Review: ‘Fire Country’ Season 3 Premiere
The season 3 premiere of Fire Country aired tonight, and fans finally got their answers to some of the major cliffhangers from the end of season 2.
Note: This contains spoilers from tonight’s episode of Fire Country.
Bode is finally a free man, and in the finale, we see him as he attends Gabriela and Diego’s wedding. The premiere picks up as Bode leaves the wedding early, finding Luke and telling him that he wants to claim his right as a Leone and become a firefighter.
Manny was also arrested from Gabriela’s wedding, and when he’s in the sheriff’s car, he sees a helicopter flying really low. The helicopter starts dropping pieces onto the road, and one lands on the car, causing it to crash. Another one goes into the church, smashing a window, interrupting the vows (Gabriela never said “I Do.”) The helicopter eventually comes to crash at Smokey’s Tavern, where Jake and Genevieve are.
The episode centers around the rescue following the crash, and in a pivotal scene towards the end, we see that Gabriela tells Bode that she felt more with him than she did at her wedding. Later, she also tells Diego that she had kissed Bode.
We can’t help but also feel bad for Jake, who is wrestling with the loss of Cara and taking over guardianship for Genevieve when the man at the tavern claims he could be Gen’s biological father.
With the revelation of what happened at the wedding and the crash, this made for an explosive opening episode. Fire Country continues to find a great balance between the action of the rescues and fires, and also connecting with the characters and their stories.
The pairing of the characters this episode was perfect; I love Jake and Eve’s friendship, and Jordan and Jules play it perfectly. Sharon, Vince, and Manny all work together to try and save the Sheriff, and the chemistry between all of them makes for a really interesting dynamic. Plus, Gabriela and Bode have a heated conversation as they work together and help the helicopter pilot. This makes them confront their feelings at the end of the episode.
The premiere had everything you could want; action, heart, and revelations between characters. We can’t wait to see how the rest of the season will turn out!
Make sure to check back for our interviews with showrunner Tia Napolitano, Max Thieriot, Jules Latimer, Billy Burke, Stephanie Arcila, and Diane Farr.