S06.E13: Looking for a Lifeline

[greyhorse]

A domineering husband answers for his injured wife after Casey and Dawson respond to a car accident.

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So this is apparently a "two hour movie event" with Episode 14 "The Chance to Forgive" right after.

Movie event?!  Is it going to be commercial free?  Why is it described in this fashion?  Why not just call it a 2 hour episode? 

[dargosmydaddy]

22 hours ago, greyhorse said:

Movie event?!  Is it going to be commercial free?  Why is it described in this fashion?  Why not just call it a 2 hour episode?

"Movie event" is pretty funny. To me "two hour episode" would also be a misnomer, though. It's two separate episodes. I think they're just trying to make it sound special because the Grey's Anatomy firefighter spin-off is also airing back-to-back episodes in the same time slots tonight...

[Crs97]

Is Dawson against Brett and Antonio being together?

I liked how the handled Otis’ story.  Nice to see how everyone dealt with him.

[mxc90]

I too would like to know how Holly's car ended up in the position in the parking lot. They should have spent an hour on that investigation. JK 

The chief should have known better than to tell Casey "after this it's a police matter". Chief forgot Dawson has rubbed off on this man.

How does Casey and Holly hold a conversation in that smoke and not cough once?

I liked Joe Cruz this episode. Showed to be a good friend to Otis (can call him Brian yet).

The way the writers treat Otis, I was surprised they didn't have Lily break up with him after the operation.

Stella is lucky to not have been shot and her demeanor didn't change after near death experience.

Casey still has his construction business? When was his last job?

Has the guy with the hat backwards (on Rescue Squad) ever spoken? Cap gets all the lines from that group.

[Sandman]

Finally! My God.

[Guildford]

Can we get some more screen time for Otis & his girlfriend, that I could get on board with rather than having to watch the brother/sister vibe 'romance' of Severide & Kidd.....it's a little creepy tbh.

Brett & Antonio...I am not sure where writers get the idea that people like the on/off/on/off/on/off nonsense that they shove down out throats constantly. They make it hard to care. 

Cruz was the standout performer this week and goes to show if they focus on the other characters they can bring a lot to the show and it was nice to see, you know actual 'fires' and them doing fire & rescue thingys.

Dawson was only mildly annoying this week, I am sure she will be back front and centre from now to the end of the season...sadly. Casey is so much better when he is not being her doormat.

And we can ignore the 'someone might die' hyperbole from now on...

[12catcrazy]

Anybody else think that Sylvie might really be pregnant?  Just saying this because of her symptoms (on-going for a number of days) and that Gabby wanted to take her to Med because the hospital pregnancy test is "more accurate".  Also note that test box with the very large "99% Accurate" we kept seeing so often.  

[iMonrey]

Wow . . . Antonio isn't too bright, is he? He bumps into Sylvie at the fire station and just casually says "There she is . . . " catching Sylvie unexpectedly and what does she do? She stands there looking positively mortified with her eyes bugging out, silent, unable to speak, clutching what is clearly a pharmacy bag up to her chin, which Antonio's sister not so subtly grabs from her and runs off with. And Antonio doesn't notice any of this. He just keeps on talking to her like there's nothing weird about the way she's standing there staring at him. Isn't he supposed to be a detective??? I hope if I ever commit a crime he's the one investigating my case. 

The first episode was a little too Burning Bed for my taste - I saw that coming a mile away. I was really worried they would kill Otis off and I would have been pissed. If they're going to kill anyone it had better be Dawson, or hell, even Stella. I never have warmed up to her. I'm sure Otis' paralysis will be cured in a couple of weeks. He just needs the same doc that treated Casey's head injury and Severide's arm thing.

Edited March 23, 2018 by iMonrey

[Xantar]

7 hours ago, mxc90 said:

 

Has the guy with the hat backwards (on Rescue Squad) ever spoken? Cap gets all the lines from that group.

That guy is Anthony Ferraris, and the character's name is also Tony Ferraris. He is a real life firefighter. I don't know if he has any acting training, but if he doesn't that would explain why he doesn't talk much. 

I only know this because I looked it up on Wikipedia. 

