Feelings: Chicago Fire "That Kind Of Heat" Fall Finale

To start, I’d like to share my thoughts on the exciting ending of this "fall finale" episode! 

"That Kind of Heat" was an excellent episode with intense emotional and memorable moments. Ritter steps up along with Gallo to help Boden and then stops when Herrmann and company fill up the truck with gas to help save a woman who had fallen on the L-tracks. 

Kidd enthusiastically starts her Girls on Fire initiative, but she's missing one special person. While he encourages her to return, he genuinely understands that she must support her parents during COVID-19. Despite this, Kidd sees an excellent opportunity to assist both the teen and Boden by offering her a part-time job at the firehouse. She happily accepts and is excited for what lies ahead! 

With the Amblunce 61 totaled, Severide tries to hunt it down before it's gone for good. He saves the driver's door with Leslie Shay's memorial. This also clarifies Gallo and Mackey, who questioned being 51 after the accident. She learns the connection between Mackey and Cruz, as he's like her guardian or big brother to her father, who died years ago. 

Okay, now that I have that out of the way, Let's get to the main story of this episode: Brett and Casey. Well, from the recent recap about Mackey, both Brett and Mackey came out fine. Casey does some superhero stuff to get to 61. Soon after, Brett questions how Casey got there so fast and learns how it happened later that night at Molly's.

The next day, Brett couldn't make eye contact with Casey and tried to avoid him all shift. That is until later that night when Casey came to Brett's apartment and asked why she was avoiding him. She replied with a kiss, and soon, the rockets exploded as they kissed and landed on Brett's couch. 

However, Brett asked Casey if he would reunite with Gabby if she returned, and he chose his words poorly this time. He even admitted to Brett that he was uncertain because the situation was complicated—and he was right about that! Before long, Brett asked him to go, and the conversation ended on a disappointing note. 

While that ended pretty sad from Brett's point of view, let's look at the bright side: they finally have admitted their deep feelings for one another. This show does not go one, two, or three episodes to see if a relationship would go anywhere (like other shows). Still, we will see how they'll face this relationship and whether or not Casey could let Gabby "My Miracle" Dawson. 

So, did I like the episode? Oh yeah, I loved it. It played with my emotions, and I'm glad I had the night off from work to watch it at home. My heart was beating during those Brett and Casey scenes, and my hands got cold and sweaty. 

While Ritter and Kidd had a powerful story in this episode, the little story that deserves is Severide getting Shay's memorial door back to the new ambulance 61. That would have bothered me so much. 

Overall, I give this episode a 9.5/10.

What did you think of the episode? How did you handle Brett and Casey's final moment? Shay's memorial return? Ritter's rescue and Mouch's speech? Leave a comment below!

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Chicago Fire will return on Wednesday, Jan. 6th, on NBC.