Written by John Edward Betancourt CHICAGO FIRE -- "Chaos Theory" Episode 13010 -- Pictured: Joe Miñoso as Joe Cruz -- (Photo by: Elizabeth Sisson/NBC)
Caution: This article contains spoilers for Episode 1310 of ‘Chicago Fire’. To revisit the previous episode, click here.
When we last settled in to enjoy the magnificent NBC series, Chicago Fire, we were all left with grave concern when it came to the future of Joe Cruz. For his desire to keep the whole Flaco/Junior mess quiet dragged him into a shootout. One that killed Junior and left Joe wounded, and of course, a dead body with Chicago Fire Department gear on its head would potentially bring about questions and potentially derail the storied career of a good man that made some bad choices. So, we truly found ourselves worried that the next chapter in this madness might lead to the end of Joe’s time at Firehouse 51, and well, rather than drag this out for weeks on end, this week’s episode of the show took the time to follow up on our worries and resolve the whole mess. Which ‘Chaos Theory’ accomplished by putting Joe through an emotional rollercoaster. For following that shootout, he sought out some off the books care and tried his best to just pretend as though nothing happened. But that was easier said than done. Because his conscience was chewing at him and he was still touchy and sketchy at work, and to complicate matters further… Pascal got involved. Because the complaint that Junior filed finally reached his desk, and he had some no-nonsense questions to ask Joe about what happened during that fateful fire, and Joe’s actions during that conversation made Pascal suspicious that something was going on with Joe. That prompted him to turn to Severide to pour over the case to see if the truth could be uncovered. But Joe was starting to collapse mentally from hiding the truth. For his work suffered, through mistakes he made in the field, and he sunk deeper into the negative emotions swirling about his head, when he heard his son speak volumes of his heroic work. Which prompted him… to just tell the truth and face the consequences. A process that started with a positive conversation with Severide. Wherein he spilled his guts, and was told not to worry since Kelly spoke to how there was nothing, he could have done to save Flaco. But that did not stop Joe from turning to the police to offer his full confession… one that eventually led, to absolution. Because Kelly’s findings were sound, and there was no proof that tied him to Junior’s death. So just like that, Joe was free of the past and able to move on and mend fences. Of course, there was a penalty to face since he was suspended. But what mattered more, was that Joe stopped hiding from the past and owned up to it in a brave and bold manner, and we can all learn from what he accomplished here, and that wasn’t the only story that offered some positivity in this tale. Since Stella returned home in this tale and used her skills to keep students at a school from suffering further from a tear gas and pepper spray training session gone wrong. And her bravery in that moment and her ability to think fast and put others above all else, inspired one of the teachers from that school to be more like Stella in tough situations and that was just lovely. Since it spoke to how firefighters… do inspire the best in us. Plus, it didn’t hurt that this episode featured more wonderful days for Violet when it comes to matters of the heart and the whole storyline involving Ritter and his rideshare rating made for some good laughs as well. But what matters more, is that we finally saw resolution on a longstanding problem for Joe take place, and that made for one incredible episode. One that taught us to always tell the truth and always accept the consequences for our actions. Because to do so makes one heroic and also because… sometimes going that route will inform us, we did the right thing. Even though we might think otherwise, and well… it is indeed best we enjoy the good vibes this episode sent our way while we can. For next week brings forth the ‘One Chicago’ crossover, and judging from the trailer, it is going to bring about some tough days for Firehouse 51. Until next time. Watch ‘Chicago Fire’
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