#chicago fire season 8 episode 2

[ranbling]

What are the bets you would make about next season/ a mini season 8 bingo card

Okay, so:

Madney baby number 2!! Both of them have/had great relationships with their siblings (and I'm counting Kevin as Chim's brother) and seeing Mara interact with Jee would make them want to have one more kid

Buddie feelings realisation (I am impatient, i want them to get together in s8)

Eddie and his parents talk (and knowing the show it will be how beneficial Chris going to Texas was, and not how Eddie's parents once again failed as parents)

I want to see an episode focusing on a member of the 118 saving people out of the uniform (kinda like Buck in the tsunami) and the others have no idea they are in danger

Bobby going crazy while he's not back with the 118

Athena and Maddie team up!!

Buck getting injured somehow (at least semi-seriously)

Buck and/or Eddie getting a promotion, its time and I would love to see them as lieutenants (and they could stay with the 118)

More fires or fire related calls! I love the crazy calls, but I've realised after watching Chicago Fire that I need more fire related calls

[babyboyxandy]

We can chat on tumblr chat what have been your favorite episodes in Chicago fire are you OK with love sences. Just wondering.

Awesome! Some of my favourite episode would have to be...

Season 1 Episode 1 - I hate that Andy died but honestly I find it adorable how Matt and Kelly fight like a couple! Like seriously! It's like they broke up over Andy's death and still wanna be together. And how Kelly sneaks a piece of the corned beef from the fridge at the end. "Oh god it's so good!"

Season 2 Episode 13 - Where they have the blackout and everyone comes to stay at the firehouse. Matt is having memory loss issues and Kelly just seems so worried and internally protective of him.

Season 2 Episode 20 - The explosion at the charity run. Matt and Kelly's commentary is hilarious when they are under the rubble looking for Gabby. "Casey if we don't find a place big enough to turn around were gonna have to do all this backwards." "were gonna be smart about this now?" "er... No... Keep going"

Season 3 Episode 3 - The collision between Truck 81 and Truck 66. Kelly climbs up and says "You okay Case?" like what about everyone else? Giggles.

Season 3 Episode 4 - The subway shooting Kelly was involved in. This is actually the episode that inspired me to write my story The Journey Of 3 To 81.

Season 3 Episode 19 - Chicago Med on lockdown because the guy claiming to have the deadly virus explodes himself. Kelly was so heroic and Matt was so worried about him.

Season 4 Episode 8 - Herrmann rescues a robot! Not! It's a tortoise! So cool!!!

Season 5 Episode 4 - Matt is in the warehouse doing an inspection and the forklift driver bust open a chemical tank. Matt is so quick and saves the father and daughter. He digs through a wall with a chair leg! Kelly shows up and is calling for him and Matt calling out to him. So intense! Sparks were LITERALLY flying!

Season 5 Episode 8 - After Matt and Gabby say "I do" Kelly grabs Matts butt! I'm not even sure if that is supposed to be seen or is Taylor was joking around on set and they just left it in.

Season 7 Episode 10 - Matts apartment has burned down and he receives an offer from Kelly to move in with him. Need I say more?

Season 7 Episode 13 - The polar plunge and Kelly takes Matt out for date night. This is the episode that inspired me to write my story Call You Sev.

Season 7 Episode 14 - The chili cook off. Kelly and Matt cooking together is adorable. And Ritter and Tuesday as a team? That's just too adorable!

Season 8 Episode 3 - Where they get the new high tech call system. This always makes me laugh. Especially when Boden throws it out the door!

Season 8 Episode 4 - The infection episode. After they are cleaning up from the fire at the college, Kelly and Kidd are having a moment. All you hear is "Kelly get over here! Boden wants to talk to us" it's almost like Matt was jealous. It makes me giggle.

Season 8 Episode 13 - This one ALWAYS makes me cry. Where the elderly couple just moved to Chicago! There house burns down. The wife doesn't survive. Matt and Sylvie go find the man's cat Dusty. Then the tear jerker. Everyone shows up at the funeral to show the man the true Chicago support.

Season 8 Episode 20 - Capp is injured. Kelly and Matt go visit him and go to the doctor with him. It's so sweet.

Sorry thats a really long list. If you read all of that I'm so happy. If not I really don't blame you. I have autism and I kinda hyperfixated on your question. I love Chicago Fire!

My favourite ship is Sevasey. I don't really like Stella Kidd at all.

I'm totally OK with love scenes. My fanfics are proof of that.

Thanks for the ASK! Love you!

💙 Xandy

[hold-him-down]

What is your favorite whump movies or tv shows?

TV shows (non-exhaustive list):

The Fall (season 3 episodes 1-3 (heavy, heavy, perfect med whump))

The Flash (season 1 & 2)

Graceland (specifically season 3, episode 8, but also late season 2 early season 3, and also some smattering in between)

Daredevil (season 1, this has some of the best scenes, like the BEST)

Roswell (season 1, the white room if you like lab whump go on the n*tflix and watch this episode)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (throughout, but there are a lot of specific scenes that I love)

Spartacus, Blood and Sand (entire first season)

House/ER/Greys/Chicago Med (first handful of seasons, for my med whump)

Outlander (season 1, periodically, but I don't love it generally)

Movies/Scenes from Movies (it should be noted that I much more frequently perseverate on like feel-good light movies, I find that finding truly whumpy movies is rare and my overall preference is for light movies, since whumpy movies usually only have a handful of whumpy scenes and then you have to pay attention to the rest :))

