How do the same couples even manage to be the best and the worst at different points in the show?..
We all love Chicago Fire, we really do; but we have to admit that it didn’t last too long as a rescue show. Its transformation into a soap opera began rather early, with the gradually increasing focus on the internal drama and relationships — and at the same time, Chicago Fire’s most important and prominent couples started emerging.
We are, of course, referring to Stella and Kelly & Matt and Sylvie. But throughout the series, these two couples were changing their positions in fans’ hearts dramatically.
Casey and Brett Took Forever to Fire It Up
Sylvie Brett and Matt Casey’s relationship was a slow-burning one, which is very uncharacteristic for Chicago Fire. When Brett first arrived, Casey was still dating Dawson, if whatever they had going on could be adequately called “dating.” It took a few seasons until Sylvie and Matt grew closer together, and that was their thing.
First discovering good friends in each other, these two took forever to actually fall in love — but thanks to that, by the time they did, they knew each other well. Their previous relationship, supportive and sweet, laid the perfect foundation for a healthy and stable romantic relationship which recently saw its conclusion in their wedding.
Severide and Kidd Used to Be Much Better
Stella Kidd and Kelly Severide are a whole different story. Unlike their “rivaling” couple, they didn’t take long at all to start dating and stuck by each other’s side for numerous seasons now. The problem is that they had next to no time to properly get to know each other and grow close before going through the rabbit hole together.
Severide and Kidd’s relationship is all about passion and drama for that same reason: they don’t talk nor do they listen — they simply want each other. But after seasons of ignorance-fueled drama, Stellaride, that was the most fun and dynamic couple on Chicago Fire, grew really old, frustrating, and repetitive. They never grew.
So while the original Stella and Kelly were great fun together, they declined just as fast as their relationship started. On the contrary, Sylvie and Matt, while frustratingly slow at first, turned out to become the most healthy, balanced, and happy couple.
