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Brettsey has formally left Chicago. Kara Killmer, who has portrayed Sylvie Brett for 199 episodes on “Chicago Fire” (and dozens of “Chicago Med” and “Chicago P.D” episodes), makes her final appearance on the Feb. 28 episode, marrying Matt Casey (Jesse Spencer) and shifting to Portland with him.
“It’s bittersweet, however it’s positively extra candy than bitter,” she tells Selection of the top of Brett’s journey on the NBC procedural. “I’m so completely satisfied that Sylvie will get her completely satisfied ending, and it’s a fantastic closure for her tenure.”
For Killmer, Brett marrying Casey is the “pure” finish for her storyline — particularly as a result of Sylvie got here to 51 after being left on the altar: “She got here to Chicago attempting to begin contemporary after which finally ends up throughout the aisle from the love of her life, lastly getting all the pieces that she at all times needed and have this patchwork household collectively. It’s such an ideal ending for her. I can’t consider something higher.”
After Spencer exited the show in Season 10 when Casey moved to Oregon, the pair’s characters briefly had a long-distance relationship earlier than calling it quits after it grew to become too troublesome. He returned last season and proposed; at first of Season 12, Brett advised the firehouse she was shifting to be with him after they tied the knot.
Kara Killmer as Sylvie Brett, Jesse Spencer as Matt Casey
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“It wouldn’t have been the identical and wouldn’t have felt proper if someway they exited Sylvie with out Matt Casey. Each time Jesse comes again into city, everyone’s ecstatic,” Killmer says. “Everybody needs their captain again, so it was lots of enjoyable and form of a household reunion, which is sort of what weddings might be generally.”
After Spencer left the present, Killmer wasn’t instantly written off — however it made sense at this level, she says.
“Final season, the writing was sort of on the wall a bit bit. It’s not like Brett didn’t attempt to let go of Matt. She tried to get severe with Dylan and issues weren’t working. I feel the viewers felt the identical manner, so I feel the writers noticed sort of a pure development there and took the chance. Then we had the entire strike that everyone was out for and there was loads of time to formulate a plan for the proper exit,” she says. “I’m so grateful that they introduced me again for six episodes as a result of you understand how straightforward it might have been for them to simply begin the season with Violet within the locker room saying, ‘I simply acquired off the telephone with Sylvie and he or she’s settled in Portland.’ So, I’m so grateful that they gave myself and the followers to actually say goodbye to Sylvie.”
Total, she feels privileged that she was capable of painting a primary responder and work alongside actual paramedics and firefighters, who “frequently take care of loss and trauma and so they nonetheless return for extra,” she explains. “They nonetheless determine to rise up within the morning and rush into hazard and serve strangers.”
As for what’s subsequent, “the door is vast open” for upcoming roles — in TV, movie or theater. “It’s a miracle and a privilege to have been on a Dick Wolf present particularly for 10 years. Nothing else goes to have the ability to compete with that,” she says. “However I’m actually enthusiastic about new tasks and sort of bringing the magic that I’ve realized on ‘Fireplace’ to new units.”
“Chicago Fireplace” is produced by Common Tv in affiliation with Wolf Leisure.
