Gabriela stopping the wedding by running towards saving the patients

finally revealed the truth about her and Bode’s feelings in Fire Country

season 3’s premiere, but one character’s unexpected request can still

impede their relationship. Fire Country season 3, episode 1 had multiple secrets unveiled and season 2’s cliffhanger ending resolved by the helicopter crash putting a stop to Gabriela and Diego’s wedding, although the reason behind Gabriela faltering is also explained by the episode’s end. However, while Bode and Gabriela’s feelings finally being admitted could make their relationship more likely, one character’s intervention can also indefinitely separate the couple.After spending the entirety of season 2 avoiding each other or denying their feelings, Fire Country season 3 forced Bode and Gabriela to finally admit the truth about what was in their hearts in the season premiere. Bode shutting out Gabriela in Fire Country season 1’s ending heavily influenced Gabriela’s behavior in season 2, leading her to ignore Bode until she couldn’t anymore. Finding herself about to marry Diego nonetheless made Gabriela realize how “more alive” she felt during her kiss with Bode at the campaign fire, making marrying Diego less likely and reigniting her relationship with Bode more probable.Manny’s opposition to Bode crashing Gabriela’s wedding was already evident in Fire Country season 2, episode 10. His speech about that day being Gabriela’s happiest was what convinced Bode not to tell Gabriela of his feelings for her, although neither Manny nor Bode knew about Gabriela actually reciprocating Bode’s feelings at that moment. While that setting made Manny’s interference a genuine concern, especially considering how he couldn’t know that Gabriela still had feelings for Bode, his request to Sharon in Fire Country season 3, episode 1 can potentially hide manipulative intentions after knowing that Gabriela chose to stop the wedding.Manny insinuated that what he saw when he looked at Bode and Gabriela tending to spot fires was a “lovers’ quarrel,” even accusing Bode of wanting to “ruin his daughter’s wedding” to Vince. Only hearing from Vince that Gabriela ran relieved towards the victims of the crashed helicopter convinced Manny how Bode and Gabriela were emotionally involved, prompting his unusual request to Sharon. Manny wanting to keep Bode and Gabriela apart because their dynamics reminded him of him and his ex-wife Roberta proved his concern for both, but asking that of Sharon cements Bode and Gabriela’s difficulties to be together.