Chicago Fire season 7 character review: Kelly Severide

How was Chicago Fire season 7 for Kelly Severide? We’re looking back at how Chicago Fire’s latest season went for Taylor Kinney’s character.

As we continue to look back on Chicago Fire season 7, we’re breaking down the season for each of the show’s characters.

Did your favorite character have a good season or a bad season? What were their strong points and were there any weaknesses? Was the character affected by the show’s writing, or vice versa? Where could they go from here?

Check out our detailed character breakdown, and let us know your thoughts on how this season was for each character in the comments.

In this article, we’re profiling Kelly Severide (Taylor Kinney).

What happened

Kelly Severide took more than a few punches during Chicago Fire season 7. In the almost season-opening first One Chicago crossover, he was crushed when Stella Kidd (Miranda Rae Mayo) ended up in the Emergency Department at Chicago Med, even though the two weren’t together at the time.

Later on in the season, Severide’s complicated relationship with his father came to a head when Chicago Fire decided to kill off Benny Severide (Treat Williams). Benny died off-screen, meaning that Kelly didn’t even get a chance to say goodbye; instead, he showed up at Chicago Med to find out that his father had passed less than a half-hour before.

Benny’s death brought Kelly’s mother Jennifer and half-sister Katie Nolan (Kim Delaney and Brittany Curran) back to Chicago, and was something that hung over Severide for the remainder of the season. He ended season 7 by solving an arson case that had eluded his dad, and once again getting back together with Stella. Hopefully they’ll stay together this time.