Life Like (I just recently watched this and died 100 times over, it makes zero sense but we just don't look that deep)

Hunger Games Catching Fire (Whipping Scene)

X-Men/Wolverine Movies

Mad Max Fury Road

Papillon

The Shape of Water (nonhuman)

Upgrade

Captain America Winter Soldier

Some Recent Whumpy Reads (you didn't ask for this but I'm on one now)

The Foxhole Court series (easiest whumpiest read, keep your expectations low and get through the end of book 2 before dipping, you won't regret)

A Little Life (check the TW on google before embarking)

The Billionaire Series by Alexis Hall (ok it's not super whumpy but your imagination can really get carried away here)

The Last Sun by KD Edwards (specifically the first book but peachy swears by all 3 currently released)

The Darkness Outside Us

Captive Prince

Happy Head

What else? Whumpy Theatre?

The Inheritance (Toronto, Miami, and Columbus OH coming up if you're interested)

The Book of Mormon

A Little Life

Once on this Island

Life of Pi

Smuta (this is too niche to see right now but maybe one day)

[emsee22]

Thing I Can Make Out On The White Board:

1) The CRM is clearly planning to make a move on Portland. We know this because the map the promo shows, the top left says Portland and Post Operation, that latitude and longitude for Portland, Oregon are on the board. (Also, the World Beyond spinoff, which I have not watched)

2) I think the π symbol could be a reference to pizza or an implication that the story is now coming full circle.

3) RPED and marine - marine is a military branch and I think RPED can either stand for Respiratory Protective Escape Device or Rapid Prototyping Experimentation Demonstration. We know that the CRM has made devices to attack people with chlorine gas, we also know that they are performing experiments.

4) Radio G7 Span and East of River - G7 is the Group of 7 that includes Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK, and the US. It is a government thing. I think this shows the widespread reach of the CRM. When I looked up East of River, it brought up Washington DC, as East of the River is a part of DC called the East End.

5) Food Lines/Inventory Seeds RW 32.62527 - I can't put a whole lot of meaning to this beyond possibly trying to attack Portland's food supply, unless seeds are referring to their bomb capsules. Both the Seed stand and the seed mention made me think back to the season 3x1 Seed but that can just be a coincidence.

6) Code 3362, FL/only - I haven't been able to find what code 3362 means, but I think FL means food lines OR front lines.

7) Engage -> Assess -> Execute -> Reclamation -> PPP exception - I think this is just how they keep files on communities and document them. I am uncertain exactly what the PPP exception is, although I have made 2 posts on it. I think it means Power Projection Platforms in regards to what the CRM views as assets (A's who can be reformed the the CRMs benefit, and control military forces) or medically it refers to glycolysis and the Pentose Phosphate Pathway and how the body responds to methanol (metabolic acidosis).

8) Echelon Exception - we are aware that there is something called the Echelon Briefing. We know that historically Echelon was a government surveillance program (which is similar to how the CRM knows about all these communities). We also know that Echelon literally means rung of a ladder or level.

9) Intel / Rules / Contact Park - I cannot read anything that it says in between the section titles. I do know there was a character on Fear the Walking Dead: Dead on the Water (or something along those lines) named Park. That show was about the USS Pennsylvania (I think) going against its orders to fire up on Chicago.

10) Refinery C2H5OH1 - The CRM is manufacturing ethanol. We know ethanol to be alcohol, the most concentrated form being moonshine. We know that if not made properly, it becomes methanol which is poisonous to the body because our body turns it into formaldehyde. I think this is why Beth says "bad moonshine can make you go blind" and I also think this is why Alone takes place in a funeral home. (I also think Alone took place in a funeral home to emphasize the fact that Beth did not get a funeral). I think this is Pharmakon, poison and cure coming full circle. Even in the episode Still, Peach Schnapps was a poison and Moonshine was the cure. (Daryl said Peach Schnapps is not good and Moonshine is a real first drink).

This is just info, I can't really make the best sense of it all as I have no watched any of the spinoffs and haven't seen past Carl's death in the show. (My fiance and I are only on 5x7 of our rewatch)

[sarah-cam]

ONE CHICAGO FAVORITE CHARACTER SHOWDOWN 2023

hey everyone! since we're going into almost a month-long hiatus until new episodes return, i thought it might be fun to hold a little event now that tumblr has polls. i ran a similar event where the fandom voted on their favorite characters, ships, seasons, and overall show (those results are here!) but that was over 2 years ago now. we have some new characters and i thought it would be fun to see how things have changed!

i will be posting polls for each show on the following dates and they'll remain open until the next round. feel free to reblog them to share who you voted for and why, or just to spread the word! every poll will be tagged with the show, characters, and #ocfaves2023

ROUND 1 > April 8 ROUND 2 > April 12 ROUND 3 > April 19 ROUND 4 > April 26

WINNERS > May 3

note: all pairings were randomly generated to try and give every character a fair shot off the bat

Chicago PD > ROUND 1

Trudy Platt vs. Vanessa Rojas Kim Burgess vs. Adam Ruzek Hailey Upton vs. Antonio Dawson Erin Lindsay vs. Alvin Olinsky Jay Halstead vs. Kevin Atwater Dante Torres vs. Hank Voight Greg "Mouse" Gerwitz vs. Sean Roman Nadia Decotis vs. Sheldon Jin

