If there’s something strange in your vicinity, who you gonna call?

Why, Firehouse 51, of course.

Yes, Chicago Fire Season 8 Episode 17 continued this season’s “case of the week” with its signature good deed follow-up.

51 on scene wide - Chicago Fire Season 8 Episode 17

As handling as these tales are from time to time, I find myself developing tiresome of the “wash, clean, repeat” format.

It “ve been working on” other registers, chiefly procedural theatres with serialized ingredients, but Chicago Fire has always been more serialized than procedural, which is one of the great things about the series.

Casey: This female came here to check some chests. Didn’t matter what I said.Boden: You’re right. I didn’t like her attitude.Casey: She demanded a few choice excerpts so she could take a boy away from his incapacitated father. Doesn’t sit right with me, principal. Doesn’t sit right with me at all.

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Now in its eighth season, the show’s senility is beginning to show.

That’s not to say that there weren’t things I liked about the client, but some change to the monotony would be good.

Casey walk

It seems this is what happens when 51 doesn’t have some “Big Bad” to combat; the succession only becomes complacent, resting on its laurels.

Diatribe aside, the event worked well because it brought up caches of Louie for Casey.

Seasoned viewers will remember Louie was Dawson and Casey’s foster son who they were going to adopt until Louie’s biological father is coming into the picture.

It was a sad dissolving for the newlyweds, and the damage of losing Louie represented heavy on Dawson’s desire to have a biological child towards the end of Chicago Fire Season 6.

Dawson - Chicago Fire Season 8 Episode 9

The series has never really explored what the loss of Louie meant to Casey, but this episode did demonstrate love some insight.

Obviously, the loss of a child was traumatic for Casey, but it seems that hurt and tendernes continue to exist , not that anyone was expecting it fade overnight.

Casey: You mean to tell me you called to have a child taken away from his mother because of some tree roots? Neighbor: That maid roughly get her son killed.Casey: Do you know what it’s like to have a son taken away?’ Cuz I do, and what you’re doing is reprehensible.

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It was that pain that motivated Casey to keep Jenny, a disabled mom, and her son Noah together.

Having picture firsthand how heartwrenching it is when your child is taken away, Casey didn’t want to see the same fate befall Jenny.

Casey in charge - Chicago Fire Season 8 Episode 17

With an impassioned request from Casey and a little OneChicago magic, the mother and son were reunited.

It was a sweetened discontinuing, and the show’s attempt to tackle prejudice against those with disabilities was noted.

The neighbor was an unspeakable human being, and the DCFS representative needed a good talking to before seeing the error of her ways.

However, these are just one-note characters who leave no real impact; observers understand what the streak is trying to say, but the send often falls flat.

Casey smile - Chicago Fire Season 8 Episode 17

What I would like to see is having the sequence undertake some of these issues by introducing a recurring person who suffers from mental illness or has a disability, same as when it interposed Foster, a bisexual bride, and Ritter, a homosexual man.

It would make the sequence from being accepting of diversification to implementing it in the firehouse for a change.

Boden: Yes, Lt. Hermann? Herrmann: Thank you director for addressing me by rank there because it slice to the heart of why I collected my hands. I was wondering about officer’s parts. You assure, it’s been over a year since I represented lieutenant, you know, and Casey and Severide over there, they got their own officer’s one-quarters down in the drivel room.Boden: We exclusively have two officer’s one-quarters at 51. Herrmann: I understand that, and I thought about that, and that’s why I’d like to request the blue room down in the bullpen. I can be closer to you, and then…Boden: No.Herrmann: That was a little quick.Boden: New office is for storage , now and forever. It’s not gonna be your officer’s quarters or a women’s lounge or whatever curious run you come up with by tomorrow.Capp: Like a game room?

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Just spitballing here, but what about feeing a deaf EMT?

That storyline could offer the series the ability to tackle these sorts of issues, such as educating every day Americans about Deaf culture, while affecting meaningful change.

TV registers have supremacy, so they might as well use it for good.

Kidd idea

Speaking of good, Kidd is hoping to do a lot of it by creating a program designed to recruit young girls to be junior firefighters.

It’s a great notion on Kidd’s part, and surprisingly, the series didn’t bungle this storyline with any kind of anti-feminist idiocy that is generally comes from Herrmann.

It was just straight-up brides empowerment over there, which was greatly appreciated.

It was indicated that the series is taking brides seriously and does believe they can excel in the fire services.

Kidd - Chicago Fire Season 8 Episode 15

The only difficulty Kidd faced was noting a female policeman to co-sponsor the program with her.

When the “previously on” Chicago Fire segment aired among the priorities of the incident, it seemed like Capt. Leone, who has her own beef with the women at 51, would be the person for the job.

Kidd: OK, so I simply had some brainchild. The short copy is I gotta do more for young women out there. Whatever is happening in the “women’s movement, ” it’s not happening on streets like Marquette or West Garfield or South Ashland. So what if I set up a program where I draft young lady from Chicago Public Schools to be junior firefighters? Boden: Music good, though I will say, as with anything of this quality at the CFD, you are gonna need an abundance of two things: calmnes and persistence.Kidd: I get both those things. I represent I can when I need to.

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There was potential there for Kidd and Leone to put aside their differences and start anew.

Instead, Leone conned Kidd out of a free breakfast, then had the gut to call Kidd a schemer. What a hypocrite.

