Fire Country‘s return was action-packed as expected and delightfully soapy, which is something I personally enjoy. The incident of the week in “What the Bride Said” interrupts Diego and Gabriela’s wedding though her deafening silence when asked if she takes her fiancé as her husband would have made a mess of the ceremony if the crashed helicopter didn’t.
The commotion caused by the wreck set everyone into motion as they raced to aid people at Smokey’s which had born the brunt of the crash. In the midst of the incident, four major plots took shape, each holding the emotional weight of the episode but that didn’t get resolved by the end. Let’s dive into what happened before the season 3 premiere ended on a cliffhanger!
- Will Bode be able to become a firefighter?
- Is Manny going to prison?
- Did Gabriela and Diego break-up?
- Is Rick Gen’s biological father?
Will Bode be able to become a firefighter?
“What the Bride Said” backed up a bit and gave us the full conversation between Bode and Luke outside of the church where Gabriela and Diego were getting married. Bode wanted his uncle to pull some strings to get him into the Edgewater training program that helps former inmate join Cal Fire, but Luke was hesitant. Bode had described firefighting as a healthy addiction which didn’t make his case any stronger to his uncle, but Luke considered it.
Bode being one to leap at the first chance to help also went a long way with Luke. As was stated during the incident, throwing one’s self into the thick of things is rooted in the Leones’ blood. They thrive in this career field, it’s why they’ve built such a legacy and Bode wanting to be a part of that just makes sense. That’s why Sharon and Luke put their heads together to discuss just how they can get Bode into the training program which has a year’s long waiting list.
We’re certain to learn more about the program in episode 2, “Firing Squad,” as it’ll introduce Leven Rambin’s Audrey James, a former fire camp inmate who is now a Cal Fire cadet. She’s in the exact position Bode hopes he can be in with a little help from his family.
Is Manny going to prison?
Manny was being taken down to the station when the helicopter crashed. He was involved in a car accident when the officer driving the vehicle lost control after debris cracked the windshield. While Manny was pretty banged up, the officers were knocked unconscious. One was in a touch and go situation that required continuous chest compressions to keep him tethered to life.
Vince and Sharon needed all the help they could get so Sharon uncuffed Manny since he, too, is a firefighter. His efforts, however, weren’t well received by the cops that came to collect him once the incident had been handled and calmed (for the time being!). They were upset that he was the least injured of the three people in the car and were going to take him in without letting him receive medical attention.
Luke interceded, firmly reminding the officers that this was his jurisdiction and that Manny would be getting the care he was entitled to before he goes anywhere. Manny used the time he had to express to Sharon that she and Vince needed to keep Gabriela and Bode apart. He saw too much of himself and her mother Roberta in them and a romance between the two could only go wrong. Manny didn’t want that for either of them.
Sharon and Vince, however, may not feel the same. If anything, and this is based on my own viewing, Bode and Gabriela are more like a hotheaded and reckless version of the two of them. But his daughter’s love life should be the least of his concerns because whether Manny is going back to prison or will remain a free man is still in the air.