Edited March 23, 2018 by Xantar

[Crs97]

Yes, Antonio was completely oblivious.  He didn’t even check in with her after she sobbed in his arms.  Granted, as Gabby’s brother he might be numb to drama queen tactics, but he should know Sylvie’s better than that.  Also, Sylvie dear, if you aren’t comfortable talking to Antonio about the test, you probably shouldn’t be sleeping with him.

[Waterston Fan]

Episodes were okay but I admit, I want to know what happened to the couple whose house burned and if maybe the wife was the abuser. Shouldn't the police have been there already when they took the wife to the hospital? 

I was kinda hoping it'd be Stella as I don't care for her and Kelly getting together. Not sure what is up with Kelly either but I think it was a tough call for Boden as he didn't know there wasn't a shooter, just bullets in a closet getting hot. I think the guy who had the guns could have at least faced some kind of charge at least but I would think he would be charged with murder because the lady had died. 

I think they need to drop the Sylvie and Antonio hook up and the same for Kelly and Stella. 

I do expect to see Otis back before the season finale... 

Boden's brother in law, what happened with the gloves? Did the city or fire department say no? Shouldn't Cruz be the one who decided on the production of Slamigan? 

I thought Anna was going to move to Hawaii? 

EDIT: I expect Stella to leave eventually when Kelly and her break up or at the end of the season. 

Edited March 23, 2018 by Waterston Fan

[Spike]

Amy Morton is a wonderful actress. I had the privilege of seeing her in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf a few years ago and she put Elizabeth Taylor to shame.

[Kel Varnsen]

I can't believe they gave Cruz and Otis an actual decent and serious plotline. It is like we are back in season 1. 

Also did I read wrong or did the purchase order on the Slamigan say they only cost 150 bucks? Maybe it is just me, but that seems incredibly cheap for a specialized tool that you are only going to be sold to fire departments. The first three hits on google I get tell me a Halligan alone costs more than that.

[Waterston Fan]

39 minutes ago, Kel Varnsen said:

I can't believe they gave Cruz and Otis an actual decent and serious plotline. It is like we are back in season 1. 

Also did I read wrong or did the purchase order on the Slamigan say they only cost 150 bucks? Maybe it is just me, but that seems incredibly cheap for a specialized tool that you are only going to be sold to fire departments. The first three hits on google I get tell me a Halligan alone costs more than that.

I wonder if maybe Cruz is trying to destroy the idea of having it made so he just did two... Seemed like everything was going too fast... 

[FnkyChkn34]

18 hours ago, Xantar said:

That guy is Anthony Ferraris, and the character's name is also Tony Ferraris. He is a real life firefighter. I don't know if he has any acting training, but if he doesn't that would explain why he doesn't talk much. 

I only know this because I looked it up on Wikipedia. 

He was supposed to have more airtime and a scene with Capp as just the two of them, but he got injured in a fire in real life and couldn't end up doing it. (Source: Derek Haas on Twitter)

[Aethera]

Moved discussion of DuShon Monique Brown's death to the Media thread. 

[juliet73]

I was disappointed with this episode for a couple of reasons.  First, the entire crew acted like this was the first case of domestic violence that had ever encountered.  Second, I really wanted the husband to die. Why didn't Casey throw the blood covered bat into the fire instead of leaving it on living room floor next to his helmet?  I actually would have preferred the wife to be standing outside watching the house burn to the ground than sitting in the living room.  

I'm over the Brett and Antonio situation.  Same with Stella and Severide.

I'm glad Cruz and Otis finally got a storyline.  I thought the season cliffhanger would be if Otis survived, but there's another new episode next week.  Unfortunately, I heard the floater firefighter mention something about Gabby being the best EMT in Chicago so I'm already annoyed!  Otis's girlfriend totally looks like Sloan Peterson (Ferris Bueller's Day Off).  However, her acting range is that of a wet noodle.  

[Dowel Jones]

I get the plot requirement of having the team discuss whether they should report the suspected abuse to CPD, but in real life, I think most if not all states require first responders to report suspected abuse (child, spousal, elder, or otherwise) to the police. And is Antonio the go-to guy for all PD matters?  I though he was in gangs and Intelligence or some department like that.  Just call the nearest PD office and speak to the appropriate person. 

