He also makes the mistake of falling for the prank of hitting on paramedic Leslie Shay (Lauren German) who is very much not interested given that she is a lesbian. Mills is the new Candidate with eyes on rescue squad which irks Casey from jump. But, time marches on and a new face is joining the house. Casey cleans out Darden's locker and it is a somber reminder of what has been lost. Both are playing the blame game when really, his death was neither of their faults. The loss of Darden looms large especially for Severide and Casey. The screen goes to black and we push ahead by a month. Casey watches in horror as his best friend is incinerated. That is when the tragedy strikes, the fire has been fed with O2 and a huge fireball consumes the house and takes Andy with it. Andy insists on going in, but Casey knows it isn't vented but there is no stopping Andy. The venting is unsuccessful and Severide tells Casey this, but before Casey can say anything Darden breaks the window and. Casey and Darden wait but hear someone and need to make entry. The Homeowner says there is someone upstairs so Casey and Darden head up the ladder and Casey radios Severide to 'vent' the house. It doesn't look horrible at first, but fires are unpredictable and rarely forgiving. The house fire they get to is a silent killer. This house is a family, a family that is about to change forever and we barely just met them.
Casey calls Kelly Severide (Taylor Kinney) on the radio to mess around about thier mutual BFF Darden. Matthew Casey (Jesse Spencer), it was clear from the jump that Casey is the linchpin of the house. This guy is very important to several characters. Now back to the show, we see Andy Darden goofing off with his gear. Networks try to match what it does on Wednesday nights but are rarely triumphant and it all started with this show, and this pilot but I digress. In fact, critics were cool at best on this show and it is amazing that is where we started and now One Chicago is an anchor for NBC. Side note, I remember when this aired, it wasn't an out of the gate hit. We hear the sirens of Truck, Squad and Ambo as they roll out to a call where we are slowly introduced to characters that will be with us for the next 10 seasons.
The pilot starts right off with the action. So take a stroll down memory lane with me as we take a look back at the pilot for Chicago Fire. So, to mend my broken heart, I went back to the start and re-watched the pilot for some comfort and my oh my, was it enjoyable. If you are new to the show, I won't say anything, but long-time viewers know EXACTLY what I am talking about. I have been in my feels a lot the last week due to what recently happened on Chicago fire. Throwback Thursday is a weekly article in which we look back at our favorite TV episodes from the past.
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