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Chicago Fire season 6, episode 14 and episode 15 takeaways

By Brittany Frederick

CHICAGO FIRE -- "The Chance To Forgive" Episode 615 -- Pictured: (l-r) Kara Killmer as Sylvie Brett, Monica Raymund as Gabriela Dawson -- (Photo by: Elizabeth Morris/NBC)
CHICAGO FIRE -- "The Chance To Forgive" Episode 615 -- Pictured: (l-r) Kara Killmer as Sylvie Brett, Monica Raymund as Gabriela Dawson -- (Photo by: Elizabeth Morris/NBC) /
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Was Chicago Fire’s two-hour event worth it? What was the biggest surprise? Here are our Chicago Fire season 6, episode 14 and episode 15 takeaways.

After two hours of Chicago Fire, we have a lot to talk about—and a lot of questions about what we just saw!

Thursday’s episodes, “Looking For A Lifeline” and “The Chance To Forgive,” focused on Matthew Casey (Jesse Spencer) trying to save an abused spouse, while Kelly Severide (Taylor Kinney) was finally motivated to make a move after Stella Kidd (Miranda Rae Mayo) was almost shot in a fire that injured another member of Firehouse 51.

If you missed any of either of these Chicago Fire episodes or just want a refresher on the events we’re discussing, you can catch up with our “Looking For A Lifeline/The Chance to Forgive” recap.

Here are our Chicago Fire season 6, episode 14 and episode 15 takeaways:

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1) Was Brett’s pregnancy scare awkward?

Okay, so we were supposed to feel for Sylvie Brett (Kara Killmer) as she thought she was pregnant with Antonio Dawson’s (Jon Seda) baby—then found out she wasn’t and Antonio was going on a date with a mystery woman.

But did anyone else feel more for Gabriela Dawson (Monica Raymund)?

Dawson was there for her partner every step of the way, buying the pregnancy test and listening to Brett wail about how she couldn’t be expecting. She was the supportive partner we’d expect her to be.

But this was her brother Brett was going on about, and her potential niece or nephew. And as a woman who wants a family, who lost her adopted son last season and who lost her actual baby several seasons before that, was it not painful at all to hear Brett talk about how she didn’t want to be with child? It just felt like Dawson was caught in the middle.

Yes, it was Brett’s story, but could we acknowledge that there would’ve been a real effect on Dawson as well?

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2) What’s next for Otis?

Poor Otis. Chicago Fire left us wondering if he was paralyzed, and his spot on Truck will be taken for a while, because Damon Dayoub starts his recurring role next week. So what comes next for our favorite Doctor Who enthusiast?

First of all, it’s great to see some consequences to a major event, after so many close calls this season that have ultimately resulted in nought—the season opener, Dawson’s dad, Severide and Casey jumping off the roof. Otis is the first person who has a lasting injury. Now how much will we get to see?

Will Otis be recovering mostly off-screen while Chicago Fire introduces Dayoub’s character and his role at 51? We hope not, because we could tell a real recovery story here, and give Yuri Sardarov a wonderful storyline, when he doesn’t get a lot of dramatic stuff to do.

But to be fair, Chicago Med had that same opportunity with Oliver Platt‘s Dr. Charles going into this season, and didn’t use it (although the show’s midseason order was a factor). So this could go either way, but we hope Fire takes advantage of a fantastic storyline opportunity.

3) Did Anna deserve more?

The clear focus of these two episodes was Severide’s relationship with Stella, and building them to the point where they hooked up again—hopefully for good this time. We’re glad for that, because it has taken long enough for the characters and fans alike.

But we also have a bit of an issue with Chicago Fire choosing to name-check Severide’s lost love Anna Turner (Charlotte Sullivan). Severide is invited to Springfield to attend the opening ceremony of a nursery being named after Anna, but is so hesitant that he has to be persuaded by Stella.

That makes sense, considering this is a woman he almost moved his whole life for and then he was there when she died. But what doesn’t make sense is how quickly Fire brushed over that idea to get back to Stellaride. Severide and Stella show up in Springfield, have a brief talk with Anna’s dad, we get one glance at Severide as the nursery is dedicated—and then we’re done, back to him and Stella being cute.

Obviously Fire has moved on from Severanna and needed to get Severide to a place where he had, too. And structurally the message was clear: being reminded of Anna’s death motivated him to go chase after Stella when she was under fire later.

But the whole thing just felt rushed. Considering what importance Anna was supposed to have to Severide, we could’ve spared one more scene or a few more minutes to maybe have him talk to her dad more, or just have an emotional moment remembering her, right? We had two hours to use, so if Anna was going to be brought back up, it would’ve been nice for it to be a little bit more memorable.

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What did you take away from this week’s two Chicago Fire episodes? Leave us your thoughts on “Looking For A Lifeline” and “The Chance To Forgive” in the comments.

Chicago Fire airs Thursdays at 10/9c on NBC.

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