Chicago Med returns with a season premiere that hit all cylinders. Here's a recap!
"When Did We Begin to Change?" was a very intense, at times, intensely emotional episode to kick off the season. Will rides with Hannah in an ambulance as she comes in from an overdose. Will tries to deny Hannah's actions until he realizes after treating a patient that he thought was in the same boat but wasn't. Will and Hannah break up.
Natalie has moved to "Club Med," where doctors and nurses stay during COVID-19 so they can work and not bring any of that home. She teams up with Crockett with a patient whose cancer is back but can't decide which treatment would be best until it has to go down to Crockett's idea of surgery. The two bonded over the case and Crockett's daughter.
Dr. Charles came back to Med after he suffered from COVID-19. While he was there to help with Will's troubles, it took him a day to realize that his daughter was upset with him for not being mad at her for giving him the disease as she went to a friend's place during the shutdown. As he apologizes, he tells her why she should stay with him, to keep him honest as he tries to hide his feelings.
The big story comes with April and Ethan as they have broken up but are treating patients for COVID-19. There, they're dealing with one patient who needs the ventilator while a patient dies. As the day ends, the nurses and doctors gather on the rooftop, light their phones with a lit candle, and name the names that have died that day.
I can't stress enough that this premiere, while it was exciting and entertaining, was highly emotional. The Natalie and Crockett story was excellent and meaningful; Will's was fun and engaging with that medical case. But it was April and Ethan and dealing with COVID-19 patients that were so heartbreaking. The writers depict what it's like in the ER during this situation. I had a lot of tissues around me by the time this episode ended.
Overall, I give this episode a 9.5/10.
What did you think of the season premiere? Leave a comment!
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You can catch Chicago Med Wednesdays at 8/7c on NBC.
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