Sabina Gadecki has come to name her Fireplace Nation costars “family,” however seeing Billy Burke at her farewell dinner was nonetheless sudden.
Warning: Spoilers beneath for Fireplace Nation season 2, episode 5.
Throughout the Friday, April 5, episode of the CBS collection, Gadecki’s character, Cara, died after an ambulance accident broken her mind. Though the loss of life was troublesome for followers and Gadecki to swallow, her castmates gave her a candy ship off to melt the blow.
“My husband came into town and he was like, ‘Oh, we’re going to dinner with Max [Thieriot] and [his wife] Lexi [after] they came in from Washington,” Gadecki, 40, solely recalled to Us Weekly forward of Friday’s episode. “So, I thought we were going to dinner at one of my favorite restaurants in Vancouver.”
When she walked in, she noticed “all the series regulars,” together with Kevin Alejandro, Stephanie Arcila, Jordan Calloway and Burke, 57, who performs hearth captain Vince Leone.
Gadecki was most shocked by Burke’s attendance, revealing he “doesn’t show” as much as something. “Billy does not want to go to any of these things,” she defined, noting that the 2 actors beforehand labored collectively on 2012’s Freaky Deaky when she was 26 years outdated.
“To be reconnected with Billy was amazing [on Fire Country] and to see him there and everyone did the sweetest thing in the world,” she gushed. “They all went around the table and all gave me a compliment of something positive that I provided on and off camera to them. I was crying.”
Gadecki, who joined the solid midway by means of season 1 in 2023, admitted “everyone was crying” as a result of it was a “very sweet and beautiful” second.
“It’s funny because when I first walked in, I’m like, ‘Is everyone here for me?’ I was about to start crying because I didn’t know. It was a surprise,” she continued. “They surprised me with a farewell dinner, and it was really thoughtful and really touching.”
The actress remembered a candy comment that Alejandro, who performs Manny Perez, advised her on the desk. “He’s like, ‘We’ve never had someone recur on the show that touched our hearts in this way.’ And so I feel like they really brought me in and welcomed [me],” she revealed. “It felt like family.”
Identical to with all households, there have been additionally moments of laughter that got here through the bittersweet goodbye.
“Billy sent me a picture of the coffin scene [at Cara’s funeral] and he’s like, ‘How you doing in there? Can you breathe?’ I was like, ‘My heart hurts,’” Gadecki advised Us, remembering Burke’s recommendation through the emotional second., “[He said,] ’Your heart shouldn’t hurt.’ He’s like, ‘I know this stinks. … But you got a funeral and a really beautiful, beautiful episode and a beautiful farewell.’”
Gadecki couldn’t agree extra, including, “I feel like nothing but love and joy in my heart for where my character was able to go. So I feel thankful for that.”
She was so touched by the openness of the solid that earlier than leaving the set, Gadecki gifted everybody customized jewellery.
“I gave everyone necklaces that say, ‘Fire Family’ and bracelets that have beads that say in Morse code that say ‘Fire Family,’” Gadecki shared with Us, noting that she gave a speech as properly following an emotional few days.
She recalled: “I tried to speak, and I couldn’t get the words out. … You pour your heart and soul into a character for a year and a half and Cara [became] a part of me, and so it’s hard to say goodbye.”
Fireplace Nation airs on CBS Fridays at 9 p.m. ET.