This was honestly another very predictable episode of Chicago Fire. I’ve always liked that most episodes are so hard to read in this show, so I find episodes like this harder to enjoy; however, I did still like the majority of this episode.
There was no shying away from the fact that Burke was going to end up filling Cruz’s spot on Squad 3. I honestly think that could have been called back when we first met him. Him being the one to go over the edge of the building solidified his space on the squad, whether he or Severide knew it or not.
There is one thing that Severide loves in a firefighter, and that is tenacity, and Burke has that in abundance; he is very similar to Severide when we first met him.
It probably sounds bad, but honestly, I am so glad that Burke is the only one that is staying at 51 because I was never really invested in anyone else’s journey, though I think that was by design since we got to see him with his brother in the hospital. Although another reason why this episode was so predictable.
We could all tell that the only reason Violet’s mum was coming into the picture was because she was dying; it is a very cliché storyline. Honestly, though, I was gutted for her; ALS is such a horrible disease, and her mother definitely didn’t try to tell her gently.
I do wonder if we will see her relationship with Margret grow or if she will choose to avoid it. Based on the fact that she went to sleep with Jacob at the end of the episode, I think she is currently in avoidance mode.
I loved seeing Kidd do her utmost to make sure that her candidates got placements, and I think secretly she knew that Burke would end up on the squad once Severide realised that too. It was nice to also see outside perspectives of other CFD officers having a tremendous amount of respect for her and 51’s training.
This episode was a good episode, and I enjoyed it, but certainly not one that I would say is a pivotal one in the show.
I just needed more unpredictability rather than me knowing everything that would happen by the end of the episode within the first five minutes.