Written by John Edward Betancourt CHICAGO FIRE -- "Born of Fire" Episode 13013 -- Pictured: Taylor Kinney as Kelly Severide -- (Photo by: Peter Gordon/NBC)
Caution: This article contains spoilers for Episode 1313 of ‘Chicago Fire’. To revisit the previous episode, click here.
Perhaps one of the most difficult tasks we must go through in this life, is learning the true intentions of the people we meet. Which is difficult because people are so outright fickle. After all, we run into people that do terrible things. Who offer penance and kindness after they’ve screwed up, and that makes us suspicious because of that hideous first impression. Not to mention, we are sometimes burned by people who appear to be kind and just, since we come to learn they are monsters that were playing us and enacting their own agenda. Which leaves us wondering… what we should do when it comes to people, since we don’t want to deal with lies and deception and sometimes… we don’t want to deal with backtracking over someone we aren’t sure is worthy of our kindness. If anything, this particular conundrum is top of mind today, simply because it was put on display in the next episode of Chicago Fire on NBC. For ‘Born of Fire’ showcased both of those problems. For instance, Violet was tasked by her sweetheart to help with a wrongful death case involving a medical professional in the city. One that took her off guard simply because… it involved Lennox. The floater that almost killed a man, and he was… that person eager to offer an apology and beg for help. Because he swore up and down, he did right this time and didn’t actually hurt anyone. But Violet was quick to ignore that and think deep upon the man she knew. But she also took a moment to be objective about it and ponder upon the possibility he was honest and was trying to do right at last. As it turned out, that was the case, and he hurt no one and Violet saved his hide and taught us… we should always offer grace and second chances. Because everyone deserves that. Sadly, it was Sam Carver that dealt with that other scenario. For in his spare time, he was attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and doing his best to stay sober. Which included steering clear of Molly’s and steering clear of distractions. All so he could just get on the right path and start healing and start finding his way toward a better tomorrow, and while in the meetings, he ran into a decent man that legitimately wanted to help him. Since he was quick to offer up his phone number and council as needed. Which Sam was happy to accept, and it came in handy a few times. But along the way, this man started to exhibit some dark behaviors. Such as ripping on Violet, and he even went so far as to pretend to be Sam when he got picked up for drunk and disorderly conduct. All because, he was a man that was dark on the inside and wanted to look like a hero, so he played the part and used AA as his own personal absolution when needed and thanks to another stranger in the meetings, Sam was able to save Violet from the guy’s fury and hopefully get him some real help. Which spoke the fact, that we simply don’t know what new people in our lives will do, and all we can do, is give them an honest shot and grace, and trust our gut when necessary. But there was so much more that this episode took the time to offer us. Since it featured one of the cooler rescue stunts we’ve seen in a while, one that inspired Stella to have Kelly help her with her own teaching endeavors and speaking of that duo, they finally said ‘Stellaride’ out loud, and that was just amazing for certain. Not to mention, we also enjoyed a touching storyline between Hermann and Mouch. Who came to realize something quite unique here. In that, becoming officers and at some point, a chief, for Herrmann that is, meant this was the final act of their careers and they needed to start thinking about life after Firehouse 51. Which for Herrmann, involved franchising Molly’s and giving it a signature cocktail. One that matched the namesake of this episode. All of which made for another engaging tale from this series. One that truly took the time to offer up more unique lessons. Since we really did spend a lot of time understanding the nature of trust. Because that is something that is a critical to our daily dealings with the people of the world, because we really do hand it out often during our day. Since we hand it over to strangers and prospective friends like Sam did here, and sometimes… we offer it to those that have burned us, because they might have reformed themselves. Which leaves us with plenty to think upon for certain. Since that is the kind of lesson that prompts us to re-evaluate our own thoughts on trust and how we dole it out and well, it’s just amazing that a show about a firehouse can elicit that kind of thinking, and it will be interesting to see what other musings it will send our way as the season rolls along. Until next time. Watch ‘Chicago Fire’
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