Chicago Fire > ROUND 1

Matt Casey vs. Darren Ritter Leslie Shay vs. Brian "Otis" Zvonecek Joe Cruz vs. Emily Foster Blake Gallo vs. Randy "Mouch" McHolland Stella Kidd vs. Peter Mills Sylvie Brett vs. Wallace Boden Gabby Dawson vs. Violet Mikami Christopher Herrmann vs. Kelly Severide

Chicago Med > ROUND 1

Sharon Goodwin vs. Daniel Charles April Sexton vs. Connor Rhodes Natalie Manning vs. Hannah Asher Ethan Choi vs. Will Halstead Sarah Reese vs. Maggie Lockwood Ava Bekker vs. Crockett Marcel Dean Archer vs. Noah Sexton Robin Charles vs. Vanessa Taylor

[figurelifeflirt]

Chicago Fire Season 8 episode 3 and infection crossover event

Badlands(Chicago Fire), Infection part 1(Chicago Fire), Infection(Chicago Med), and Infection part 3(Chicago PD)

The order I put it in, is the order that you watch the crossover in. Even though it looks funny because there's no part 2.

Badlands is not part of the crossover.

We good, we all got it, can we dive in now?!

I loved in infection part 1 where Casey and Jay were throwing the football back and forth. Not caring that they had to weave through a big crowd in order to keep the game going. But the minute the emergency started it was like "put the football down, we got to save the world"

Will Halstead got hit on the head and it made me have heart palpitations. I love Will Halstead. He is a carrottop and he is very special.

Rojas. I'd never seen her before. She's so tiny but she doesn't let it phase her. She's fucking awesome.

KIM BURGESS WAS A MOTHERFUCKING BOSS THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE CROSSOVER EVENT.

[sinofwriting]

Top five episodes in human history 👀

What are you doing to me... How do I even answer this?

Okay, after like an hour (two hours?) and some dinner, I think I've got my top five episodes.

5. 'Blood Relations' Season 9 Episode 20 of Criminal Minds. Criminal Minds is my most rewatched show. And there is many episodes I love (Mosley Lane, the black out episodes with Tim Curry, etc...) but this one is a favorite of mine. And the only reason it's not higher is due to the unfortunate cliffhanger it leaves off on with no sequel episode.

4. 'Derailed' Season 1 Episode 1 of Chicago Med. I usually don't like pilot episodes too much. Their fine, but never something I really go back and watch unless I'm doing a full series rewatch, but this one I adore. And that could have something to do with the fact it doesn't feel like a pilot due to it's sister shows Chicago PD and Fire.

3. 'Our Father, Who Aren't in Heaven' Season 15 Episode 8 of Supernatural. There are many good episodes of Supernatural, but this one takes the cake for me. And it's many because of Jake Abel's stellar performance as he plays opposite himself as Michael and Adam.

2. 'The Sound of Silence' Season 12 Episode 9 of Greys Anatomy. There are many great, amazing, episodes of Greys Anatomy (ahem, Perfect Penny killed my husband) but I go back to this one so often. Also, it's directed by Denzel fucking Washington??? What more could you want.

'Twenty-Five Acts' Season 14 Episode 3 of Law & Order: SVU. This marked the entrance of Rafael Barba and my interest in the show. I have seen this episode many times, showed it to many people and when I think of SVU I think of this episode.

[thena0315]

Gabriela Dawson had appeared in 150 Episodes since her debut, October 10, 2012

Chicago Fire: 8 Seasons, 139 Episodes Chicago PD: 5 Seasons, 9 Episodes Chicago Med: 2 Seasons, 2 Episodes

[bowtiesnmusicals]

Here is my recap of the To The Max (Adler) episode of the podcast.

Jenna makes a joke that Kevin is the special guest. Kevin says grim…you couldn’t do better then me.

Max is probably the only cast member that was actually in show choir. Kevin said he was the most qualified person on the show. Jenna said she is surprised they didn’t audition him for Puck. Kevin said Robert Ulrich had a vision and really nailed it. Kevin said he trusts Robert Ulrich.

Max talked about his son. He said he is talking up a storm into planes, garbage trucks and construction vehicles. He said they a re battling to get him to sleep in his own room.

Max talked about the writers strike. He said he is trying to figure out life amongst the strike. He is producing and acting. Kevin said it is interesting because the last time the writers strike happened Glee happened. It worked out for them last time. Maybe a reboot. Max said maybe he could be a shoe(schue) in no pun intended. The mentioned a reboot. Max joked that he wouldn’t be invited back. Jenna and Kevin said same that they also would just be watching. Max mentioned a podcast called Strike Talk. It’s all about the strike. They also had a whole conversation about mini rooms which is like a show writer and two writers that write an entire season of a show instead of like a team of ten writers. This is much like how Glee was for the first two seasons. It was just Ryan, Ian, and Brad. Glee was also unique in that it was 22 episodes and not 8, 10, or 12 like many shows that might use a mini room.

