Fire Country Recap: It’s Getting Hot in Here — Plus, a Big Bad Is Introduced…
This week on a special Sunday episode of CBS‘ Fire Country, Freddy in the midst of getting big news found time to play match(re)maker, while a mysterious new threat emerged….
The catalyst for this Sunday’s post-AFC Championship game was a skywriting plane gone amok, blowing an engine or something and spiraling to the ground. The parachuted pilot was found alive and well, dangling in a tree, but his plane exploded soon after crashing, seeding multiple mountainside fires.
Manny’s Three Rock inmates teamed with Vince’s Station 42 crew to battle the blazes, with the recurring concern being a home owned by Michael “Forever the Grey’s Anatomy Shooter” O’Neil. Despite Vince’s pleas (and some unsuccessful PSYOPS by Jake and Eve), this Harlan Denbo insisted on staying put, instead charging the firefighters with safeguarding his home.
Amidst all this, Freddy learned from Sharon that his pregnant girlfriend Cookie had been en route for a visit when she went into labor yet managed to make it to the firehouse to give birth to their baby (as we had witnessed earlier).
Elsewhere, we met a new “nugget” (aka a kid of a Cal Fire alum) named Collin (played by Days of Our Lives/Y&R‘s Zach Tinker), who on his first day, in the midst of this plane crash blaze, stepped on the wrong boulder and triggered a rockfall that nearly crushed some of Manny’s crew. Gabriela took the blame, lest her fellow “nugget” not get a fair shake from go, but Collin eventually copped to the literal misstep.
Upon realizing that Gabriela and others had already seen the baby that he himself had yet to meet, Freddy broke away from the crew and started to make tracks for town, but Bode, with Gabriela watching, convinced him to do the right thing and stay put. Freddy’s persistence would pay off, when Manny later led him to the Leone homestead, where Vince and Sharon had offered to let Cookie and the newborn crash for the night — allowing the proud new dad to see and spend time with his baby girl.
Speaking of Freddy: When he wasn’t pining to see his kid, he was nudging Gaby to give Bode another chance (after Bode gave her a scare by pummeling that biker last episode). In fact, before he left to meet his daughter, Freddy firmly advised Bode to go check on his gear at the laundry — where Bode found Gabriela waiting for him. Bode pled his case, and pulled Gaby into a passionate kiss. Gabriela broke away to say that they each needed to do some work and become their best selves, and once Bode has served his time, they can unwrap the “gift” awaiting them. But… a second, hotter kiss suggested that they both are really, really inclined to unwrap things NOW, though Gaby somehow dragged herself away from that second, heated clinch.
So, Freddy is a new dad… we have movement on the #Bodiela front… Harlan’s house was engulfed in flames, but not before he got his ailing wife and later/barely himself to safety…. and Manny told Vince and Sharon that he’s going to put in some OT to get his finances in order and find himself a place. That was the happy news.
Somewhere in between, the question of who Sharon will receive a donated kidney from got complicated, seeing as Bode is a match and is willing (but Sharon is reluctant to accept his offer), while Jake claimed he is not a match but actually IS.
And on the decidedly bad news front? A closing sequence revealed that an unseen somebody is waltzing around the forest with a gas-fueled torch, maliciously starting blazes…. Too easy to guess that it’s Collin the randomly appearing “nugget”? Or, maybe, that lady lawyer inmate, causing a ruckus because she can’t have Bode?
What did you think of the episode “Two Pink Lines”?
I know it’s low hanging fruit but it has to be Colin…. He got all bitter when they mentioned his dad and not being able to meet him. He has a vendetta because his dad clearly died on the job.
Yep. It wouldn’t make logical sense for it to be an inmate without them getting caught sneaking off if this is going to be a recurring thing, and though I hate that it seems so obvious and hope for a surprise, the coincidence of being in the same episode he’s introduced and that his father died in a fire just seems like too much. Which is a shame as I like the actor and would have enjoyed him joining longer-term but I’m guessing it’s just for the rest of this season.
Really awesome episode! I don’t think it can be Rebecca, the lady lawyer inmate, because the camera showed a close up of the person’s boots and there was pink on them from this fire and Rebecca wasn’t even in this episode.
Oh, I missed the pink. Interesting….
