Facing the Situation: Chicago Med "Don't Want to Face This Now"

 

Talk about facing the situation this week on Chicago Med.

One Chicago Preview: Chicago Med "Better Is The Enemy Of Good"/ Chicago Fire "Dead of Winter"/ Chicago PD "Instinct"

 

Here's a preview of the upcoming new episodes of One Chicago. 

Chicago Med

"Better Is The Enemy of Good"

Will runs into trouble when one of his trial patients falls ill. His own stress and symptoms have Ethan struggling to get through the day.

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Chicago Fire

"Dead of Winter"

A fire at a homeless encampment leaves Severide and Casey searching for answers. Cruz is shaken up after a close call. Ritter lends a helping hand to a victim. 

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Chicago PD

"Instinct" 

After series of deadly ambushes, the team goes undercover to bring down a dangerous new drug dealer who is determined to push out the competition. Ruzek's informant proves to be a loose cannon that could upset the whole operation.

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Excited for next week's new episodes? Which are you looking most forward to? Leave a comment below!

You can catch Chicago Med, Fire, and PD Wednesdays beginning at 8/7c on NBC,  You can catch all episodes of One Chicago on Peacock TV.

Changes and Reflections: Chicago Med "When Your Heart Rules Your Head"/ Chicago Fire "My Lucky Day"

"When Your Heart Rules Your Head" 

When a depressed and suicidal patient comes into Med after trying to end his wife's suffering from her illness, Dr. Choi believes that the right thing to do is turn the patient into PD. While Noah, who disagrees, does the unthinkable as he helps the patient end his life. But in this case, while Noah wasn't turned into PD for his actions, Choi decides to let him go. 

Meanwhile, Halstead is put in a situation with April, who believes that their patient is the perfect fit for his trial, but barely makes the mark. That is until Halstead gives the patient fluids and decides that he's fit for his practice. While Dr. Charles continues to fight for custody for his daughter to not move to Arizona, Anna visits with Natalie and, while asking for birth control but instead learns that she's pregnant. 

"When Your Heart Rules Your Head" was a good episode, but I thought that the Noah storyline was bound to happen. I wasn't disappointed with the storyline as it gave some excellent moments with Ethan and April, but I think it's time Noah moves on from Med. I do applaud for what Noah had done as it was set in good attention. 

I really enjoyed the Halstead-April storyline and Natalie and Anna storyline that was a bit better than Noah's. I think the outcome of what we have learned from Anna would have a more significant effect, and maybe that comes in the next episode since she didn't tell Dr. Charles at the end about her pregnancy. And Halstead, who's trying to make his trial perfect (they have to make their date solid and perfect), did something outstanding to put a patient in his practice. 

Overall, I give this episode an 8.5/10.

"My Lucky Day"

Herrmann and Cruz ride up the elevator on a fire call at a high-rise building that would soon get trapped. With the loss of communication with the team, Cruz and Herrmann try to find a way to get out while the elevator cable wires are snapping off. 

They would hear the team in danger and Mouch trapped. Trying to keep calm, both Herrmann and Cruz talk tell their stories outside the firehouse that includes bringing children into the world. 

"My Lucky Day" might be one of my top five favorite bottle episodes of Chicago Fire. Let me just say that rule #1 of going into an elevator never talks about it's your lucky day because it's going to be not such a lucky one like Herrmann just had. 

All kidding to the side, this might have been the spotlight show of the week, in my opinion! This episode played so well to my emotions with the intensity, heartwarming, and fear of the team's going on.

Who isn't over the moon with Cruz's news (spoiler alert: Cruz and Chole are expecting their first child). 

Overall, I give this episode a 9.5/10.

What did you think of these episodes? Leave a comment below!

You can catch Chicago Med and Chicago Fire Wednesdays at 8/7c and 9/8c on NBC. 

One Chicago Preview: Chicago Med "Don't Want To Face This Now"/ Chicago Fire "Blow This Up Somehow"/Chicago PD "Equal Justice"

 Here's a preview of this week's episode of One Chicago. 

Chicago Med 

"Don't Want to Face This Now"

Dr. Choi helps a patient with chronic pain find a solution. Dr. Halstead considers a new path. Dr. Charles and Anna bond over a scary situation.

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Chicago Fire

"Blow This Up Somehow"

Gallo makes a split-second decision during a dangerous fire rescue leaving Casey steaming that his direct orders were not obeyed. Kidd feels a strain in her relationship with Severide. And Brett and Mackey find themselves searching for answers following a series of suspicious calls.

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Chicago PD

"Equal Justice"

Halstead and Ruzek try to infiltrate a crime ring and encounter a complicated situation. The team recruits an unlikely ally to help solve a murder.

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Quick Thoughts

I can't wait for this week's episodes of One Chicago. Looks like Fire and Med will be once again high drama. It seems that Dr, Charles might be learning soon about his daughter's pregnancy. Will and Ethan, let's see who wins this battle. I'm going with Will. 

While on Fire, Severide and Kidd's relationship looks to be not going the way we had hoped. Come on Kelly, tell her already! Looks like Gallo might have gone heroic again, but does going against Casey's order was the right thing or not? And looks like we get a little Brett and Casey scene this week (oh boy!). 

PD looks to be another good one with the team teaming up with a victim's father, who seeks revenge. I really don't have to worry about this one because PD has really stepped up the stories when it comes to crime-solving mysteries. I just wonder what we'll be getting without characters, maybe Halstead and Ruzek talking about their relationship with one another. That would be interesting. 

What are your thoughts going into this week's episodes? Leave a comment below.

You can catch Chicago Med, Fire, and PD Wednesdays beginning at 8/7c on NBC.