Jenna asked Max about his audition for Glee. Max said he was doing the valet/restaurant/day job game. He was working at Macaroni Grill and missed a shift for a callback for a Montana Meth project. Meth was a big problem in Montana and they were trying to battle that through PSAs. He booked this gig. He was fired the same day he got into SAG. He worked at another restaurant and was doing bit on Ghost Whisperer and What About Brian. He had an agent and begged him to get in for a series regular on Glee. He mentioned that he and Jenna were the only people in show choir. He was a huge show choir person in high school. They toured and competed. He sang and danced. He went to the Bahamas and Chicago. He lived the Glee life. He loved Nip/Tuck. He would have parties at his parents house and friends houses. When he heard the creator of Nip/Tuck was doing a show about show choir he was like please please get me in. Kevin said nothing is more specifically right for you. Max said right, right but in the world of Hollywood they didn’t see him. They didn’t see it and didn’t think he was right. He dropped his headshot off every week at Unique A casting. They brought him in for two lines one day for both Karofsky and Azimio. He had to read for both parts. He coached on it for 2 hours. It was the big monologue where he talks to Quinn and Finn. He was like who is this guy and why is he saying this and wanted to stand out. He waked in so prepared and there were like 45 dudes and he saw Ashley Angel from O-Town and was like I’m going to go back to the restaurant game. There is no way they are going to go for me. He went in and did his thing and Robert in the room said I think you are the guy for this. This never happens. He was like that was the best read of the day, I think you are my choice. Max was like this would be a dream come true, give me two lines I want to be on this show. There’s was already this hype and buzz that the show was going to be shooting to the moon. He was pumped just to get on. When he got the call he was doing Richard II with the Shakespeare group Porters of Hellsgate where he met his wife. Jenna asked if he was doing this in LA. Max said yes. Kevin said acclaimed actor. He was like if he can do Shakespeare he can bang out these two lines on Glee. So he got the call and it made his day and then went on to change his life.

It was really exciting and he had no idea where it would go. It was just two lines and the biggest thing about it was the slushee. He was called in advance to practice with a dummy. Jenna said he was the first slushee thrower that he was the og. Kevin said there were slushee’s in the pilot and that someone slushied Lea. You didn’t see there face though. Max said the prop master was passionate about the slushees. They had started with rubber pieces but it bounces off the face. They will heat it in the microwave so it won’t be so cold but it wouldn’t read. Then he said f it we are going to use real slushee but don’t miss you’ve only got one take. If you miss your are going to mess up the clothes and make up and the set and everyone is going to be pissed. He came in and they adjusted it to Cory’s height. He was like go for the nose we want it to explode all over the face. Don’t get the chest. Don’t get the chin. There was so much pressure. Max was like what I’m an actor. I’m not a slushee thrower I don’t know what is going to happen. He said the prop master would be in a corner stirring and waiting for Cory to come around the corner right at the last moment Max was like I better get it right and luckily he did. Jenna said he threw a lot of slushies. Max said he got slushied once but he had zombie make-up covering his face so it wasn’t as bad. Kevin said must be nice. Jenna said were you guys slushied in the same episode. Was it the Super Bowl episode? Max said yeah they were coming down the hallway in their letterman jackets and they were slushied by the Hockey players. Kevin that hockey team that you ere originally a part of. Max said yeah there was that yeah I think so the hockey team turned football team. Kevin said all the sports. Max said something about a change of heart. He was an athlete or jock.

Kevin asked how did go from you getting these two lines to you becoming a huge central figure to the entirety of the series. Max said first of all thats very nice. Kevin said your characters influenced one the biggest characters on the show and that he had an incredible and crazy storyline through all 6 seasons. Kevin said he loved that it all started with Max dropping his headshots off at the casting directors office and him getting called in and workin on those two lines. He asked did they call him back for Azimio and Karofsky back for another couple of lines here and it just evolved. Max said he only thought there was that one and every actors dream that they notice something and ask him back but he was like what can they notice in two lines. Then he got the call they wanted to bring him back and he did the Supercuts line. He was like great I will come back. He was like if I can get enough of these I can quit the restaurant. Max said it was the dream because he was a fan of the show. Cory welcomed him with his gigantic heart and arms. He introduced Max to his mom. Max said it was five episodes for the first season.

Max said he remembered the season 2 premiere party at Paramount. Someone turned to him and was like this is for cast only. He said he still wasn’t recognized as part of Glee even though now he had done 5 episodes. Ryan came up to him party and like kind of secretly is like we just wrote something really special for you. Jenna joked on episode 21. Max was like a rainbow slushie or magical slushie. Then he got the script, someone would deliver them an actual paper script. It was Never Been Kissed where Karofsky kissed Kurt. He said it was outstanding because he had coached this whole time about what is this guys problem. What does he want? Why is he being a bully? He tried to understand bullies. He was giving it so much more then he felt he had to but he is so glad it developed into something that felt real and grounded. It gave him purpose for doing everything he had been doing. In his mind it was natural jealousy that Kurt gets to sing a song and be in a show choir and I’m a jock and I am going to bully you for that. But then when it was revealed these were the reasons it got so much more complex and so much more depth. Max said he knew people like that in high school. It was kind of a dream come true. He said Dante Di Loretto had been cold to him and Dante watched the rehearsals for the locker room scene. It was the first time he smiled, gave him a nod, patted him on the back and handshake. Max was like okay this means something and he took it very seriously and is happy with the way it came out. Kevin mentioned they just watched the episode and that him and Chris were phenomenal in the episode. He said Karofsky was beating the shit out of Kurt the whole episode. Jenna was like wow that is intense. Max said there were times when he was shoving Chris into the locker bay and someone in the crew would say can you not push him that hard. Let’s just take it easy. Max was like I’m sorry I was trying to make the sound and get into it. He felt so terrible and was like are you okay, I’m so sorry. He said he definitely beat him up and he pushed Darren gate in that episode.

