Chicago Fire Creators ‘Suck’ at Writing Female Characters, Fans Say
The show has introduced a lot of strong women over its impressive run, but for some reason, most of them have turned out to be pretty unlikable.
Summary:
- Over the course of its impressive run, Chicago Fire has introduced a wide variety of characters
- However, the new obnoxious Paramedic Field Chief highlighted an old problem with the series
- Some fans believe that the writers struggle to write likable female characters, as most of them are far from being sympathetic
The Chicago Fire TV series has been around for a long time, with its debut season released back in 2012, and now, more than a decade later, the show is on its 12th season.
Over the course of such an impressive run, a lot of characters have been introduced, many of whom have undergone a tremendous amount of development over the seasons, sometimes radically changing their personalities.
A New Paramedic Field Chief Is Highlighting an Old Problem
However, some fans feel that they have noticed a worrying trend, as most of the female characters on the show have proven to be largely unlikable, which has become even more apparent with the introduction of the new paramedic field chief.
Played by Laura Allen, she immediately began acting hostile and flexing her authority over Violet Mikami for no real reason, quickly earning the hatred of fans.
They point out that the show's writers seem to struggle to make successful and independent female characters likable, to the point that most of the show's strong women, with few exceptions, often act like jerks.
Most Female Characters Have More Flaws Than Likable Traits
Sylvie Brett was arguably the only completely positive female character on Chicago Fire, though it took some time for many viewers to get used to her, and she won the hearts of countless fans who lamented her recent departure from the show.
Leslie Shay, who was Brett's predecessor, was pretty likable even at her worst, although it is hard to argue that she turned into a toxic dumpster fire in season 2, blowing off work, making countless terrible decisions, and then lashing out at others as a result.
Emma Jacobs was a downright nasty person, and her many misdeeds eventually got her fired from Firehouse 51, but she continued her schemes as an investigator in CFD's IAD.
Violet Mikami is exceptionally smart and funny, but she can also be quite difficult to deal with at times.
Gabriela Dawson is considered by many Chicago Fire fans to be one of the worst characters in the entire series, if not the entire One Chicago TV franchise, to the point that they hope she never makes a comeback.
Jessica Chilton was also often far from pleasant, though she had to deal with a massive trauma on her own, and by the time her colleagues found out, it was too late.
With all of this in mind, it becomes clear that even after twelve years, the show's writers still seem to have trouble balancing likability with negative traits when creating female characters for Chicago Fire.
Episode 7 of season 12 will premiere on March 20, 2024.
Source: Reddit