Family Styles: Chicago Med "Those Things Hidden in Plain Sight" Fall Finale

 

The fall finale of Chicago Med (if you want to call it that) dealt with changes and even family drama. Here's a recap! 

After last week's episode, Dr. Laink had left Med, and Goodwin announced who would be the Chief of the ED...that would be...Dr.Ethan Choi. Of course, Will wasn't too pleased because he thought he would get it with his seniority at Med. 

It didn't go well when Will's patient was suffering from an air bubble, and trying to locate it took too long due to Ethan's decision on the course of treatment. Will talked with Goodwin, and she told him that she didn't consider him for the Cheif position due to his past actions and recently in a relationship with an addict. Looks like Will might be looking for a new job with Dr. Viriani.

Natalie deals with a young pregnant mother brought in from jail but with no records of her condition. The patient demanded a professional OB and got one, but the mother took a turn for the worst as she needed an emergency c-section. But soon, things started to become with the patrol officers as they would take her back to jail on a misdemeanor.

Natalie goes full Wonder Woman, pushing the parol officer away from the mother and baby. But she wasn't charged for anything because they don't want bad press. Go, Natalie! 

 Dr. Charles tries to bond or talk with Crockett since he hasn't shown up to a session. But just as Crockett starts his sessions, Charles gets a call from his daughter about her mother not well. They brought her into Med, where Crockett performed emergency surgery for an ulcer. But Charles learns that his ex-wife is planning to move to Arizona. But looks like Crockett might need that session with Charles soon. 

April treats a teen suffering from COVID-19, and her mother video calls her to check in on her. But soon, the daughter's health was not in good shape, and after April chewed a resident and got Ethan to give her patient a ventilator, it still wasn't good. Trying to reach the mother until April saw that the mother had arrived and tested positive for COVID-19. 

"Those Things Hidden in Plain Sight" was a good episode. I thought with Choi as the new ED chief was a good choice. While the dynamic between April and Ethan didn't change a lot as Ethan gave April what she wanted but then stood his ground by not having the mother come to see her daughter before she passed. 

While it did work with Ethan and Will. Not too pleased with the decision, Will tries to help his patient, but Ethan buts in and makes a good story that makes Will look good. But proves to Will that he can be reckless at times with orders, as Goodwin pointed out. 

Natalie's story started off weird, but it got better and well, her pushing that cop away from her patient was super badass. Probably my most improved story in the episode. While Charles and Crockett's story was good, maybe after watching Charles' family, he could talk about his soon.  

Overall, I give this episode an 8/10.

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You can catch Chicago Med return Wednesday, Jan. 6th, on NBC.

Good Cop Rise: Chicago PD "White Knuckle" Fall Finale

 

As things get intense with Atwater and The Blue Wall, Voight and the team fight the clock to find a murderer. Here's a recap! 

After getting a beat down at the end of last week's episode, Atwater tries to secure his home, but his work card wouldn't work when going to work. But that was just the beginning as Atwater later no would get a call from his brother about the security alarm going off, but he knew that the police had bugged his home. 

Next thing later on, when Atwater, Ruzek, and Burgress were chasing a suspect, no patrol cars ever responded to their request for backup, which would also lead to Ruzek getting shot. Later that night, Atwater told Kenny he could come to get him instead of having others do his job. 

That would lead to Atwater talking with Voight about the situation. Would Atwater turn in his badge or take the punishment? After the talk, Atwater came up with the third option, which he told Kenny in his own home that he would turn in his badge and come after him with lawsuits. Kenny backed off.

The week's case was of Voight and team trying to beat the clock of an alderman's son found with a dead victim. The suspect is out of his mind from drugs, and Miller tries to get Voight to make it a quick open-and-shut case, but Voight doesn't want to do that and gets her to give them 48 hours. 

With the evidence they got, they finally cracked the case with the suspect who killed the victim and knocked out the alderman's son. Miller congratulated Voight and told him she was different from the rest, but Voight didn't see it. 

"White Knuckle" was an excellent episode. While the week's case wasn't substantial, it did hold up along with Atwater's storyline with Kenny.  Hawkins was impressive once again in this episode, and there were three scenes that I loved: 1. where he came home to look for the bug that the police placed after "fixing the security alarm. 2. The scene when he talks to Voight about his options against Kenny and how Voight tells him that Atwater's a good cop and should do what a good cop would do. 3. In that scene, Atwater talks to Kenny about his third option of suing him.  

Also, does anything feel how weird it is that this was a fall finale after last week's season premiere? 

Overall, I give this episode an 8.5/10.

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You can catch Chicago PD returns with new episodes on Wednesday, Jan. 6, on NBC.

