Written
By: Dick Wolf & Matt Olmstead
Directed By: Mark Tinker
The Plot: It’s the second half of a Chicago Fire/PD crossover and a second bomb has gone off at a hospital, injuring and killing many. Leslie Shay is down injured, and Burgess’ niece, Zoe, needs a liver transplant.
Jin chimes in with some intel that the second bomb was planted by a Paul Watts, who, not surprisingly, turns up dead – murdered. Olinsky recognises one of his known associates as a guy he interviewed at the hospital earlier. The same guy holds Lindsay hostage, but she’s saved by Mills and Cruz. Olinsky uses his extreme methods to make the captured man talk, and he coughs up the name of the mastermind: Ted Powell, some sort of anti-government anarchist type who is seeking revenge on the Police and Fire departments for the death of his mother and the arrest of his racist father.
Powell also planted a bomb near Police Headquarters, but is tracked down by Voight’s unit before he can detonate it. Voight threatens to throw Powell off the building until the bomb is disarmed. Not surprisingly, the bomb is detonated and, therefore - and, somewhat unfortunately - Powell survives. Inside, Burgess’ niece is given a liver transplant and will survive.
Voight, Dawson and Olinsky watch the bombed out hospital scene at night, and agree that, although it’s been a tough day, Chicago will bounce back from this day, because it always does. Meanwhile, Kelly Severide visits Lindsay’s apartment once again, and this time it’s more
My Thoughts: The drama of Pulpo’s imminent return from the slammer was put on hold for a week whilst the first big crossover event occurs. That’s okay, because this is a great episode which brings District 21 and Firehouse 51 together nicely after a pretty brutal terrorist attack. I certainly thought it was the work of maybe Islamic-type extremists – it’s a pretty common theme on TV shows – but that the mastermind was an American anti-government type was a nice change of pace. This might’ve been the best episode of the show thus far. It’s taut and tense.
It seems a bit unbelievable that such a professional could hold Lindsay hostage and be felled by two fire fighters, but it was spectacular television. The scenes between Severide and Lindsay weren’t exactly a surprise. In fact, they were a long time coming, and you get the feeling that it’ll be that coupling – Linseride, as they’re apparently known – more than any other that will be the glue holding the two shows together. Taylor Kinney and Sophia Bush have good chemistry.
Directed By: Mark Tinker
The Plot: It’s the second half of a Chicago Fire/PD crossover and a second bomb has gone off at a hospital, injuring and killing many. Leslie Shay is down injured, and Burgess’ niece, Zoe, needs a liver transplant.
Jin chimes in with some intel that the second bomb was planted by a Paul Watts, who, not surprisingly, turns up dead – murdered. Olinsky recognises one of his known associates as a guy he interviewed at the hospital earlier. The same guy holds Lindsay hostage, but she’s saved by Mills and Cruz. Olinsky uses his extreme methods to make the captured man talk, and he coughs up the name of the mastermind: Ted Powell, some sort of anti-government anarchist type who is seeking revenge on the Police and Fire departments for the death of his mother and the arrest of his racist father.
Powell also planted a bomb near Police Headquarters, but is tracked down by Voight’s unit before he can detonate it. Voight threatens to throw Powell off the building until the bomb is disarmed. Not surprisingly, the bomb is detonated and, therefore - and, somewhat unfortunately - Powell survives. Inside, Burgess’ niece is given a liver transplant and will survive.
Voight, Dawson and Olinsky watch the bombed out hospital scene at night, and agree that, although it’s been a tough day, Chicago will bounce back from this day, because it always does. Meanwhile, Kelly Severide visits Lindsay’s apartment once again, and this time it’s more
My Thoughts: The drama of Pulpo’s imminent return from the slammer was put on hold for a week whilst the first big crossover event occurs. That’s okay, because this is a great episode which brings District 21 and Firehouse 51 together nicely after a pretty brutal terrorist attack. I certainly thought it was the work of maybe Islamic-type extremists – it’s a pretty common theme on TV shows – but that the mastermind was an American anti-government type was a nice change of pace. This might’ve been the best episode of the show thus far. It’s taut and tense.
It seems a bit unbelievable that such a professional could hold Lindsay hostage and be felled by two fire fighters, but it was spectacular television. The scenes between Severide and Lindsay weren’t exactly a surprise. In fact, they were a long time coming, and you get the feeling that it’ll be that coupling – Linseride, as they’re apparently known – more than any other that will be the glue holding the two shows together. Taylor Kinney and Sophia Bush have good chemistry.
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