Severide takes charge

Who did end up stepping up was everyone’s least favorite OFI lieutenant: Wendy Seager.

Yes, Severide’s shadow is back, and while I want to believe her intentions are unadulterated, her note to Kidd about Severide acquires me nervous.

Seager is a reasonable human being, but she hinders “forgetting” that Severide is in a devoted relationship.

If the succession is just bringing her back to justification more trouble for Stellaride, then that’s really a trash of screentime and another instance of “wash, bathe, repeat” format.

Stellaride - Chicago Fire Season 8 Episode 10

This time, The Powers That Be couldn’t even bother to introduce a brand-new menace; they had to recycle a non-threat from the beginning of Chicago Fire Season 8.

Stellaride have continued to prove they’re on solid ground, so it’d be a shame for the writers to torpedeo one of the show’s endgame ‘ships just for the drama.

Kidd: So the same reasons I contacted out, I have a program I’m looking to start that’ll benefit young women and I need a female patrolman to co-sponsor. I’m calling it’ Girls on Fire, ’ and the relevant recommendations is I reach out to public clas girls and show them what a vocation in the fire service is all about. It’s handwritings on, direct, small groups … Seager: Say no more.Kidd: Oh.Seager: I’m in.Kidd: You are? Seager: Are you kidding? My classmates at South Shore used to make fun of me when I said I wanted to be a firefighter.Kidd: Yeah.Seager:’ You’re a girl. You can’t lift a crate of featherings. It’ll never work.’ I heard it all. So young women need to see real role model at CFD, know this is a occupation selection , not only a dream for boys. Kidd: Exactly.Seager: This program resonates badass. Whatever you need, indicate me up.

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As for the other endgame ‘ship, Brettsey — I’ve decided that is the ‘ship name I’m utilize unless I sounds otherwise — stayed relatively the same in the will they/ won’t they tract.

A cute realtor referred Nicholas Winter seemed like he could threat their burgeoning affair, but it was just a diversionary tactic thankfully.

Brett hug

Giving Brett another adoration interest, even if merely a temporary one, would have been overkill.

It ought to have been felt like the succession was pulling another Kyle.

“Theres plenty” of ways to keep couples apart or induce drama that don’t involve establishing some pointless affection triangle-esque situation.

Though this is a slow burn, any move on the Brettsey front before the season’s purpose would be greatly appreciated.

Casey and Brett - Chicago Fire Season 8 Episode 13

Even if it’s exactly a drunken kiss, at least fans would know that something between the two will ultimately happen.

Maybes and possibilities are no longer good enough.

Julie: And you should definitely say yes.Brett: Well, I’m not really looking to date right now.Julie: Ugh, I knew it. You’re hung up on Matt.Brett: No. I , no, we’re friends. Simply friends, rely me. He was married to my best friend. It’s a whole thing.Julie: OK.Brett: Julie.Julie: OK, I will leave it at that.

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There needs to be heat, and it needs to be now.

OK, maybe not now , now, but sometime in the future would be nice.

Herrmann on scene

Lastly, Herrmann’s subplot was probably supposed to be for chortles, but it’s sad that no one takes him seriously.

It’s just completely ridiculous how Herrmann get steamrolled.

He’s been a lieutenant for over a year, and he still doesn’t get the respect he deserves.

All he was asking for was his own room, and Boden couldn’t be riled to let hear him out.

Boden exit

And it’s not like having his own officer’s one-quarters was some preposterou request.

It was something reasonable, and even something the firehouse could alter, but Boden slammed Herrmann down almost immediately.

The opening Herrmann wanted to set up store in wasn’t even being used for anything other than storage.

Casey: What’s he doing? Cruz: Apparently, he’s starting his own officer’s quarters.Herrmann: That is precisely what I am doing. If you guys want to get something done around here, you have stop asking for permission to start building your own future. Voila. OK, snap it up. Merely know that where formulation matches perspiration, you have…Cruz: Constipation.Herrmann: Innovation.

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Sure, it was funny that Herrmann formed a stopgap officer’s districts out of furniture from around the office and shower palls, but the issue is it shouldn’t have come to that.

The subplot had the opposite effect as I saw myself get mad for Herrmann, something which is odd because it can be hard to sympathize with him where reference is constantly sets his paw in his mouth.

Herrmann - Chicago Fire Season 8 Episode 13

Also, does anyone find it hypocritical how Boden had no problem greenlighting the women’s exclusively lounge but refused to let Herrmann got the same space.

There’s an debate to be made that developments in the situation may differ, and the optics of rejecting Herrmann’s request are nowhere near as bad as revoking gals a lieu for themselves in the firehouse, but still.

Even only this occurrence, Boden was all for Kidd’s idea but repudiated Herrmann.

Too so much better of this, and Herrmann might just transfer houses to get the respect he deserves.

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Some digress supposes 😛 TAGEND

Did anyone else’s internal warning rhythm tick when Julie mentioned she and Brett had all the time in the world? Now, I’m scared that Julie will die in some freak accident or strive, leaving a overcome Brett behind. That would be so cruel, but so on degree for the OneChicago universe, who exactly happens to desire offing parents.

Gallo and Violet are still going strong, and I’d be amenable to seeing more of her, but my soul still belongs to Gallo and Ritter. What can I say, except they’re the best.

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So what did you think Chicago Fire Fanatics?

Does the succession need to shake things up?

Will Seager cause trouble for Stellaride?

Why doesn’t Herrmann get the respect he deserves?

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