Love is All Around: Chicago Med "In the Name of Love"

I guess old habits don't die off. Here's a recap!

When Will treats a patient that that has early-onset Alzheimer's, things didn't quite so good when the husband should up with her DNR. Will, of course, goes beyond for his patients and believes that she wants help and does. That upsets both Sharon and Dr. Charles, who believes that the patient's mental state is not so good.

Meanwhile., as Maggie and Ben head to their honeymoon, one of Ben's students wasn't well; learns that his foster parent forgot to take him to his dialysis. Meeting the foster parent, she decides to leave him with at Med and DCFS due to her not able to take care of him. That put the honeymoon trip on hold as Maggie and Ben decide to stay with the boy.

Crockett tries to help save a patient to give him more time to see the birth of his child but complications came and the patient died. Natalie, who was not in favor of Crockett's surgery study, tries to help him get over it. That is until his date comes.

April and Ethan's relationship could be on the verge of a breakup and after treating a patient whose husband tries to sabotage her diet. Ethan just needs time to still process it all.

"In the Name of Love" was a good episode, coming a bit own from the previous episode. That Will storyline brought back to season one memories; when Will treats a cancer patient that didn't want help but he did it anyway. I think, just like Jay, that Will has a heart of gold that he wears on his shelves when treating patients. That Maggie-Ben story was so good; even makes me think that they could be the adoptive parents to that kid. While the patient that Ethan and April were treating was a bit predictable, it did play to what the couple was dealing with in secrets and forgiveness. Overall, I give this episode an 8.5/10.

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

Personal Struggles and Trumpets: Chicago Med "The Ghost from the Past" 100th Episode

The 100th episode of Chicago Med was everything and more in this particular episode. Here's a recap!

April's health worsens when she experiences a complication from the IVF treatments. Will gets Dr. Asher to treat April as a sign of trust in the hospital. While it was only a slight complication due to overdoing the IVF, April tells Ethan that it's still her fault because of her kissing Crockett. Ethan didn't take it well.

Before that had happened, Ethan and Crockett were treating a cop who took a bullet to save a kid. But during surgery, there happened to be another bullet wound years ago. They tried to ask him questions about it, but the cop kept denying it. After Ethan almost ripped Crockett's head off, the cop confessed to what had happened and soon told Platt about it, too.

Dr. Charles and Natalie treat a daughter who seems to have no health issues whatsoever, but another colleague believes that the mother is medically abusing her daughter. Dr. Charles realizes it's not what they were thinking, but the mother had PTSD due to seeing her daughter born premature and almost dying. 

Dr. Charles tried to bond with his 13-year-old daughter, who was in trouble for vaping at school. While Dr. Charles attempted to converse with her, it was more of a lecture talk. But after she witnesses him and other doctors with that mother, Dr. Charles takes her away and has a heart-to-heart conversation about not being there for her, and he'll do better.

Throughout the episode, Maggie tries to get her wedding on track, but things get complicated at the wire of the event. Ben, who's been trying to ask to help, comes up with a brilliant wedding at a bowling alley (of all places). After the wedding, the party went bowling.

"The Ghost from the Past" was an excellent episode. April and Ethan could be on the verge of a breakup. Should we be worried about Natalie with Crockett?  Will and Dr. Asher, while friends, could be a thing down the road. While everything in this episode was so good, the Dr. Charles stories and Maggie's wedding were my standouts. I thought Anna Belknap was so good and the second CSI: NY actor in the last couple of episodes. Any chance we'll see her again? That wedding was such fun to watch. I loved how it ended in a way that season two ended with that party. Overall, I give this episode a 9/10.

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

Past Friends: Chicago PD "Lines"

When the Intelligence Unit tries to do everything it can to build a case against the administrator of a drug ring, things get dicey for Rojas as one of the sellers happens to be a longtime friend when Rojas sees footage of her friend selling.  Soon, after deleting the footage, Rojas tells Upton about it after learning that the evidence would still be used.

But Voight learns quickly and tells Rojas that when the drug deal goes down, her friend will be arrested, too. After capturing him, Rojas tries to get him to help but won't. The ASA tells Voight and Upton they don't have a strong case. That leads to Upton getting Rojas's friend to help with the boss' car. That led to Upton witnessing the drug ring leader arrested for having the position of drugs in the back of the car. She meets Voight and talks about how the ASA has enough to take the guy away and give Roja's friend a deal.

