[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for Fire Country Season 3 Episode 17 “Fire and Ice.”]
Don’t go, Jake! Jordan Calloway‘s character is significantly contemplating his future at Station 42 on Hearth Nation.
We’ve already seen him questioning what his future may maintain contemplating he is aware of that the “keys to the dominion,” a.ok.a. Vince’s (Billy Burke) job as battalion chief, will at some point be his son Bode’s (Max Thieriot), now that he’s free and a part of Cal Hearth. Vince awkwardly overheard him speaking about it with Gabriela (Stephanie Arcila) within the earlier episode, and all he actually did was give him the cliche “I’m not lifeless but” line. However Jake’s clearly not proud of how issues are going on the firehouse, persevering with into Episode 17.
Now, Jake finds out that Vince gave the OK for Gabriela’s new love curiosity, photographer Finn (Blake Lee), to do a ride-along and take motion photographs … on the station he captains with out giving him the heads up. And so when Audrey (Leven Rambin) remarks that she wasn’t ready for that, he admits it was information to him, too. He additionally provides her a bit of recommendation when she begins to speak about climbing the ladder like him, specifically that at 42, there’s a ceiling and her greatest wager is to be taught the abilities she wants, then transfer on to a station that provides development. (Ouch.)
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Issues simply get awkward when Bode and Sharon (Diane Farr) get right into a screaming match concerning the latter’s take care of Oxalta (together with an NDA, which means they will go poison different locations like they did with Three Rock’s water) and Vince’s ex-girlfriend Renée (Constance Zimmer) wanting into a category motion swimsuit in opposition to the corporate. Jake intervenes, Sharon says it’s between her and her son, and he says to then take it to their home. There, Bode is her son, whereas at 42, he’s his probie, he argues. In flip, Sharon reminds him she’s his division chief.
When a ski raise malfunctions, 42 heads to the scene to rescue those that fell off it. And whereas looking out, Bode thanks Jake for calling Sharon out, and in return, the captain calls him out on being as a lot out of line as she was. At 42, and on the mountain, she’s their division chief and he’s only a probie, so he must examine any household baggage. Bode notes that’s onerous when 42 looks like his front room, and Jake remarks about it not being the station they idolized as youngsters.
Then, when a hearth breaks out on the mountain, Sharon desires to name for a water drop, however that runs the chance of inflicting an avalanche. Bode suggests utilizing snow cannons to spray the fireplace, however Sharon refuses to entertain the choice, whilst Jake says it’s the proper plan. She argues that the proper plan was given to them by their division chief and they’re to comply with her orders. Nonetheless, Jake goes with Bode’s plan, and it really works.
Again at 42, Sharon pulls Jake apart, and he defends his resolution. However as she sees it, he disobeyed an order and he or she’s coddled him to the purpose that he believes boundaries are a suggestion. So, she’s providing him a lesson for it, and for breaking protocol and dragging two probies (Bode and Audrey) with him, he’s suspended for one week. Whilst she warns him to observe himself, he asks if she mentioned no to Bode’s plan as a result of it was a foul one or as a result of he steered it. She’s silent.
Jake then tells Audrey he shouldn’t have mentioned what he did to her earlier; he was pissed off, however he doesn’t need to be the form of chief who throws chilly water on probies’ goals. He then solutions a name from Luke and thanks him for calling him again. He wants some recommendation: When did he comprehend it was time to depart 42? Say it isn’t so, Jake!
When TV Insider lately spoke with Thieriot about Season 3 Episode 16 when he stopped by our workplace, we requested him concerning the rigidity this has triggered between Vince and Jake — and it probably extending to Bode as nicely.
“It places a little bit pressure on Vince and Jake’s relationship, however greater than something, I feel it’s not about being upset with someone, it’s extra a type of conditions the place individuals are a little bit harm and disillusioned. I feel that everyone kind of is aware of, definitely as soon as Bode was employed by Cal Hearth and confirmed up at 42, that Leones have run that station for many years. And so I feel that Jake isn’t blind to that, whether or not he hears Vince say it or not, however on the identical time, it actually kind of is forcing Jake to take a step again and kind of have a look at his personal life and have a look at his personal aspirations and the place he desires to be and what he desires to be doing,” he defined. “So I feel it places extra in query for Jake simply so far as what his choices are going ahead.”
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