One Chicago

Chicago Fire:

      Chicago fire screamed nothing but Oakland fire & disaster GhostShip. I knew something seemed familiar, and it was weird at first. The fire started in a warehouse where people thought that they were having a fun rave and party. Then the fire happened and the firemen couldn't find a staircase, there was parts of the building falling in and collapsing. It happened very near to the tracks of the Chicago metro line/ that is a parallel type of event referencing BART. It was a pretty good episode; or I must say it was one that I enjoyed, considering I have never seen a single episode of Chicago Fire. How the community was reacting in an uproar, demanding answers, & asking for JUSTICE, seemed to be a perfect melody of drama. Of course, the way they played the owner of the warehouse, who thought that it was only a small gathering of people; & not the disaster number of casualties that would ensue was a nice point.

      The Comparison did seem to stop at around this point because things began to change from the unknown in our reality, to the dialogue of Wolf/Olmstead style. I thought that it began to make perfect sense for the formula that most of Wolf's universe creates, the blending of real events, mixed with the Hollywood universe that he has with NBC. The way the owner of the warehouse was treated made complete and total sense because that is how we all thought it should play out during the real disaster. Of course in the reality of our real world and Oakland, those investigations are still open. Once the warehouse owner was being put in an interview and he then asked to use the restroom, only to kill himself because he felt bad for the outcome. This part I must say is the part that we all wish was true and real. Sometimes in stories like these, we wish the happy endings or closure would happen to save our hearts from the sad breakdown.

Chicago PD:

      It is, of course, horrible when we find out that Al Olinsky's daughter is caught up in the event. She went to the party only to become one of the victims, to suffer from this horrific event. Tie in the Chicago Med avenue to the story line, helped at this moment. I wonder if they meant for this part to play out in this way, to keep the four shows cohesive during this first time ever four-series crossover event. It worked very well, even though it didn't dive to much into the story line. The girl who used someone else's body to escape the warehouse fire pulled at my heart strings. One can only begin to reflect in a new way, thinking "oh my gosh, could someone actually have done this in the GhostShip?" Voight being the no nonsense, cut throat, pitbull, of a character that we have come to see made sense. This was the part of the striking back that would make us viewers be okay with the overuse of force. Of course again tie in the death of one officer's child, only to reflect on the fact that it wasn't a new outcome. Voight lost his son, and ended up taking the law into his own hands; which we are reminded about during the lovely chain link fence cell, that we have come to know so well. In comes Antonio Dawson, to help shift the focus from this avenue to the next one that is prepared for us, Justice.

Chicago Justice:

      Very great way to shift the focus again, from one series to the new introduction of a different branch. We haven't seen the lovely and handsome Dawson in quite a few episodes, so making us wonder where exactly he fully has gone to helps matters. Dawson now working as primarily for the Cook County S.A.'s office is the little safety net that we need to follow, so the viewership doesn't sway or dwindle. The person that they end up trying is, of course, filling all of us with a sense of disgust. Of course, this only grows when we find out that he is not only a heartless murderer; but this entire time, he is a sick, demented, selfish, twisted soul out for his own person gain. Knowing that stalker's in this modern day and age can go unnoticed, and work so easily behind the scenes makes anybody's skin crawl. Next time someone gets asked out on a date in public, or notices the new attention from someone at school; people will begin to think twice about how easily they can be observed.

When the A.D.A. Stone is talking to the jury about Facebook & twitter, a person can not deny that they thought about it themselves and got a new perspective. So many apps out there documenting the lives of good times & events, only to be just as visible to some sicko who normally wouldn't even cross the mind. This day and age is very different, in the irony of bragging and posting about everything that is done in everyday life. The thought that someone out there can focus on a singular person who can watch, comment, and of course "like" these events, usually slips through the cracks. I know that I will be thinking differently next time I am on Instagram saying it was a great night, to only get the notification of someone I don't know who likes the picture. Yikes.

Chicago Med:

      Chicago Med was put in briefly for it's take in the story. It of course filtered over into the Fire episode and some into the Police part; however, it's own self run episode never really touched upon it again. This took a very different approach; and makes me wonder if maybe the fact that it was broadcast on a whole new night had anything to do with it.