The Show Is Giving Viewers False Hope

The Chicago Fire season 13 finale featured Carver contemplating moving to Denver for a fresh start, laying the groundwork for his exit. However, given that his last scene in the episode entailed him professing his love to Violet instead of saying goodbye to her, the series was seemingly suggesting that Carver could stay in Chicago. We know that won’t be the case, though. Based on previous reports and Hudon’s comments, Lockett’s Chicago Fire exit has been confirmed. So, the NBC procedural drama TV show is simply delaying the inevitable.

Stella Kidd and Kelly Severide learn shocking news during the Chicago Fire season 13 finale, and the development saves their latest story.

Whereas Chicago Fire season 13 attempted to set up Carver’s departure, the finale ignored Daniel Kyri’s Darren Ritter altogether. The writers evidently don’t want to say goodbye to Carver and Ritter. Their forced exits were most likely a decision wholly made by the network’s executives. They weren’t creative choices made by the show’s producers, proven by how Carver and Ritter’s character arcs were headed in season 13. So, perhaps the minds behind Chicago Fire were reluctant to write Carver and Ritter out of the story, but their hesitance only makes their exits worse as it gives viewers false hope that they’ll return.