‘Chicago Fire’s Jake Lockett Reveals Why Carver’s Behavior Is Different in Season 13
Carver is living like a zombie in Season 13 of Chicago Fire. After returning from a sabbatical in Texas, he’s joined by a girl from his hometown who introduces him to a different life. Meanwhile, his relationship with Violet has deteriorated as each ignores their attraction to the other and starts dating other people. While Carver has always had internal conflicts, Jake Lockett told TV Line that those conflicts haven’t ended and have begun to manifest themselves. The actor spoke about this evolution, saying,
“He’s definitely a little more conflicted this season. Everything in the previous seasons, he was very much like, ‘Hey, this is where I’m at.’ This season, he has a little more conflict not only personally, but also interpersonally with other people in the fire department, and I think that has forced him to turn inward again, and that’s what we’re dealing with.”
Sam Carver’s many conflicts in ‘Chicago Fire’ Season 13.
Even with the external conflicts, Carver still has to deal with his family issues and how that affects his outlook on life. But in Season 13, the conflict develops early when he returns to Chicago with a new girlfriend and acts as if what happened between him and Violet no longer exists. “He opens up to Violet with these huge emotions, and then comes out of it feeling unwelcome — not even unwelcome. I think if she just talked to him, that would be one thing, but the way it ended was such a big blowup that I think it forced him to go back inside, and those boundaries came out,” Lockett said of the relationship.
However, conflict began to develop between him and Tori when she noticed that he wasn’t completely confident in their relationship. His work performance suffered, prompting Stella to step in and try to resolve the situation. The appeal of Firehouse 51 is nothing that goes unnoticed, and Lockett teased that in Episode 7, “Untouchable,” someone steps in and tries to stop him. He spoke about that conversation, saying, “There are some opportunities in the next episode where you’ll see people in the fire station… that I’m really excited for the audience to see, because those are people that I really respect on the show, as an actor and as a character, [who are] the ones that force me to look in the mirror. Again, we’ll see if he responds in a way that brings out the best in him.”