I was mildly surprised, based on previous results, that Boden actually followed procedure a few time this episode, even if he should have written Severide up.  That was pretty serious.  I'm sure viewers on the East Coast, at least, know by now that FDNY lost one of its members due to his getting lost in a house fire and succumbing to smoke inhalation.  RIP.

I'm glad the posters here identified Lily.  I had no idea who that woman was, because the Mollys North plot went south in a hurry. 

Brian is called Otis because he is the elevator specialist on high rise fires.  Do they name his replacement Otis, or is Brian going to make a spectacular recovery due to some hotshot surgeon in Med?

Sorry, but when Antonio told Sylvie he had a date, I immediately thought of Nelson from The Simpsons.  "Hah hah."

I have long since given up on nitpicking the multiple safety violations that occur because of the production requirements, but the Squad guys opening the garage door without SCBA or even helmets, and then Cruz entering the garage with only a bandanna?  Please.  Then there was the original vehicle accident.  "Okay, we're done here.  We'll just leave the passenger to explain what happened to the police, because they don't need our perspective at all."

ETA:  What about the brisket?  What about the chair?

Edited March 25, 2018 by Dowel Jones

[Kel Varnsen]

9 hours ago, juliet73 said:

 Unfortunately, I heard the floater firefighter mention something about Gabby being the best EMT in Chicago so I'm already annoyed!  

Well with the floater coming, I can almost guarantee that whoever shows up with either be useless, corrupt or power hungry. 

8 hours ago, Dowel Jones said:

And is Antonio the go-to guy for all PD matters?  I though he was in gangs and Intelligence or some department like that.  Just call the nearest PD office and speak to the appropriate person. 

Do they name his replacement Otis, or is Brian going to make a spectacular recovery due to some hotshot surgeon in Med?

Would have worked better if Pratt had been their CPD contact. And it kind of bugged me that they were against Casey pressing charges for the threat. Even if it didn't do much, wouldn't having a criminal record be a good start to getting this guy?

As for Otis's recovery I wouldn't worry to much. I mean sure he got shot in the spine, but at the same time the show has a pretty good record for quickly fixing stuff like that. Remember Severide's spine injury, or Casey's head injury. Both were supposed to be career ending but were fixed in a few episodes and never spoken of again.

[preeya]

1 hour ago, Kel Varnsen said:

Well with the floater coming, I can almost guarantee that whoever shows up with either be useless, corrupt or power hungry. 

Would have worked better if Pratt had been their CPD contact. And it kind of bugged me that they were against Casey pressing charges for the threat. Even if it didn't do much, wouldn't having a criminal record be a good start to getting this guy?

As for Otis's recovery I wouldn't worry to much. I mean sure he got shot in the spine, but at the same time the show has a pretty good record for quickly fixing stuff like that. Remember Severide's spine injury, or Casey's head injury. Both were supposed to be career ending but were fixed in a few episodes and never spoken of again.

4

Instant disability pension. Career over!

[Pallada]

12 hours ago, juliet73 said:

I actually would have preferred the wife to be standing outside watching the house burn to the ground than sitting in the living room.  

I think you've missed the whole point of that storyline there. If the wife were standing outside watching the house burn to the ground, with her husband inside - injured but still alive, it would have been a cold blooded murder (exactly what Nancy Casey did back in the day)...but that woman was so desperate that she just gave up. She clearly thought that there's no escape from her abusive husband, and she was ready to die in that room...Casey offered her help, convinced her that there's hope for her, and it was so damn good to see Casey act like Casey, not like a Dawsons's doormat!

[Pallada]

2 hours ago, Kel Varnsen said:

Well with the floater coming, I can almost guarantee that whoever shows up with either be useless, corrupt or power hungry. 

Or hopelessly in love with Dawson b/c it's been too long since anyone mentioned that she is the perfect woman...and the writers are convinced that we're all dying to see a jealous Casey... Lol

[rhys]

13 hours ago, Dowel Jones said:

 

I'm glad the posters here identified Lily.  I had no idea who that woman was, because the Mollys North plot went south in a hurry. 

