u/Efficient-Forever341

(there will be spoilers for every new Chicago Fire fan, obviously, and sorry for my English)

Before we loved Chloe Decker, we loved Leslie Shay

We lost Leslie Shay on May 13, 2014 and I remembering her in this post, because it happened 12 years ago. The post will focus mainly on the moments that made every Shay-fan happy. And I tell you why, because I lost count how many heartbreaking events were in CF regarding Shay... just think about her love life, remember she didn't have a baby with Severide, and Dawson didn't help her when Shay fell into a down-spiraling depression after a patient's death. Also think about all her physical injuries (including her last and fatal one), it was obvious that the writers really loved to hurt her character for no reason (and it was just 2 seasons).

So I made a collection with Shay's best one-liners and funny moments. TBH no post has enough space to list all of them. However, if I missed some, just write down in the comments. There will be also the episode numbers in case you guys are planning a rewatch because of Shay, it will be easier to find these scenes. I also made a list of her best moments, that were the most heartwarming for me. And yes, I made these because we speak about Leslie Shay, one of the most loved fan-favorite character of CF. I dare to say that Shay IS the most loved character of CF even today (for me it's no doubt)

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Shay's best one-liners and funny moments

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S1 E01

Shay: - Peter Mills, are you gay?

Mills: - Me? No...

Shay: - Because I am

Also funny that after Peter goes to Shay, she looks up, looks behind Peter's back, and realizing immediately this will be a prank from the others

And Shay's voice when she says "Can you hand me that box right there?" is super cute and sweet

Peter Mills asks Shay a date

S1 E02

Shay: - There's Willie, our favorite doorman. I should flash him next time

S1 E03

Hermann: - We spent it all on the elliptical machine so Shay could keep her ass toned.

Shay: - Ohh, Hermann, please. Everyone benefits from me having a toned ass

S1 E03

Shay: - Why don't you put her in a bikini while you are at it?

Otis: - Before I respond, are you joking, or are you serious?

Shay: - About as serious as putting you in a bikini.

S1 E03

Shay's face after Nicki's father assumed that she is Severide's partner

Shay's face after Nicki's father assumed that she is Severide's partner

S1 E04

It looks like that Shay likes the Devil horns! What an amazing foreshadowing....

Chicago Fire - Lucifer crossover

S1 E04

Shay: - Turns out I may have overestimated her lesbianism.

S1 E07

Dawson: - Whose fault do you think it is?

Shay: - Woman's. It's always the woman's. That's why I'm happily single (then honking angrily)

S1 E09

Shay: - Don't trouble yourself, Peter Mills, I had two sunflower seeds in the ambo

Mills forgot to cook for Shay

S1 E09

Shay: - Look at you. All lit up like a Christmas tree

S1 E10

Shay: - Chief, is this about the diamond necklace Dawson stole at the residence?

S1 E10

Shay: - Damn, girl, you wear that dress, and I will be your date

S1 E11

Shay: - Listen, it's not too late to switch teams

S1 E11

Shay: - If I were straight, I'd throw the biggest hump into you right now

Shay and Severide after her accident

S1 E13

Shay: - Where in code of conduct book does it say you can't carry a taser?

Dawson: - Page one

Shay: - I should totally read that someday

S1 E13

Shay: - You look like you're about to pop.

Clarice: - Yeah, a few more weeks.

Shay: - I heard if you eat eggplant, the baby comes right out

S1 E16

Shay: - It's nice and warm at the hospital, Mick. You will like it. Lots of pretty nurses.

Mick: - Prettier than you two?

Shay: - Come on, be realistic.

S1 E21

Shay (after Dawson shows her the coffee Mills brought to her): - Ohh, marry him!

S2 E03

Shay: - Oh, and you guys should be wearing eye protection

S2 E04

Shay (Shay's WTF-face is priceless): - Please tell me we're not making a huge mistake here

Shay's reaction to the Battlestar Galactica poster

S2 E11

Shay: - You happen to see Ellen yesterday?... It made me at least 5% gayer

S2 E12

Shay: - ... and then Katie goes to Severide, and she's like "Otis broke my heart, Kelly, he broke my heart!"