Intense Pressure: Chicago Med "In Search of Forgiveness, Not Permission"

This week's episode of Chicago Med was once against very good as they pushed these characters to new limits. 

Reunited: Chicago Med "Do You Know the Way Home?"

 

Well, that had happened!

"Do You Know the Way Home?" was another fantastic episode with many excellent stories that some of them couldn't get out of my mind after watching and rewatching. 

From Ethan and April's tension after he ordered her to work from the COIVD wing to the ED because they needed the staff that leads to her and Dr. Charles taking care of a patient that could have been abducted years ago. The outcome of the story was so memorable with April and Dr. Charles getting Ethan to help but seeing the patient and her biological mother reunited that just gets you to grab the tissues. 

Another tissue story in this episode comes to Will and a patient that seemed to be quantified for his new heart treatment drug but the patient's daughter and his caretaker didn't want it and ordered that Will stop treating him. But just as her father was about to have a severe risk surgery, his heart starts to act up and Will steps up and saves him doing a slow and intense procedure. 

As Natalie is on FactTime duty with patients, who call about their health problems, one has shown some serious concerns and that she must become to the ED but wouldn't. After calling back a few more times with even more serious conditions the truth comes that all she wanted was to talk to someone as her son hasn't visited or called her in years. That was another tissue moment. 

Crockett receives a patient who happens to be his ex and tries to fulfill her wishes or no surgery but she would later need it. As they reminisce about the old days, Natalie sees that he was a bit sad; even after he sees his ex's fiance. Natalie talks to Crockett on the roof and tries to show not only friendship but maybe a romance with a kiss on his back/his shoulder. 

Overall, I enjoyed this episode very much. I don't know about you but I'm getting tired of Ethan going back and forth from being strict to breaking the rules here and there. He's been on the show for six years and still doesn't trust his colleague's judgments? 

While I thought Will pushed the drug trial on the elder patient and deserve the reaction from the patient's daughter. After the trial drug might have clouded his judgment to taking care of a patient, he gained much respect. 

I don't know what to think of the Natalie and Crockett relationship. I think the kiss might have been too much even if it was on his back. I think maybe a hug would have been a better outcome to show friendship. But I do see how Natalie wants to help him move on from his pain. Well, see where that goes. 

Overall, I give this episode a 9/10,

What did you think of the episode? Leave a comment!

You can catch Chicago Med Wednesdays at 8/7c on NBC.

 

Wings star Coming to Chicago Med

 

Looks like Steven Weber will be scrubbing in at Chicago Med.

TVLine has learned on Wednesday that Steven Weber will be in a recurring role in the NBC hit medical drama's sixth season.

Weber, whose most recent roles were in Netflix's 13 Reasons Why and NBC's Indebted, will play Dr. Dean Archer, a wry, blunt, and talented physician who makes the move from a rural hospital to Gaffney Chicago Medical Center's Emergency Department, where he already knows one of the docs. 

As a former Naval officer, Dr. Archer oversaw Dr.Ethan Choi during active duty. But with Ethan as the newly instated chief of the ED, Dr. Archer finds himself struggling to be second in command. 

Weber is slated to make his debut in early March.

In a recent interview with TVLine, showrunners Andrew Schneider and Diane Frolov said that Ethan will have his own struggling as the ED's chief. "(There's) a lot of strife and adapting to" his new position. "It's not only the pressure that he puts on the staff, but the pressure he puts on himself to perform. There are consequences."

Weber has a long-acting credit, mostly known for his leading role in the 1990's NBC sitcom, Wings. And not to mention, Get Shorty, Ballers, NCIS: New Orleans, Mom, iZombie, Chasing Life, Brothers and Sisters, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, and Once and Again. 

I'm so looking forward to seeing Steven Weber and what he will bring to the show. It looks like adding Weber's character will give Ethan a much challenging role as the chief in the ED.I can't wait!

What do you think of the casting news? Looking forward? Leave a comment below.

Chicago Med returns tonight at 8/7c on NBC.

One Chicago: Chicago Med "When Your Heart Rules Your Head"/Chicago Fire "My Lucky Day"/Chicago PD "In Your Care" Episode Preview

Here's a preview of next week's episodes of One Chicago!

Chicago Med "When Your Heart Rules Your Head"

Dr. Haltead finds contained success in his trial. Dr. Charles' daughter, Anna, receives life-changing news. And Noah finds himself in a situation, not even April can fix.

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Chicago Fire "My Lucky Day"

When Firehouse 51 is called to the scene of a dangerous blaze inside a 10-story storage unit, Herrmann and Cruz find themselves trapped inside a freight elevator with all communications cut off.

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Chicago PD "In Your Care"

The team investigates a rash of carjacking and finds the truth is more complicated than they realize. Burgess makes a discovery about a previous case that will change her life forever.

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Holy smokes! Just from reading the episode's synopsis and the promos, all three episodes sound really good. Fire is probably the one that I'm most looking forward to with Herrmann and Cruz being trapped. I just if they would do like one hour of them in an elevator while the team tries to rescue them. This looks like a new episode that the series hasn't done before, one rescue in the hour of an episode. 

PD has me interested in Burgess' story with what could possibly change her life forever from a previous case? From the title and understanding of the previous two episodes from just the synopsis, could she be fostering a child? And should we be worried about Hailey after not seeing her dad? 

Med looks good, I'm looking for something good for Will Halstead to have in his life after nothing but pain the last few episodes with Hannah and not being Chief of the ED. I just wonder if they're running out of stories for Noah to have. While I've enjoyed him and rooting for him, the last storyline wasn't my favorite of his. Also, I'm a bit shocked how Natalie and Crockett took things in their relationship so fast. 

Looking forward to Episode Five of Chicago Med, Fire, and PD? Leave a comment below!

One Chicago begins at 8/7c on NBC.