Season two of Chicago Fire follows the procedural story-of-the-week format but also interweaves several story arcs that span through at least a portion of the season. At the beginning of the season, Casey is involved in a storyline with the widow of the firefighter killed in the pilot episode, and trying to help her care for her children, and Severide beings investigating a series of arsons that fit a disturbing pattern. Molly's bar is one of the big "b stories" that run throughout the season with Hermann, Dawson, Joe, and Otis struggling to keep it afloat. This is also the first season with an official crossover with Chicago PD, which began its first season as an official spin-off of Fire. Of course, some of the characters from PD were introduced in season one of the Fire, and there was even a backdoor pilot episode for PD toward the end of season one, but this season had the first official two-part episode with PD that had a plotline that was clearly a twist on a combination of the Boston Marathon bombing and the Oklahoma City bombing. The season ends on a massive cliffhanger with nearly every character in peril during a warehouse fire.
For those who get the DVD set, the extras are pretty much the same as with the season one release. Each episode gets a behind-the-scenes featurette. Most of them run for 2-3 minutes and some are a bit longer. The pilot episode of Chicago PD and the second part of the two-show crossover are included, and then there is a web series entitled "I am a firefighter" featuring mostly the "b characters".
Overall, the show is well-written and acted, and has a good mix of action and drama with some humor (not exactly comedy) mixed in as well. The characters continue to be developed well and the large ensemble cast is juggled fairly well (although the cast is clearly broken into main characters and supporting characters). If you liked season one, then there is a good chance you will like this one as well. On the other hand, if the first season did not do much for you (or you straight up did not like it), then this season is probably not going to change your mind about the show.
For those who get the DVD set, the extras are pretty much the same as with the season one release. Each episode gets a behind-the-scenes featurette. Most of them run for 2-3 minutes and some are a bit longer. The pilot episode of Chicago PD and the second part of the two-show crossover are included, and then there is a web series entitled "I am a firefighter" featuring mostly the "b characters".
Overall, the show is well-written and acted, and has a good mix of action and drama with some humor (not exactly comedy) mixed in as well. The characters continue to be developed well and the large ensemble cast is juggled fairly well (although the cast is clearly broken into main characters and supporting characters). If you liked season one, then there is a good chance you will like this one as well. On the other hand, if the first season did not do much for you (or you straight up did not like it), then this season is probably not going to change your mind about the show.
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