According to the superpowers he has that makes him unique and challenges him, Gaven, a young miserable fireman, who sees the ghosts of the dead, the thing that challenges him, as he manages to talk to them and knows everything about them. In this new season, Tommy searches for his wife, the thing that challenges him.
For all its smart-ass observations about the difficulties of living up to expectations, the series is most interested in how the firefighters survive the mundane details of their lives. And that is what makes Rescue Me resonate.