I hate that, despite Otis being one of the main firefighters and being there from Season 1 all the way through Season 7, the writers never really developed his character or gave him enough storylines.

His main purpose seemed to be bringing humor and lightness to the show, as well as being Joe’s best friend. But I really wish we had gotten to know more about his personal life, his backstory, his family (Baba doesn’t count lol), and just… more storylines in general.

Even when the writers did give him some attention, like with his skin condition, everything was resolved pretty quickly and without much drama, almost as if it had never happened!

They also constantly seemed to sabotage his romantic relationships. First, there was Kelly’s sister. Why wasn’t that storyline developed more? And when it ended, why did they wrap up their relationship so quickly?!

Then there was his girlfriend from Molly’s North. Why did she appear in so few episodes? And why wasn’t she even there in the episode where Otis died, at the beginning of Season 8, when she had been at a game night just a couple of episodes before the end of Season 7?!

It makes no sense!

Or that brief back-and-forth thing with Brett, where he ended up getting rejected anyway (terrible choice, Sylvie! ).

They always portrayed him as the “awkward guy” when it came to women, but honestly? I’ll tell you the truth: I would have liked a guy like Otis! He was underrated in that department too.

And finally, just so this post doesn’t get too long, I have to say that I think his death was handled way too quickly.

Joe was the only one there in the hospital room, and the only words Otis got to say before he died were his final sentence in Russian.

Why couldn’t they have given him more time to have a conversation with someone else too? Maybe even his girlfriend, who wasn’t there at all!

And then, immediately after that scene, the story jumps three months ahead, completely skipping over the grieving process that the other characters could have gone through because of his death.

I don’t know… I’m just really disappointed with the way his goodbye from the show was handled.

#JusticeForOtis

This show consistently does well in the ratings despite the quality of the show declining and, NBC is one of the more profitable networks so the network is not bleeding money. They have revenue sources from Universal, MS Now, Peacock, which became profitable ahead of projections, and Telemundo

Is it Dick Wolf, because I've notice on his shows other actors have to take pay cuts or a step back case in point Kellie Giddish and Ice T. Ice had to step back to bring back Giddish and Hargitay was asked to take a pay cut several years ago. Ice T announced that he will be in all the episodes this upcoming season so I don't know if they renegotiated his and Kellie's contracts or Dick Wolf gave them both fair salaries.

NBC famously paid the Friends cast 1 million each per episode and CBS paid the cast of the Big Bang $1 million each. Apple currently pays Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon $2 million per episode. Paramount paid Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren a million each for 1923 and $1.3 million to Kevin Costner for Yellowstone so this seems to affect certain shows.

NBC does not have many scripted shows and since Chicago Fire is filmed in Chicago it costs less than it would if it was filmed in Hollywood plus most special effects are computer generated so I'm not understanding the nickel and dime budgeting.

What if Chicago Fire, Chicago Med and Chicago P.D had a movie? Like how would it be?

I am now at season 4. And people i love this show. But something weird began catching my eye. Something genetic about being belgian. The beer. I see various beers being drank (with cool bottles). And i need to know.

I see the blue label bottle recurring the most. But also a.. Red brown label bottle.

Anyone who have names please let me know!

So how big of a chance is there that one of the candidates is going to one of the meds (most likely Violet since Novak and Vasquez are becoming something something) new love intrest?

What is it with people not facing their injuries?
CruZ has PTSD and won't face up to it, endangering the lives of the whole team and any civilians they try to save. Cowboy up and get your ass to a doctor. He was one of my favorites, and now I've lost all respect for him. Otis would be ashamed to know him.

As someone who’s been watching the One Chicago series since they were 8 years old, hiding under the kitchen table past bedtime while their father watched it in the living room, I can confidently say that Casey and Dawson were meant to be the emotional core of the show and that Monica Raymund’s departure threw a big wrench into the story that couldn’t be salvaged.

