The first part of Station 19’s series finale delivered as much long-awaited good news as it did shocking developments, promising one last tension-filled episode to conclude the firefighting drama in style. Like previous momentous challenges forcing Station 19 to navigate impossible situations that risked its firefighters’ safety, Station 19 season 7, episode 9 didn’t disappoint, with the episode simultaneously hinting at the conclusion of multiple stories introduced in season 7 and beyond and setting up the stage for a highly dramatic finale. Life moving on already threatened Station 19’s fabric, but the wildfire coming for Seattle exponentially upped the ante.
Station 19 season 7, episode 9 was simultaneously action-packed and revealed where the Station 19 family might go next after concluding only a part of central story arcs like Vic’s future leading Crisis One and Natasha and Sully’s now-stable relationship. With hints at new recruits potentially joining Station 19 in the future and old ones returning to their rightful spot, Station 19 season 7, episode 9 set up a path for all its characters, letting their multi-season storylines pay off superbly if Station 19’s firefighters were to survive the wildfire and fire tornado of Station 19 season 7, episode 10.
Vic’s path to firefighting was always one of the most unusual in Station 19, and a big part of her storyline in Station 19 season 6 focused on her lack of passion for her job, despite liking it and finding it indispensable. Choosing to lead Crisis One nationally proves how much Vic has grown, going from someone who deeply believed in the project but didn’t feel up for the task of leading it to someone synonymous with it, having internalized its biggest teachings and made them available for all firefighters in Seattle.
Station 19 season 7 had already established Vic as perfect for the job, but Travis’s opposition to Vic’s move to DC also gave Vic the chance to defend her choice to move, proving that it didn’t come from wanting to escape but from a wish to see the project through. Vic welcomed that change despite loving her life in Seattle, as she was excited she could make Crisis One as useful as it was to Seattle to the entire country, showing how much she had grown since Station 19 season 1.
Beckett’s personal history with IVF painted a grim future for Maya and Carina, but Maya’s outlook also showed that she wouldn’t let her and Carina’s family disintegrate even if it turned out Carina wasn’t able to conceive. Station 19 season 7, episode 9’s last moments dispelled Carina’s worries as she finally learned she was pregnant, but even if she weren’t, Maya had already proven her Station 19’s happy ending involved family.
Maya’s heart-to-heart with Andy in the forest was the final proof of Maya’s change of priorities and her growth. Having known her since their Academy days, Andy reminding Maya’s past views on monogamy showed the two friends how much Maya had changed for the better, having finally understood what her desires were. Potentially wanting to carry her and Carina’s baby also proved once again how much Maya wanted to build their family, as she would do so not just for Carina, but to pursue their plans and dreams of family because they wanted
Andy going to Maya first after learning about Vic leaving Station 19 to lead Crisis One nationally painted a picture of how much the team was changing. While the change evidently upset Andy, who wanted to lead the team she had grown up as a firefighter with, Maya’s words of support offered her another perspective. Indeed, while losing Jack first, then Theo, and now Vic was unsettling, it also meant Andy could now build her own team, shaping Station 19 like she wanted instead of how her father Pruitt did.
