Warning: the following contains spoilers for Wednesday Chicago Fire. Proceed at your own risk!
Chicago FireThe return of on Wednesday was difficult for several factions of porters, with not one, but two pairs being affected.
First, Casey and Brett had a much-needed conversation about the abrupt end of their making out. “My feelings for you are real, Sylvie, regardless of Gabby,” Casey reassured the blonde, who quickly replied, “There is no ‘independently of Gabby’. That is the question.”
So, to make things very clear, Brett added: “What happened between us cannot happen again. Always. “And although she doesn’t want to lose Casey’s friendship, Brett asked him to” give her a little space now “because she” can’t go back to how things were “before they kissed.
Later, Casey confessed to Severide that he had no contact or really thought about his ex-wife for months. “Sylvie is the only one in my mind,” he admitted. But she wants space, and the strength of her feelings is precisely because he needs to step back. “Maybe it’s the best,” Casey concluded.
Elsewhere, Severide found that people were gossiping about Stella’s rapid climb on the CFD ladder and how sleeping with a connected firefighter is probably not hurting her. Like his friend, Severide decided to make room for Stella instead of helping her study for the lieutenant exam, as he had promised. When Severide offered his girlfriend a vague excuse instead of explaining the situation, Stella noticed his “strange” behavior towards Brett.
Below, showrunner Derek Haas shows the new characters that will thwart Brett and Casey’s potential romance, and reveals how worried Severide and Stella fans should be.
TVLINE | Casey says he’s going to give it to Brett space – or so he says to Severide. How firm will he be in this? Is he really going to move on with this, or is he maybe going to fight for Brett?
There will be some more hurdles to that relationship in terms of some new characters coming in the next episode. There is an expression on Casey’s face that you will know when you see her in episode 4. I thought Jesse Spencer did a very good job of transmitting a lot with just one look … This is not going to be easy for now for any of them.
TVLINE | Are these new characters new love interests?
They are, I would say, potential obstacles to a Brett / Casey relationship.
TVLINE | Brett is really adamant about the fact that Gabby will always be a problem, but Casey says he hasn’t really been thinking about her much lately. So is this something they can reconcile?
Well I do not know. Honestly, I can tell you the genesis of this, and where I felt it was a very honest conversation is that, in our program, we try our best as writers to recognize and honor the program’s history. That’s why we’re going to bring up characters that haven’t existed for seven seasons, like when Severide went and opened the ambulance door to honor Shay’s memory. And with Gabby, the audience watched six years of that relationship between Casey and Gabby, and then she came back last season – right now, actually – and they slept together again. So this is not something you can just ignore, and Brett knew Gabby very well. So when Casey says, “Well, regardless of Gabby,” and Brett says, “There is no ‘independently of Gabby'”, that, to me, seemed very honest and how it would happen in real life.
TVLINE | But the fact that he says he hasn’t really been thinking about Gabby lately, does that mean he’s changed? Did he get any closure in the relationship?
Well, he may think so, but I’m not sure if that is true.
TVLINE | And it doesn’t look like Brett would believe it. They don’t seem to be on the same page.
No. This is a very good description.
TVLINE | Severide is keeping his distance from Stella because he learns what people are saying about her and the possible job promotion. How much will this cost their relationship?
It will get bad, because Severide can be frustrating because he does not always express what is on his mind. [Laughs] And sometimes, he has these ideas on how to deal with the things he thinks are the best and doesn’t realize that he’s doing harm. But in his mind, he’s doing the right thing and he wants Stella to make his dreams come true on her terms and he doesn’t want anyone to think there was any kind of favoritism or shortcut for her. So he thinks he’s doing the right thing, but will it be interpreted correctly? Probably not.
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