We’re trying something a little different for Chicago Fire Season 14 Episode 4.
We’re recapping the episode and inserting our thoughts. So, let’s have some fun with an episode, unfortunately — for this experiment, anyway — titled “Mercy.”
It’s going to be like we’re on the couch, chatting about the show as it unfolds. Hey, it will work, or it won’t.
We missed coverage for Chicago Fire Season 14 Episode 3 because I was out of town, but it offered our first inkling that Isaiah could become a more permanent member of the Severide household if things with his mother go south. Or, it could just be a longer foster situation.
While the Chicago Fire spoilers teased (as much as one can tease a situation like this) a fire at Herrmann’s house, the photos were heavy on Stella, Severide, and Isaiah. So, how did it all pan out?
You know that when we get the extraordinarily rare occurrence of Herrmann home with his family, marking his kid’s height on the wall, no less, moments before he says their finances are settled that the impending fire will upend his life.
Stella and Severide have their hands full with Isaiah, who is feeling the stress of his mother’s setback. They seem up for the challenge, though.
And for those of you who thought covering for others in the CFD wouldn’t mean increased hours, Novak mentions the hours in relation to their hope that acting Chief Severide will sign off on using firefighters as floating medics.
The 51 paramedics have always been leaders in that respect. Will Severide sign off on it, though?
Does anyone not believe that Mouch enjoys paperwork? I have no doubt that when he says he does, he means it. But the light moment was interrupted by the fire coming over the radio, not assigned to 51 — Herrmann’s house was on fire.
We’ve seen plenty of house fires on this show, but this fire was intense and raging like some of their worst calls. Herrmann raced inside, screaming for his daughter… and then there was a commercial. The timing!!!
The house is clear, the other department is aggravated, and 51 is still determined to find Annabelle. The trust isn’t high within the CFD, is it? And if Annabelle IS in there, what does that say about how the others do their job?
Cindy finally arrived, scared out of her mind, but with the good news that all the kids had gone to school. Herrmann is still overcome, this time with grief for what’s burning before his eyes. His memories.
Let this be a clear lesson to back up all of your photos, at least those most dear to you, in the cloud. It’s better to have a copy than to risk your life for a memory in a frame.
I don’t mind telling you that fire is my biggest fear. Clearly, I have a love-hate relationship with it, covering Chicago Fire. But when I was a kid, I spent nights before sleep planning my escape route in case of fire — what I would save and how I would save it. Photos and stuffed animals were my focus.