S2 E13

Shay: - I have two words for you. Lesbian night

S2 E14

Cruz: - Those sell for like 800 bucks a piece

Shay: - Okay. Bidding starts there. Who wants them? This lady needs a new pair of shoes

S2 E15

Shay: - Okay, sweetheart, tonight you and I are gonna unscrew the legs on her bunk

Dawson: - See? You understand me

Shay: (blinking and smiling)

Shay driving the ambo

S2 E16

My all-time favorite Shay one-liner

Shay: - First time I've ever had that in my mouth

Dawson: - Oh yeah? How is it?

Shay: - Meh...

Shay's opinion is hilarious

S2 E17

Shay: - Kendra's friend is 60

Mouch: - You think I'm 60???

Shay: - ............. no! No way! ........... How old are you?

S2 E18

Dawson: - Did you bring alcohol?

Shay: - Girl, get to know me already.

S2 E21

Shay: - Oops... thanks for the warm welcome, guys, but it's time for us to start our periods

S3 E01

(it was their last funny moment together in the series)

Severide: - Do you even know how to work that thing?

Shay: - I am the master of working this thing.

Shay is the homevideo queen

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Shay's most heartwarming moments

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S1 E02

Hermann, with Cindy and the kids thank Dawson and Shay to save his life

S1 E04

Shay brought cookies to Hermann after his speech defending the Firehouse

Shay brought cookies to Hermann

S1 E13

Dawson: - Dad, can we keep it? Can we? Can we?

Boden: - Keep what?

Shay: - The dog

Pouch arriving

S1 E13

Shay: - I'm glad you're getting yourself healthy, even if it means I have to let you go

S1 E17

(just seeing their friendship)

Shayveride

S1 E20

Shay saving Cindy's and the baby's life

S1 E20

Shay to Severide: - Our friendship is one of the only really good things I have going on in my life

Shayveride

S1 E24

Cindy and Christopher ask Shay and Severide to be the godparents of their newborn child

S2 E01

When Dawson grabs Shay immediately signing that she wants Shay as her "partner"

Shay and Dawson

S2 E19

Shay helps Casey to buy an engagement ring

Shay and Casey

S2 E22

(I know it's a rather bittersweet than happy moment, but it has to be on the list, as it was their last happy moment together)

Shay: - I love you, you know?

Severide: - I know, I love you too

Shayveride together one last time

And just a little interesting thing:

Shay was the last one who said "previously on Chicago Fire", in the beginning of S2 E10

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Let me recommend some links at the end.

I have always seen comments even nowdays, which claimed that Lauren left the CF show because of Lucifer, but it's not true. If you think it's true, well, you are wrong, and I highly recommend my previous post, in that I wrote about this topic, with many sources. There are a lot of BTS pics too about Shay

https://www.reddit.com/r/LaurenGermanFanClub/comments/1t2m33u/leslie_shay_lauren_german_the_heart_and_soul_of/

If you are interested in why the creators of CF killed Shay, I recommend my another post, but beware, it's very long. However, I collected all the information about the background of Shay's death, what was the official explanation, was it believable or not, what the CF fans thought about it, how it affected the viewer numbers, etc.

https://www.reddit.com/r/lucifer/comments/1fd0olk/in_memory_of_chloe_decker_and_leslie_shay_my_2/

And if you are a Shayveride fan, I recommend this vid, it's my favorite (thanks to YT user "fragilelittleheart"):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjS1LmJgCIo

https://preview.redd.it/mervefabow0h1.jpg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=aa854e359772216c100baf4278e6b021c63bbdcd

(

this post is an updated repost of my original from one year ago

https://www.reddit.com/r/ChicagoFireNBC/comments/1kl5frz/we_miss_leslie_shay_for_11_years_now/

)

(there will be spoilers for every new Chicago Fire fan, obviously, and sorry for my English)

Before we loved Chloe Decker, we loved Leslie Shay

We lost Leslie Shay on May 13, 2014 and I remembering her in this post, because it happened 12 years ago. The post will focus mainly on the moments that made every Shay-fan happy. And I tell you why, because I lost count how many heartbreaking events were in CF regarding Shay... just think about her love life, remember she didn't have a baby with Severide, and Dawson didn't help her when Shay fell into a down-spiraling depression after a patient's death. Also think about all her physical injuries (including her last and fatal one), it was obvious that the writers really loved to hurt her character for no reason (and it was just 2 seasons).

