodbye" really made a return (after two weeks) with a bang. The Firehouse 51 deals with a gang coming in and taking over after they need a place to hide from other members trying to kill them.

The episode began like any other day; Dawson and Brett get a call and head out to take care of them, but as soon as things were slow for the 51, gunshots were heard. By the time they tried closing the doors, it was too late, and a group of gang members with one injured forced their way in.

Kidd takes care of the injured one, but things don't go as hoped when she tries to explain the guy's injuries. But one of the members thinks that she's just trying to kill him and not only threatens her family but also knocks her out after she punches him.

Severide sneaks his way to call for help, and as soon as he does, Dawson and Brett get word to stay away from the firehouse, but that doesn't stop them til they open the door and Casey is running to get them to turn away and gets shot in the shoulder.

Now, things go from bad to worse when you think it couldn't get any worse. Herrmann suffers a heart attack, but he gets out and is taken to Dawson and Brett. He only pretends to have a heart attack. I do say that he pretty much fooled me with how he was acting with the sweats and discomfort he was showing.

But at the moment of the episode, the gang member's mother, a young member, gets him to leave and give up. But not listening to her, he goes with what his boss tells him, and they try to make a run with the Squad truck with the help from Cruz and Boden, but as soon as they make their way to the car, the SWAT team goes in and are in a stand as Bowden and the two members get in the truck.

But moments later, that young kid holds his boss' gun down, and Boden tries to get him to let go, but the gun goes off, and the bullet bounces off and lands in the neck of the young kid. The guy is taken away, and Dawson saves that young kid, pulling the shot out of his neck, which blocks blood flow to the brain and heart.

Casey and the gang looked at each other and around them and, after, walked back in as they carried on with their day like they always do.

This episode was excellent as it had me on the edge of my seat and yelling at the television from scenes like Kid D, who's threatened by one of the gang members who also slams her head against the locker doors. Also, watching Severide sneaking around got me on the edge and shaking while yelling be careful! The writing was excellent, as well as the performance of the cast. Overall, I give this episode a 5/10.

You can catch Chicago Fire on Tuesday nights at 10/9c on NBC.