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Chicago Fire season 1, episode 13 rewatch: Warm and Dead

By Brittany Frederick

CHICAGO FIRE -- Season: Pilot -- Pictured: (l-r) Teri Reeves as Hallie, David Eigenberg as Christopher Hermann, Charlie Barnett as Peter Mills, Lauren German as Leslie Shay, Monica Raymund as Gabriella Dawson, Taylor Kinney as Kelly Severide, Jesse Spencer as Matthew Casey, Eamonn Walker as Battalion Chief Wallace Boden -- (Photo by: Sandro/NBC)
CHICAGO FIRE -- Season: Pilot -- Pictured: (l-r) Teri Reeves as Hallie, David Eigenberg as Christopher Hermann, Charlie Barnett as Peter Mills, Lauren German as Leslie Shay, Monica Raymund as Gabriella Dawson, Taylor Kinney as Kelly Severide, Jesse Spencer as Matthew Casey, Eamonn Walker as Battalion Chief Wallace Boden -- (Photo by: Sandro/NBC) /
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Look back at where Chicago Fire began this summer. Read our retrospective on the thirteenth episode as we rewatch Chicago Fire season 1, episode 13.

Over the One Chicago summer break, we’re looking back at where it all began by rewatching the first seasons of our shows—and today we’re revisiting Chicago Fire season 1, episode 13.

If you want to rewatch this episode along with us, you can find Chicago Fire season 1 on iTunes and DVD.

This episode is called “Warm and Dead,” which sounds more like a description that you’d find on a restaurant menu than an episode title, but it’s actually a pretty pivotal episode in the first season.

The story about Matthew Casey’s (Jesse Spencer) mother takes a big turn, while this is also when Kelly Severide (Taylor Kinney) makes the big decision most people saw coming.

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After the events of the previous episode, Severide is determined to go to Madrid with Renee Royce (Sarah Shahi). But before they leave, there’s one thing that his girlfriend wants him to do: meet with her doctor friend about experimental spinal surgery that could solve his problems.

The best part of this plotline is that Chicago Fire fans meet two important figures in the fandom. Treat Williams makes his debut as Benny Severide, who will cause many headaches for a lot of people in the future.

And you should recognize that doctor—that’s Chris Agos, who would go on to play Assistant State’s Attorney Steve Kot in the first four seasons of the spinoff Chicago PD. You can learn more about Chris by reading our interview.

Unsurprisingly, Severide decides against leaving Chicago—since Taylor Kinney isn’t going to leave the show—leading to this farewell scene.

The other plotlines in “Warm and Dead” are stronger and more emotional. Casey makes a plea for forgiveness at his mom’s parole hearing, leading to her having to move in with him—and Dawson is there for support, even though she’s still making out with Peter Mills (Charlie Barnett).

Then there’s Chief Boden (Eamonn Walker), whose struggle to help a kid arsonist ends tragically as the young man dies in a fire set by his uncle. Walker always delivers in these episodes where we get to see Boden as a firefighter and a human, not just the boss, and this one is no exception. This plot is worth rewatching the episode for alone.

Rewatch this episode on iTunes and DVD for Walker’s performance, along with an impassioned monologue for Jesse Spencer and some early guest appearances. It’s the little things that make this one stand out.

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