Fire Country is beginning to have a Bode and Gabriela problem.

As the show progresses through its third season, I’ve noticed a clear

intent to position Bode Leone (Max Thieriot) and Gabriela Perez

(Stephanie Arcila) as the show’s end-game pairing. Unfortunately, Bode and Gabriela are becoming one of the Fire Country‘s most boring, frustrating couples. More recently, it looks like Bode and Gabriela are overshadowed by other character dynamics and relationships throughout the show. As the show makes its way through its tertiary season, I’m making the case for why the bloom is off the rose for Bode and Gabriela.During Season 2, Episode 9, “No Future, No Consequences,” Gabriela and Bode share a kiss shortly before Gabriela’s scheduled nuptials with Diego Moreno (Rafael de la Fuente). Bode opts out of interrupting Gabriela’s wedding with Diego, and it’s obvious that her heart is not with Diego. But then in the Season 3 premiere, “What the Bride Said,” a helicopter crashes out of the sky in Edgewater like an act of divine intervention. It turns out that the universe is not ready for Gabriela to marry Diego either.

Later in the Season 3 premiere, Diego learns about the kiss from Season 2, which breaks the poor guy’s heart. It feels wrong for Gabriela and Bode’s romance to blossom at the cost of hurting Diego. Yes, Gabriela was uncertain about marrying Diego, but he even asked her right before the wedding if she wanted to postpone the event. She refused the option. It’s difficult to continue rooting for Gabriela and Bode when they have caused such pain for Diego, a genuinely good guy and gentleman.

Gabriela’s Indecisiveness With Bode Is Frustrating

Nevertheless, the relationship between Gabriela and Diego is officially over in Season 3. Bode is now out of prison, and both characters are ready to start a relationship, right? Well, not yet. In Season 3, Episode 3, “Welcome to the Cult,” Bode and Gabriela managed to escape the Gilmore situation unscathed after coming clean about their mistake in “Firing Squad” to both Jake Crawford (Jordan Calloway) and Tom Gilmore (Paul Moniz de Sa). Gilmore is still grateful to the duo for saving his life, agreeing to overlook their error. However, that ordeal left Gabriela greatly shaken up. At the end of the episode, she tells Bode that she fears he still has an addictive personality and that they are bad for each other. As Gabriela says at the end of the episode, “We keep playing with fire, and we need to stop before we burn our lives down.”