Warning! SPOILERS about Fire Country season 3, episode 2 ahead.

Although Gabriela’s decision not to go through with the wedding was at the heart of Fire Country season 3, episode 2. Fire Country season 3’s premiere marked the moment Gabriela finally came clear with both Bode and Diego, itting to the former how feelings for him were still there and to the latter how she didn’t want to marry him anymore because of her confused feelings. The ordeal obviously greatly impacted Diego, but its consequences also affected someone else.

Gabriela and Diego’s plan to marry made Manny ecstatic, as he saw that as Gabriela finally settling down in the way he always hoped she would. Ever since Fire Country season 1, Manny was against Gabriela following in his steps, preferring she returned to diving instead of training to become a firefighter. While he eventually accepted her choice, he was only ever delighted for her when he learned about her marriage to Diego, making Gabriela’s decision to break it off difficult to accept for Manny, even more so as he wasn’t there when she couldn’t go through with it.

Gabriela's Canceled Wedding With Diego Exposes Her Problematic Family Relationship

Manny’s Reaction Shows Gabriela & Manny’s Inability To Communicate

Manny and Gabriela’s expectations that the other should have apologized contributed to blowing the fight out of proportion in Fire Country season 3, but season 1 already highlighted their inability to communicate. Indeed, Manny’s feelings of shame after he had reprised gambling in season 1 brought him to work two jobs to try and pay his debts and hide the truth from Gabriela. Manny was quicker to accept Vince’s help in Fire Country season 1 than itting his problem to Gabriela, who judged him for his taking two jobs, not seeing Manny’s struggle after he purportedly hid it from her.

[Manny and Gabriela’s fight] resorted to their usual tendency to explode after solely seeing their own perspective, only to avoid one another after the exchange.

Manny’s reaction right after his arraignment thus highlighted how his and Gabriela’s dynamic has not changed since season 1. Indeed, as soon as the father-daughter duo reunited, Manny began commenting on Gabriela’s choice at the wedding in Fire Country season 3, faulting Roberta for the example she set for Gabriela that taught her “how to leave.” Their conversation quickly turned into an unresolved fight that left Manny alone at the court and Gabriela running from him, resorting to their usual tendency to explode after solely seeing their own perspective, only to avoid one another after the exchange.

Fire Country Season 3 Needs To Solve Manny & Gabriela's Problems Once For All

Gabriela & Manny Have Had The Same Issue Since Fire Country Season 1

Manny and Gabriela reacting as they usually did in Fire Country season 3, episode 2 underlined the need for them to change their relationship dynamic. Indeed, how Manny and Gabriela always approach one another never let them truly see or understand the other, making it imperative for them to see the other’s perspective instead of just trying to find someone on whom to place the blame. Doing so can finally transform their bond into something that lets Manny and Gabriela be more receptive to each other’s wishes, finally making their relationship better in Fire Country season 3.

New episodes of Fire Country air every Thursday at 9pm on CBS.