Even if Greg had been lying, Herrmann still did the right thing.Īside from giving to a man in need, Herrmann also fulfills his “Dad of the Week” duty for his son’s class. But you know what? Who cares? Herrmann proved it’s better to believe in the good than assume the worst. I think we all have had those hesitations in giving, because sadly, there’s the stereotype that the money will go to alcohol or drugs. He got the job! And the money? Herrmann lets Greg keep it. How has he not read that book?!īut it’s Herrmann who gets the last laugh-the man, Greg, shows up at Molly’s to pay Herrmann back. Nigerian prince jokes are made, con movies were discussed, and I am appalled that Cruz has never read The Giving Tree. “Drugs, he’s using it for drugs,” comment Otis, and sadly, that’s the connotation these situations have garnered. Naturally, everyone in the firehouse teases Herrmann for giving money he’ll never see again. Will he ever see that money again? Who knows. But he asks the man his story and feels compelled to give him the money. When a disheveled man comes into Molly’s afterhours asking to borrow a few hundred dollars, Herrmann is understandably reluctant. He’s more than earned that title over the past four and a half seasons, and this episode was no exception. I’m just going to say it-there is no better human being on this show than Christopher Herrmann. “You have no idea how much your gesture meant to me.” He’s clearly a mentor for those two and as they’ve grown and developed, that mentorship has turned into a friendship as well. And is it just me or has Boden spent more screen time with Casey and Severide this season? I’m loving it. I wish we saw more of it, and we thankfully received a little nugget this hour (talking about the wives). I’ve always loved the relationship between Mouch, Herrmann, and Boden. It’s how they pull it off that will be interesting. Yikes! This can’t last, right? What’s Chicago Fire without everyone at Firehouse 51? I think it’s safe to say that in the end, everyone will be back where they should be. In the closing moments of the show, Anderson arrives at 51 with the last bit of news anyone wants to hear-aside from officers, everyone is reassigned to different houses. While I stand by my earlier statement that no one goes up against Boden and wins, Anderson certainly isn’t going down without a fight.
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Severide flat out ignores Anderson’s order, and Boden’s in full support of the decision. Clearly, though, Anderson doesn’t know Severide. Anderson’s need to be right is so strong that he willingly risks the life of a man to assert his power over Boden and Severide. This is when I lost it-as in, I was yelling at my TV. On a call, Anderson orders Severide to use a different saw on a ladder impaling a man. “Your ego is so bruised you’re going to dig around until you find something else.” I’ve said it before, but the quickest and easiest way to make me, and I’m assuming viewers in general, mad is for a character to attack Boden.
He’s not letting this one go-Anderson shows up at the firehouse to observe how the house operates. Are you kidding me? How damaged does your ego have to be? Boden saved lives that would have been on Anderson’s hands and Anderson cannot handle it. Verbal shots are fired at a party by Anderson, who threatens to add gross insubordination to Boden’s file of already-questionable activity. When will these people learn? If you go up against Boden, you will lose. “You don’t want to make an enemy out of me, Chief,” threatens Anderson. The rumors unfortunately reach Anderson, who chooses not to take the high road, to say the least. Sure, he saved his men from a deadly situation, but because he’s a good man, he doesn’t want Anderson’s ego to suffer. Rumors quickly begin to circulate and Boden’s not having it.
Never underestimate the power of a bruised ego… And so begins what will likely be a storyline for the next several episodes. But when Boden sees something Anderson can’t-a potential deadly situation for the firefighters-he doesn’t hesitate in taking over command. Chief Anderson, who ranks above Boden, calls the shots. On the first call of the night, 51 responds to an accident where another firehouse is already on scene.
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