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In a dramatic return, the Chicago Fire returns with changes from inside the house and in personal lives.
The episode starts where it left off when Dawson comes into Matt's apartment and sees Katya dead on the floor. She calls Antonio and tells them that Matt has been taken. Voight and Antonio locate where Matt is, but by the time they get there, shots are fired. Thinking that Matt was the one who got shot, it turns out that it was Nesbitt's business friend, and Matt was beating the hell out of Nesbitt.
Dawson comes in late and sees the aftermath of what went down. Matt heads back to work. He seems to be calm, but he's trying to put the pieces together. Severide, on the other hand, gets news that he's been stripped down from his position on Squad due to his recent history that has gone down with the replacements. I know it's unfair, but now Patterson comes in and takes the lead on Squad.
Patterson may act friendly to all, but something is going on that doesn't seem right. Now, Severide has to take a class on becoming a better manager. And, oh yeah, he makes a study buddy, too.
Britt and Chili make a run for a pregnant lady who got shot during a robbery. The bullet goes into her shoulder, but soon, she goes into labor before they even leave. Chilidelivered the baby, but wasn't crying. Another ambulance comes in and helps treat the newborn. But the mother takes a turn for the worst when the mother goes into cardiac arrest and doesn't make it. It took a toll on Britt and Chili, but they learned that the baby made it, thanks to Halstead from Med.
An emergency comes on a house fire, but before they get there, the streets are blocked from both directions. Matt takes his frustration by driving a truck and ramming the cars to the side. They rescued a man in the house fire but died, and Dawson and Otis saved one elderly guy.
While Matt and Severide deal with issues, Dawson tells Matt she's pregnant. And going into a house and almost getting blown from the house next door. She tried talking to him several times, but Matt got the news that Nesbitt walked out and was working for the FBI.
But it wasn't until Matt got to sign off for Dawson's new uniform that got burned in the house fire he ran to talk to her and express his love for her again. Then, after he was done, she spelled it out, "I'm pregnant."
This season, they premiand ered started great. Changes have always come on the show; this is going to change some heads with new people and new challenges. The new candidate made a great introduction but didn't give a good one to Bowden. I sure enjoyed it. Steven McQueen reminds me a bit of Noah Wyle's Dr. Carter. Spencer's performance was excellent, and so were Raymund and Madison.
Overall, I give this episode an 8.5/10.
Here's a promo for
next week's episode.
You can catch Chicago Fire on Tuesday nights at 10/9c on NBC.
