Reviewer Rating: 4.1/5.0
4.1
This episode was brilliant in every way and we totally support it. High temperature warning!
This Fire Nation Season 3 Episode 4 review provides a post-fire report covering all the OMGs and OMGs of the episode, plus some rambling comments from my friends in my head.
You may not agree with us, and that’s okay! Feel free to share your views in the comments. I like hearing other people’s perspectives.
Let’s start this review by stating the obvious. The emergency events of this episode are closely related to the personal conflicts of each firefighter.
First, we see Vince quote his father out of turn after a big argument in Fire Nation Season 3 Episode 3. .
His father drama seeps into his professionalism, warping his interactions with a struggling apartment building maintenance worker who recently lost his father. It’s reassuring to see him become less callous when he learns of his death.
The early retirement letter also seemed to sway him.
I’ve been waiting for the show to pick up the abandoned storyline of his heart attack. Gabriella stopped lingering, Bode didn’t seem to care, and Sharon wasn’t acting cautious.
Vince appears to be back directing and taking part in conference calls. Currently, everyone has their proper place in the CFD system.
Now that we’re back with a full season, Fire Nation has more room to expand on everyone’s character conflicts.
That includes bringing back old storylines, like Sharon’s health issues, that we didn’t see much of in the show’s brief second season.
We saw in season 1 her battle with kidney failure and the storyline of who would donate a kidney to her.
Jack was a rival, but he quit. Bode wanted to donate, but he was in jail. Sharon’s kidney came from her brother-in-law, Luke, who performed his only act of kindness amid a sea of shame.
Throughout season two, Sharon was in full fireman mode, acting like a fiddle and dangerously ignoring her second chance at life.
We’re four episodes into Fire Nation Season 3, and it looks like we’re picking up on abandoned storylines. While Sharon thought she was experiencing heat cramps from the extreme heat and power outage, they could be a potential sign of kidney transplant rejection.
The storyline is a great reminder that life doesn’t care about your plans. You have to live every day as if it were your last.
Therefore, Vince decided not to retire early because he wanted to stay and teach Bode something. But will Sharon have to give up her career and pursue something less risky, like running their new pub?
Their airstream stopped inside the fire station, much to Jack’s displeasure. However, it does come in handy as a meeting point for Bode and Gabriella.
Speaking of new adventures, if you’ve read our Fire Nation Season 3 Episode 4 spoilers, you’ll know that we predicted the ending of Jake’s daddy drama. While I didn’t fulfill my full wish to see Genevieve seek help from Uncle Bird, the show did it in a roundabout way.
Jean gave a well-organized and insightful speech to Jack about her thoughts on transferring to homeschool. Out of state. Alone. At Rick’s house so she could be with her “brothers and sisters.”
Ah, the language of the younger generation.
Jack immediately said no. He then spends the entire day in asshole mode, taking his anger out on Bode. Who thinks Jack’s powers as a Border trainer are a bit too much?
Bode demonstrates serious character growth and learning to put others before himself.
He supported Jean’s plan and thought it was best for her. She needs a new start and should get to know her siblings and her father. The thought of doing a movie marathon with Uncle Bird and Dad Jack to tell her the good news filled me with emotion.
Chime in here, Fire Nation fanatics. Do you agree with Jack’s decision to let her go? Or should he use his parental judgment and deny her request until they both have had more time to get to know Rick and his family?
It’s nice to see Bode and Jack being able to put aside their differences at work and resume a normal friendship when this is all over.
Jack was very harsh on Bode throughout the entire incident. He criticized his personal acts of heroism for often putting others in danger. Not that we blame him. In Fire Nation Season 3 Episode 2, after Bode accidentally steals something, he claims he didn’t mean any harm.
But for people without resentment, it means a lot of distrust and anger.
However, he was right about Bode’s reckless stunts, even if they did ultimately work. Bode’s self-sacrificing heroism in Fire Nation Season 2 Episode 9 earned Bode an early release from prison and an early compassionate release.
But Jack says it’s not Cowboy Bode, and that’s what we see – a man who listens to his superiors and follows orders – largely without complaint.
If Vince hadn’t stepped in and convinced Jack to let Bode help with the elevator rescue, he might not have seen any action while completing the second phase of his firefighting training.
In this episode, everyone plays the role of mediator.
Vince asks Jack to ask Bode to push him down the elevator shaft, and he uses Bode’s idea to create a diabetes drug that Vince must give to Gabriella in the elevator.
Bode did a great job of showing Jack that he could be a team player and that he was someone Jack could captain – which is exactly what Jack wanted from him. Saving Jack’s life was the main factor that motivated Jack to join CFD.
Bode is entering the third phase of firefighting training. Does anyone wish we could see more of fire training camp instead of fast forwarding three weeks to Bode training alone at Station 42?
I wanted more time with Bode and Audrey to break Gabriella’s hold on him.
Alas, it looks like Bodiela (thanks to the fanatic for correcting my “spelling of the ship’s name”) is starting again. Is it fair that Gabriella continues to toy with Bode, calling them out just to make a move on him in a moment of passion?
Where will their story go? Or is Gabriella just using her meeting with Bode to distract herself from the intense elevator emergency and Manny’s health scare?
Gabriella doesn’t seem to know what she wants from the relationships with the men in her life. Not only does she have to vacillate on Bode, she also has to vacillate on Manny.
Eve’s plan to bring the two into close contact backfires. Manny confided. But Garbus isn’t ready to repair the relationship just yet.
Eve is in primary mediator mode this week. Recently, she suffered an emotional outburst after reopening old family wounds, affecting some of her decisions.
It was great to see the Three Rocks crew and Eve starting to develop a great relationship with them. At least we can keep Cole around longer. It sucks to become attached to Freddy only to lose him after an entire season. However, Bode’s brief visit after his release from prison was a fun way to catch up.
Cole was Bode’s best friend, but he now joins Manny as Eve’s right-hand man. Probably my favorite part of this episode was when Cole went missing and Eve called him her favorite prisoner.
Does this mean she likes him more than Manny? Or does she not see Manny as an equal prisoner to his peers?
Eve goes to great lengths to reunite Cole with his family face-to-face after he develops health problems and decides to call once a week.
She seems willing to help other families mend their rifts, but she doesn’t want to be the one extending an olive branch to her own family. As Sharon tells it, she must decide whether to stand up for what is right or have a family of her own.
After a long delay, we’re finally getting another mention of Sharon’s sister Mickey Fox, who will be launching a 2025 spin-off series, Sheriff Country.
Speaking of spin-offs, make sure you’re subscribed to TV Fanatic to get the latest Fire Nation spoilers, like news about a major Fire Nation Season 3 Episode 5 guest appearance.
If you haven’t heard the news yet, Jared Padalecki is joining Fire Nation for three episodes as Southern California surf firefighter Camden Casey.
He would be a match for Baldur’s flame and could ruin Jack’s efforts to get Baldur to control his lone wolf instincts. But as Jack tells him, at least he’s no longer in charge of training Bode, so it’s a question for the next coach.
Let’s hear it from you, Fire Nation fanatics.
What did you think of this episode?
Did you like the storyline, or did you want something different? Is anyone else frustrated that this episode didn’t have any actual fire scenes? Or are you happy when we see Station 42 handling first responder emergency calls that are not fire related?
Do you have any predictions for the upcoming episodes of Fire Nation Season 3?
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