Max said that was a big one and right after that it was crazy. He got invited with Josh Sussman and Patrick Gallagher to go to D.C. to the Kennedy Center. He ws getting a sense of what the main cast had been living with. He said it changed overnight. The world became different through his eyes and it was crazy how that happened. He said he remembered getting invited to a cast and crew screening and Brad saying I think you are going to be really proud of the episode. He said Kevin after the screening ran into his arms for a big hug and it was validation. It was like welcome to the show. Kevin said it is one of those things. It’s so hard to get a job. You are happy to get your two lines and then to watch someone come on the show. It’s hard to be the person that pops in and out. It really is especially when it was an ensemble cast that was really close. He mentioned they talked to Josh Sussman about this and how those two related to each other because they had a similar trajectory on the show. He said to see someone get given that storyline and then be so good and the care Max had with Karofsky the entire time. He said we got to watch our friends sing and do these crazy scenes and were always so proud of each other and to see someone like Max just bring it seemingly going from oh I am just going to say a mean thing and push someone against a locker and then here you are with this really beautiful and sensitive storyline. It meant a lot to see that as a friend and fellow actor and just being fan of Max’s. It was special. Max said thank you and it felt special. He said even now it will be tough to find a role that is awesome and complex and nuanced and on a show that gets that many ratings and eyeballs. He said he has shot stuff before that and since then that you when you are shooting it you are like who knows if this going to see the light of day. Who know how many people will watch. He said it was exciting being on the Glee set knowing that what we are doing is going to be watched in a few weeks by 14 million people or whatever it was and it like this will change some minds and change some hearts. It will influence people and maybe save some lives. That was the biggest thing. It transcended just a role on tv to making a difference. He started getting letters, emails, messages of people saying they had seen some gay people portrayed on tv but they weren’t the masculine jock that you didn’t see coming. Thank god for this because they feel validated and seen. It was things were their family had disowned them and after seeing this episode they understood now who they were and reached out to patch the family back up. He said it was insane to just be a part of it. It made him take things more seriously. He was representing a lot of people that didn’t feel seen or heard which is the whole point of the show.

Max said what was so weird about that is that he never had the Ryan sit down or like this is what we are going to do or lets talk about what people are feeling about it. He said he would try but he would’ve get much of a response. He mentioned Life of Pi. He said he just wants that lion to look back and acknowledge him. He was like thats Glee. There was never anyone that was like hey we did it or good job on the storyline. It just kind of ended. He was like did just that happen and still waiting for that closure. He said he understand what they are talking about because he has been the bigger part of shows and its like you bond more because you spend so much time together. The guest stars are great and awesome. It’s like in high school where you can go the same school but unless you have that one night of partying where the truth comes out. You have that bond and talk about it the next day. Its like he’s in my science class but were not like that. He said he understood the pecking order. He said weird that the outside world was like you are on Glee and a cast member and doing it. He was like am I though. He was straddling the fence of when will I be back, will I be back. He was like am I going back to the bread lines. It was a very weird unstable 6 years but also the most exciting and rewarding. He said he is still trying to deal with that.

Jenna said he had such a big storyline even after the initial kiss to the big episode where you attempt suicide. It is a massive undertaking. She asked what it was like when he read that script. Did he know that was coming? Did Ryan drop any nuggets? What was the response? Did it shift at that point? Max said it solidified his place on the show. He worked with his coach and was like this guy in a small town worried about his sexuality getting out there, his dad, society. In reality he would probably think about suicide. Max was like they would never do that on a Fox musical comedy. So when it actually came to him he was like oh my gosh and thank you to the writers for doing this character justice and showing what could happen to someone in that situation and in that position. Let’s be real about it and let’s really touch lives and save some hearts and change peoples minds and open peoples eyes. He said it was a brutal episode to film. It’s as a very dark space. He had to understand what would lead to someone committing suicide. The hopelessness and not having anyone to turn to and being at the literal end of your rope. It’s dark. He said he remembers sitting in the golf cart with Brad Buecker right outside the studio for like an hour. He was telling Max really vulnerable things about his life and mindset and where he’s been. Max was confessing stuff to him about when his mom passed. It was a very emotional talk that put him in a great space to go in and film. He knows he is representing people. At this time Fox sent him to Dr. Phil, Access Hollywood, and Dr. Drew. He was out there talking about teen suicides and cyber bullying. This was the forefront of when Anderson Cooper and Ellen and everyone was talking about cyber bullying and teen suicides. He was like this is crazy that he was playing this role at this time in the world and that this might not ever happen again. It was huge. He said the biggest reward was that the Trevor Project flashed their hotline at the end of the episode and the calls went through the roof. It was the highest percentage of people that reached for help after that episode. He said to be a part of that was incredibly rewarding and an honor.

