‘Fire Country’: Max Thieriot Says Bode & Gabriela’s Situation Has Him Struggling
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One thing is clear on Fire Country: There will always be love between Bode (Max Thieriot) and Gabriela (Stephanie Arcila). But right now, she’s planning to marry someone else, and Bode spent a significant amount of time with Diego (Rafael De La Fuente) while the paramedic tried to save Cara‘s (Sabina Gadecki) life in the fifth episode of the season. But could Bode actually stand back and watch Gabriela marry someone else?
“We’re going to find out, I’ll tell you that,” Thieriot tells TV Insider. “It’s like his heart is split, right? One part of his heart really just wants the best for her. And after this experience in Episode 5, he really believes that Diego is a great person for her to be with. But then I think the other side of his heart is breaking into a million pieces because he believes that she is his person.”
Because of that, the star, creator, and executive producer calls this the hardest thing he goes through in Season 2 (and remember, he started it behind bars and just found out he’s not Genevieve’s father). He’s “fighting with that emotion and being torn between those two things inside of himself and really sort of looking back, looking at himself, and trying to make the best decision for Gabriela, but also not completely sacrificing his own happiness,” says Thieriot. “So he is really struggling because of this. I can tell you that it has him messed up.”
Going forward, Bode “is going to struggle to look at [Gabriela], struggle to be around her. It’s going to be hard for him because he’s trying so badly to just let her move on and let her go down this path and be with this guy that he believes is great, but inevitably their job and their lives continue to bring them together,” Thieriot previews. “And so for him, it’s just trying to stay strong. It’s just resisting the urge that is always just boiling inside of him to say something or go to her. We saw a little glimpse of it in Episode 4 when he just came to in the triage tent. He’s burying that inside of himself. And so the big thing that we’re going to see a bunch in these episodes is him being around her and trying to contain that.”
Gabriela’s mother, Roberta, is coming to town, played by Paola Núñez, and not only will fans see her with multiple characters, but one of them will be Bode. There will be “plenty of drama and fun stuff,” with her mother around, Thieriot teases. Bode and Roberta will talk about Gabriela. “There’s some interesting conversations to be had, for sure,” he continues. “I think in Season 3, we could potentially have some really cool stuff that could include her.”
What are you hoping to see with Bode and Gabriela as Season 2 continues? Let us know in the comments section, below.
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Reading the comments, people dislike Gabby, but I <3loved<3 her dynamic with Bode in S1 and completely want her to reunite with the star of the show! Yeah Diego's a good guy, but showed flashes of dominating her, and Bode wouldn't. Get them back together!!
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Thank you! I agree:)
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C'mon it has to be or put a spin on it , not in a bad way but maybe gabriela falls pregnant & it's bode's since he has been through so much , losing his sister & not forgetting what gabriela has been through in her past . Dunno an idea maybe 🤔
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Yes!
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Put Bode n Gabby together
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Gabby and Bode need to be back together. They work so well together. And definitely make the show even more interesting than it already is. The two of them could start a family!
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Part of me thinks Bode and Gabriella belong together but part of me believes Bode deserves better than Gabriella !
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I think if Gabby can move on quickly in a six month time and then all of a sudden just because she thought that bode had someone else she started rethinking her decision. So no bode needs to continue to be strong and focus on himself he just got blindsided and the first one was that he could have been a father and then Gabby engagement
So once he his released from prison he needs to find someone who will support him no matter what cause we all have faults and if the person we are with can not see beyond that then they are not your person
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Gabby should continue down her current path. Otherwise, it's all for not. We see too many shows where one character had a relationship with another character, only to have something tear them apart. One falls for someone else, then decides later they still love the first person. How fickle are we? And how careless are we with someone elses feelings? Let Bode meet someone else after he is released from prison, as this should be where his focus is right now. He can't have any type of a real relationship right now anyway.
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I love Boade and Gabby as a couple! I'm thinking she's not going to marry the other guy and she and Bode will be back together.
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They need to be together, either this season or the next
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I don’t think Gabby knows herself and she does not know what she wants. She is no good for Bode. She is so judgmental and shifts from guy to guy. He needs a stronger and more mature woman. I do not care for the character, Gabby. Bode needs to get out of prison and move on from Gabby.
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ACTUALLY I DON'T CARE WHAT HAPPENS WITH BODE & GAB, YALL KILLED THA BEST LOOKIN WOMAN FOR HIM OFF , REMEMBER, THA LAWYER INMATE!! PROPS FOR BODE I GUESS BECUZ HE HAD GABS SPRUNG ON HIM & HE HADN'T EVEN NAILED HER YET!!! I STILL LOVE THA SHOW NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, OOOHHHH YALL AT CBS CAN'T EVEN GIVE HIM A KID, YALL JUST STUPID AT CBS!! FIRST YALL KILL JESS FROM FBI THEN CANCEL NCIS LA!!! LIKE I SAID - YALL STUPID!!! DUECES
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Gabby is so fickle! Jake, Bode, Diego. Wait 6 months it will be someone else!
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I want bode and gabriella together But not if she marrys diego that would just be gross. It seems she has alreay chosen diego. Bodes feelings don't matter anymore.
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Too much emotional drama expended on Gabriela and pitiful Jake. Let Gabriele marry Diego, a good man and be faithful to him. Let Jake & Bode man up. Connect with mature women outside of t1heir childhood group. My goodness they are grown men. Eve needs to stop trying to be so tough. She needs to be a good leader who can be respected, understanding, and firm when it is required. Although Gabe's father has made mistakes in his personal life, he is a good leader.
Eve should use him as a example of a leader.
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I think Gabriel is to wishy washy and Bode Deserves much Better
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I want bode and gabby back together it’s the reason I watch it is for them let them have another sex scene
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Gabby and Bode absolutely belong together ❣️ There’s such a strong connection, undeniable 💞
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Bode and Gabriella have to be together. That are a power couple. Everyone I know here on base wants them together!!
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If she truly loved Bode she wouldn’t have became engaged to someone else within 6 months! Plus, I couldn’t stand them together, she was always whining about something he did!
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I don't like Gabby she is to demanding. I wish Bode would find happiness. Move on.
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Bode and Gabby all the wayyyyyy!
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I think no matter what Bode and Gabriella belong together. She made him a different man,a good man. He deserves to have that continue, and her LOVE!!!
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I think that Bode is doing the right thing by letting her do what she thinks her heart really wants in all reality, the minute she walked into the office at three rock and told Eve she had just gotten engaged to Diego and then saw Bode sitting there saying he was happy for her, just the look on her face said it all in that very moment, that she was still in love with Bode but he had told her to move on and ignored her cause he thought that, that's what was best for her when in all reality it really wasn't what was best for her, what was best for her was himself and so now she doesn't know what to do cause she wants to be with Bode but doesn't want to hurt Diego even though in that very moment she had shattered Bode's heart. So I think that Bode and Gabriela belong together PERIOD END OF STORY!!!
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I know I would love to see Bode yearn for Gabby. He won't interfere or stand in her way. But see the weight and the love for Gabby just really tugging at him. Gabby even marries Diego. And he cries out to his family for help. Bode has gone down the dark path before. He sees it again. But this time he's asking for help
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This show really has nothing to do with the title name. It's a lame Soap Opera about a self loathing loser that whines about everything that comes along. It's impossible to really care about the the people in this show. If you're looking for some realistic gritty fire fighting then this show is NOT for you.
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I see plenty of firefighting
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So literal. 😂 There are all kinds of fires.
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Well then, don’t watch it, it’s as simple as that! No one has you sitting there glued to your tv watching this show and then whining about it!!
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