Chicago Fire season 6, episode 17 takeaways: Put White On Me
Did Chicago Fire overstate Dawson’s drama? Are Severide’s parents about to give him trouble? Here are our Chicago Fire season 6, episode 17 takeaways.
Last night’s Chicago Fire had personal problems for both Gabriela Dawson and Kelly Severide, but were either of them worth the watch?
Thursday’s episode was called “Put White On Me” and saw Dawson (Monica Raymund) get the cold shoulder after her history with Jake Cordova (guest star Damon Dayoub) came out. But that wasn’t so bad as Kelly Severide (Taylor Kinney) getting a huge shock from his mother.
If you missed any of this Chicago Fire episode or just want a refresher on the events that we’re discussing, you can catch up with our “Put White On Me” recap.
Here are our Chicago Fire season 6, episode 17 takeaways:
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1) Dawson didn’t have much to worry about
So Dawson went on a few dates with Cordova a few years ago. Did anyone else feel like that really didn’t matter?
With the way the promos hyped this up and how nervous Dawson was, Chicago Fire had us thinking that she was hiding some big secret. But it turned out that Dawson’s story was less about Cordova and more about her not letting Matthew Casey (Jesse Spencer) in the way he’d like her to.
You can understand why Dawson would be a little hesitant, because it is awkward to see your ex turn up. But given how generally understanding Casey is, it felt like she didn’t need to be worried about telling him.
As he pointed out, he would have understood. It was the act of not telling him, and the implied inability to let him in, that hurt more. And then Dawsey were hugging it out by the end anyway so what were we all so wound up about?
And why have Cordova have a past with Dawson, since he wound up just being a device through which she and Casey addressed an issue that wasn’t even about him? This felt like something that could’ve been brought up in the Bria story, or elsewhere, without the added drama of an ex.
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2) Severide’s storyline was a bust
The introduction of Severide’s mom (guest star Kim Delaney) gave us the funniest moments of “Put White On Me,” but it also gave us the most cringe-inducing one, not only in terms of the plot but in terms of just wondering what Chicago Fire is thinking now.
Near the end of the episode, Severide comes home to find out that his mom has had sex with his father Benny (Treat Williams) and that they’re getting back together. For one, since they’re coming out of his bedroom, it’s just so uncomfortable to think about. If we were him, we’d get rid of that entire bed.
But for two, what’s the ultimate point of this going to be? Nothing good can come out of Benny and Jennifer getting back together, at least based on what we know about Benny. These two got divorced for a reason (probably many reasons) and does anyone really believe Benny can change ever?
The only thing we could think of is that watching his parents try, and probably fail, to make it work again will give Severide some perspective on how he doesn’t want his own relationship with Stella to turn into a dumpster fire and he’ll seriously commit to her as his girlfriend, for real this time. But that’s the only upside we can see with this right now.
3) Otis is back, kind of
“Put White On Me” gave us Otis (Yuri Sardarov) out of the hospital and back in Firehouse 51, even if it was just at a desk. And even though it took a bad turn, with him almost getting scammed by a pair of con artists, it was great to see Otis able to be a significant part of the plot and not just left to be in the hospital. The show could easily have pushed him aside and let him recover off-screen, but it’s not doing that, and we’re grateful for it.
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What did you take away from this week’s Chicago Fire episode? Leave your thoughts on “Put White On Me” in the comments.
Chicago Fire airs Thursdays at 10/9c on NBC.