 

What? No east/west comment? ;)

[belletane]

4 hours ago, Pallada said:

I think you've missed the whole point of that storyline there. If the wife were standing outside watching the house burn to the ground, with her husband inside - injured but still alive, it would have been a cold blooded murder (exactly what Nancy Casey did back in the day)...but that woman was so desperate that she just gave up. She clearly thought that there's no escape from her abusive husband, and she was ready to die in that room...Casey offered her help, convinced her that there's hope for her, and it was so damn good to see Casey act like Casey, not like a Dawsons's doormat!

It certainly was good to see Casey without Dawson glued to his side or telling him what to do! So sick of seeing him as her doormat now.

[Spike]

I think these two were episodes 14 and 15, not 13.  Last week was 13.

Springfield is a 3 and a half hour drive from Chicago, so that was a seven hour round trip for a ribbon cutting.  I hope they had more than just shakes after that at the diner.

I was surprised when they referred to Otis’s blood clot disorder.  Usually they drop subplots like that.

Dawson’s face is so round she reminds me of a Campbell’s Soup kid.  And Stella, if you have ears like satellite dishes, don’t pin your hair behind them.

[belletane]

On 29/03/2018 at 4:34 AM, Spike said:

I was surprised when they referred to Otis’s blood clot disorder.  Usually they drop subplots like that.

Dawson’s face is so round she reminds me of a Campbell’s Soup kid.  

Well Otis's blood clot disorder will more than likely just be forgotten just like Casey's head injury.  And l hope that Dawson isn't putting weight on like she is so they can make her find out she is pregnant at the end of this season. Casey baby yes. With Dawson NO. Personally Stella's ears don't bother me. They add to her appeal.

[belletane]

On 25/03/2018 at 3:28 AM, juliet73 said:

Second, I really wanted the husband to die. Why didn't Casey throw the blood covered bat into the fire instead of leaving it on living room floor next to his helmet?  I actually would have preferred the wife to be standing outside watching the house burn to the ground than sitting in the living room.  

Unfortunately, I heard the floater firefighter mention something about Gabby being the best EMT in Chicago so I'm already annoyed!    

My thoughts about the baseball bat include wondering if the arson team will find Caseys helmet and the baseball bat with his fingerprints on as well as the wife's. And if so, could this lead to big trouble for Casey as it was seemingly a big mistake on his part to let that happen. Maybe he went back afterwards and removed the items...who knows?     

As for the new firefighter, with any luck his history with Dawson MIGHT allow him to sweep her off her feet and take her with him after he leaves 51.  We should be so lucky!

[Lyanna19]

Anybody else as pissed of with Cruz as I am? Who the heck does he think he is, getting all self righteous about that kid/guy with those guns? Anybody remember when Cruz deliberately left someone in a burning building just because he felt that person was a threat to his little brother, way back in the first season? He is just as guilty of murder (if not more) than the idiot with the guns. And he gets to play the hero but getting him out of that car?  Oh Please! 

I can't stand Gabby, as for Brett and Antonio, oh my dear, guess she needs some sympathy, 

Missed the point of the chair guy...

I so didn't want Kelly and the kid to get together, way back when in the first season first episode, Kelly and Matt's friends gets killed in a fire, I always thought Kelly would land up with the widow, at least that's how it's in the romance novels, 

[Brookside]

On ‎3‎/‎23‎/‎2018 at 5:11 PM, Spike said:

Amy Morton is a wonderful actress. I had the privilege of seeing her in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf a few years ago and she put Elizabeth Taylor to shame.

Different strokes for different folks I guess.  (Plus the portrayals by actors of whatever character they are playing  have changed hugely over the decades, never mind the centuries.). Not to say I don't like what I've seen of Amy Morton, but she does seem pretty one-note to me.

Edited April 5, 2018 by Brookside

[Pallada]

On April 3, 2018 at 11:21 AM, Lyanna19 said:

...way back when in the first season first episode, Kelly and Matt's friends gets killed in a fire, I always thought Kelly would land up with the widow, at least that's how it's in the romance novels.

You mean Heather Darden? She was romantically interested in Casey and not Severide, if you remember Season 1.

[Lyanna19]

@PalladaI know, I was just thinking there is a fine line between love and hate, remember she didn't "like" Kelly, she blamed him for her husband's death.... But in the cheesy romance novels they usually fall for the ones they hate lol