So I made a collection with Shay's best one-liners and funny moments. TBH no post has enough space to list all of them. However, if I missed some, just write down in the comments. There will be also the episode numbers in case you guys are planning a rewatch because of Shay, it will be easier to find these scenes. I also made a list of her best moments, that were the most heartwarming for me. And yes, I made these because we speak about Leslie Shay, one of the most loved fan-favorite character of CF. I dare to say that Shay IS the most loved character of CF even today (for me it's no doubt)

---------

Shay's best one-liners and funny moments

---------

S1 E01

Shay: - Peter Mills, are you gay?

Mills: - Me? No...

Shay: - Because I am

Also funny that after Peter goes to Shay, she looks up, looks behind Peter's back, and realizing immediately this will be a prank from the others

And Shay's voice when she says "Can you hand me that box right there?" is super cute and sweet

Peter Mills asks Shay a date

S1 E02

Shay: - There's Willie, our favorite doorman. I should flash him next time

S1 E03

Hermann: - We spent it all on the elliptical machine so Shay could keep her ass toned.

Shay: - Ohh, Hermann, please. Everyone benefits from me having a toned ass

S1 E03

Shay: - Why don't you put her in a bikini while you are at it?

Otis: - Before I respond, are you joking, or are you serious?

Shay: - About as serious as putting you in a bikini.

S1 E03

Shay's face after Nicki's father assumed that she is Severide's partner

Shay's face after Nicki's father assumed that she is Severide's partner

S1 E04

It looks like that Shay likes the Devil horns! What an amazing foreshadowing....

Chicago Fire - Lucifer crossover

S1 E04

Shay: - Turns out I may have overestimated her lesbianism.

S1 E07

Dawson: - Whose fault do you think it is?

Shay: - Woman's. It's always the woman's. That's why I'm happily single (then honking angrily)

S1 E09

Shay: - Don't trouble yourself, Peter Mills, I had two sunflower seeds in the ambo

Mills forgot to cook for Shay

S1 E09

Shay: - Look at you. All lit up like a Christmas tree

S1 E10

Shay: - Chief, is this about the diamond necklace Dawson stole at the residence?

S1 E10

Shay: - Damn, girl, you wear that dress, and I will be your date

S1 E11

Shay: - Listen, it's not too late to switch teams

S1 E11

Shay: - If I were straight, I'd throw the biggest hump into you right now

Shay and Severide after her accident

S1 E13

Shay: - Where in code of conduct book does it say you can't carry a taser?

Dawson: - Page one

Shay: - I should totally read that someday

S1 E13

Shay: - You look like you're about to pop.

Clarice: - Yeah, a few more weeks.

Shay: - I heard if you eat eggplant, the baby comes right out

S1 E16

Shay: - It's nice and warm at the hospital, Mick. You will like it. Lots of pretty nurses.

Mick: - Prettier than you two?

Shay: - Come on, be realistic.

S1 E21

Shay (after Dawson shows her the coffee Mills brought to her): - Ohh, marry him!

S2 E03

Shay: - Oh, and you guys should be wearing eye protection

S2 E04

Shay (Shay's WTF-face is priceless): - Please tell me we're not making a huge mistake here

Shay's reaction to the Battlestar Galactica poster

S2 E11

Shay: - You happen to see Ellen yesterday?... It made me at least 5% gayer

S2 E12

Shay: - ... and then Katie goes to Severide, and she's like "Otis broke my heart, Kelly, he broke my heart!"

