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In the aftermath of the failed wedding of Gabriella Perez (Stephanie Arcila) and Diego Moreno (Rafael de la Fuente), Bode Leone (Max Thieriot) finds himself in CAL FIRE’s recruitment program as he seeks to finally fulfill his family’s legacy and become a full-fledged firefighter. Bode manages to overcome a strict fire examination and nearly flunks out of the program multiple times. The drama escalates when Bode comes under the supervision of his new training captain, Camden Casey (Jared Padalecki). While Casey and Bode butt heads at times over Bode’s philosophy for firefighting, Bode eventually earns Casey’s respect during a hostage situation, and Bode graduates from the program, along with another ex-convict firefighter recruit, Audrey James (Leven Rambin), whom Bode befriends during the recruitment period.

While Bode’s life gradually improves, Gabriela appears to be going on a downward spiral after her breakup with Diego. Gabriela and Bode share a steamy romantic interlude in Season 3’s fourth episode, “Keep Your Cool,” but Gabriela still cannot make up her mind about pursuing a relationship with Bode. She remains upset about her father, Diego Perez (Kevin Alejandro), who is forced to return to Three Rock as an incarcerated firefighter, creating a rift between the two. Later, Bode appears to grow closer to Audrey, but they are still in the friend zone at the moment. Gabriela’s life continues to spiral, with the once-confident Edgewater golden girl continuing to feel sorry for herself. Additionally, Jake is despondent that Genevieve Maisonette (Alix West Lefler) is spending time out of state with her biological father, Rick Stengler (Adam Aalderks), and Rick’s family. In one of the most disappointing, frustrating moments in Season 3, Jake and Gabriela, both depressed, get drunk at a bar and end up engaging in a tryst in Jake’s truck. Season 3 fills the story with heavy amounts of soap opera-style romantic subplots, which do not help the series.

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Elroy comes off as very stubborn and stuck in their ways, as exemplified by their not wanting to listen to Vince Leone’s (Billy Burke) warnings regarding the dangers in the area of a zombie wildfire that approaches the Edwards’ farm in the midseason finale. Overall, it looks like Elroy Edwards is acting beyond petty about perceived slights and neglect that don’t exist. Eve is her own person and has her own life. She should not be shamed for wanting a career as a firefighter rather than working on the family farm. Hopefully, once the show returns from its midseason break, Eve can make some progress with her estranged father, who should finally understand that Eve was never trying to replace him with Vince.