Keviin said how lovely it was that during Never Been Kissed and On My Way he had Brad Buecker at the helm both times. He is the most thoughtful and generous person. He asked if it was helpful because he was there for the advent of Karofsky real journey having him be a through line. He said the Dante and Ryan’s were doing other things. Buecker was editing the show at the same time he really knew all the characters so so well. He asked if he found that as an actor to have Brad connect those dots for him. Max said he absolutely loved working with Brad. He said he thinks it was the first time that he worked with a director that was an editor. Kevin mentioned Never Been Kissed was Brad’s first episode. Max said there must ave been 20 different takes for the locker room. He said it was so fun because he came through one door and Chris came through another door. He said Brad would go back and forth between Max and Chris and give them idea of things to try. Max said it was fun because they got to try everything he was feeling and didn’t have to hold back or try to get it right. He said he wanted to work with Brad again. He said the same thing with On My Way there was already that trust built in. He was like I don’t know how many tears you can get out of me. He said it was really great working with him. He said Brad treated where he walked through the locker room and saw fag on the locker and he was like its going to be in slow motion and I want to see your life leave your body. The way he shot and pushed in and cue Cough Syrup. He said he got emotional watching it. Brad and Max got invited to Sacramento for a couple of years and be a part of a program called Directing Change because of that episode. All of these high school students were making short films about mental health awareness, stigmas, and suicide prevention. Brad and Max were there to represent, they spoke to the kids and judged the videos. Now they were in the real world talking about these issues from the storyline. It took on a serious part of his life. He wanted to understand what he was talking about because he was talking to real kids going through it. This is more then just memorizing lines and showing up. It was a crazy time.

Kevin said it is crazy to think about how when the show came out and it started to do well they became conscious that x number of people are going to see what we are doing right now. When they did the first 13 episodes no one had seen anything but the pilot. He said knowing that you are doing these really serious things and then having a 3 week turn around. He asked in those 3 weeks did you ever get scared or nervous because every time he was on screen he had some really heavy shit. Kevin said for us they were like I am excited for my parents to see this musical number or I get to get out of the chair and dance. For Max, he was acting through some really tough things. Kevin said he got scared for people to see some things. He asked what was going through Max’s head knowing that 15 million people were going to see this. Max said excitement and there was no fear. He moved out to LA when he was 18 right after high school. He was like everyone was saying they were going college and he was like I’m going to LA an see what happens, don’t laugh at me. He was like I better make it because there was no plan b. He said to be on a dream show with a dream creator knowing people are watching it. He said all his high school friend were watching it. He had a big support base from family and friends. His wife Jenn studied theater in London with this guy Jeremy O’Keefe who ended up being a casting director. He overheard while he was working at a restaurant talking about how he also bartends at a bar called Silver Spoon. They had a back room where they would have Glee Nights. He said he things it was a gay bar. They would show Glee hand have drinks. Max was like you know I’m on that show. Jeremey said come on by and so it became a thing where Max would go with 20 friends and they would watch the episode and have drinks. He said he remembers when he got Never Been Kissed there were people that were like is your dad going to be cool with this. You are kissing a dude on national tv. What are you going to do? He said he didn’t even think about it until he was confronted with it. He was like no, I’m an actor, and a kiss is a kiss. Lips are lips. A storyline is a storyline. He didn’t really think about that element of it. He just thought about the character and the instinct of why he has been doing what he’s been doing for a year and this release. Kevin said he too it so seriously. Max said it almost felt like he was shooting a different show. It was crazy they were putting it in this episode. Jenna said we always say the Kurt and Burt, the heavy and heart of the show and then you have the clowns. It was sometimes two different shows. Max said that is what worked. Through the circus of that you have that little notice of let me pound you in the heart with this. He said it reminded of that American Beauty scene where Chris Cooper kisses Kevin Spacey in the garage. He said that scene rattles him still and was like that was powerful. He said if they can come anywhere close to capturing that feeling of just the release of what this guy must be feeling wondering what it feels like to kiss a guy after 16 years or whatever it is. Let’s show that release. Then he found out Ryan knew people like that in high school. Brad Falchuck had a friend named Dave Karofsky that messaged Max on Facebook. He’s not at all like the character. It was very rewarding and he was excited to do that storyline. He said it was more negative before Karofsky exposes what his deal is and then it became like thank you and I feel scene. He said this was a crazy ride.

Jenna said speaking of a crazy ride his storylines get crazier. Kevin said they don’t remember season 5 and 6 but mostly 6. Kevin said someone tweeted that they knew this is when I knew Glee went off the rails, when Karofsky and Blaine started dating. Kevin was like this happened. Kevin sand no offense to you or anybody he doesn’t know what happened with him and that he doesn’t know anything. Jenna said I don’t know where we were at that time. Max said they had checked out and were just along for the ride. It was a long time ago and they were a long time in and it was a cyclone blur and it was wild. Kevin said tell us about that experience. Max said at that point I’ve done what I’m going to do. The serious stuff with this character that is going to make an impact has stopped. The show has changed and the world has changed. He was happy to be along for the ride, happy to be a part of the show, happy to keep seeing everyone and keep putting on the jacket, and happy to have an income and be working. He said it was fun at that point. He said there was so much pressure on those earlier episodes. He said everyone would be having fun at base camp and he wold be in his trailer doing breathing exercises. He had one shot to nail this and represent hundreds of thousands of people. Kevin said these assholes are singing lady Gaga and I have talk about suicide. Max said I wish I was singing Lady Gaga. He said there was a freedom in that and they had each other and having fun. He was like this was on me and I have to nail it or I am not asked back. There was a very big pressure until season 6. He was like there is Jane Lynch telling me and Darren are related with a family tree at a restaurant. He said love Darren and that they hit it off from the beginning during Never Been Kissed and said they are still close. He was like this is insane but I get to work with you, my buddies and work with you and Chris and cool directors and have a good time. He said it was fun to be a part of it without the weight or pressure of what it was at that point. He mentioned that he got a nice happy ending that didn’t result in a suicide. It is okay to be out in the world and happy, to date , and go do line dancing at gay bars and be out there. It gives people hope that there is a life and a world that will accept you. People will understand you and feel free to reach out to people and try things. He was appreciative of that and that it didn’t end in a tragic way. He just had fun. It was weird thing. Him and Blaine dated. Jenna said Tina tried to date him too. Max said it was a good time.