But it doesn't end there as Voight tells Upton that what she did was wrong and that she has been crossing many lines that she can't keep straight. Of course, Upton tells him she's OK, so Voight tells her that the New York FBI task force needs help with a case for a couple of weeks, and he decides to send her. While she didn't like it, things got heated after she told him that she did what he would have done, and that's not what he wanted her to do. Soon, Hailey Upton is heading to New York City.

"Lines" was such a better episode than the previous one. I thought this would be about Rojas's episode, but twist and make it an Upton episode. The scenes of Voight talking to Rojas were excellent and meaningful to the character. Also, that scene at the end of Voight and Upton was perfect; it left me in shock. And yes, Upton will be on the CBS series FBI, which is part of the Dick Wolf universe. That should be good! Overall, I give this episode an 8,5/10.

You can catch the season finale of FBI tonight at 9/8c on CBS with special guest Tracy Spiridakos as Detective Hailey Upton.  And Chicago PD returns Wednesday, April 8th at 10/9c on NBC.

Personal Struggles: Chicago PD "Intimate Violence"/"Before the Fall"

"Intimate Violence" 

When an armed robbery goes homicide, the Intelligence Unit relies on the witness, who happens to be the wife of one of the armed robbers. Jay and Hailey work together to get the suspect's wife to bust their next heist, but it turns into a bust when Jay overhears her getting beaten by her husband. While the suspect is arrested, they try to get him to turn over his team, but he won't.

Hailey learns that their suspect was let go and calls Jay to find the suspect's wife beaten once again. Jay not only kicked that guy's butt and took the wife out of the house and got her and her child a flight to Pheinox, Az. Jay learns from Hailey that what he did was very good and tells him how she dealt with the abusive father hitting her mother over the years.

"Intimate Violence" was an excellent and one of the best Halstead-Upton episodes. Both characters had some good to solid character developments, mainly Hailey Upton. The writing was good as well. Soffer and Spiridakos work so well together, and their chemistry
is so good. Overall, I give this episode an 8.5/10.

"Before the Fall"

"Before the Fall" was a good episode; sometimes, it felt boring in the middle of the episode. The episode depicts Voight getting the help of a reformed gang member to help get a confession from a suspect that killed his boss and an innocent little girl. But homicide gets on it, and as they get close to a confession, all hell breaks loose, and Voight's friend and reformed gang member gets seriously hurt. But that homicide detective gets a goodbye gift he'll never forget. 

While this episode had some moments that were slow and boring at times, I understood it as it dealt with old blood vs new blood. In the way, it's almost like Godfather 3, with Voight's friend helping and trying to act like the boys in the drug business. Overall, I give this episode a 7.5/10.

You can catch Chicago PD on Wednesdays at 10/9c on NBC.

CSI: Fire: Chicago Fire "I'll Cover You"

Last week's episode of Chicago Fire had a lot to take in, from two mysteries to an inspiration and even a shocking ending that no one saw coming. Here's a recap! 

Fixing and Saving: Chicago Fire "The Tendency of a Drowning Victim"/"Protect a Child"

"The Tendency of a Drowning Victim"

When 51 gets called to a cave in the lake, Casey wastes no time putting his men in the freezing water to search for a dead victim. But he gets a twist that it turns into a scam of a fiance being taken out of her money so he can afford more for his model aircraft collection. The case does put Casey and Severide at odds, but not for long.

Lilly returns to 51 to ask Herrmann for help to find her a place for her new bakery. But when Herrmann tries to do what he did for Molly, it becomes a new ballgame. That doesn't mean he hasn't given up on her but instead helps invest in her business.

Brett and her birthmother bond, but trouble comes when she starts having Braxton hicks contractions. But she did ask the question about her and Casey after she had met him. As Casey awaits them at the ED desk, the doctor tells Casey about Gallo coming to visit that little girl who got burned.

Boden is on a rampage at 51, which doesn't have to do with the fire department. Donna has him on a diet and takes his anger at everyone on 51, so Kidd steps up to help with him until Ritter and Gallo devise a way to enjoy a diet.