Could be the old man Harlan (maybe as vengeful here as his character as on Grey’s). He was there when the retardant was dumped. I immediately thought Colin. . . but doesn’t that seem too easy? Also could be Manny . . . more fires = more OT.
Harlin was on porch when retardant was dropped
I couldn’t watch live because I had to be somewhere, but i didnt worry because I taped it. But as soon as i heard playoff game went into overtime, I just knew I probablym8ssed half the show. Sure enough, it ended before the show was done. I sure hope they rerun it soon.
If you have peacock it’s already on there
Sorry meant to say paramount +. Long day smh
Yeah, don’t have paramount plus.
Oh well haha the rest of us enjoyed the show
Jim, whenever there is a football game on before a show that I dvr, I dvr the nexr show on, and sometimes the show after that. ☺
I do too . Even on the Canadian channels because they obviously aren’t allowed to start it on time if it’s running over in the states. And they don’t even run it later after midnight or the next day. Missed it. We will stream it. PAY peasant….PAY
watch is ONDemand . these shows always come on late when there is a football game on before it.
What about the CBS app or website?
https://www.cbs.com/shows/video/rI4DMRORRuzt43ytd3_Tp_niIkphANzg/
The five most recent episodes, including last night’s, are all available to stream free on the CBS site and app. No subscription, no login required.
Same happened to me.
If you have on demand, it’s already up.
Why not the biker from the last episode? He set the camp on fire. He tried killing Bode’s mom.
The pink fire retardant on the shoes means it has to be a firefighter from tonight’s episode. That’s why Collin is the likely suspect since he is new.
The biker could have been somewhere nearby as the plane that dropped the pink retardant had a wide swatch of area to cover in one pass.
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Collin is too obvious to be the culprit. Manny is also too obvious.
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But if I remember correctly the culprit was wearing BLUE pants when the camera panned down to the shoes.
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My bet is on the biker as Jeanne Diaz pointed out.
I first thought it was Manny trying to get work for the OT but when the preview showed him being questioned for arson I thought he’s being set up.
Then the new inmate ff they introduced, the doctor.
Finally I went to the new nugget… 🤔
Would have been great to see this episode but because the football game went to long my DVR cut off half way through it. pfft…
Haha
It’s Colin. For all the reasons everyone said, and because he’s the most obvious suspect. The idea of one of the regulars being a firebug is not likely. Oh, and it should read, “Michael ‘Ron Butterfield, who saved President Bartlet’s life on The West Wing’ O’Neill.” You’re welcome.
thank you, I’ve never watched Grey’s, I too always associate the actor with Ron Butterfield from The West Wing.
Michael O’Neil will forever be Ron Butterfield to me…
He’s Ron Cheals from The Unit to me, first thing I remember seeing him in.
Everyone keeps saying Collin, but Manny’s also a suspect. He mentioned the OT to get out of debt. What better way to get OT than more fires.
But if it’s Manny, I’ll riot, but the show tends to go the easy route with these things so far.
I love Kevin Alejandro’s performance. He’s one of the reasons I keep coming back. I’d love it if they introduced a love interest for him.
Gabriela’s character over-reacts. Why was she so mad at Bode for defending his Mom? Stupid. She is too young and immature for him. Harlen lost everything; I hope somebody helps him out.
I absolutely loved the episode and Emma hoping very much the Collin is not the guy setting the fire. It would just be too easy to blame the new guy.
As for Bodie and Gabriella, I think it’s going to turn out to be a very interesting romance.
I couldn’t see the whole chapter because of the game. I put to record it but the game was longer, so it didn’t record the whole thing. Wish I could see what you’re tal king about. Love this show.
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The jet that sprayed the pink retardant had a large area to cover in one pass, so the rider might have been nearby.
Please air this episode again. I record but missed a big part of it and the ending! Any time would be fine so I can record. When will they invent a tv that records an episode and not a time slot?
https://www.cbs.com/shows/video/rI4DMRORRuzt43ytd3_Tp_niIkphANzg/
It’s going to be one of the actual fire fighters and not one of the inmates because the person is wearing black pants which the inmates all where orange work pants are grey sweats no other colors. I don’t know if it will be the new nugget either because though the shoes do show pink splashes which means the firefighter was someone on that crew, the boots don’t match the ones that kid wore in the episode. But who knows! It’s a good little mystery either way!
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