Chicago Fire is back, and it feels so good, but it left us with a shocking breaking-off in this season's premiere. Here's a recap!
"Rattled Second City" started classily: Joe Cruz ran to the firehouse as he was late for the new paramedic, Gianna Mackey, and work. But it made one hell of an introduction.
Due to COVID-19, Kidd tries to get her "Girls on Fire" program back on track and tries her best with the top heads to get it open. Soon, she gets the word that they'll allow for only a short class at a time and to be outside. With Kidd saving both Severide and a victim from a studio fire, Boden advises her to take the lieutenant test. It looks like she's going to do it!
As Molly's Patio will soon open, there is no buzz. That is until Herrmann comes up with the idea to get a treasure hunt going with poem-given clues, as the prize is a lifetime of free beer. With Mouch and Ritter helping, it looked like Ritter's poem would be the best to use until they went with Mouch's poem, which pretty much laid out where the treasure was: Firehouse 51.
On Mackey's first day on the job, she and Brett treat an OD victim but soon have the guy's brother pointing a gun at them to ensure Rother doesn't die. While on the way to Med, the victim dies; Brett later sees her apartment door open and calls Casey to help check the place out. Casey decides to stay with no one and makes a fun night with Brett with the Heads Up game.
But things take a turn later on as Brett and Mackey get called for a wellness check, followed by the OD's brother chasing them in his truck and pointing a gun at them. He drives them off the freeway and crashes, ending the episode on a shocking cliffhanger.
I loved this episode! While I did yell at the top of my lungs at the end, it was fun and had some of those classic Fire moments during Kidd saving Severide and Brett and Mackey treating an OD victim. Cruz running to work was a great way to kick off the season because it was funny. Not to mention that Gallo and Mackey hit it off, Cruz being the big brother was good side humor for the episode, along with Herrmann and Mouch.
The elephant in the room, what about Brett and Casey? While that scene as they play Heads Up was my favorite thing of the episode, that could have been the deciding factor that I want these two to be together. I wrote more about it here if you want to check it out.
Overall, I give this episode a 9.5/10.
What did you think of the episode? Leave a comment!
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You can catch Chicago Fire on Wednesdays at 9/8c on NBC.
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