"The Tendency of a Drowning Victim" was an excellent episode from start to finish. Casey has a perfect story in this episode with the twists and turns of the car accident. And the Casey-Severide bromance, while having some bumps, always ends with a nice ending, this time with steak with Kidd. Watching those three at the end reminded me of Casey, Severide, and Dawson seasons ago. Brett's mother is on board for the #Bresey train. And I couldn't get enough of Boden and Kidd in this episode. Overall, I give this episode an 8.5/10.

"Protect a Child"

When 51 rescues a disabled mother and her child from a house fire, it turns into an issue with the DCFS that gets Casey all fired up. After receiving multiple complaints from the neighbor about how the mother was unfit to care for her child, the BCFS took the child away. After another rescue at a warehouse factory, Casey and Gallo talk to the caseworker about comparing that mother to a group of prominent men trying to help save their friend at the warehouse. Also, Casey tells the story about Lou, an experience that was brought to him. In the end, both the mother and child were reunited.

Herrmann believes he should have quarters like Casey, Severide, and Boden, but Boden disagrees. Herrmann takes the spot right between Casey and Severide but soon causes a small fire that has him reporting to the fire academy by Chief Walker.

After seeing young girls hanging out with bad crowds, Kidd wants to help bring young women to the world of firefighters with a Girl on Fire program. After getting positive responses, Kidd needed to find a partner to help her; Severide advised her to have Wendy help. After asking her, she's all in.
Brett's mother, Julie, makes another visit and asks Brett for help finding a place to live in Chicago. After making a call that didn't need both Foster and her, Brett meets a realtor to help find a few places. After meeting, the guy asks Brett out, but after thinking about it,t she turns the guy down. Maybe she's waiting to see where Casey will go, like when Casey was waiting to see where Brett was going. 

"Protect a Child" was such a good and heartwrenching episode. I say heart-wrenching because of the story of the mother and child splitting up by DCFS, and also, we relive a bit of history of  Casey and Dawson having Louie for a short and painful time. It stays with you for sure—I greatly loved Herrmann's story in this, as it was just downright hilarious. Also, I love Kidd stepping up to make this program work. Overall, I give this episode an 8.5/10.

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

Personal Search: Chicago Fire/Chicago PD "Off The Grid"/"Burden of Truth"

It's another One Chicago Crossover with Fire and PD coming together to help find a missing person from an old friend. Here's a recap!

After multiple calls of students overdosing on a new drug, Roman returns to Chicago to search for her missing little sister, one of those students dealing with the nedrugug. Roman and Severide team up to search for leads. But just when they learn of the suspect, Severide checks with the Intelligence Unit, who's been doing their investigation but knows that Roman is in the city.

After 51 gets a call of a basement fire, where Roman happens to be to get information, Roman meets with Voight, Burgess, and Ruzek and teams up to search for the suspect. Roman and Burgess do some catching up while searching for his sister but locate her dead outside a shack. As Roman deals with his upset parents and plans the funeral, Burgess realizes that Roman has killed the suspect and planted false clues to Voight and the team.

Just as everyone heads to the funeral, the Intelligence Unit and Firehouse 51, among others, are there, and as Burgess listens, she understands what he said in his eulogy to Voight. Voight tells Roman that they couldn't find the killer and will keep in contact with him for any updates, knowing what happened.

Other things: Casey helps Brett drive her to meet her birth mother but comes up empty when someone tells her that no one lived there by that name. She did and came to visit Brett at 51, apologizing and saying that she was expecting a baby. Also, Burgess wants Ruzek to let out their anger and blame her for losing their child, which he doesn't.

"Off the Grid"/"Burden of Truth" was an excellent crossover episode for Fire and PD, better than the previous one last season, which felt a bit flat. This crossover had a lot of meat to the bone, with solid character development from Roman and Burgess's strong writing in the story. Also, I couldn't get enough of Brett and Casey, but I loved it when Brett met her birthmother at Firehouse 51, which had emotions. Overall, I give these episodes 9/10.

You can catch Chicago Fire and Chicago PD on Wednesdays at 9/8c and 10/9c on NBC.