As predicted, Chicago Fire Season 13 Episode 5 brought us more action, mystery, and a healthy dose of warm and fuzzy feelings. After a promo that showed Severide in (another) precarious situation, it was hard not to be a tiny bit worried about the guy. Mercifully, we made it through the episode without any major casualties.
Chicago Fire Season 13 Episode 5: Calls of the Week Sticking to the typical formula, there were two major calls for members of 51 to tend to. The transfer truck crash (which brought to life one of my biggest fears, thank you very much) delivered yet another near-death experience for Severide. He escaped his certain demise with seconds to spare — as usual — and then he and Stella spent the rest of the hour investigating the cause of the crash.
For the big paramedic case of the week, Violet and Lizzie treated a man who was injured in a random attack. Luckily for everyone, a handsome and competent bystander was there to lend a hand. As they left the scene, Lizzie joked about the good Samaritan’s good looks, and that should have been enough of an indicator that he’d be back before the hour’s end.
As a viewer, I tend to be less invested in the week-to-week calls than the overarching plot and character development. But even I can admit that the cases we saw in this episode were compelling. Like I said, transfer trucks absolutely terrify me.
So, witnessing the aftermath of a nasty collision and hearing about the concept of “ghost drivers” pulling 24.