‘Fire Country’: Max Thieriot Talks Reuniting With Alona Tal & Letting Potential Romance Build
What To Know
- Max Thieriot discusses reuniting with former SEAL Team co-star Alona Tal in Fire Country Season 4.
- He also teases what’s to come in the potential romance between their characters.
Max Thieriot wasn’t too sure how the SEAL Team reunion in Fire Country Season 4 was going to go over. After all, he and Alona Tal didn’t just play one-time love interests on the CBS-turned-Paramount+ drama; their characters were together for years, got married, and had a child before he died. But having that established relationship has been beneficial.
“I adore Alona. I think she’s an incredible actress and was just honestly super-excited that we get this opportunity and frankly wasn’t sure how everybody was going to react at first, mostly on the production side of things, like, ‘Hey, we can we be back on camera together after being, I guess, married for a few years on camera and together for, whatever it was, five?'” Thieriot shares during a Television Critics Association virtual panel.
“But I think that the fun thing about it, too, is that she and I have this rapport that we’ve already established as actors together in our scenes — obviously two very different characters than the ones that we played before, but it’s been awesome having her back,” he continues. “And I think having that familiarity, it’s easy to jump into and you find that you’re not trying to discover this relationship with this other person and sort of find this chemistry. We know that it exists. So I think it was a fun thing for us to be able to jump right into.”
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Max Thieriot and Alona Tal’s characters on Fire Country, Bode and Chloe, were high school classmates who had crushes on each other and reunited when the firefighter ran a drunk-driving drill at the school where she works and her son, Tyler (Conor Sherry), goes. (He first met her son during a rescue.) Since then, he’s become a mentor of sorts to her son, and the fall finale left off with Tyler running into a dangerous fire to try to help and Bode getting him under a fire shelter. Their fates will be revealed in the February 27 midseason premiere.
As for the potential romantic side of Bode and Chloe’s present relationship, Thieriot admits, “I don’t know if he’s in the right place” for a romance. After all, his and Gabriela’s (Stephanie Arcila, who exited in the Season 4 premiere) relationship was complicated, and he and Audrey (Leven Rambin) just ended their romance.
“Obviously there’s a lot of other stuff going on in both their lives — everything that’s happened with Vince [Billy Burke] and this community and everything that’s been going on with her son and sort of the trouble,” Thieriot says of Bode and Chloe. “And so at this point really, Bode is there sort of as a mentor to this kid and trying to help him not make the same mistakes that he made. Obviously we’re hinting that it might go further than that because they had a preexisting crush from when she used to tutor him in math, which he was terrible at, but I don’t know if it’s too soon. But we’re certainly going to let it develop and build into something rather than totally rush it, which I think is fun.”
What do think of Thieriot and Tal’s reunion? What are you hoping to see with Bode and Chloe? Let us know in the comments section below.
Fire Country, Midseason Return, Friday, February 27, 9/8c, CBS
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Stella is definitely the gal for Clay BUT this is not Seal Team. Gabriela is the only one for Bode. It is a pure goldmine and the new show runner would be smart to bring her back. P.S A BIG THANK YOU FOR FIRING THE BLONDE! NEVER, EVER BRING HER BACK!
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B
Really just want Gabriela back
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M
Thank goodness the blonde is gone she was absolutely horrendous. The love scenes between Bode and Audrey were cringe. We need Gabs back now...sorry Chloe but Bode is not for you.
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G
I am so glad to see them together again. I have followed Alona since her days on Supernatural. Hope she stays for a long time to come.
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G
They need to bring Gabrielle back.
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T
Bring Gabriella back
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A
I want Gabby back. Bodie needs her!
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E
Nice to see Alona and Max together, on screen again but not into a Bode and Chloe relationship. We need Gabriella back. This show is lacking without Bodiela
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D
Fantastic chemistry. The two make the show more watchable now as it seems like real life drama. Good job Fire Country for bringing Alona aboard.
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J
Like this chemistry. The others just didn't have what these two have already brought to the screen. Hope they continue the relationship
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S
Their chemistry is fire!(pun intended!) I would love to see Bodie with Gabriella, but this does not make me mad… they had one of the best kiss scenes ever on seal team
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L
Sorry I do not like Gabriella she was to self centered and blamed everyone but herself. Max and Alona have great chemistry loved them on Seal Team and I can see the chemistry already. I don’t want gabs liked her at first but end the end couldn’t stand her
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K
I would like to see Gabriela and Body back together!!
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N
They didn’t fire her. The actress left because she and her husband want a family in real life and she already had surgery and it wasn’t workable to go back and forth for 7-9 months. If you can read this article read those ones too.
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K
Bode & Chloe are amazing together! Finally Bode has a woman that stands by him entirely, believes in him & wants a future with him. Chloe Mackenzie is definitely Bode’s endgame! Best decision Max & the writers ever made was casting Alona as Chloe!
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P
So excited, they have great chemistry.
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L
I love Bodie and Chloe together! I loved them on Seal Team. I really like Alona Tal, she's a good actress. Never liked Gabriela or Audrey.
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C
Love Chloe and Bode together! They re just so natural together
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F
I’m a faithful viewer but I’ll never watch the show again if they bring Alona Tal on board.