The explosive moment in Chicago made fans angry
An original series in producer Dick Wolf’s “One Chicago” franchise of action hits, “Chicago Fire” has been heating things up for die-hard fans every Wednesday night on NBC since 2012. Enthralling audiences for 10 seasons and more than 200 seasons of episodes (via ETOnline), the hugely popular series chronicles life on high-risk missions as well as conspiracies and terrors. off-duty crisis among the elite firefighters and paramedics of Firehouse 51 in Chicago.
Boasting an impressive audience score of 87% on Rotten Tomatoes, the film has built a seriously devoted army of Chi-Hards, enamored of its brilliant action formula and deeply relatable characters. of the series. That said, any network series that runs this long is unlikely to satisfy every fan every week. In fact, there’s a good reason that throughout the show’s long run, there were scenes and even entire story lines that failed to impress viewers. So what’s the best example of a “Chicago Fire” moment that made fans angry?
Fans found this episode to be incredible
A moment on “Chicago Fire” that’s sure to give some viewers chills took place in the Season 8 episode “Light Things Up.” The story revolved around a group of citizens protesting a sit-in at a fire station to protest their lack of city services. Fans responded in a Reddit discussion about the episode and the show’s overall direction on r/ChicagoFireNBC, and they didn’t hesitate to express their opinions. Redditor u/ssstuart123 started posting, “Honestly, I really hate this new season of Chicago Fire, it’s so creepy now [especially] tonight’s episode, protesters take over firehouse like come on…”
User u/Dro1972 wholeheartedly agreed, saying they also felt this particular part was simply inappropriate: “I support you 100%… Watched tonight because we’re in a pandemic , so why not. Literally cringed at every part of tonight’s episode.” For u/MamaDragon, the episode’s plot device about protesters besieging the station lacked basic credibility, writing “It gets SO BAD! These plotlines are so dumb and unbelievable. Let’s see!” Overall, this episode clearly got fans excited about the show’s progress.
Fans are upset with Stella Kidd’s idealized personality
With a diverse cast of strong-willed characters who have passed through Firehouse 51 over the years since “Chicago Fire” debuted in 2012, it’s not surprising that viewers will encounter a personality that makes they are rubbed the wrong way. In the case of veteran firefighter Stella Kidd (Miranda Rae Mayo), she appears to be a member of the “Chicago Fire” team who evokes strong but not necessarily favorable reactions.
Posting in a Reddit thread titled “Stella Kidd” on r/ChicagoFireNBC, u/Key_Text_42 fell into the anti-Stella camp when they began the discussion with a complaint about the writing of Kidd’s character: “No I’m sure if anyone else feels the same way, but personally I really hope Stella DOES NOT pass her Lieutenant [sic] exam. She used to be one of my favorite characters, but I feel like the writers have definitely struggled with her since S8. In my opinion, Stella has almost become too perfect to be true.”
User u/AFuzzyredpillow shares the same opinion, focusing on the fact that Kidd was promoted a lot faster than Christopher Herrmann (David Eigenberg): “Right? Same as Hermann [sic] 5 seasons(?) later when passing the exam to get a promotion and even now that is difficult to recognize.” Another Redditor u/colliedea likes to say that Stella doesn’t come off as trustworthy when she says, “Agreed. They really think that being a strong woman [sic] means being perfect and capable of anything.” What. She’s on screen… [90 % of the time and] we can’t see other people because of her unrealistic success.”
Fans feel that Casey has changed for the worse as Captain
Longtime core character Matthew Casey (Jesse Spencer) left the series in this year’s landmark 200th episode. But if online attitudes are anything to go by, some viewers may not mind him doing so much. The truth is, some fans seem to feel that Casey’s character changed for the worse after he was promoted to Captain in Season 6 of the series. Taking to Reddit, u/obviously_blond led things off in a thread titled “Please don’t make me hate my favorite characters”, saying “…I feel Casey’s arrogance after His appointment as captain can be quite annoying at times.”
Redditor u/rayoncee seems to feel like his personality has definitely changed and not for the better, writing: “I actually think he’s become very soft since becoming captain. ” Expressing the belief that Casey’s recent change in behavior is generally unappealing, Redditor u/MonitorMental summed up the sentiments of fans who think the Captain’s personality is going in the wrong direction, writing: “Casey was really a tool in the last episode I watched… he needs to stop looking down on people who haven’t done anything wrong.”
Fans are fed up with Severide’s unfair treatment
Something that’s clearly causing outrage among “Chicago Fire” fans is when an innocent character on the show is held responsible for something that clearly wasn’t their fault. In this regard, fans seem to think that long-term rescue team Lt. Kelly Severide (Taylor Kinney) is more of a scapegoat than anyone else. On a Reddit thread labeled “What do you guys think was the worst fire” at r/ChicagoFireNBC, fans made it clear that they were angry at the ongoing Severide blame game.
In fact, Redditor u/Honkerstonkers chose his least favorite “Chicago Fire” as the show’s Season 4, in which Severide unfairly lost the rankings, writing: “I hate the whole plot that Severide demoted for passion. Worst storyline of the show…” User u/Ta-veren agreed, complaining that punishing the character for the employee leaving the Firehouse when it was irrelevant What about his job is nonsense: “How stupid!…How! How Is whatever happened was Kelly’s fault even as the leader ? Don’t understand.”
These fans were sad when Casey left the show
While some fans on the r/ChicagoFireNBC Reddit thread mentioned earlier made it clear that they weren’t particularly fond of Firehouse 51 Captain Matthew Casey (Jesse Spencer), others elsewhere were just as passionate was completely sympathetic to his character in “Chicago”. The Fire.” In fact, Casey’s departure from the series in Season 10 ranked as the moment that caused some fans to complain bitterly in another discussion on r/ChicagoFireNBC. Comments on the thread included headline “‘Chicago Fire’ Season 10 Increases Viewership After Matt Casey’s Departure”, user u/jeanniebeannie82 asked simply: “Is anyone surprised? Are not? Me too.”
For Redditor u/mug3n, Casey’s departure from the show was due to the writers’ tendency to shake up the series’ romantic pairings: “I blame this absolutely trashy writing on how the writers The writers never wanted anyone to have a stable relationship.” relationship in this program. The Casey/Brett thing dragged on for two seasons before the writers actually committed and then Spencer left the show, lol.”
All of the above considered, these fan-infuriating moments in “Chicago Fire” haven’t stopped the show from racking up hot ratings every Wednesday night for the past 10 seasons (according to TVSeriesFinale). So Chi-Hard fans, don’t hate — appreciate?
