Life and Risky Challenges: Chicago Med "Over Troubled Water"

When the pressure is on, the risk is the only thing you have a hold of, and in this case episode of Chicago Med, that's what our doctors face.

"Over Trouble Water" gives our characters risky situations from Dr. Manning and Dr. Choi treating an addicted mother who gave birth to a baby. Dr. Charles thinks it best for the baby to be away from the mother, but in this case, Manning believes that to feel better, the child should be comforted by his mother. Dr. Halstead faces the difficulty of treating a patient who wants no heroic measures, but her boyfriend thinks she can beat what she has, which turns into one emotional moment.

With Robyn gone, Rhodes goes out on the field along with Dr. Bekker to help a man who is trapped in a collapsed building. With the man bleeding out, Rhodes places a balloon in the artery to buy them some time. But when that time runs out, Rhodes and Bekker leave with no choice but to take part of the leg off. But Rhodes will learn a lesson from the patient. While Dr. Charles deals with the addicted mother, he also deals with having Dr. Reese be placed in a new department as he feels responsible for her actions, but Reese might have the last word about that.

This episode was a good hour of excitement on television. The stories were emotional at times and powerful. Watching these characters not only deal with situations that you would think they see every day but being that much more challenging was vital for storytelling. I thought the Manning-Choi-Charles story was perfect and a discussion-worthy story. Not to mention, Charles and Reese were good, and as much as I believe that Charles was thinking what was best for Reese, I'm with Reese that she shouldn't have left his program.

We also get to see our characters open up, with Dr. Choi opening up about his family to April, which he has hard talking about. He shows April a photo of his adopted sister, who has been a troubled child and hasn't spoken to her in over four years. And not to mention that #Manstead grows as after night upon night of sneaking out of Manning's house, Manning decides it is time for Halstead to stay all night. Maggie might have a second thought about Barry.

The writing was strong, and the performance from Donnell and the cast was terrific. Overall, I give this episode an 8.5/10.

You can catch Chicago Med Tuesdays at 10/9c on NBC.