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20-05-2025
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Chicago Fire Boss Previews Severide's Pascal Doubts, Carver and Ritter's Goodbyes… and Future Returns?
Has Dom Pascal lost his strongest ally at Firehouse 51? During last week's Chicago Fire, the chief was taken away by cops after he became the prime suspect in the murder of the man who killed Pascal's wife, Monica, in a car accident. Lieutenant Severide stood by Pascal's side, and he'll continue to do so in this Wednesday's season finale (airing at 9/8c on NBC). But even as the firefighter puts his job on the line by trying to clear Pascal, Severide will also have doubts about the man he's defending. More from TVLine Chicago Med EP: Viewers 'Should Definitely Be Questioning' Who Is Hannah's Baby Daddy Chicago P.D. Wedding First Look: Burgess and Ruzek Finally Tie the Knot The Voice Recap: Did Season 27's Finale Just Set the Stage for an Underdog to Come Out on Top? 'There's a lot of mysteries that need to be solved and cards turned over to get this done, and I think Severide is a man on a mission to help Pascal,' showrunner Andrea Newman previews, 'but he can't help but have this nagging feeling that maybe he's helping somebody who he shouldn't be helping. Maybe he's not going to get the answer he wants once he finally does turn over all those cards.' Despite all the good things that Pascal has done to ingratiate himself with the 51 crew, he's also proven himself to be something of a wild card, and he's looking awfully guilty when it comes to this particular case. 'The one thing that we've learned over the course of the season is that Monica was Pascal's Achilles' heel,' Newman says. 'When Bishop messed with Monica, all of a sudden, his garage was on fire. When Vale flirted with her, Pascal showed up at Vale's door and punched him in the stomach. If anything's going to set Pascal off, it's anybody that does anything to Monica or talks badly of Monica.' So Severide will 'have to wonder' if Pascal did something bad to avenge his wife's tragic death, Newman teases. As the show unravels the mystery of what Pascal did or didn't do, it will also be preparing to say goodbye to Sam Carver and Darren Ritter, whose portrayers, Jake Lockett and Daniel Kyri, will not return as series regulars next season. Newman isn't giving up too many details about how the firefighters will be written out, but she is leaving the door open for them to return one day. 'Our characters have always — and this is the luxury of 13 seasons — but a bunch of them have come and gone and come back,' Newman says. 'There's still so much to be figured out with those two and those characters. We love the actors, we love the characters, and we want to give them some good, surprising moments and goodbyes, and then maybe hellos later down the line.' Speaking about Carver and Ritter's exits, Newman acknowledges that 'there weren't a lot of creative decisions behind it, because it all became this, like, axe falling across the network,' she shares. (Our sister site Deadline reported that budget cuts were responsible for the departures.) 'We love these characters and could play with them forever,' Newman continues. That said, 'there's always fun in bringing somebody new in, as well, and you have to shake these things up. And Pascal is the best example of that, because Pascal came in this year and kind of turned everybody spinning. It wasn't just that character in the room, it was how everybody else reacted to him that was fun to play. So mixing it up is always a good thing, and we'll write to that next season… Change isn't always good at 51, but then sometimes, it surprises you and lifts everybody up.' fans, hit the comments with your predictions for the season finale! Chicago Fire: 5 Potential Exit Storylines for Carver and Ritter (Including One We Really Don't Want to See) View List Best of TVLine Summer TV Calendar: Your Guide to 85+ Season and Series Premieres Classic Christmas Movies Guide: Where to Watch It's a Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street, Elf, Die Hard and Others What's New on Netflix in June
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19-05-2025
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Law & Order: SVU's Mariska Hargitay Is ‘Ecstatic' Over Kelli Giddish's Full-Time Return to the Show
Talk about squad goals. Law & Order: SVU star and executive producer Mariska Hargitay is 'ecstatic' about Kelli Giddish's full-time return to the procedural, she recently told our sister site Deadline. More from TVLine Chicago Med EP: Viewers 'Should Definitely Be Questioning' Who Is Hannah's Baby Daddy Suits LA Ends With Another Firm Shake-Up, a Hook-Up and a Love Triangle - Were You Satisfied? Joe Biden Diagnosed With 'Aggressive Form' of Prostate Cancer Giddish's just-announced reinstatement as series regular on the NBC series 'is so purely joyful to me,' Hargitay added. 'She is a formidable actress and an incredibly creative partner and has been such a joy and huge part of the fabric of SVU. I love her, and I love acting with her and co-creating with her, and it feels like home with her. So I am ecstatic about her return.' Giddish left SVU as a series regular in December 2022 but has been a recurring guest star since then. Her most recent appearance took place in Episode 20 of the just-wrapped Season 26, when Rollins — now a sergeant working with the New York Police Department's Intelligence Unit — was brought in to assist SVU on a kidnapping case. Law & Order: SVU Season 27: Everything We Know So Far View List Hargitay has made no secret of the fact that she fought Giddish's ouster in 2022 and that she wanted to bring her back in more than a recurring capacity. 'Kelli is my favorite actor to work with. Kelli is my heart,' Hargitay said in a May 2024 interview with our sister site Variety. 'It's a sore subject. I have a lot of say on the show… but I didn't have enough there.' She added: 'I don't like not being listened to, especially when I'm right… That relationship was one of the most powerful relationships in television because you saw these two badass women, so flawed and so there for each other.' Hargitay spoke with Deadline at the Cannes Film Festival, where she was promoting My Mom Jayne, a documentary about Hargitay's mother/film star Jayne Mansfield. The film marks Hargitay's cinematic directorial debut; she has previously helmed nine SVU episodes. Best of TVLine Yellowjackets Mysteries: An Up-to-Date List of the Series' Biggest Questions (and Answers?) The Emmys' Most Memorable Moments: Laughter, Tears, Historical Wins, 'The Big One' and More 'Missing' Shows, Found! The Latest on Severance, Holey Moley, Poker Face, YOU, Primo, Transplant and 25+ Others