S2 E13

Shay: - I have two words for you. Lesbian night

S2 E14

Cruz: - Those sell for like 800 bucks a piece

Shay: - Okay. Bidding starts there. Who wants them? This lady needs a new pair of shoes

S2 E15

Shay: - Okay, sweetheart, tonight you and I are gonna unscrew the legs on her bunk

Dawson: - See? You understand me

Shay: (blinking and smiling)

Shay driving the ambo

S2 E16

My all-time favorite Shay one-liner

Shay: - First time I've ever had that in my mouth

Dawson: - Oh yeah? How is it?

Shay: - Meh...

Shay's opinion is hilarious

S2 E17

Shay: - Kendra's friend is 60

Mouch: - You think I'm 60???

Shay: - ............. no! No way! ........... How old are you?

S2 E18

Dawson: - Did you bring alcohol?

Shay: - Girl, get to know me already.

S2 E21

Shay: - Oops... thanks for the warm welcome, guys, but it's time for us to start our periods

S3 E01

(it was their last funny moment together in the series)

Severide: - Do you even know how to work that thing?

Shay: - I am the master of working this thing.

Shay is the homevideo queen

---------

Shay's most heartwarming moments

---------

S1 E02

Hermann, with Cindy and the kids thank Dawson and Shay to save his life

S1 E04

Shay brought cookies to Hermann after his speech defending the Firehouse

Shay brought cookies to Hermann

S1 E13

Dawson: - Dad, can we keep it? Can we? Can we?

Boden: - Keep what?

Shay: - The dog

Pouch arriving

S1 E13

Shay: - I'm glad you're getting yourself healthy, even if it means I have to let you go

S1 E17

(just seeing their friendship)

Shayveride

S1 E20

Shay saving Cindy's and the baby's life

S1 E20

Shay to Severide: - Our friendship is one of the only really good things I have going on in my life

Shayveride

S1 E24

Cindy and Christopher ask Shay and Severide to be the godparents of their newborn child

S2 E01

When Dawson grabs Shay immediately signing that she wants Shay as her "partner"

Shay and Dawson

S2 E19

Shay helps Casey to buy an engagement ring

Shay and Casey

S2 E22

(I know it's a rather bittersweet than happy moment, but it has to be on the list, as it was their last happy moment together)

Shay: - I love you, you know?

Severide: - I know, I love you too

Shayveride together one last time

And just a little interesting thing:

Shay was the last one who said "previously on Chicago Fire", in the beginning of S2 E10

---------

Let me recommend some links at the end.

I have always seen comments even nowdays, which claimed that Lauren left the CF show because of Lucifer, but it's not true. If you think it's true, well, you are wrong, and I highly recommend my previous post, in that I wrote about this topic, with many sources. There are a lot of BTS pics too about Shay

https://www.reddit.com/r/LaurenGermanFanClub/comments/1t2m33u/leslie_shay_lauren_german_the_heart_and_soul_of/

If you are interested in why the creators of CF killed Shay, I recommend my another post, but beware, it's very long. However, I collected all the information about the background of Shay's death, what was the official explanation, was it believable or not, what the CF fans thought about it, how it affected the viewer numbers, etc.

https://www.reddit.com/r/lucifer/comments/1fd0olk/in_memory_of_chloe_decker_and_leslie_shay_my_2/

And if you are a Shayveride fan, I recommend this vid, it's my favorite (thanks to YT user "fragilelittleheart"):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjS1LmJgCIo

https://preview.redd.it/n55stj3bxu0h1.jpg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=24b9c4fd94678f2476facac14caa2f03292d84b8

(

this post is an updated repost of my original from one year ago

https://www.reddit.com/r/ChicagoFireNBC/comments/1kl5frz/we_miss_leslie_shay_for_11_years_now/

)

https://preview.redd.it/3hyo4e1ci3zg1.jpg?width=2560&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4e75764a006b7a91a0f88939ef9cfd17e050b8b1

Lauren knew her ex-colleagues were missing her because they made a video about her new job.

