If you haven't seen it, this could be your lucky day, as I will recap the past first season and give some previews for the upcoming season.
When we first met Chicago Med, of course, it was in the episode of Chicago Fire, and the place went into smoke. Now, the Gaffney Chicago Medical Center Emergency Department has been fixed and reopened, with some of the best doctors and staff that you'll want to have by your side.
The team of Chicago Med got to meet their new trauma fellow, Dr. Rhodes, when he was on the derailed train: he and Dr. Will Halstead, a senior resident, and Det. Halstead's brother didn't get quite along in the being as the two are entirely different and butted heads.
There's Dr. Natalie Manning, a pediatrician, and a widowed mother, as she lost her husband, Jeff, who was killed in action. Then there's April Sexton, the ED nurse, one of the best. Followed by Sarah Reese, a four-year medical student; LCRD Dr. Ethan Choi, a United States Navy Reserve and a third-year resident with expertise in infectious diseases; Sharon Goodwin, the Chief of Services of the Gaffney Chicago Medical Center. There's the chief of psychiatry, Dr. Daniel Charles, and the brains and muscles of the ED and charge nurse, Maggie Lockwood.
I could list all 18 episodes, but I think I'll choose maybe my Top 5 episodes of Season One, which was hard to pick.
5. Derailed: The series' first episode came as the ED reopened after the events in the previous season of Chicago Fire. And their first call is an "L" train crash that pushed them to the limit. Also, it introduced Dr. Rhodes as he was in the "L" too.
This episode helped set the tone of what the show would or could be. It balanced its characters as we know them for the first time. Rhodes and Halstead butted heads at the beginning. Dr. Charles is one of the most exciting doctors on the show, to begin with.
4. "Malignant" This was the solid or the middle episode that brought the Chicago teams (Fire, PD, and Med) together in the unique two-night crossover. If you haven't seen this, it's a must-see. Rhodes treats Hermann, but his condition takes a dramatic turn, and he has to perform emergency surgery on him. Severide and Rhodes butted heads on the treatment Hermann was getting, as there was another way he could have been treated. But also along with that came a storyline of the doctors discovering a possible patient who looked to have attempted suicide was receiving a high dose of chemotherapy for cancer that she never had, which set the tone for the episode on Chicago PD, "I'm Not God." The levels of emotions go up and down like a roller coaster.
3. Choices: This episode was one not taken too lightly, I would think. In this episode, Dr. Halstead decides to resuscitate a patient with stage four cancer who had a DNR in place. Halstead sees this patient, a mother and wife, who is about to die and sees that what she has could be treated and the treatments there to help her. We learn that Halstead's mother died of cancer, and he reflects that on to the patient, trying to save her. What it got was a dance with Goodwin; that's never fun.
2. "Intervention": It's a topic that we talk about a lot. In this episode, Dr. Manning diagnoses a young girl with an infectious bacterium, but the problem relies on the kid's parents as they don't want her vaccinated. The writers take the topics of medicine today and force it or show us that it's essential to vaccinate.
1. "Timing" This episode was re-aired last Thursday at 10/9c, which gave me thought that it was the first time that I've seen a medical drama on that night and time since 2009 (ER). But anyway, This episode was unique in every way. You see, Dr. Downey has been looking at Rhodes throughout the season and grabbing him to do a cardio fellowship. So Downey was his mentor, but there's a long story that I'll make it short: Downey was dying of cancer. In this episode, Rhodes learns that the cancer has spread from his liver to the brain.
There was nothing that they could do, but Downey asked Rhodes to do him one last favor, and that was to check out early. He did and fulfilled his wishes by dumping his ashes out in the ocean. Also, in this episode, we've seen Reese go through a lot as a medical student, the challenges and such. She looked forward to pathology as she did, like taking care of patients, but that all changed when she and Manning treated a baby who needed to be on a special diet. That baby helped change her mind, and Reese wanted to work in the ED, but Reese was in pathology and couldn't do anything but quit. But she did get a word of encouragement from Dr. Charles. This episode was heartbreaking, heartwarming, and downright funny all in one, and it was the season finale. They ended the season on a high note.
Chicago Med is, by far, hands down, the best medical drama on television right now! Not since ER or House, MD. have I ever been engaged in a medical drama like this. The show delivers! This cast is outstanding!! It is the show that can't be beat! And I'm not the only one who thinks so too:
Coming into the new season: A new triangle between Halstead, Manning, and Jeff Clarke (a former firefighter from Chicago Fire). Rhodes gets a new mentor. Get ready to meet Dr. Charles' oldest daughter. Even though Halstead is now the attending physician, he's got a lot of responsibility that will have him at points where he hates the most: paying bills and teaching. Ethan becomes the chief resident, and April's long road recovery with tuberculosis (as she was diagnosed in the season finale).
There is a lot to look forward to in the new season.
You can catch Chicago Med tonight at 9/8c on NBC.
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