Jenna asked Max what is the feeling that Glee leave him with. Max said longing. He said he knows that is kind of sad. It was a great time in his life. It was a huge hit show and all the perks that came with it and being seen for your work. He said it was like listening in a bottle. Who know if or when it will come again. He is a parent now. Everything is different now. He said he can’t believe that happened when they were in their 20s. They were footloose and fancy free. What a time. There won’t be a show like again. it won’t really be the same. it was very cool to be with people the same age and going through it. He looks upon those times very fondly. He said he wasn’t in the trenches or the drama as much as the main cast. It’s been all good for him. He misses it. Jenna said that’s awesome they are grateful to have him. She said watching it as a viewer vs an actor in the show it’s really different and profound. They get to see the work he put in and how serious he took the role and how he approached and it really paid off. She said they are really grateful for him and his time not he show, and what he shared with everyone and coming on and hanging out with them again and his friendship. Max said the feeling is mutual. He said thank you for everything you guys did on the show. Jenna said they were just clowns on Glee. Max said thanks for having me and congrats on the show. They said they will voice memo him if they have questions during the podcast. Max said bring it on and that he will be standing by. Kevin said thanks and that it was so good to see him. Max said it was so good to see them and thanks and to take care.

Jenna asked Kevin if he knew that David Schwimmer quit tv right before he got Friends. He quit and went back to Chicago to do theater. Marta Koffman and the creators of Friends were like we wrote this with you in mind. You have to come back and do it. He had a bad experience on another tv show and was like never again. They were like we promise this will be different just come back. He was like alright if you wrote it for me I will come back. Kevin was like see what happens when you are good. Max is just good. They had no idea he had all that formal training. He said you are sweet man and keep it up you are so talented. They said they will have to have him back. That they have so many more questions for everyone.

See you next time.

[sylvies-chen]

The show has never been as good as it was in s1 and 2, those two seasons were very good procedural fun ensemble cop show but I'm gonna need them to get to s7 I'm begging because I need a chenford wedding, logically we might get it at the end of 6 and then them with kids or pregnant( something they both want) in s7 because I need crime procedurals which are basically the ONLY form of television still doing slowburns and relationships that actually develop over the years to stop f*cking me over( especially Chicago fire which has burned me so badly I have no words) bc they're almost entirely my only source of good ship material, every other show has 8 episodes every 2 years so there is no actual development of anything whatsoever and so I'm tired

Wow ok so uh a lot to unpack here lol, wild from start to finish let’s get into it:

I actually really like this season so far. Is it anywhere close to what the show started out? No, not really. But different doesn’t mean bad. I’ve actually quite enjoyed the darker, more intense tones to this season. The Rookie did the “good procedural fun ensemble cop” thing really well, and it still does. But just because The Rookie is a show that knows it’s place and doesn’t act like more than it is, doesn’t mean they’re not allowed to tinker around and toy with new things, new ideas, new motifs, new levels of intensity. I think this is a show that knows how fun experimenting can be and how sometimes it’s just necessary in order to play the long game and have many, many seasons. I also feel like, if you’ve seen anything on my blog over the past few weeks, you might have seen that I actually am enjoying this season?? So I don’t know if you thought I was going to agree with you on this, but I am most definitely (yet respectfully) disagreeing.

I definitely feel your pain from Chicago Fire. That show has fucked up one too many times now, relying too much on their fans to keep coming back for more no matter what. I’ll say it now and forever.

But your take on other television??? On there not being slowburns or any development in fictional ships??? STONE COLD TAKE. We are in a golden age of television, anon!! I don’t know what television you watch but I personally find there is still a lot of good slowburn ships out there. Obviously, procedurals and cable television is a format better suited for slowburns because the for-profit motive is stronger. They want to tell a story, but it’s more about taking a set of characters and a premise and playing with them for as long as possible. They stretch it out, which breeds a perfect environment for those insanely long and fantastically torturous slowburns (Suits, Bones, etc.), whereas shows in the newer format you’re describing have a very specific story to tell and want to tell it in a certain way. It’s why The Good Place, like other shows, actively chose not to be renewed for another season: because they know where they want to end.

Just think of how many fucking AMAZING tv shows follow that format!!! Succession, The Morning Show, Outer Banks, Our Flag Means Death, Euphoria, Barry, Ted Lasso, Heartstopper, Normal People. The list is ENDLESS. And these shows gets awards. Just because you see the development differently over 8 episodes doesn’t mean there isn’t still some really solid development of fictional couples. If you’re really against this format, I encourage you to dig deeper and question that feeling a bit.

But anyway, circling back to Chenford and The Rookie: I don’t know what Chenford’s development is going to look like moving forward. I don’t know how many seasons there will be or what’s going to happen. But I like where this show is at right now and I personally am happy and excited to see Lucy and Tim fall in love!