Or maybe they were just jealous, because Lauren became a leading actress.....

https://preview.redd.it/9uwzkb7di3zg1.jpg?width=1201&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=394967d8f0a867dd1da1fc330a4fe2154431b1c4

https://www.tiktok.com/@chicagofires/video/7255400196711107886

She also got free advertising from Severide

"Watch Lucifer!"

https://youtu.be/-qbG22XmWMM?t=53

https://preview.redd.it/54k1kybr63zg1.jpg?width=2560&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=43a03d7f4a9c5425126c72cc5b20c3dacc32067a

Lauren knew her ex-colleagues were missing her because they made a video about her new job.

Or maybe they were just jealous, because Lauren became a leading actress.....

https://preview.redd.it/30m13iycg3zg1.jpg?width=1201&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=21fe1066b89ad3bddf9e0dff24480991f229fac8

https://www.tiktok.com/@chicagofires/video/7255400196711107886

She also got free advertising from Severide

"Watch Lucifer!"

https://youtu.be/-qbG22XmWMM?t=53

Hey everyone! It looks like I can't create more than one crosspost, so I just came here to recommend my post manually. I hope it's not against the rules. It's about Leslie Shay, check it out! Have a nice day for everyone

https://preview.redd.it/prgpv4bytxyg1.jpg?width=757&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b450c6d7a6d1bd1edaf6bc261002c077c8947c2e

Leslie Shay (Lauren German), the heart and soul of Chicago Fire, in Season 3

https://www.reddit.com/r/LaurenGermanFanClub/comments/1t2m33u/leslie_shay_lauren_german_the_heart_and_soul_of/

(there will be spoilers for every new Chicago Fire fan, obviously, and sorry for my English)

Lauren German and Taylor Kinney (BTS Shayveride in Season 3)

I think that Shay was the heart and soul of the first 3 Seasons, and I will share some pics about her (like the one above), proving my point. Before posting the pics, I will also try to address some false claims that spread online, and at the end of the post, I will share an interesting exploration.

I read a post more than a year ago, where OP asked everyone about (after started watching S3, I guess) why the CF creators / writers made the decision of get rid of Shay's character. For me the shock was not by the post, but the reactions. There were a lot of comments, with a lot of agreeing UpVotes, and they all claimed that Lauren left because of Lucifer, and I see comments like these even nowdays. Claiming these things about Lauren is the biggest disinformation a redditor can write, so I ask everyone politely who contributed to these comments, that please stop spreading the disinformation. Here are the facts:

Lauren left Chicago Fire after Season 2, because the CF creators made this decision (about Shay). In other words, they fired her, or didn't extend her contract, which is the same. It was NOT Lauren's decision. There are really uncountable sources about these facts, I will list just the most importants, but you can easily find more:

I. TV Line interview, where Matt Olmstead spoke about how hard was it to make this decision, and how professional was Lauren when she heard it first. He also tried to explain things (in my view = he tried to apologize, and people don't apologize for things they don't commit), so it's clear that Lauren had nothing to do with it

https://tvline.com/interviews/lauren-german-leaving-chicago-fire-shay-killed-off-549958/

II. Chicago Sun Times article, where Dick Wolf tried to defend the decision after the uproar of the audiance

https://chicago.suntimes.com/2015/2/1/18441521/chicago-fire-to-revisit-shay-with-memorial-service-new-footage

III. Lauren's interviews, where she spoke about how important it is (was) for her to play Shay (yes, Leslie Shay was an important role for Lauren, and she was happy to portray her, not to mention CF viewers LOVED her a lot, I was not the only one who thought that Shay was the heart and soul of the show), but they fired Lauren half year later after this CF interview

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyUiUoTYt38

IV. IMDB dates - if you check any actor or actress on IMDB, you can clearly see that there are multiple roles for them even in the same year (it happens regularly). Shay's death episode was aired on September 23, 2014, meaning the decision was made way earlier (they also had to cast Kara Killmer for swapping the role with Shay), and Lauren was just a guest star in that episode. The first Lucifer episode was aired on January 25, 2016, the difference between the two dates were 16 months. It means it was a way longer than usual time period while Lauren found her next role as Chloe, and Lucifer started only when CF was already in the middle of it's own 4th season.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3609400/?ref_=ttep_ep_1

