Chicago Fire star talks Mouch’s future: ‘I’m aging quickly’
None of us want Mouch to die. He’s a crucial part of Chicago Fire, and the show would definitely be missing something without him. The thing is, Mouch’s chances for survival look bad. The character was shot and was last seen bleeding out in his hospital bed. His pulse wasn’t particularly strong, either…
Christian Stolte has been reluctant to discuss his character’s fate, but he has talked about the idea of being killed off the show in the past. During a 2018 interview with One Chicago Center, he even said that there’d be some benefits to it.
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"“I had reached the point where I had to entertain the possibility that I wouldn’t be coming back,” he said in relation the Mouch’s season 5 heart attack. “And that would be heartbreaking because this show has been the gig of a lifetime.”"
The most telling part of the interview, however, was when Stolte talked about the stunt work he has to do, despite recently turning 60. He admitted that it does take a toll on his body, and has led to some consideration about how long he could realistically play the character.
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“I think I’m aging a bit more quickly [working] on the show,” Stolte explained. “Maybe that would have been the bright side of my character dying. But it didn’t work out that way, so lucky me.” It was lucky for all of us, as we’ve gotten six more seasons with Mouch at the center.
If Mouch does survive, we feel safe in assuming that the character will have to take a step back and decide whether he wants to keep risking his life with the 51. He had a similar crisis after his heart attack, so it would only make sense that he would revisit the idea of retirement following such a harrowing injury.
Regardless of what the character decides to do, we hope he pulls through.
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