Is Chicago Fire About to Kill Off a Core Original Character? Fans Are Growing Worried
From the moment NBC first aired the promo for the Chicago Fire season 14 finale, fans have been spiraling about the potential of losing a beloved member of the show’s ensemble. This isn’t just the fandom being overly dramatic; no, this fear is very justified, as the promo heavily implies that the team at 51 is about to find themselves in grave danger.
“The season finale event will leave you breathless,” the promo warns as it weaves together several clips of the various members of 51 responding to a building fire, which implies that something will go terribly wrong. There’s an explosion that shakes the ground beneath the feet of Kidd, Vasquez, and Herrmann; a moment in which a blaze of flames goes up in the face of one unidentified firefighter; shots of the team racing through the smoke as flames engulf the building; and a distress call from Herrmann over the radio shouting, “Mayday! Mayday!”
The promo closes with a shot of Violet, Novak, and Pascal standing outside by the rig with shocked faces as they look into the distance in what we can only assume is the direction of the building fire at the heart of the call. This seems to hint that the trio can be crossed off the list of those in danger, which leaves us to shift our attention to the other members of 51.
There is truly no telling who might be in danger in the finale, but there is one particular character whose fate we’re growing more and more worried about: Mouch.
There is a real chance Mouch could die in the Chicago Fire season 14 finale
Throughout the trailer we get glimpses of every key series regular character with the exception of Mouch, who fails to appear directly in any of the shots woven together in the promo. The fact that we don’t see him on the call is the first red flag, as the show has been known to use its promos to lead fans to make incorrect assumptions based on the content shown. Based on the trailer, our minds jump to characters such as Cruz, Vasquez, Kidd, and Herrmann, who are all featured prominently in the scenes connected to the fire. It’s easy to jump right to the conclusion that this is the group that is at the most risk, but the fact of the matter is that it’s often those not shown as being in danger who end up being at the most risk.