<p id=”par-1_45″>Looking for a new episode of <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/chicago-fire/?swcfpc=1″><em>Chicago Fire</em></a><em> </em>and its sister shows, <em>Chicago PD </em>and <em>Chicago Med</em>, tonight? We have bad news. New episodes of the <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/one-chicago-casting-news-changes-2024.html/”>One Chicago show</a>s won’t air on Wednesday, Nov. 27. All three Dick Wolf dramas are on hiatus until 2025. </p>
<p id=”par-2_13″><strong>[Warning: This article contains spoilers for </strong><strong><em>Chicago Fire </em></strong><strong>Season 13 Episode 8, “Quicksand.”]</strong></p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-chicago-fire-season-13-is-on-break-until-january-2025″>‘Chicago Fire’ Season 13 is on break until January 2025 </h2>
<p id=”par-3_51″><em>Chicago Fire </em>Season 13 is currently on break. New episodes will return to NBC on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, at 9 p.m. ET/PT. <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/cast-member-leaving-chicago-med-season-10.html/”><em>Chicago Med </em>Season 10</a> and <em>Chicago PD </em>Season 12 return the same day at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m., respectively. Episodes will stream the next day on Peacock. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-a-figure-from-cruz-s-past-returned-in-the-chicago-fire-mid-season-finale”>A figure from Cruz’s past returned in the ‘Chicago Fire’ mid-season finale</h2>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-1″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Chicago-Fire-Season-13-Cruz.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Cruz standing in front of his locker and holding a bullet pendant in ‘Chicago Fire’ Season 13″ class=”wp-image-3745207″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Joe Miñoso as Joe Cruz in ‘Chicago Fire’ Season 13 | Elizabeth Sisson/NBC</figcaption></figure>
<p id=”par-4_50″>What’s next for <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/chicago-fire-where-firehouse-51-located.html/”><em>Chicago Fire </em>and the Firehouse 51</a> crew? The Nov. 20 mid-season finale set the stage for some interesting storylines for the second half of season 13. The biggest has to do with a figure from Cruz’s (Joe Minoso) past who resurfaced in the final moments of “Quicksand.” </p>
<p id=”par-5_64″>Cruz was on edge throughout the episode after finding bullet-shaped pendants in his locker and on his car. Eventually, he discovered the pendants contained cremated remains. (Creepy.) Then, his brother Leon (Jeff Lima) stopped by 51 to deliver some unsettling news. Junior, a cousin of notorious gang leader Flaco, was out of prison. Leon feared he might be looking to avenge his relative’s death. </p>
<p id=”par-6_63″><em>Chicago Fire </em>fans without an encyclopedic memory of the show might have been scratching their heads at this plot development, which refers back to a major storyline from the show’s first season. At the time, Leon had gotten involved with Flaco’s gang, the Insane Kings. During a fire, Cruz had a choice between saving his brother or saving Flaco. He chose his brother. </p>
<p id=”par-7_13″>In the episode’s closing scene, Junior finally appeared, confronting Cruz in a church. </p>
<p id=”par-8_25″>“I remember you,” he said. “You’re the one who closed the door on my cousin, left him to die. We need to talk, my friend.” </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-hermann-and-mouch-look-to-the-future”>Hermann and Mouch look to the future</h2>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-2″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Chicago-Fire-Season-13-Mouch.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Mouch wearing a CFD jacket and standing outside in ‘Chicago Fire'” class=”wp-image-3745208″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Christian Stolte as Randy “Mouch” McHolland in ‘Chicago Fire’ Season 13 | Peter Gordon/NBC</figcaption></figure>
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<p id=”par-9_63″>The <em>Chicago Fire </em>Season 13 mid-season finale also featured a big moment for Hermann (David Eigenberg) and <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/chicago-fire-mouch-leaving-christian-stolte-posts-possible-goodbye.html/”>Mouch (Christian Stolte)</a>. Both sat down to take the test that could secure them a major promotion (Mouch to lieutenant and Hermann to captain). If they pass, that could reshuffle the power dynamics at 51, potentially allowing Hermann to replace new chief Dom Pascal (Dermot Mulroney). </p>
<p id=”par-10_58″>“Quicksand” also dropped some hints about new EMT Novak’s (Jocelyn Hudon) troubled past. While attempting to help a man who attempted suicide, Novak freaked out, screaming at him and demanding to know why he did what he did. Violet (Hanako Greensmith) had to talk her down and later urged her to open up if she needed to talk. </p>
<p id=”par-11_84″>Novak didn’t tell Violet what triggered her reaction to the man’s situation. But later, she visited her childhood home. An older woman who now lives in the house came outside. “You’re one of the Novak kids?” she asked, with a sympathetic look. <em>Chicago Fire </em>didn’t spell it out, but the implication is that a member of Novak’s family died by suicide. And based on her response to seeing another person attempt to take their life, it seems like she hasn’t fully unpacked that trauma. </p>
<p id=”par-12_6″><em>Chicago Fire </em>is streaming on Peacock. </p>
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