User Reviews

I enjoyed this episode mainly because they showed unfortunately what happens all too often now, if a women is going to lose her job or doesn't like someone at work they make a false accusation of harassment and because most companies don't want to deal with it they fire the guy first, as you are guilty until proved innocent. Even though it rarely happens it was nice to see Tara lose her job for her lies, even though it would had been better if she was arrested for fraud. The episode showed that there isn't always a happy ending though as Casey's girlfriend dies, just because she saw something she wasn't supposed to. It was also nice that Chief Boden got to meet Charlotte

I really like this show. It was easy to get pulled into the characters' lives and I actually think it's more realistic than Med, whose characters are too pretentious.

But there are a few behaviors in the plot so far that have really irritated me. In this episode, why does Dawson feel the need to tell Cruz about this mom? it isn't any of her business. She overheard that information by mistake. She is essentially living with a man while pining for another. So what moral superiority does she feel tattling on a woman who slept with someone while she was separated from her husband?

Also, Severide acted really stupid in regard to the Tara incident? Would no one have looked into her background? What good is a union rep if they don't suggest basic things like that? And wouldn't Shay have been a person to call as a witness? And why would he confront her? He's smarter than that.

When the show first started, it irritated me that he was the stereotypical hunky firefighter who slept with anything that moved, and had an addiction problem. I've grown to like him more as the show has progressed.

I don't understand Cruz beating himself up for leaving Flaco in the fire. Who wouldn't? He was a gang leader who had Leon as a captive in the gang. He was part of murders and drug sales and probably many other heinous activities. He had no value in society. He got what he deserved. The torment for Cruz didn't make sense to me.

And I really don't believe that all these different characters are going to go into confrontational situations with gangs, etc. on their own. Especially the women. Trying to make everyone bad ass falls short. Had Dawson really walked into that meeting with the gang banger, she would have ended up dead. Same with Casey - especially after his little 'speech' as he's walking out the door.

Again, good show. But I hope the writers have cleaned up some of those over-the-top character traits before too many more episodes. Make it realistic.

And I don't really understand the differences between the two squads. Living in a rural area, I hadn't heard of specialized units like this. or why one is 'better' than another.