Get in and get out.
Its every man, or woman, for himself.
The test is called The Incinerator and its meant to push every skill it takes to be captain.
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The fire may be controlled in this scenario, but that doesnt make it less dangerous.
Someone actually died on Andys dads test day.
Show the fire whos boss.
What are the odds someone dies in this simulation?
Arent these two in a fight?
Why, yes they are.
With this handy information, the fact that they are carpooling makes zero sense.
Not only is the station legendary, but its also the only captain position available.
Chief Frankel is there to annoy everyone, as well as a surprise guest.
Say hello to Fire Chief Ripley.
There will be four rounds, all with different scenarios.
Each firefighter will act as captain in one of the rounds.
If you dont secure your dummy, you are automatically eliminated.
The participants are grouped alphabetically.
What letter is next to G?
That would be an H. Guess who wont be able to keep a friendly distance from each other?
Gibson and Herrera are joined by a musclular guy named Cole and a spitfire named Charlotte.
Round OneTo quote Gibson, Cole is a tool.
Cole sidelines Charlotte and Andy for most of the drill, while the men do the real work.
His favorite term of endearment is hon.
Andy takes it with a grain of salt.
Charlotte fights fire with fire and starts answering Coles orders with, Okay sugar pie.
Other than the misogynistic undertones, Cole saves the dummy and all is well.
Round TwoCharlotte feels like she has a lot to prove.
Therefore, she is careless.
For example, she jumps over a fire because its a shortcut.
Charlotte is officially the one to beat.
Charlotte expects a hearty high-five by her fellow female, but Andy keeps her hanging.
According to Andy, Charlotte is dangerous.
According to Charlotte, its called being assertive.
She pushed Andy and Andy did great things.
You cant be the best if you coddle your team.
Round ThreeGibson and his team easily extinguish their fire, but no one can locate the dummy.
After a few sweeps, with no discovery, Gibson pulls Andy aside and runs something by her.
Hes going to leave the building without the dummy, because searching for nothing seems pointless.
He knows its not there.
Andy supports his decision.
Hooray for the buddy system!
The foursome pile out of the warehouse, slamming to the ground.
They are also superstars.
Fire Chief Ripley commends Gibson for not putting his team at risk in dangerous conditions.
There was no dummy.
And according to Ripley, Gibson was the first candidate to crack that barrier in five years.
This seems like a weird form of cheating, but Ill allow it.
There is zero visibility.
Andy has a plan for the four of them to crawl together on the floor.
A buddy chain, if you will.
The building starts to crumble.
Is this part of the drill?
That answer would be no because part of the ceiling falls on Coles head.
Hes buried under rubble.
I knew someone was going to die.
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Hold up.
Hes just knocked out.
Charlotte calls it in, without Andys permission.
Andys team is instructed to leave the premises.
She frantically orders Charlotte and Gibson to take care of Cole because shes going to find the dummy.
If this were a real life situation, Andy would never leave a person behind.
Gibson runs after her to help out (buddy!)
and they burst through the exit door through billows of smoke, carrying one fake heavy man.
She berates Andy for breaking protocol when she was specifically given an order to leave.
No one cares that she saved the dummy.
This isnt a game.
Ripley steps in to slow Frankels high horse roll.
He reminds her that her job is to evaluate with an unbiased view.
He then looks at Andy and gives his spiel: Captains have to balance whats moral and whats practical.
He understands what Andy did, but he doesnt agree with it.
Andy is out of the race.
Gibson is Station 19s only hope.
Speaking of Station 19, Montgomery is acting captain for a shift and is taking his job very seriously.
Victoria notices that he is not on the truck assignment and insists he take her place.
She will sacrifice and drive the ambulance.
Warren knows that she made the switch on purpose.
Vic is still freaked out by fire.
He calls her on it (buddy!)
and she shuts that down just as the siren blares.
Well, this is new!
A girls leg is stuck in a pothole.
Piper doesnt want her to move because shes in love with her.
Also, she doesnt know how to tell her.
She asks the fearless women currently digging through the asphalt around her kneecap how they fight their fears.
Poor Vic cant tell Piper how to face her fears.
Because she hasnt faced her own.
Symbolism at its finest.
Pipers friend breaks through the onlookers and rushes up to see what in the world is going on.
Piper professes her love and they kiss.
With Pipers leg in the hole.
The ladies and Montgomery decide Piper has been stuck too long and jerk her out.
Shes rushed to the hospital.
Whatever they do, they will not tell Gibson or Andy.
Its a good thing, too, because Andy doesnt need any more bad news.
Earlier in the day, her dad puked and looked mighty clammy.
He told Miller he was leaving early (so unlike him) and asked him not to tell anyone.
When Andy gets home, she walks into a dark house, calling for her dad.
I truly thought she was going to walk in on her dad passed out or dead on the floor.
Instead, we see Herrera walking into the hospital.
He asks the nurse to page his doctor, Miranda Bailey.
The best buddy to have on standby.