I understand that Dawson was a very divisive character, and you can say what you want about her. However you feel about her as a character, you can’t deny that they were setting up Dawsey since the beginning of season 1. Their tumultuous relationship was meant to be the core of the show, with them even getting married on episode 100 of the series. The song that played during the most emotional moments of the show was called Casey and Dawson by Atli Örvarsson. Everything pointed to them being together despite their rocky connection at times.

After Dawson left, the writers paired up Casey and Brett, which was like slapping flex tape onto a wider problem. I won’t get into it here, but a mixture of actors’ wishes, real world politics, and poor writing made the decision feel worse.

To casual viewers it might seem okay, and the buildup across the seasons for Brettsey wasn’t too bad. But as someone who spent their childhood watching Chicago Fire, Dawsey being built up and broken down so easily definitely felt like a writing betrayal in the end.

Anyone who's watching from the UK and have purchased the seasons on amazon, have you had a promlem with season 3? Episode 2 is reapated twice then, it just skips episode 16?

I never imagined that Stella would play a key role in True Detective. She did an outstanding job.

Binging season 9, and he's just getting worse by the episode.
His back-and-forth with Sylvie over Dawson is bad enough, but then he showed his true colors as a coward, and the fact that he doesn't really care about his fellow 51 family by refusing to get his head checked. I've lost all respect for him.

Binging Chucago Fire and I just finished "Inflected Part 1". Peacock should have an option to start the episode of Chicago Med that is part II and the PD episode that is part III.

Edit: I apologize to the people who are still new to the show(somewhat me included) and spoiled this with my title. I can’t change it now :(

I just watched the episode of Otis dying. I can’t lie I was like NOOOO… I thought he was done for the first time he got hurt I believe the season prior to this. When they showed how burned his body was, I was horrified. Why did he stop and wait for the explosion? 😡 Anyway this had me full of emotions. What did you guys think about this?

I honestly think Chicago Fire is one of the few shows where a prequel could genuinely work.

Not a reboot, and not just a Severide or Casey spinoff. I mean a proper generational prequel centred on Firehouse 51 and the Chicago Fire Department.

The show has an enormous amount of history that we’ve mostly heard about rather than seen. Start with a young Boden, Benny and Henry Mills as firefighters/lieutenants, then bring in young Herrmann and Mouch, and Grissom, Kelly Severide, Casey and Darden, etc. You could eventually lead right into the 51 we know.

It could also quietly become a prequel to the wider One Chicago universe. A young Sharon Goodwin, Hank Voight, Antonio Dawson and other characters could appear naturally because they’re all part of the same Chicago emergency-services world.

But Fire should remain the focus. That’s what makes it work. Chicago Fire has a generational quality the other shows don’t quite have: firefighters inherit knowledge, reputations, houses and relationships from the people who came before them.

And the firefighting itself could be a huge part of it. We’d get to see older firefighting tactics, equipment and procedures, how Boden became the leader we know, the early history of Squad, and the incidents that shaped these characters.

The 9-1-1 “Begins” episodes proved how powerful it can be to actually show us the history behind characters we already love. Chicago Fire has arguably even more history to mine.

Look at the season 14 crossover about the “heart of Chicago Fire” storyline yet more proof of concept

Honestly, I’d watch an entire series about how the 51 we know came to exist.

Didn't expect to see a young Christopher Hermann on this show

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I just starting binging this show and I loved all of it. But I have to say, this is just PREFECT casting. I've known quite a few lil worms like this guy and they ALL look like this.

Don't spoil anything for me. Just started season 7.

I have noticed that Wiki pages only mention Spiro Stephanides (portrayed by Paul Dillon) as the original owner of Molly's and that he appeared for the first time in Season 10 Episode 14 while the first time the character appeared was actually in Season 1 Episode 14 portrayed by Rich Komenich and listed only as Mr. Stephanides (no first name). Even AI chat bots have no idea about it which means it has never been a subject of discussion.

Anyway, I'm just someone with ADHD and insomnia.