However, the death of one among them is made more probable by the report of Billy Burke and Stephanie Arcila exiting Fire Country before season 4. Burke’s portrayal of Vince Leone and Vince’s involvement in the Fire Country season 3 finale tragedy make Vince’s death extremely likely and heartbreaking for many characters, but it can also solve a 3-year-old mystery.
Vince’s Untimely Death Forces Bode To Deal With Their Conflict Remaining Unresolved
While It Got Better, Vince & Bode’s Relationship Was At Times Tense
Bode’s return to Edgewater as an inmate firefighter kickstarted the action in Fire Country season 1, and one of the things it immediately brought attention to was the difficult relationship between Bode and Vince. Their terrible relationship was Bode’s main drive to request to be moved to another fire camp, something he only reconsidered after learning about Sharon’s kidney disease.
Bode’s struggle with addiction was revealed early on, but along with that, his sobriety, too, something that never wavered, even if Fire Country hinted at it being threatened sometimes. Vince’s distrust of Bode in Fire Country season 1 was deep and related to their past, along with Bode’s struggle with addiction, but it didn’t fully make sense considering Bode’s sobriety.
Reconnecting helped Bode and Vince patch things up, but glimpses of their difficult relationship could be found throughout Fire Country, even after Vince and Bode buried the hatchet. Indeed, Walter’s illness in Fire Country season 3 brought that back up when Bode looked for a doctor, prompting Vince to lash out at him, due to his difficult relationship with Walter.
Seeing Walter ill even let Vince reflect on his mortality and how he could be when sick and old, preemptively telling Bode he will probably lash out some more at him, given the difficulty of the matter. The conflict at the heart of Bode and Vince’s relationship is thus still unresolved, and Vince’s death undoubtedly stops it from ever resolving.
How Luke Leone’s Return Can Remind Bode Even More Of The Aftermath Of Riley’s Death
Luke Greatly Helped Bode By Focusing Vince’s Attention & Anger On Him, Not Bode
Everything about what led to Vince’s likely death in Fire Country season 3’s finale has the potential to haunt Bode, especially as Sharon and Vince entered the Buena Vista facility not properly equipped to save him and Walter, something they wouldn’t have done had their family not been in danger. This makes Vince’s probable death already a hotbed for guilt.
However, the lack of closure for the conflict in Bode and Vince’s at times tense relationship only worsens Bode’s reaction to the tragedy. Luke Leone’s likely return in Fire Country season 4 can ease Bode’s pain due to his uncle often having his back, even when others didn’t. It can simultaneously solve a mystery introduced in Fire Country season 1.
Indeed, flashbacks in Fire Country season 1 revealed how Vince blamed Bode for Riley’s death, as Bode was driving the car when the accident happened. The scenes painted Vince particularly unfavorably, as he accused Bode of being under the influence, causing the accident, despite knowing about his sobriety, going as far as admitting to his brother how he hated Bode.
While Fire Country revealed what happened in the aftermath of Riley’s death, including how Vince wanted Bode gone, Bode and Vince have never actually spoken about that ever since their reconciliation. Fire Country also never explained why Vince seemingly hated his son to the point of sending him away and being angry about him returning to Edgewater years after that.
