While the show has been a continued success for CBS, Fire Country season 4 has a lot to prove. After the pivotal Fire Country season 3 finale saw the show bidding farewell to Gabriela Perez (Stephanie Arcila) and potentially losing Leone family patriarch Vince Leone (Billy Burke) in a tragic fire, the show could potentially reset itself completely moving forward.

For seasons, Fire Country has moved away from the more intricate ins and outs of firefighting and toward a more melodramatic fire-of-the-week style plot. Despite knowing that one of the biggest draws of the show was the portrayal of firefighters in a densely fire prone area, the series has shifted. Fire Country could use another hit show as the blueprint for a reset.

Fire Country’s Ratings Have Declined Each Season

The Show Hasn’t Been Growing Viewership

When Fire Country began, the show was one of the most buzzed-about new series of its season. With a fascinating look at a team of firefighters who were working within one of California’s densest wildfire zones, the decision to include a group of firefighters who work within the California Conservation Camp Program was a frech new take on the concept.

Fire Country Has Gotten Too Far Away From Its Original Firefighting Premise In Favor Of Melodrama

The Plots In Recent Seasons Have Been Less About The Show’s Premise

Throughout the first season of Fire Country, it was clear that the world of the show was unique and allowed for viewers to feel grounded in a place with specific characters. As the show has moved forward, however, it’s felt far less rooted in reality with each passing season. Instead, Fire Country has turned to melodramatic plots to keep things going.

Rather than investing in the realities of living in a place where wildfires are frequent and devastating, Fire Country has placed more emotional weight on the way their difficult jobs can impact characters’ personal lives. Sometimes, the melodramatic plots carry far more weight than the fires themselves, which seems to go against the original intention of the show in the first place.

The Pitt Offers A Blueprint For Fire Country To Reset & Become A Better Show

Its High-Energy, Realistic Syle Could Be Good For Fire Country

If Fire Country could take something from The Pitt going into its next season, the show could find a way to bounce back from the melodrama it’s swathed itself in. While The Pitt has an entirely different tone than Fire Country, the CBS series should take cues of realism and intensity from the streaming series, bringing itself back to life.

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