‘Fire Country’ Says Goodbye To Key Character After Firenado Wreaks Havoc On Edgewater; Producers Explain Why [Bleep] Had To Go
deadline.comSPOILER ALERT! This story contains plot points from Friday’s episode of Fire Country on CBS. In Friday’s episode dubbed “This Storm Will Pass,” the Edgewater firefighters encounter their first firenado that ends up taking the life of someone very close to the team.
Here, showrunner Tia Napolitano and executive producers Joan Rater and Tony Phelan explain why it made sense to say goodbye to a character who was first introduced in season one, and how the Cal Fire team — especially Bodi (Max Thieriot) — will respond going forward. DEADLINE So was this your first firenado? JOAN RATER Yes, we’re firenado virgins? TIA NAPOLITANO We ask all the writers to come in with the most interesting incidents, big or small, at the top of the season.
Someone pitched a firenado. Obviously that’s on the big end of the spectrum and we all gravitated toward it really early. Everything we do is inspired by real events and the best ones are, ‘oh my God, that actually happened?’ And that actually happens. TONY PHELAN It was difficult to shoot and I think that our director Eagle Egilsson did a fantastic job.
It was figuring out that confluence of CGI and practical effects. JOAN RATER We’ve gotten really good at going, ‘oh God, this sounds expensive.
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