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S13.E16: In The Rubble


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Really?  Damon is back?  Ugh.

I thought this episode was actually very good.  I teared up when they all walked into the funeral, even if the whole "we're family" thing gets a bit cheesy at times.  It was well done, and Violet's narration reminded me of the good early seasons of Grey's Anatomy.  And Dermot Mulroney plays crazy grief-stricken widower well.   

But... Pascal just somehow already knew that Damon is Sev's brother?  I would have liked to have watched the scene where he learned that, given the trouble he's already given Sev and Stella about being married...  I think this show has poor editors sometimes.

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Well, Pascal quickly became a full-fledged member of 51 by rabidly insisting he's right and not listening to anyone saying differently, expecting the DA to break the rules because he says so. It was nice to hear the lieutenants have that conversation post-Pascal's-scene-meltdown about what to do if he's really losing it.

Kidd, Pascal sounds like a fucking nutjob. He totally seems one step away from lurking outside that guy's house until Pascal snaps and kills Franklin when he takes his trash out. You're a little too optimistic.

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3 hours ago, CoyoteBlue said:

Well, Pascal quickly became a full-fledged member of 51 by rabidly insisting he's right and not listening to anyone saying differently, expecting the DA to break the rules because he says so. It was nice to hear the lieutenants have that conversation post-Pascal's-scene-meltdown about what to do if he's really losing it.

Kidd, Pascal sounds like a fucking nutjob. He totally seems one step away from lurking outside that guy's house until Pascal snaps and kills Franklin when he takes his trash out. You're a little too optimistic.

I guess they don't know that he's already punched a guy just because he... actually, I don't even remember what he did, but it didn't seem that bad. So yes, Pascal would definitely seek revenge on the guy who killed his wife, I agree. 

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4 hours ago, CoyoteBlue said:

Well, Pascal quickly became a full-fledged member of 51 by rabidly insisting he's right and not listening to anyone saying differently, expecting the DA to break the rules because he says so. It was nice to hear the lieutenants have that conversation post-Pascal's-scene-meltdown about what to do if he's really losing it.

Kidd, Pascal sounds like a fucking nutjob. He totally seems one step away from lurking outside that guy's house until Pascal snaps and kills Franklin when he takes his trash out. You're a little too optimistic.

If Hermann(?) is up for chief, Pascal taking a medical sabbatical or something like that is probably how Hermann gets the job, if the writers are going that way. It doesn't seem like Pascal is anything but a temporary fill in

2 hours ago, preeya said:

Please, NO!

What's the problem?  Hermann has been a Captain for at least three episodes.  Plenty of time to know the Battalion Chief's job inside and out.  Also, plenty of story lines for bartending at Molly's.

I had to laugh a bit at the scene reconstruction out there at the accident site, mostly because all those commuters on the El in the background were probably saying, "Hey, look, they're filming Chicago Fire right there!  Look at me!"

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On 3/27/2025 at 8:52 AM, FnkyChkn34 said:

I guess they don't know that he's already punched a guy just because he... actually, I don't even remember what he did, but it didn't seem that bad. So yes, Pascal would definitely seek revenge on the guy who killed his wife, I agree. 

I got the impression that Lieutenant Stephen Vale, who he punched out in episode 2, had a past with Monica, when she was in Chicago and Dom was in Miami, and he thought Vale was trying to take advantage of their shaky marriage.  

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On 3/26/2025 at 9:22 PM, FnkyChkn34 said:

But... Pascal just somehow already knew that Damon is Sev's brother?  I would have liked to have watched the scene where he learned that, given the trouble he's already given Sev and Stella about being married...  I think this show has poor editors sometimes.

I'm pretty sure he knew that was Severide's brother back when Damon worked there the first time. I seem to recall his having an objection to it and telling Severide so.

I have to say, Dermot Mulroney acted his ass off this episode. I'm almost sorry for him wasting his talent on a show nobody is really paying attention to anymore. It's not like he's going to get an Emmy nod for this. I hope he's happy with the paycheck.

I thought the narration was kind of strange. It might have worked better if they'd ever done it before, but 13 seasons in it just felt so random.

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4 hours ago, iMonrey said:

I'm pretty sure he knew that was Severide's brother back when Damon worked there the first time. I seem to recall his having an objection to it and telling Severide so.

 

I guess I may have missed it, but if he knew, he never said it, because he only gave Severide a hard time about being married to Stella, that I recall. He said that they were only "getting away with it" because she didn't take his last name. He never mentioned brothers with different last names too. 

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