Chicago Fire kicked off Season 14 in the 2025 TV schedule with some changes to Firehouse 51 even beyond the absence of Carver, the departure of Ritter, and Stella not needing to step out of the action after all. Mouch was installed as the lieutenant of Engine 51 and entitled to an office in the fire house.... if only Herrmann was willing to vacate it. He has come a long way since earning the nickname of Mouch as Man + Couch pre-series, and actor Christian Stolte opened up about why none of these developments would have worked in earlier seasons.
In the Season 14 premiere (available streaming now with a Peacock subscription), Mouch was still getting used to all the new tasks that came along with the lieutenant gig, not helped by Herrmann holding onto the office. As for the former Engine lieutenant, he did have some valid concerns like the dip in his income due to giving up his spot as an officer, but one of my big takeaways from the first episode is that Mouch deserves full custody of the office.
