The addition of Leven Rambin’s Audrey James to Fire Country season 3’s characters proved one of the biggest revolutions to date, and it became immediately evident the moment Audrey realized a new potential cadet would try to join their ranks late. From the few scenes she was in, Audrey asserted herself as the best in the class, or at least the most competitive. Seeing someone new arrive after the group had just completed phase one, thus letting the new cadet dodge it, greatly annoyed her, leading her to ingeniously put Bode in difficulty during the hotwash.
In the half-hour break Jake gave the cadets, Audrey not only managed to plan her attack on Bode but also to call her friend at Three Rock, leading her to have insider information about the incident Bode would have presented. Audrey’s questions for Bode were precise and ruthless, even managing to get under his skin for the way she approached him, and her intuition was also right, as Bode was hiding something, despite managing not to admit to anything until the end.
Manny & Gabriela’s Fight Puts A Spotlight On Their Massive Communication Problem
Gabriela & Manny Do Not Truly Listen To & Quickly Assign Blame To One Another
Manny’s arrest in Fire Country season 2’s finale had him miss Gabriela and Diego’s wedding, and most importantly, Gabriela’s indecision and subsequent utter relief when she could run toward the danger. However, Manny and Gabriela’s exchanges in Fire Country season 3, episode 2 completely made up for the moments the two didn’t spend together in the season premiere. Indeed, Manny proved slightly judgmental of Gabriela’s choice not to go through with the wedding and only realizing she didn’t want to during the ceremony.
Their fight right after Gabriela bailed Manny out highlighted what had already been their problems in Fire Country season 1 when Manny’s shame didn’t let him tell Gabriela about his gambling problems. Manny believed Roberta’s bad example of abandoning him and Gabriela influenced his daughter to do the same with Diego, but drawing the parallel didn’t let him listen to Gabriela’s wishes and feelings. Similarly, Gabriela completely shut him out after Manny’s unfortunate remark, not listening to her father’s perspective despite his impending travel to prison or an inmate fire camp, leading to one of their worst fight resolutions.
