Is Max Thieriot leaving Fire Country? Is Bode really dead?
Given that the CBS drama is a new show, they clearly wanted to do something entering the second part of the season to show that they’re not messing around. Putting your leading man in this sort of jeopardy? Well, absolutely that fits the bill.
For the record, we didn’t think entering the episode that we were actually going to see Bode die, mostly because it makes little sense for that to happen. Thieriot isn’t just the star of the show; he’s also the co-creator and an executive producer! Rather than killing him off, it makes more sense to create a different sort of danger here, one that raises some big questions in regards to the long-term future of those around him. Just remember this: Even though Bode may survive, someone else could end up being in grave danger. This could be the ultimate TV version of a bait-and-switch.
So what happened? The good news here is Bode lived, but it took a little bit of time for it to happen. Gabriela is responsible for going it, and we give her a lot of credit for taking on what is a pretty daring rescue. Bode, once he came to, immediately felt bad for putting her in a compromising position; this wasn’t something that he planned to do with anyone ever again. He also wasn’t altogether interested in taking it easy after nearly dying; instead, it was on to the next thing.
In the end, rest assured that Bode won’t be going anywhere in the near future.
Entering tonight’s Fire Country season 1 episode 9, how worried were you for Bode?
Did you think there was any chance that he could actually be killed off? Be sure to share right now in the comments! Once you do just that, be sure to come back for some other updates. (Photo: CBS.)