Chicago Fire Season 13, Episode 15, “Too Close” upholds a long-running tradition on the NBC show: killing characters off. Anyone who’s watched the series consistently knows that people die in and around Firehouse 51 on a regular basis. It’s the writers’ way of keeping things fresh, and also reminding viewers that firefighters have a lethal job. This latest death, though, will leave fans reeling for a few different reasons.
What’s interesting is that most of the drama in “Too Close” revolves around a different firehouse. Firehouse 20 is front and center because of Kelly Severide’s half-brother, Jack Damon. Meanwhile, Severide and Stella Kidd are completing their adoption vetting process. But this episode written by showrunner Andrea Newman is a classic Chicago Fire episode, in both good and bad ways.
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Dom Pascal sits next to his wife Monica’s body with Dean Archer behind him on Chicago Fire
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The promo for Chicago Fire Season 13, Episode 15 teased that someone would die, so the big event in “Too Close” is not a shock. What is a surprise is the identity of the victim: Monica Pascal, the wife of Battalion Chief Dom Pascal. And it’s also somewhat surprising how her death is handled. In the closing minutes of the episode, the whole of Firehouse 51 responds to a car accident, only to realize that Monica is te driver of the vehicle. Her death thus feels like an afterthought, or an epilogue tacked onto the rest of the episode.
