Violet Mikami is funny, tough, loyal, and vibrant—so why have so many of her Chicago Fire storylines focused on her tragic, erratic love life? There have been occasional storytelling pitstops for the
character that has nothing to do with her romantic prospects—like the time she became involved in the crash c-section that put her medical license in jeopardy—but so many things she’s been
forced to deal with a variety of romantic tragedies.
First, Violet had a situationship with Blake Gallo, whom she knew when she was training to become a paramedic before moving to Chicago. But they didn’t last long, and Violet moved on when they briefly tried to reignite their spark now that they were in the same town again.
The character’s best romance was with the ever-tragic Evan Hawkins, with whom Violet had a beautiful affinity. He passed away at the scene of a fire when a building marquee collapsed on top of him, leaving Violet alone, ending their fairytale courtship.
Then came hotshot Sam Carver, who felt like he paled in comparison to the saintly Hawkins—and worse, that Violet wasn’t over her ex-lover. Violet realized she needed to do some emotional homework regarding Evan and came out the other side ready to commit to Sam, but he ended up struggling with a substance abuse addiction, and he subsequently left Chicago for a fresh start—once again, Violet was left behind.
She briefly dated lawyer Flynn Calhoun, but their relationship was doomed from the start as she was still in love with Carver. And then Violet had a one-night stand with the hotheaded newbie Sal Vasquez—who has expressed plenty of previous interest in Violet’s best friend and co-working, Lizzie Novak. Sal ended up picking Lizzie after being briefly conflicted over the situation—no shocker to anyone who’s familiar with this hard luck heroine’s ability to find real love.
And now Violet seems to be stuck back where she started from—seeing journalist Jacob Morales and working with him and with Lizzie to expose a mental health faculty’s malfeasance. It’s all so disappointing and truly a matter of awkward storytelling choices and bad casting luck.
Violet is a fantastic character, and she deserves so much more than to be stuck pining for yet another guy who ends up letting her down. We want to see the show give her more storylines in which she takes charge in the field, as we saw in episode 2, in which she fought for a patient she feared was getting lost in a broken system. Hopefully, the show will give Violet better direction as season 15 continues, as she's an amazing character who deserves better than the writers have given her.
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