‘Chicago Fire’ Promo: Is Cruz Leaving 51 — Because of Severide? (VIDEO)
As great as it is to have Severide (Taylor Kinney) back on Chicago Fire in Season 12, he does have some relationships to fix after the way he left and the lack of communication about not only where he was but also how long he’d be gone. The premiere showed him and Kidd (Miranda Rae Mayo) beginning to work on that (while still bringing the heat). And now, the promo for the January 24 episode shows there’s someone else with some things to discuss with the lieutenant.
“Cruz, I didn’t order you to get up there. Don’t let it happen again,” Severide tells the other firefighter (Joe Minoso) after a call in the promo. Cruz is the one who filled in for him as lead of Squad while he was gone. And now, there’s some clear tension between the two. “For three months, I covered for him,” Cruz notes, but now that he’s back, he’s “barking orders.”
While we know that promos are meant to be misleading in some ways, we can’t help but worry about how this one ends: with Cruz in Boden’s (Eamonn Walker) office saying, “It’s time for me to leave 51.” (Do we actually think he will? No.) Watch the video above.
We knew this was coming, given that executive producer Andrea Newman teased to TV Insider before the season, “Cruz is really his right-hand man, so there’ll be some lingering issues between Severide and Cruz about that and some stuff to work out there.”
That’s not all going on in this episode, titled “Call Me McHolland.” As suggested by that, Mouch (Christian Stolte), six months out of surviving a shrapnel injury on the job and back at work, sets out to change his legacy and nickname. “Mouch is a changed man after what he experienced, and his all-new approach to firefighting will cause some surprising events in the next few episodes,” Newman previewed.
Also, Ritter (Daniel Kyri) pushes Herrmann (David Eigenberg) to see a doctor, though the latter insisted he was fine after risking himself to save 51 from a bomb left at the firehouse. “Change is the theme of the season, and Herrmann has his own upheaval both mentally and physically coming off that heroic save,” the EP noted, asking, “Can Ritter get him to confront the truth of his struggles, or will Herrmann end up getting himself or someone else hurt by not dealing with it? And how will that dynamic affect the Herrmann/Ritter relationship going forward?”
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In happier news, Brett (Kara Killmer) will be searching for the perfect wedding venue. The premiere revealed she and Casey (Jesse Spencer) are getting married in a month and a half — and then she’s moving to Oregon.
This is also the episode introducing new firefighter Derek Gibson (Rome Flynn), whom Newman said will have “a big hero moment” and impress Kidd. But how will he fit in at 51?
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It always boils down to Kidd. About her being impressed, her relationship with Severide, etc. Enough about her, you have a great cast on the show, utilize them. Sorry fans, can’t take her.
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Unfortunately Kidds character is at the mercy of the writers and they’ve determined that she will put Severide through hell, even though she did a similar thing a while back and was quickly forgiven. She has already made life tough for him for 6 months and made it clear that he could not do arson cases. I hate that the writers are making her character do this. I know the show runner said that Stellaride will go through a lot this season before they make it out the other side but hopefully they will not drag it out too long. It makes her look unforgiving and him weak and afraid not a good look for Severide. As far as Kidd goes her character is front and center just like Casey was as leader of Truck 81, so you really can’t blame that on her because that is the nature of the show. The officers of Truck and Squad were always the main characters. Therefore more storylines are about truck and squad than there is about the rest of the ensemble cast. But everyone has their moments to shine. But with budget cuts they say that some of the cast will make less appearances and may not be in every episode.
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