‘Chicago Fire’ season 5 spoilers: Dawson, Casey, and various degrees of trouble

Remember when “Chicago Fire” ended the 100th episode with the arrival of Louie’s biological father? Well, that is something that is going to play a significant part in the stories to come, and as a result of that you do have to anticipate seeing some heavy aftermath to having his father around. The show returns in just one week with a two-part “Chicago PD” crossover, but for the sake of this article we will be moving slightly beyond this, and focusing instead on another installment that is coming up on Tuesday, January 17 entitled “Who Lives and Who Dies.”

Before we proceed, can anyone else out there come up with a show that does a better job of being foreboding with the episode titles? If you figure it out, let us know in the comments.

Meanwhile, based on the material that NBC has released from this episode, both Dawson and Casey are going to be facing some different struggles beyond just Louie and his father. For Dawson, for example, she will have a very trying rescue involving a pregnant teen in need of help. Meanwhile, Casey will be forced to make an incredibly difficult decision when he is faced with two people in dire need of his help. Odds are, this is what the title is in reference to. If Casey’s actions ultimately do end up determining who makes it out of the crisis alive, we do think that this is something that is probably going to weigh on him for a rather extensive amount of time moving into the future.

There is also a Severide story in this episode, but the only thing that we want to say about that for now is that whatever happens in the crossover is going to have some reverberations for a rather long time, and that includes what you’re going to see here.

Since we feel as though we’ve already done a rather extensive job getting everyone pumped for the crossover, may we suggest now that you head over here to check out a new sneak peek? This one features Severide alongside Lindsay, so odds are there is a lot for you to appreciate here if you consider yourself a fan of Sophia Bush. (Photo: NBC.)