It looks like Vick’s story is about to take a much darker turn.
After the success of One Chicago, a franchise co-produced by Wolf Entertainment and NBCUniversal that began with the firefighting procedural Chicago Fire and expanded into several spinoffs, ABC also decided to try its hand at franchising.
In partnership with Shondaland, the network turned Grey’s Anatomy into a TV franchise, first with the spinoff Private Practice, also a medical drama, and then with the action-drama Station 19, which, like Chicago Fire, follows the employees of a fictional fire station as they navigate their personal and professional lives. The only difference is that the action moves from Chicago to Seattle, and the plot is much more action-packed and thrilling.
And so, Station 19 has been coming to the small screens of ABC viewers for six full years now. In addition, Season 7, as announced last December, is the final one, so we don’t have many episodes left. At the same time, of course, the storylines of each of the main characters are coming to their logical conclusions or setting the course for the future beyond Station 19, and the fates of many seem destined to end on a good note.
Except for one character, Vic Hughes, played by Barrett Doss, whose arc took an incredibly dark turn. And it’s unlikely that the writers will have enough time to turn the story in a lighter direction.
Vic’s Career May Be in Danger
Firefighting is not only an activity that requires outstanding physical skills, it is also an incredibly demanding profession that puts tremendous pressure on mental health and decision making. And when the whole activity is threatened by the irresponsibility of officials, it becomes the last straw.
This is exactly what happened to Vic, who is still reeling from the loss of her best friend, Dean Miller (Okieriete Onaodowan). And things only got worse when Crisis One, an initiative created by Dean himself, lost its funding.
Vic is incredibly invested in the good that Crisis One can do instead of the police and their problematic methods, and so she couldn’t care less about the program itself and the people who access it. But unfortunately, the disorganization and instability of the Firehouse’s management has made Vic unwilling to care for others, which not only goes against her entire ethos, but also speaks to how vulnerable she is now. And the last straw was when the Mayor Robel Osman (Emerson Brooks) ordered the end of Crisis One’s financial support.
Other Characters Need to Give Vic the Support She Needs
The decision has gotten so bad for Vic that in the most recent episode so far, her fifth, she didn’t hesitate to criticize the mayor in front of reporters, which not only put her reputation in jeopardy, but may prove to be grounds for dismissed from Station 19. And that may prove to be the final nail in the coffin that will not only break her heart, but also destroy her mental health.
In this context, the promo for the upcoming episode 6 is remarkable, as it sets up the future intrigue. Will Vic be able to resist the decision or will she really lose her job? In any case, her friends and colleagues should give her all the support she needs.
The final Season 7 of Station 19 consists of ten episodes, so the popular series will be coming to an end very soon. The upcoming episode, ‘With So Little to Be Sure Of,’ is scheduled to air on May 2, 2024 on ABC. The final season will have a different time slot than previous seasons, moving from 8 p.m. ET/PT to 10 p.m. ET/PT.
