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07-12-2022, 07:56 PM
https://www.looper.com/925273/the-chicago-fire-season-that-fans-agree-is-full-of-filler-storylines/
Some fans think Chicago Fire Season 4 includes too much filler
On the official subreddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/ChicagoFireNBC/comments/vo0gyx/worst_plot_hands_down_s4/) for discussing "Chicago Fire," one user started a thread largely focused on why they found Kelly Severide (Taylor Kinney)'s demotion in Season 4 unenjoyable. They also mentioned skipping plotlines involving Gabriela Dawson (Monica Raymund) and Peter Mills (Charlie Barnett)'s mother entirely. The most-upvoted reply, by user rayoncee (https://www.reddit.com/r/ChicagoFireNBC/comments/vo0gyx/worst_plot_hands_down_s4/ieb8vtb/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3), then claimed that "Season four was a filler season, a lot of pointless plots just for the sake of drama," concurring with the original poster's disdain for multiple Season 4 storylines.
In another reply, user Honkerstonkers (https://www.reddit.com/r/ChicagoFireNBC/comments/vo0gyx/worst_plot_hands_down_s4/ieb64mp/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) offered perhaps the harshest critique of Season 4, stemming from their anger over the drama resultant from Severide's demotion. "As far as I'm concerned, season 4 never happened," their comment reads. User AnnaNonna (https://www.reddit.com/r/ChicagoFireNBC/comments/vo0gyx/worst_plot_hands_down_s4/iecv94h/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3), meanwhile, agreed that many of Dawson's scenes warrant skipping.
"Chicago Fire" showrunner Matt Olmstead discussed Severide's demotion in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/chicago-fire-casey-dawson-wedding-830844/) published in advance of the Season 4 premiere. "Speaking of conflict and drama, we were just looking at the mythology of the show and bringing in a potentially new character," Olmshetead said, describing Severide's replacement in Dallas Patterson (Brian White). The show's producers, then, likely intended this to be a dramatic shakeup, before seeing Patterson off and reinstating Severide.
Seemingly, then, the series' creators took big risks that didn't quite pay off, resulting in what fans agree is a season with too much unnecessary filler.
Some fans think Chicago Fire Season 4 includes too much filler
On the official subreddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/ChicagoFireNBC/comments/vo0gyx/worst_plot_hands_down_s4/) for discussing "Chicago Fire," one user started a thread largely focused on why they found Kelly Severide (Taylor Kinney)'s demotion in Season 4 unenjoyable. They also mentioned skipping plotlines involving Gabriela Dawson (Monica Raymund) and Peter Mills (Charlie Barnett)'s mother entirely. The most-upvoted reply, by user rayoncee (https://www.reddit.com/r/ChicagoFireNBC/comments/vo0gyx/worst_plot_hands_down_s4/ieb8vtb/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3), then claimed that "Season four was a filler season, a lot of pointless plots just for the sake of drama," concurring with the original poster's disdain for multiple Season 4 storylines.
In another reply, user Honkerstonkers (https://www.reddit.com/r/ChicagoFireNBC/comments/vo0gyx/worst_plot_hands_down_s4/ieb64mp/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) offered perhaps the harshest critique of Season 4, stemming from their anger over the drama resultant from Severide's demotion. "As far as I'm concerned, season 4 never happened," their comment reads. User AnnaNonna (https://www.reddit.com/r/ChicagoFireNBC/comments/vo0gyx/worst_plot_hands_down_s4/iecv94h/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3), meanwhile, agreed that many of Dawson's scenes warrant skipping.
"Chicago Fire" showrunner Matt Olmstead discussed Severide's demotion in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/chicago-fire-casey-dawson-wedding-830844/) published in advance of the Season 4 premiere. "Speaking of conflict and drama, we were just looking at the mythology of the show and bringing in a potentially new character," Olmshetead said, describing Severide's replacement in Dallas Patterson (Brian White). The show's producers, then, likely intended this to be a dramatic shakeup, before seeing Patterson off and reinstating Severide.
Seemingly, then, the series' creators took big risks that didn't quite pay off, resulting in what fans agree is a season with too much unnecessary filler.