“Cara says Gen is going to need all the love she can get, and that plays out,” Napolitano previews. Rather, “What our show does best is show you this big beautiful family” ready to heal Gen’s wounds. “In no configuration do we want to watch these two best friends fight over a girl, even though it’s not a romantic girl,” Napolitano makes clear. What Will Cara's Death Mean for Jake, and Gen's Possi-Dad Bode?.As Bode’s ex, Jake’s almost-fiancée and Gen’s mom, “She’s so interwoven into our worlds at the time she dies, we always knew that was going to happen in a big way when we came back from the break.” “When I pitched this season, a piece of it was always the question of ‘Who is Gen’s biological father?’ And that Cara is going to die before we find out,” shares the EP. The Cara character, conversely, always had an expiration date. “I feel like Diego dying is a cop-out of our love triangle,” whereas “we want to see that straight to the end,” Napolitano explains. Was There Discussion of Killing Off Diego Instead of Cara?.“It was an obvious winner in the room when we were pitching what incidents we can fit into this 10-episode season.”ĭid said tornado and the many visual effects it and its destruction necessitated cost a pretty penny? Napolitano simply smiles and says, “We ‘invested’ in Episode 205.” “ ‘Go out into the world and see what’s actually out there - in nature, in NorCal - and come back with the coolest, most interesting events.” It was David Gould, who wrote this week’s “This Storm Shall Pass,” who “found” the fire tornado, “held onto it, and then just went for it with 205,” says Napolitano. For How Long Has Fire Country Wanted to Unleash a 'Fire Tornado'?įor a minute! “At the beginning of the season, we have all of the writers pitch incidents that excite them,” says showrunner Tia Napolitano.Here is everything Fire Country showrunner Tia Napolitano shared with TVLine about the big twists (and twister) unleashed heading into the back half of this season, and how Edgewater’s finest will be affected moving forward.

In the end, Cara wound up dying from a subdural hematoma… Bode and Diego reached a certain peace regarding the former’s groggy declaration of love for Gaby… Vince and Sharon, whilst huddled under a rig as the tornado came through, avowed that they are #TL4E and #M4E… Eve changed her mind about Cole after hearing about the death he (accidentally!) caused… and Bode and Gabriela agreed they they will always love each other (but as “ family,” the latter said). The cinematography of them rolling through where the fire tornado had passed, and the swings are on fire, the world is on fire…? My God, it’s beautiful.” “He tells story with these innovative shots that you just never see coming. While processing that bombshell, the Cal Fire crew helped a girls’ soccer team and coach find shelter from the fiery twister.Įve, Manny and the Three Rockers, meanwhile, camped out in a bar - was that Smokey’s? If so, why’d the rifle-toting owner treat them like strangers? - where tensions ran high given Eve’s plan to send Cole back to the hoosegow.Įagle Egilsson, who directed the eventful hour, “is wonderful,” raves Fire Country showrunner Tia Napolitano. Ugh.)Įlsewhere, Vince, Sharon, Jake and Gabriela contended with a fire tornado - after Jake let slip that Cara’s sister is in fact her daughter and Bode is (possibly) Gen’s father. (Not helping matters, once Diego did fish for said keys, Cara lurched forward to grab them when tossed, exacerbating her wound. Nor could Diego reach the guard’s keys, to free Bode. Inside the crashed/flipped ambulance, Cara was impaled (but alive), but neither Bode (handcuffed to his gurney), Diego (pinned down in the driver’s seat by a branch) nor the guard (R.I.P., guard!) could reach her to help.

The fifth episode of this 10-episode season found Bode, Cara and Diego in quite a predicament. The following contains spoilers for the April 5 episode of CBS‘ Fire Country.įire Country‘s plan was to return from its March Madness break “with a bang,” and boy did it.

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