[laresearchette]

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Chicago Fire Season 2 Ep. 20 "A Dark Day"

A big explosion happens at the start of a charity run outside a Chicago hospital. Dawson and Casey are taking part. People in Chicago are in chaos as police search for the attackers. Mills finds and disarms a second bomb in an underground garage. Dawson is trapped and Casey and Severide race to find her while their colleagues help victims above ground.

This episode is part of a crossover with Chicago P.D. that ends at 8:40 p.m. It's on the Chicago P.D. Season 1 DVD set.

If you want to watch the series for yourself, stop reading! This post contains spoilers to the storyline.

Dawson and Casey help other volunteers at a "Chicago P.D. and Chicago F.D. Race Against Cancer" event outside Chicago Medical. Kim Burgess, with her niece Zoe, joins them to help set up a tent. Dr. Holly Whelan and her sister Imogene also help. Dawson registers for the race and goes into the building. Moments later, a bomb goes off. The blast tears a hole in the hospital, sprays concrete into the streets, and hurts many, including Zoe and Imogene. Once the shock wore off, Casey helped the girls while realizing Dawson was probably trapped.

Boden and the squad help the wounded and rescue people from the race and the hospital. Mills thinks a car bomb caused the blast. This means there are other explosives out there. He and Cruz find a bomb in the parking structure. Mills defuses it.

Shay avoids falling debris but punctures her side on a piece of rebar. Her old partner, Rafferty, doesn't notice, so Shay keeps the wound a secret and patches it up in private to help the others. The wound is worse than she thought.

Dr. Arrata finds Zoe has a crushed liver and needs an operation. In the other hospital wing, he operates on the girl as Burgess waits outside. The operation fails. Zoe needs a full transplant. Dr. Arrata looks for a replacement, but it's damaged and unusable. He tells Burgess the bad news, and she cries because her niece might not live. Even Kevin can't comfort her.

Imogene goes from fine to having a seizure. Her brain swelled from a concussion, so she goes into surgery unconscious. Doctors operate to relieve the pressure. They don't want to lose two young lives on the same day.

Casey and Severide searches the rubble for Dawson. They call, but get no answer. Dawson stirs on the other side of the rubble, weak and in pain. She can't scream, so she knocks two metal poles together. The noise leads them to her. With Herrmann's help, they lift her out. The whole team celebrates.

Then the rest of Chicago P.D. and FBI members arrive. Hank Voight targets a group of diplomats from Syria. They're in town for their ambassador's off-the-books liver transplant.

With the blast over, Shay's adrenaline easees. She collapses to the floor, unconscious and bleeding from her earlier wound.

[tvrundownusa]

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Wednesday, January 31st:

(exclusive): "Choir" (dsn+, Detroit docuseries, all 6 parts), Marvel Studios Assembled (dsn+, the making of "Echo"), Baby Bandito (netflix, Chilean true-crime drama, all 8 eps), Alexander: The Making of a God (netflix, docu-drama, all 6 eps), Four Knights of the Apocalypse (netflix, anime series USA premiere)

(movies): "WILL" (netflix, Belgian WWII drama, ~2hrs), "Shattered Glass: A WNBPA Story" (TUBI, documentary, ~75mins)

(streaming weekly): Criminal Record (apple+), Blue Lights (BritBox, next 2 eps, season 1 finale), Hollywood Houselift with Jeff Lewis (freevee, season 2 finale), Like Flowers in Sand (netflix, season 1 finale), Ishura (hulu), A Shop For Killers (dsn+|hulu, next 2 eps), Percy Jackson and the Olympians (dsn+, season 1 finale)

(original made-for-TV movies): "A Roommate to Die For" (LMN, 2hrs), "The Unbreakable Tatiana Suarez" (HBO, MMA sports documentary, ~80mins)

(earlier - hour 0): Danger Force (NICK) / . / NFL Slimetime (NICK)

(hour 1): Wild Cards (theCW), Chicago Med (NBC), I Can See Your Voice (FOX), The Price Is Right at Night (CBS), The Challenge (MTV, 90mins)

(hour 2): Family Law (theCW), Chicago Fire (NBC), Sistas (BET), We Are Family (FOX), Let's Make a Deal in Primetime (CBS), The Challenge (MTV, contd)

(hour 3): Chicago P.D. (NBC), Celebrity Squares (BET, season 1B resumes) / . / All the Queen's Men (BET, new time), FBI True (CBS), FEUD (FX, season 2 "Capote vs. The Swans" opener, first 2 eps), FEUD: "Capote vs. The Swans" (FXX, director's cut of episode one, 90mins)

(hour 4 - latenight): FEUD (FX, "Capote vs. The Swans" contd+95mins), FEUD: "Capote vs. The Swans" (FXX, director's cut, contd)

[winchesterszvonecek]

Hi. Hope you're having a good day or afternoon or evening and staying safe. And I was gonna ask you if you can gif Blake Gallo from Chicago Fire in episode 2 of season 8 when he first comes on please? It's just that I don't know if you heard the news but Alberto's gonna be leaving Chicago Fire season 12 and I'm sooo not ready for that. So yeah. Thank you. ☺️☺️☺️

done :)

[figurelifeflirt]

Chicago Fire Season 8 Episode 2 A Real Shot In The Arm

Herrmann, don't scare me like that. Don't make me think that I'm going to have to knock your over the head with the rainbow flag.

Ritter, I am so proud of you. I know it's not the same as running into burning buildings but still you are so brave. And who is this boyfriend, I want to meet him!