Chicago Fire "That Kind of Heat" Episode Preview

Here's an episode preview of tonight's episode of Chicago Fire titled, "That Kind of Heat."

"That Kind of Heat"

Brett and Mackey find their lives in peril. Casey and Brett tread in unfamiliar territory. Severide chases a memory while Kidd adeptly solves a firehouse problem. Ritter puts himself in harms way during a harrowing call.

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The question from this episode is will Casey or Brett tell each other how they feel for one another? It's gonna drive me so crazy!!! But looks like Ritter is going to get his moment in helping someone, which I can't wait for. I can't wait for tonight's episode! 

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

Changes Are Coming: Chicago PD "Fighting Ghosts" Season Premiere

The season premiere of Chicago PD was very intense and chilling. Here's a recap!

In the season premiere, Atwater was once again asked to tell what had happened in the events of the season finale and if he would stick to his story, for which he did. The case against Doyle's killer would be dropped and the Chicago police's Blue Wall would begin to get into Atwater's skin from leaving dope in his car as they try to frame him.

As Atwater won't back down, that leads to the final minutes of the episode where he gets his butt taken down with a bunch of masked people beating the crap out of Kevin near his home. But looks like Atwater is still standing. 

Meanwhile, Voight and the Intelligence Unit take a case that doesn't go the way they have done in the past. There's a change in the air and no one wants to help find the shooter that shot a five-year-old girl. As they had their suspect, the evidence was dropped due to Voight and the team didn't announce their presence to the people in the house. 

Of course, this really gets into Voight's skin as well, and tries to go all that he can to get that little girl justice but not even the team wants to go that far anymore like putting the suspect in the cage. As soon as the suspect was released, Voight tried to do the only thing by taking the guy out himself but didn't go through it. 

"Fighting Ghosts" was a very intense and chilling episode. It was a really stomach turner with Atwater getting bullied by the boys in blue and standing his ground. Heck, that scene with him and Voight about not taking that suspect in the cage were so chilling; and just seeing Voight going through the new changes was really an overwhelming moment. Great performances from LaRoyce Hawkins and Jason Beghe in this episode. Overall, I give this episode a 9/10.

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Welcome Back: Chicago Fire "Rattled Second City" Season Premiere

 Chicago Fire is back, and it feels so good, but it left us with a shocking breaking-off in this season's premiere. Here's a recap!

"Rattled Second City" started classily: Joe Cruz ran to the firehouse as he was late for the new paramedic, Gianna Mackey, and work. But it made one hell of an introduction.

Due to COVID-19, Kidd tries to get her "Girls on Fire" program back on track and tries her best with the top heads to get it open. Soon, she gets the word that they'll allow for only a short class at a time and to be outside. With Kidd saving both Severide and a victim from a studio fire, Boden advises her to take the lieutenant test. It looks like she's going to do it!

As Molly's Patio will soon open, there is no buzz. That is until Herrmann comes up with the idea to get a treasure hunt going with poem-given clues, as the prize is a lifetime of free beer. With Mouch and Ritter helping, it looked like Ritter's poem would be the best to use until they went with Mouch's poem, which pretty much laid out where the treasure was: Firehouse 51. 

On Mackey's first day on the job, she and Brett treat an OD victim but soon have the guy's brother pointing a gun at them to ensure Rother doesn't die. While on the way to Med, the victim dies; Brett later sees her apartment door open and calls Casey to help check the place out. Casey decides to stay with no one and makes a fun night with Brett with the Heads Up game. 

But things take a turn later on as Brett and Mackey get called for a wellness check, followed by the OD's brother chasing them in his truck and pointing a gun at them. He drives them off the freeway and crashes, ending the episode on a shocking cliffhanger.

I loved this episode! While I did yell at the top of my lungs at the end, it was fun and had some of those classic Fire moments during Kidd saving Severide and Brett and Mackey treating an OD victim. Cruz running to work was a great way to kick off the season because it was funny. Not to mention that Gallo and Mackey hit it off, Cruz being the big brother was good side humor for the episode, along with Herrmann and Mouch. 

The elephant in the room, what about Brett and Casey? While that scene as they play Heads Up was my favorite thing of the episode, that could have been the deciding factor that I want these two to be together. I wrote more about it here if you want to check it out. 

Overall, I give this episode a 9.5/10.

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Come Together: Chicago Med "When Did We Begin to Change?" Season Premiere

 

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.

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

This Is Us "Honestly" Preview

Here's a preview of tonight's episode of This Is Us titled, "Honestly."

"Honestly"

Malik shadows Randall at work. Kevin struggles to connect with his new director and Jack and Rebecca struggle to sleep train their babies.

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What are your thoughts on tonight's new episode? Excited to see what happens next? Leave a comment!

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You can catch This Is Us Tonight at 9/8c on NBC.