Station 19 Finale Recap: [Spoiler]’s Fired — Plus, Two Hookups and a Split
Now that was a season finale! In the span of an hour, Station 19 axed one first responder and promoted another, reunited two couples, split up a third and married off Maya and Carina. While the smoke clears, let’s review the events that have left at least this recapper all fired up.
‘I AM NOT DOING THE CHICKEN DANCE IN A MASK’ | As “Forever and Ever, Amen” began, tensions were running towering-inferno-high between Andy and Sullivan on Maya and Carina’s wedding day. But why? In Robert’s estimation, he’d just saved his wife’s job. In hers, however, he’d done something unforgivable. What, though? To find out, we’d have to flash back by two days (and wait until the end of the hour). In the meantime, the soon-to-be-weds took a break from basking in their love only long enough for Maya to restate to her bride that she didn’t want the hassle of having her parents at their nuptials. Meanwhile, at an already-restored Kaminski’s, Vic learned while decorating for the ceremony with her parents that Theo had inquired about her when he’d come by for pierogis. Cue the strings of her heart being plucked in 3, 2…
On Dean’s houseboat, the firefighter balked at Condola’s suggestion that he accept the settlement offer being made by the PD. While it was as easy as pie for “the trust fund baby with a houseboat” to turn down all that money, it was an altogether different matter for Jada’s mom, Joyce. “She doesn’t have the luxury,” Condola noted, “of holding out for something as intangible as change.” With that, she kissed him — and got a reaction that made plain the fact that he just wasn’t that into her. It wasn’t that she had been imagining chemistry between them, he assured her, it’s just that “I’m in love with someone else.” Immediately, Condola guessed whom and encouraged Dean to tell Vic. “I would want to know if I were her,” she added. Elsewhere, Travis was hanging with his father when… WTH? “I’m in love,” Dad blurted out — with his (cough) friend. Did Travis feel that way about someone? He really should, said Pop, who was so giddy, he fancied himself a relationship expert even as he was headed home to his clueless wife.
‘WHAT IF WE BOTH WEAR PINK?’ | After Bailey discovered that Ben was going for a third and maybe fourth opinion to reassure himself that he didn’t need chemo, he arrived at Kaminski’s and became yet another person who knew that Dean loved Vic. (Soon, Hughes was going to be the only one still in the dark about it!) For Pete’s sake, tell her, Ben and Jack urged Miller. What if he died on a call? Or, worse, what if she met someone? (Or got together with someone she’d already met… ) When Travis arrived, he was still reeling from the fact that his dad was head over heels, and he himself couldn’t even work up the nerve to ask Emmett to be his wedding date. (Of note: He did work up the nerve by and by.) For his part, Jack was distracted by what had transpired earlier in the day. Inara, it seemed, was moving to California with Marcus. Marsha insisted that he “marry the girl! Make her your own! Move to California if you have to!” But he seemed to have made himself comfortable — or would that be uncomfortable — on the fence.