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3 reasons why Chicago Fire’s new Dawsey relationship won’t work

By Brittany Frederick

CHICAGO FIRE -- "When They See Us Coming" Episode 618 -- Pictured: (l-r) Damon Dayoub as Jake Cordova, Jesse Spencer as Matthew Casey, Miranda Rae Mayo Stella Kidd, Christian Stolte as Mouch, Monica Raymund as Gabriela Dawson, David Eigenberg as Christopher Herrmann -- (Photo by: Elizabeth Morris/NBC)
CHICAGO FIRE -- "When They See Us Coming" Episode 618 -- Pictured: (l-r) Damon Dayoub as Jake Cordova, Jesse Spencer as Matthew Casey, Miranda Rae Mayo Stella Kidd, Christian Stolte as Mouch, Monica Raymund as Gabriela Dawson, David Eigenberg as Christopher Herrmann -- (Photo by: Elizabeth Morris/NBC) /
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CHICAGO FIRE — “When They See Us Coming” Episode 618 — Pictured: (l-r) Damon Dayoub as Jake Cordova, Jesse Spencer as Matthew Casey, Miranda Rae Mayo Stella Kidd, Christian Stolte as Mouch, Monica Raymund as Gabriela Dawson, David Eigenberg as Christopher Herrmann — (Photo by: Elizabeth Morris/NBC) /

1. It’s not going to end well

Let’s be perfectly honest: there is absolutely no way that Chicago Fire can deliver a happy ending for Dawsey under these new conditions.

The absolute best case scenario is that Monica Raymund is persuaded to guest star in one or two Chicago Fire season 7 episodes so that Dawson and Casey have screen time together again. But even if she does, she still won’t be staying.

The show will have to write another exit for Dawson, and unless the show pulls a Suits and Jesse Spencer decides he’s ready to move on too, it’s not going to be Dawson and Casey riding off into the sunset together.

A divorce will be hard on both characters, but it almost certainly would have been easier to do that off-screen between seasons, especially with the planned time jump. Chicago Fire season 7 could have started with Casey trying to pick up the pieces, which still would’ve given the show plenty to play with.

The long-distance relationship just drags out the inevitable, even moreso because most if not all of it is going to happen off-screen, and that’s if Fire doesn’t go the truly dramatic route and decide to kill Dawson—which would make her Casey’s second dead love interest and further traumatize him.

Where Dawsey was left at the end of season 6, however awkward it was, at least provided an explanation that was feasible. With the show keeping the plotlone going, we have to rip the Band-Aid off all over again, and it’s definitely not going to be pretty.

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What do you think about Chicago Fire‘s planned storyline for Dawsey? Let us know your thoughts on the Dawson and Casey situation in the comments.

Chicago Fire returns Sept. 26 on NBC.

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