"Babies and Fools"
When a call comes of a car accident, Dawson suspects something very fishy.When Dawson and Severide get a call about a car accident, they come to a scene where not only a mother is hurt, but her youngest child is missing from her car seat. As everyone was searching, one man heard a cry and found the baby in a drain, but the baby would be okay without a scratch on her.
After taking the mother and children to Med, Dawson couldn't stop figuring out how that all happened—and even tried some experiment tests like dropping off a piece of concrete from the Firehouse roof, almost hitting Cruz.
Dawson pushes the detective who's investigating to pick up the pace. After another call from a man, who probably wanted a free ride to Med for a prescription fill-up, another paramedic got a call of an accident and had someone there saving the victim before they got there, which turned out to be the same guy at the other scene. Dawson tries to chase him, but he leaves quickly and talks to the detective about it. Even Dr. Charlies got in on it, given his opinion that it's hero syndrome, someone who wants 15 minutes of fame.
After that, Dawson goes out and investigates the guy's patch that he had on his jacket and gets the name. he tells the detective about it, and after going to his house with no one home, they leave and wait. Later, Firehouse 51 gets a call of an accident, and Dawson and Britt are ahead of each other until that man on the overpass drops a piece of concrete on them, but they are okay. Casey and the team chase the man and catch him.
Meanwhile, Casey gets a visitor asking for help with the construction site near his home. When Casey tries to reason with the boss, the guy won't agree on anything, so Casey tries to find a way, but nothing comes to the guy's house and explains. But it just turned out that the guy wanted the bathroom to move away from the guy's bedroom window. Damn! I know, right?
Also, Herrmann and Kidd decided to jump on the bar hop route,e but Otis didn't like it, and even if it did cost a lot, it was worth everything as there was a massive crowd. But Herrmann was thoughtful in putting one of Otis' ideas to good use: disco night.
"Babies and Fools" was an excellent episode, memorable at that, with how Dawson investigated the streams of accidents. With that, it had a lot more humor with Herrmann, Kidd, and Otis for the bar crawl; just when you thought Otis might be right about it, it turned out to be the complete opposite. Also, the Casey story with the guy asking to move the bathroom was funny near the end, but I did feel that Casey did have that Politician charm. Overall, I give this episode a 7.5/10.
"Take a Knee"
Benny comes back and not in the best way, drunk, and is picked up by CPD. Severide picks him up, and after he takes a long nap at the firehouse, Benny offers to meet Severide's girlfriend, Anna. Anna is thrilled at first, but soon, things turn near the end when she appears at dinner with Benny, his girlfriend, and Severide, and soon she leaves without making any sense.Casey spots a house that could be a drug house. After making a quick run after a call, he sees a baby inside the car and tries to break the window open until the mother, or what he assumes to be the mother, runs out and takes off. Casey talks with Al from PD about it, and after digging around, it's a real drug house.
Casey finds the lady who ran out on them earlier, but it isn't what you would have thought. She was there looking for her other child, who happened to be in the house, being held up by the drug dealer. Casey takes action before the CPD comes in and busts in; they bust in and try to get the girl out, and they do it successfully, but in a real thriller.
Meanwhile, Herrmann teaches his son about what being an American means. He takes him to a breakfast fundraiser for those who serve or have served in the armed forces. It was very heartwarming.
But the fun part of the episode happens to be with Britt and Dawson as they get a trainee coming along for the day, but when a call comes, they try to figure out what may have been the cause. The trainee spots another one, finds a spray, and points out what could be, but also performs CPR on the guy near him, which he shouldn't have done. He cracks the guy's rib, but when Dawson comes over, things are good. Unlike him, he was about to be thrown out of the program until Dawson and Britt said they told him to perform and that they needed to retake the MT class.
"Take a Knee" was another excellent episode. The relationship between Anna and Severide has taken a turn. Casey is the hero once again in the best possible way, and Dawson and Britt see a future EMT that they went out to save him from being thrown out. Anything Herrmann does is just heartwarming at 110 percent. Overall, I give this episode an 8/10.
"Carry Their Legacy"
Things turn for the worse in Severide's relationship, and an old friend returns to see Casey.Severide tries to find out about Anna after a call just across from Chicago Med. He asked about the nurse, and they responded that Anna had taken a leave for a reason. Soon, Kelly approached Anna's house and asked her dad to see her. Soon, she invited him in and told him that her cancer was back, and it didn't look good. Severide gives her a vote of confidence that she can pull this through.
Meanwhile, Casey reunites with an old friend growing up, and the two catch up, but when a call comes, a gas leak explodes near a construction site. Casey goes down and recuses his friend and two other firefighters. But only one of the two that came out survived, while the other died of nasty burns.
Casey's friend took a toll and took full responsibility for what had happened, but it wasn't because it was his lieutenant who made that call. Plus, what he had put down in his report didn't make sense to Casey and Bowden. Casey tries to talk to his friend about it, but all he can say is that it was his fault, his mistake.
Dawson and Britt retook the EMT class, and this time. It was a funny storyline in this episode. Dawson acts like the cool kid while Britt studies her best, and both pass their test.
In the end, everyone gathers at the bar and tries to donate as much as possible for the families of the firefighters at Molly's.
"Carry Their Legacy" was a powerful episode with moments I could have seen coming, like Anna. Casey's friend and that gas explosion was a shocker, and watching his friend also take the fall. I did enjoy watching Dawson and Britt in class; it was just hilarious and also reminded me of my days in school as well. I was more like Britt, and I know a couple like Dawson Sne, who are thriving today. Overall, I give this episode an 8/10.
You can catch Chicago Fire on Tuesday nights at 10/9c on NBC.
