Severide follows the fate of another One Chicago character.
It’s no longer a secret that Taylor Kinney, who plays Kelly Severide on Chicago Fire, took some time off to deal with personal matters, but the way the writers justified his temporary absence was, to say the least, less than pleasing to fans.
Taylor Kinney has been the star of Chicago Fire for more than a decade, so it’s no surprise that the absence of one of the main characters caught viewers off guard.
While fans understand that the actor left the show temporarily and there is nothing reprehensible about that, it was the way the writers justified his departure that made the fans angry.
Taylor’s character left town to attend an arson investigation training program, an opportunity he couldn’t pass up.
Although Kelly’s colleagues are upset about his absence, they agree that this training will benefit not only Kelly personally, but the entire team.
A similar story happened to another One Chicago character, Jay Halstead of the Chicago P. D.
