Bode and Gabriela have been the will-they/won’t-they relationship of Fire Country since the show’s beginning, but that needs to change heading into season 3 (despite the teased steamy scene of them in the Fire Country season 3 trailer). The couple’s chemistry and attraction towards one another was fun at first. But now, two seasons and 32 episodes later, Bode and Gabriela’s drama has grown tiresome, and it is time for both characters (and the CBS action drama TV series) to move on from their frustrating romantic relationship for good.
Fire Country, created by Max Thieriot, Tony Phelan, and Joan Rater, revolves around Thieriot’s Bode, a convict with a troubled past who volunteers for Cal Fire to reduce his prison sentence. In doing so, Bode is reunited with his family and old friends in his hometown in Northern California. He also meets Gabriela, a Cal Fire firefighter and paramedic who happens to be the fire captain’s daughter. Bode and Gabriela’s chemistry is instantaneous and undeniable. However, multiple factors (including their own choices and decisions) frequently keep them apart, and I, personally, am over Bode and Gabriela’s story in Fire Country.
Bode & Gabriela Have Proven They Aren’t Good Together
At first, the tension between Bode and Gabriela and the will-they/won’t-they aspect of their relationship in Fire Country was fun. Now, not so much. The back and forth between Bode and Gabriela has grown to be more annoying than exciting. Unfortunately, it appears as if the couple’s drama will continue when Fire Country season 3 premieres, as teased in the CBS action drama’s first trailer for the upcoming episodes. Bode and Gabriela’s romance seemingly isn’t over yet, much to my dismay.
As seen (and heard) in the Fire Country season 3 trailer, Gabriela asks Bode why he left her wedding (and she sounds hurt by the fact that he did so). Later in the video, Bode states, “This is a new beginning for both of us,” assumingly referring to him and Gabriela. The next scene shows Bode and Gabriela in bed together, previewing their evidential reconciliation (given that it’s reality and not a dream sequence).
Fire Country really can’t introduce anything new to the couple’s story, and it’s hard to believe that Bode and Gabriela’s immaturity and stupidity regarding their relationship will change overnight.
I hope, though, that the steamy scene in the trailer is a dream because Bode and Gabriela have proven multiple times why they shouldn’t be together. Fire Country really can’t introduce anything new to the couple’s story, and it’s hard to believe that Bode and Gabriela’s immaturity and stupidity regarding their relationship will change overnight. Perhaps they need to grow apart as individuals before they can grow together. But for now, Bode needs to move on from Gabriela after her wedding in Fire Country season 3 (even if it doesn’t happen).
