As the fourth season begins, Janet has given birth to a baby boywhom she fears prefers Tommy to her. But Tommy has a bigger problem: He's suspected of starting the beach-house fire.
Meanwhile, Jerry's son asks him to be his best man at his commitment ceremony; Richie wants Franco to marry Natalie; Lou and Theresa get distracted in church; and the volunteer firefighter Jennifer Esposito who rescued Tommy from the beach house takes an interest in himand isn't shy about letting him know.
Sheila lies to Tommy when he confronts her about the beach-house fire. But they present a united front to the insurance investigators, as embarrassing as it is for Tommy. Meanwhile, Lou is determined to get a basketball ringer Larenz Tate to be 62 Truck's new probie; Uncle Teddy is released from jail; Colleen runs away with her rock-musician boyfriend; and Mike's mother has a deathbed request. Tommy encounters Colleen's boyfriend and sparks fly; Jerry learns he flunked his physical and is given a desk job; Uncle Teddy, hiding from Ellie, breaks into prison guard Lenny's apartment; Sheila goes out with the man who pulled her from the beach house, while Tommy keeps avoiding Nona Jennifer Esposito , the volunteer firefighter who rescued him from the blaze; and Mike seeks Tommy's advice on how to deal with his dying mother's request that he kill her.
Emotions flare up when the crew learns about Jerry's death; Tommy's manhood is called into question after some embarrassing romantic encounters; Sean confronts Maggie about her drinking; Franco considers asking Natalie to marry him; and Lou looks for a way to get that ringer Bart for the house basketball team.
The firehouse gets a new chief Jerry Adler , who is rumored to possess a very special gift; Tommy suffers embarrassment during a hockey game against the NYPD; Franco works up the nerve to propose to Natalie while Sean tries to talk Maggie out of a divorce; and Sheila makes a surprising proposition as Janet's depression deepens.
A devastating fire has a profound effect on the crew; Tommy wrestles with his feelings about the baby; Alicia Susan Sarandon returns with a proposition for Franco; Troy breaks up with Sheila while Lou makes a tough decision about Theresa; and Sean apologizes to Mike about the fire he set that burned down Mike's mother's house.
Similarly, it was refreshing to see Natalie Distler, as Colleen, show some spark in a rebound romance with Black Shawn after an entire season of playing a one-dimensional, petulant, bratty teenager. The final gauzy domestic tableau of Janet, boss Bob, and hitherto-neglected baby Wyatt, however, struck a jarring note.
Other romantic farewells deftly tied up some hanging story threads, and showcased a sterling roster of too-little-seen performers. Kevin Costner showbiz shout-outs. Another standout, Cornell Womack, brought about an amicable parting between Franco and Natalie — and stared down a body-painted street artist, to keen comic effect.
While Gershon et al. Certainly Durning was a commanding presence on the show, and he will be missed. So where do you stand on the season finale? I think he's in denial. I think ultimately his self-loathing pushes him to somewhat of a downward spiral. Yet Tolan suggests the final nine episodes of Rescue Me are lighter and more life-affirming.
You don't want to watch seven seasons of Rescue Me and not see Tommy Gavin come out the other side of this thing in a better place. So the message is that people adapt. There's no choice but to live at a certain point in the face of tragedy. Close Ad. Live TV. New This Month.
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