V. Tom Ellis interview

Tom Ellis and Lauren German had a mutual friend, Jesse Spencer, who told Tom (who was already casted as Lucifer earlier) that Lauren will auditioning, so it's also a clue that it only happened way later, after she was not part of the CF cast anymore

Lauren German and Jesse Spencer (Shay and Casey BTS in Season 3)

So, again, please don't claim that Lauren left because of Lucifer, it's not true. Yes, she had luck with Lucifer, but Lucifer wasn't the reason of her CF exit, it was the consequence. I can understand that there are fans out there, who don't like when the CF creators are blamed for anything (they were blamed a lot because of Shay's death), but it's not the right move to spread disinformation to protect them, and to put responsibility on Lauren, when she had nothing to do with Shay's death. The OP in that old post was very attentive, when asked that question, because IMHO it's a valid question: WHY CF creators made this decision? A wise commenter once said "I'm not sure I completely buy him (Matt Olmstead) wanting to kill off a fan favourite for the sake of new storylines in season two lol". I tried to find answers too in the past, you can check my very long posts about it, if you are interested (here are the links to the original CF version and to the improved Lucifer version), but it's another story

https://www.reddit.com/r/ChicagoFireNBC/comments/1dksh8h/in_memory_of_do_you_remember_who_died_on_may_13/

https://www.reddit.com/r/lucifer/comments/1fd0olk/in_memory_of_chloe_decker_and_leslie_shay_my_2/

Lauren German, Jesse Spencer, Taylor Kinney (BTS in Season 3)

I hope that addressing these false claims was a successful effort, and this information will reach everyone who made or agreed with false claims before. Now please answer honestly, do you really think for a second after watching/reading these interviews, seeing these pics (not to mention the large amount of BTS videos too), that Lauren ever wanted to leave this cast?

A typical Shayveride interview

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GvirHSaxoU

In real life, Kinney is grieving the loss of his costar, too.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/2014/10/15/18477177/chicago-fire-if-anyone-can-saveseveride-it-s-casey

"I miss her like crazy," he said about Lauren German. "She was a great scene partner. Great actor. Someone to work with and someone to confide in. It was an honest relationship. We hung out off the stages, too. I didn’t take that too easy.”

Lauren's interview

https://chicago.suntimes.com/2016/1/22/18408021/chicago-fire-alum-lauren-german-having-devilishly-good-time-on-lucifer

German did admit she misses “the whole Chicago crew I worked with — and the wonderful fans in Chicago too. Everyone in your town is so great.”

The actress said she considers co-star Monica Raymund “my best girlfriend” and also keeps up with fellow “Chicago Fire” castmates Taylor Kinney and Jesse Spencer “quite a bit.”

“In fact just the other day, Monica asked me that after I wrap [the initial 13 episodes of] ‘Lucifer’ to come over [to Chicago] for a few days and hang out with those guys. So I may do that around the end of February.”

If so, it’s likely German and her “Chicago Fire” pals will make a beeline to the Palm restaurant on East Wacker Drive.

“Taylor and Jesse and I lived in the same building [on the New East Side], and we’d go to the Palm like three times a week. It was so cozy there. We even had our own regular little booth!”

Lauren German and Monica Raymund (Shay and Dawson)

Lauren German and Teri Reeves (with Jesse Spencer, Monica Raymund and Charlie Barnett)

Lauren German and David Eigenberg (Shay and Herrmann)

Lauren German and Jesse Spencer (Shay and Casey)

Shayveride

https://preview.redd.it/l44s8e3jexyg1.jpg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=55677aba43eb4c09d072626ec302d020b842f781

https://preview.redd.it/hwkqlb2kexyg1.jpg?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bcc68ca736bd564f2925999c1fbdb8bfb4b2f524

Lauren German and Christian Stolte (Shay and Mouch)

https://preview.redd.it/r8u17fcnexyg1.jpg?width=612&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=537f0b63edc2d221234a9384f947d4284b4fe9e3

Lauren German and Monica Raymund (Shay and Dawson)

Lauren German and Christine Evangelista (Shay and Rafferty)

