From heroic rescues and surprising twists to heartfelt moments of friendship and family, these three episodes hit hard. Here's my recap and review of Chicago Fire.
"Babies and Fools"
When a call comes in about a car accident, Dawson suspects something very fishy. She and Severide arrive at a scene where not only is a mother hurt, but her youngest child is missing from her car seat. After a tense search, a man hears a cry and finds the baby in a drain. Miraculously, the baby is okay without a scratch.
After taking the mother and children to Med, Dawson can't stop trying to figure out how it all happened—and even tries some experimental tests, like dropping a piece of concrete from the firehouse roof, almost hitting Cruz.
Dawson pushes the detective investigating to pick up the pace. After a different paramedic gets a call about an accident, they find someone already on the scene helping the victim—the same guy from the first rescue. Dawson tries to chase him, but he leaves quickly. She later talks to the detective about it, and Dr. Charles from Med offers his opinion that the man might have "hero syndrome," a need for fifteen minutes of fame.
Dawson goes out and investigates the guy's patch, gets his name, and gives it to the detective. After finding his house empty, they wait. Later, Firehouse 51 gets a call, and Dawson and Brett are in their ambulance when the man on an overpass drops a piece of concrete on them, but they are okay. Casey and the team chase and catch him.
Meanwhile, Casey gets a visitor asking for help with a construction site near his home. When Casey tries to reason with the boss, the guy won't agree on anything, so Casey tries to find a solution. But it just turns out that the guy wanted the bathroom to move away from his bedroom window. Damn! I know, right?
Also, Herrmann and Kidd decide to jump on the bar hop route, but Otis doesn't like it. Even if it did cost a lot, it was worth everything as there was a massive crowd. But Herrmann was thoughtful in putting one of Otis' ideas to good use: disco night.
"Babies and Fools" was an excellent episode, memorable at that, with how Dawson investigated the streams of accidents. It had a lot of humor with Herrmann, Kidd, and Otis for the bar crawl; just when you thought Otis might be right about it, it turned out to be the complete opposite. The Casey storyline with the guy asking to move the bathroom was funny near the end, but it did feel like Casey had that politician charm. Overall, I give this episode a 7.5/10.
"Take a Knee"
Benny comes back and not in the best way. He's drunk and is picked up by CPD. Severide picks him up, and after he takes a long nap at the firehouse, Benny offers to meet Severide's girlfriend, Anna. Anna is thrilled at first, but things take a turn at dinner with Benny, his girlfriend, and Severide, and she soon leaves without making any sense.
Casey spots a house that could be a drug house. After a quick run after a call, he sees a baby inside a car and tries to break the window open until the mother runs out and takes off. Casey talks with Al from PD about it, and after digging around, it's confirmed to be a drug house.
Casey finds the lady who ran out on them earlier, but it isn't what you would have thought. She was there looking for her other child, who happened to be in the house, being held up by the drug dealer. Casey takes action before the CPD comes in and busts in; they successfully get the girl out, but it's a real thriller.
Meanwhile, Herrmann teaches his son about what being an American means. He takes him to a breakfast fundraiser for those who serve or have served in the armed forces. It was very heartwarming.
But the fun part of the episode happens to be with Brett and Dawson as they get a trainee coming along for the day, but when a call comes, they try to figure out what may have been the cause. The trainee spots another one, finds a spray, and points out what it could be, but also performs CPR on the guy near him, which he shouldn't have done. He cracks the guy's rib, but when Dawson comes over, things are good. He was about to be thrown out of the program until Dawson and Brett said they told him to perform and that they needed to retake the EMT class.
"Take a Knee" was another excellent episode. The relationship between Anna and Severide has taken a turn. Casey is the hero once again in the best possible way, and Dawson and Brett see a future EMT that they went out to save him from being thrown out. Anything Herrmann does is just heartwarming at 110 percent. Overall, I give this episode an 8/10.
"Carry Their Legacy"
Things turn for the worse in Severide's relationship, and an old friend returns to see Casey. Severide tries to find out about Anna after a call just across from Chicago Med. He asks about the nurse, and they respond that Anna had taken a leave for a reason. Soon, Kelly approaches Anna's house and asks her dad to see her. Soon, she invites him in and tells him that her cancer was back, and it didn't look good. Severide gives her a vote of confidence that she can pull this through.
Meanwhile, Casey reunites with an old friend from growing up, and the two catch up, but when a call comes, a gas leak explodes near a construction site. Casey goes down and rescues his friend and two other firefighters. But only one of the two that came out survived, while the other died of nasty burns.
Casey's friend took a toll and took full responsibility for what had happened, but it wasn't because it was his lieutenant who made that call. Plus, what he had put down in his report didn't make sense to Casey and Boden. Casey tries to talk to his friend about it, but all he can say is that it was his fault, his mistake.
Dawson and Brett retook the EMT class, and this time. It was a funny storyline in this episode. Dawson acts like the cool kid while Brett studies her best, and both pass their test. In the end, everyone gathers at the bar and tries to donate as much as possible for the families of the firefighters at Molly's.
"Carry Their Legacy" was a powerful episode with moments I could have seen coming, like Anna. Casey's friend and that gas explosion was a shocker, and watching his friend also take the fall. I did enjoy watching Dawson and Brett in class; it was just hilarious and also reminded me of my days in school as well. I was more like Brett, and I know a couple like Dawson, who are thriving today. Overall, I give this episode an 8/10.
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You can catch Chicago Fire on Tuesdays at 10/9c on NBC.
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