The season premiere episode picks up seconds after the season finale, with Casey and company in the basement. Herrmann and Ritter are trying to cool the furnace pipes before they go, and Boden, Brett, and Foster are trying to take victims out until the furnace explodes. Boden, Brett, and Foster are taken down, with Brett suffering from a severely broken arm. Casey and Company seem to be okay until someone's alarm goes off, and it turns out to be Otis.
As everyone brings out Otis, Cruz goes with him and sees the severe burns that he's suffered. Back at Med, everyone awaited word about Otis until Boden confronted a nurse who gave the worst news: Otis died. But we see one of the most emotional moments so far, as Cruz tells Otis that it's okay to go and that he hopes he would save a spot for him, too, until Otis opens his eyes and speaks in Russian and quickly dies.
We jump three months later; the firehouse is still mourning the loss of Otis. Cruz is trying to find meaning in what Otis said. Toasey is under review for the decision-making that got him worried. Still, Boden took the blame from him as he decided to bring Brett and Foster into the warehouse, but it was still not going to take the pain of losing a firefighter away.
Brett is now in Floweton; she's just got her cast off on her arm and gets the job as a full-time EMT at the local fire station. But there's an issue: being in a small town, she knows someone from her past who is married to one of the firefighters. The Chaplain offers her a solution of not working but working as the Chaplain's wife, who does work. I'm not seeing this last too long, as she will miss Chicago.
Foster gets a floater like Mr. Rogers and Clark Kent with Brett gone. Mouch sees the guy's photo in a magazine.
Near the end of the episode, Boden brings everyone from the firehouse outside, where he has an honorary memorial for Otis. He even translated what Otis said to Cruz just before his death. As Cruz kneels in front of the statue, everyone from Casey and Severide does the same while holding each other's backs.
The episode "Sacred Ground" marks a meaningful shift in the series! It might be the most potent moment we've experienced since the Season Three premiere, even though we know the upcoming events might tug at our heartstrings a bit more. The writing is absolutely fantastic, and the character development between Cruz and Casey has been so well done. I can’t help but hope that Brett might reconsider the engagement and come back to Chicago. And who knows? Maybe I could ask Casey out on a date—though I realize that might be a bit ambitious! Overall, I’d rate this episode a fantastic 9.5 out of 10!
You can catch Chicago Fire on Wednesdays at 9/8c on NBC.
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