Lauren German and Jesse Spencer (Shay and Casey)

Lauren German and Jeff Hephner (Shay and Clarke)

https://preview.redd.it/ddtk1gbuexyg1.jpg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ecbbcfb37d5a8aa642fbf05e43ff141c95f8ac58

Shay and McHolland reunion

Shayveride reunion

Shayveride reunion

Just an interesting thing at the end

This post is an updated repost of my original from one year ago, the original's date was Jan 12th, 2025

https://www.reddit.com/r/ChicagoFireNBC/comments/1hzlgsz/leslie_shaylauren_german_the_heart_and_soul_of/

It looks like that after I called Shay the heart and soul of the show, other people found it a touching remark, because in the following year I encountered at least 3 other posts, where Shay was called like that.

Aug 18th, 2025

https://screenrant.com/chicago-fire-leslie-shay-moments-that-still-make-us-mad-lauren-german-is-gone/

"she wasn't only the heart and soul of the show"

Sep 15th, 2025

https://www.facebook.com/61555896158845/posts/10-times-leslie-shay-proved-she-was-the-heart-of-chicago-fire-and-why-we-still-m/122250726638196538/

"10 times Leslie Shay proved she was the heart of Chicago Fire"

Jan 6th, 2026

https://covid.fabriciano.mg.gov.br/official-origin/chicago-fire-the-heartbreaking-story-of-shays-death-1767648309

"she was the heart and soul of Firehouse 51"

After reading these posts, I guess it's no more a doubt: Leslie Shay (and Lauren German) was, and always will be the heart and soul of Chicago Fire

Despite her mature, no-nonsense, responsible adult character, Chloe also has her own comical lines, some of them are amongst the show's best and most funny ones (it can be an unpopular opinion, but I don't care).

As someone said, these were the times when Chloe was being Lauren

Here are the contenders, some of the most hilarious sentences from Chloe

Chloe really needs her laser-beam hands

* I don't know, laser beam hands??

* Do not touch the charred crotch!

* I mean, thank God this bod is made for pure sex because, clearly, it's all he cares about. I'm tired

https://preview.redd.it/bg41suvwx2yg1.jpg?width=1533&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dda8468dad995859fede7d68d8a3346c12b79973

* Yes, but it makes me feel better

* An orgy? Definitely off the table

* If it walks like a duck, it talks like a duck, it probably murders like a duck

* I said I wanna spar, bitch

* Most likely many, many cats in my future

* I have far too many bullets in this thing for you to still be talking

https://preview.redd.it/cnypzy3fx2yg1.jpg?width=2560&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=36b873e08a847726914799a092f83c3f5d60174c

* Or sex with friends

* There was a murder, at the beach. New case. I was gonna tell you. But I didn't because I know how much you hate... sand.

* Sends me here, sends me there, kills a nun!

* Are we playing show and tell? I got something to show you

* When!

https://preview.redd.it/e230tfvmx2yg1.jpg?width=1533&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a6fb88742000aa93a22be514db948820693e87f5

* I'm Lucifer Morningstar. I can play the piano and I'm a fancy British man!

* I'm not scared about anything other than finding out what STDs you have!

* You should take notes!

* Man, you really don't shut up

* No I don’t know Craig and his tattooed penis

https://preview.redd.it/5d34ojkix2yg1.jpg?width=2560&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=54aa9417b929b9c83a754f8a6e716ea676255cb4

* Maybe he doesn't wanna go in half-cocked

* You looks like a homeless magician

* You can't just walk in there with your three piece suit and say "Hello, drug dealers!"

* I'll make it weird on your face!

* Act like a child, get treated like a child

* If I get an STD from this thing, I'm gonna kill you

* Cue relentless onslaught of small penis jokes in 3,2,1

https://preview.redd.it/iyaenqwpx2yg1.jpg?width=2560&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=62f5a0b92b7e0b097de7d8bfafd60d18fac451d0

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this post is an updated repost of my original from two years ago

https://www.reddit.com/r/lucifer/comments/1etzxp1/whats_chloes_most_hilarious_sentence_in_the_show/

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