Every “Chicago Fire” season has some twists and turns, and the show is known for its copious cast changes. Even so, season 12 offered one of the bigger whammies on both fronts when longtime star Kara Killmer departed the series.

It’s as much of a fairytale ending as you can imagine two One Chicago characters to have, and this very much contributed to Killmer’s

departure from the show. In an interview with TV Insider, she shed some light on her character’s “Chicago Fire” exit and confirmed that Brett’s arc — which, she pointed out, had started with a wedding disaster — simply came to a close:

 

 

Some One Chicago exits are somewhat sad, especially in cases where the actor is written out of the show for dramatic purposes, like Yuri Sardarov’s Otis dying in season 8. Other times, the decision to write out a character is financially motivated, like when Jack Lockett’s Sam Carver left “Chicago Fire” after season 13 as part of the network’s cost-cutting measures.

 

 

While Kara Killmer’s “Chicago Fire” departure seemed to be a storyline decision, the character’s truly happy ending makes it hard to view the exit as a sad one. Killmer herself definitely doesn’t seem too heartbroken. In fact, she told The Hollywood Reporter that she was

 

 

informed about the impending exit well in advance, so when it was actually time to wrap her last batch of episodes up, she could just enjoy the experience:

Every “Chicago Fire” season has some twists and turns, and the show is known for its copious cast changes. Even so, season 12 offered one of the bigger whammies on both fronts when longtime star Kara Killmer departed the series.

 

 

It’s as much of a fairytale ending as you can imagine two One Chicago characters to have, and this very much contributed to Killmer’s departure from the show. In an interview with TV Insider, she shed some light on her character’s “Chicago Fire” exit and confirmed that Brett’s arc — which, she pointed out, had started with a wedding disaster — simply came to a close:

Some One Chicago exits are somewhat sad, especially in cases where the actor is written out of the show for dramatic purposes, like Yuri Sardarov’s Otis dying in season 8. Other times, the decision to write out a character is financially motivated, like when Jack Lockett’s Sam Carver left “Chicago Fire” after season 13 as part of the network’s cost-cutting measures.

While Kara Killmer’s “Chicago Fire” departure seemed to be a storyline decision, the character’s truly happy ending makes it hard to view the exit as a sad one. Killmer herself definitely doesn’t seem too heartbroken. In fact, she told The Hollywood Reporter that she was informed about the impending exit well in advance, so when it was actually time to wrap her last batch of episodes up, she could just enjoy the experience: