Fans of the couple are going to want to sit up for this one.
Remember Stellaride? The pairing of Stella Kidd (Miranda Rae Mayo) and Kelly Severide (Taylor Kinney) has been a driving factor of Chicago for the bulk of its run, and yet, there’s been something muted about it in season 12.
Admittedly, the couple have gone through a bit of a rough patch after Severide took off for the second half of season 11, but things have been quiet on the romance front for them. Until now, that is. During a recent conversation with TV Line, Chicago Fire showrunner Andrea Newman revealed that the couple are going to be facing one of their most difficult challenges yet in an upcoming episode.
Chicago Fire episode 1211 will be crucial for Stellaride
Chicago Fire – Season 9
CHICAGO FIRE — “My Lucky Day” Episode 905 — Pictured: (l-r) Christian Stolte as Randall “Mouch” McHolland, Taylor Kinney as Kelly Severide, Eamonn Walker as Wallace Boden — (Photo by: Adrian S. Burrows Sr./NBC) /
Newman’s statement was out of left field in terms of what the season 12 episodes we’ve seen have set up, but it does suggest that there are some major plot developments around the corner, and they involve Stellaride (finally)! Newman’s full statement reads:
“If Severide can overcome a terrifying crime in [Episode] 1211 and make it to the finale, there could be a major revelation for Kelly and Stella then. And that is all I’ll say on that!”
We’ve already discussed what Newman’s statement could mean for Severide’s future as a singular character, but the larger implications about what will happen between him and Kidd deserve further speculation. The last time there was a major revelation involving these two, it was because Severide was on the road solving arson cases and keeping the truth from Kidd.
Kidd will search for a disappeared Severide
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CHICAGO FIRE — “Red Flag” Episode 12007 — Pictured: Miranda Rae Mayo as Stella Kidd — (Photo by: Adrian S Burrows Sr/NBC) /
These two do not have the greatest track record when it comes to being honest with one another, especially when one of them is outside of Chicago (it’s worth remembering that Kidd did a similar thing when she was promoting her Girls on Fire program in season 10). The “crime” hasn’t been spoiled by the showrunner, but we do know from a previous TV Line spot that it revolves around Severide going missing.
Evidently, Kidd discovers that Severide goes missing in the middle of the night, with only his phone left behind as proof that he was in the firehouse. Newman claims that the character will become a “warrior on a mission” to find out what happened to her husband.
Assuming the disappearance isn’t Severide’s fault (which, it doesn’t really sound like it is), we’re hoping that this episode will help to bring them closer together after what’s felt like an emotionally frigid season between them. It’s be nice to have prime Stellaride back for season 13.
