Fire Country seasons 1 and 2 focused on Bode’s challenges

at the Three Rock Conservation Camp and in prison,

making his storylines necessarily somber, especially

considering his return to Edgewater wasn’t exactly welcomed by some of his family and friends. If one way or another, Bode had to spend Fire Country season 1 and season 2 winning over those closest to him, having received an extraordinary conduct credit that earned Bode his freedom meant his life would have been easier going forward.

This couldn’t be clearer in Fire Country season 3, episode 2, which showed Bode finally having fun. Despite being reluctant to join the sing-along, Bode eventually joined Eve and Jake in the choreography, showing how easily it was for him to get comfortable again with the kind of bond they shared as teens. Even Sharon and Vince likened the three friends’ hangout to “Spring Break of 2009,” cementing the definite change in circumstances for Bode, who could now finally enjoy his friends’ companionship without thinking about how to balance that with his inmate friends at Three Rock.