The Chicago series has been around for eight years. While we've had three out of the four still on the air and being part of the Law & Order universe, maybe this would be an excellent way to make of the best to Chicago Crossover episodes that include SVU.
Let me make my list of what I consider to be the best crossover episodes. There will not be any mention of the backdoor pilots; it was a one-episode event and not two series or more. So, let's begin.
10. Chicago Fire-Chicago PD "A Dark Day"/"8:30 PM"
This crossover started it all with a two-night event. When Chicago Med gets bombed during a fundraiser, Dawson is caught under rubble while Casey and the Firehouse 51 try to rescue her and others. Boden and Mills stop a second bomb from going off. Voight and the team come in and learn the stakes that this is an act of revenge against Chicago's finest. And Burgress's niece's life hangs in the balance.
That was such a colossally e vent seeing the promo and preparing for it. I still get chills from seeing Voight going after the suspense, yelling o, ut "I want him alive," and start shooting at him. This episode made me cry more; I want a Chicago Med series with Dylan Baker as a badass doctor saving Burgess' niece.
9. Chicago Fie-Law & Order: SVU-Chicago PD "Nobody Touches Anything"/"Chicago Crossover"/"They'll Have to Go Through Me"
When Severide and Firehouse 51 rescue the owner of a house, they find a suspicious box that leads to Voight teaming up with SVU. They take down a child pornography ring that reunites Erin with her brother.
The first three shows added another depth into a crossover with a powerful story and fantastic performances from Sophia Bush. Bush and Mariska Hsharingscenes felt like the passing of the baton to the next strong actress in the crime drama.
8. Chicago PD-Chicago Fire "Profiles"/"Hiding Not Seeking"
Why not celebrate the 100th episode of Chicago PD with a crossover event with Chicago Fire? Why go on a local television program? An Aomb goes off in the middle of the interview. Voight and the team investigate to learn that the suspect is seeking revenge on the media for what they had done to him. Voight gets 51 to help prevent the suspect from harming others.
It's a close second in the Fire-PD crossover event episodes that I enjoyed with the ripped-from-the-headlines type of story. It is a real on-the-edge-of-your-seat story with fantastic moments, including Jay Halstead driving a motorcycle like a badass superhero.
7. Chicago Fire-Chicago Med-Chicago PD: "The Beating Heart"/"Malignant"/"Now I'm God"
It's the first three-show, two-night crossover event that started at the end of the season four fall finale of Chicago Fire when Herrmann gets stabbed. While Herrmann's life is in balance, 51 gets called to the house fire of a cancer patient, but the doctors at Chicago Med learn that not only that patient. But a multiple like her was diagnosed with cancer but never had it. Voight and the team investigate but understand that the suspect doctor was the one who took care of Voight's late wife.
While this was the first crossover with all three shows, it was a powerful story all the way through. While each show had its moments, Chicago PD saved the best for last when we learned that the doctor who treated all these patients who didn't have cancer cared for Voight's wife. Jason Beghe gives a stunning performance.
6. Chicago Fire-Chicago Med-Chicago PD: "Going to War"/"When to Let Go"/"Endings"
The crossover we had hoped for since we learned that all three shows would air on the same night for the season. When Firehouse 51 gets called an apartment fire in the city while trying to save the residents, things hit the chin when Jay is looking for his dad; Otis sees a mother and baby die, and Kidd sacrifices her life to save Severide, who sends her to Med. While at Med, Will and Jay lose their father. Dr. Charles tries to help Otis with his PTSD. Chicago PD takes over to find the suspect that started the fire; while Halie and Voight think that Jay isn't stable enough to help, he goes on his own and stops and kills the suspect.
It's coming close to being like a movie event. For the first episode of the crossover, in the beginning, it felt like a salute to the city of Chicago. This whole event thought it belonged to Jesse Lee Soffer, who gave a stunning performance. That scene of Otis seeing that mother and baby died in the elevator from the fire was so powerful. Heck, that scene of 51 trying to save Kidd on-site was powerful, too. While this crossover ranked at number six, wait till you see the top five.
5. Chicago Fire-Chicago PD: "Three Bells"/"A Little Devil Complex"
After Firehouse 51 lost a well-beloved member at the beginning of the third season. After a string of fires, Dawson and Severide team up to investigate these fires, which turned out to be arson, and there was a connection to Shay's death. While they couldn't prove it, Dawson brings in the big guns of Antiono and Intelligence. The suspect gets under Voight and the team's skin after blowing up Burgess and Roman's squad car. After learning who this guy is, Dawson becomes the new target.
While this was a two-night crossover event, it should have been a one-night event. It was such an emotional episode from Chicago Fie's standpoint as, in the end, they honored Shay's life in a way that still gives me chills and the waterworks going. This arsonist was terrifying. It is a strong story, well-performed by the cast. These crossover episodes took a step up from the previous crossover episodes.
4. Law & Order SVU-Chicago PD "Nationwide Manhunt"/"The Song of Gregory William Yates"
Criminal mastermind Gregory Yates escapes New York State prison and gets Voight and the team to help with SVU's search. Yates plays to Lindsay's mind and follows him back to Chicago, where they have a standoff that could end deadly.
While this was the second chapter of the creepy criminal Gregory Yates, I didn't know this would be a crossover. Once again, Sophie Bush gives a stunning performance, and the ending of this story leaves you on the edge of your seat with goosebumps.
3. Chicago Fire-Chicago PD-Law & Order SVU: "We Called Her Jellybean"/"The Number of Rats"/"Daydream Believer"
When Firehouse 51 gets called to an apartment fire connected to a case of attempted rape and murder in Chicago. It just so happens to resemble an unsolved case in New York. It sends Voight and their team to team up with Benson and SVU, where they meet with the man that every One Chicago fan knows, Gregory Yates. Yates, the modern-day Ted Bundy, starts with his fascination with Erin Lindsay. When Lindsay got the drop on him, he took a step further by taking someone close to Erin and Intelligence.
Like #5, this crossover plays with all the emotions and thrills. And it marks the second time a supportive character gets killed on Chicago PD. That was so heartbreaking!!!
2. Chicago Fire-Chicago PD-Chicago Justice: "Deathtrap"/"Emotional Proximity"/"Fake"
A rip from the Headlines episode of a fie of a complex/warehouse building leads Firehouse 51 to a dangerous rescue while Chicago Med tries to save as many lives as possible. Voight and the team learn that the fire was arson while Al watches his daughter die after Will and Natalie try to keep her. It introduces Chicago Justice, who takes down the suspect for revenge on a girl who dumped him.
When this crossover aired, it felt like a giant event TV-movie of the week type of thing. The beginning of Chicago Fie took my breath away as they got going and headed toward the fire scene. And during PD, you knew you were hoping that Al would go full Voight on the suspect. And while Justice got a mixed reaction, I'd enjoyed the show, but they could tweak it more.
1. Chicago Fire-Chicago Med-Chicago PD: "Infection"
When a deadly bacteria has spread in Chicago, Chicago's finest tries to stop it before more people get infected. It's the Chicago movie that we've been waiting for, with the suspense, thrills, scares, and even action. Once it started, there's no point in stopping in the middle whatsoever. This crossover was the best crossover One Chicago has done since they had created. At the end of the event, a heartwarming message holds up to what's going on right now.
