Don't Give Up: Chicago Med "A Needle in the Heart" Season Finale

The season finale of Chicago Med might not have felt like a season finale but it probably gave us one moment that will help carry us through to the new season. Here's a recap!

In the season finale, Dr. Charles deals with how a patient been putting needles in his heart, while his teenage daughter has been acting strange due to teenage love stuff. But as he questions the patient's means of putting needles in his heart, he realizes that panic attacks might not be just the cause but a genetic condition. 

Will starts his day questioning Hannah's whereabouts; as she leaves him in the morning to go to a meeting but forgets her phone. At Med, Will deals with a strange patient that has a nasty skin infection; but the course of treatment almost kills him due to the fact that he used his friend's ID. 

But another patient comes in with needle marks on his arm and sees Hannah coming in. The other patient happens to be Hannah's former boyfriend. Will starts to worry and after a talk with Maggie, Will trusts Hannah and they leave Med for the night. 

Natalie and Crockett help a boy who has blood in the chest. During surgery, Natalie and Goodwin learn that the New Orleans police have a warrant or Crockett's arrest for murder seven years ago. Natalie does what she does best and learns about Crockett's past. She uses the information that he donated bone marrow and that the recipient who had his bone morrow still has his DNA. That got him cleared while the boy will make a full recovery. 

All seemed lost for the Chexton fans, but as Ethan been doing a ride-along with the paramedics. Ethan and his team get a call of a shooting and as they head over there, Ethan goes in to help a boy with a gunshot wound. While being held hostage, Ethan tries to help save the boy. After a few hours, Ethan gets through with the shooter and just as he was going to turn in, SWAT comes in. April is there to make sure Ethan is okay and it looks like they might be with them. 

"A Needle in the Heart" doesn't feel like your traditional season finale; that's the thing we need to put in our heads about. Yes, it's a regular episode but it left us with one question that could help carry us through the summer about April and Ethan. Also, Will and Hannah too. I still have doubts about her. Natalie does what Natalie does best she helps her colleagues no matter if she has disagreements or not with them. She cares and that's what we should realize about her character. Overall, I give this episode an 8.5/10. 

You can catch Chicago Med available on all platforms NBC.com, Google Play, iTunes and others. Hopefully, we'll see the show back this fall! 

Relationships: Chicago PD "Buried Secret"

When Ruzek witnesses a kidnapping late at night, while the team searches for the victim secrets will be revealed. Here's a recap!

After calling it a night, the team heads home but Ruzek heads to a bar to what seems to try to take his troubles away. But when he's about to have a night with a woman; he witnesses someone getting kidnapped and tries to pursue until he crashes, while he's under the influences.

As the Intelligence identifies the victim, Voight and Ruzek visit the victim's parent's home to talk with the family; but apparently, the father had already known about it since the kidnappers had called for a ransom. But things take a twist when Voight and team learned that there something about the victim's father.

It turns out that the kidnapped victim's father had killed the kidnapper's son; because of a special relationship that he didn't want to be out in the world. Ruzek talks with the kidnapper but dies after Halstead took a shot. The victim's father on the only hand was charged and taken away.

In the end, Ruzek opens up to Burgess, who's been trying for the last few weeks, and go out to dinner.
"Buried Secret" was a very good episode and one that I very much enjoyed Adam Ruzek's character perspective. Mainly when he's drunk and about to have a night of fun; but goes full police mode even when he's drunk. It's fun and hilarious but all in all heart. That story in this episode was one that had me going with the twist and turns. I think all in all we can all agree that the ending with Burgess and Ruzek left us on a very good note. Overall, I give this episode an 8.5/10.

You can catch Chicago PD season finale Wednesday, April 15th at 10/9c on NBC.

Blindspot Season 5 (Final Season) Promo

On Friday, NBC has released the first promo for the new fifth and final season of Blindspot.

At the end of the last season, the FBI task team has been framed and on the most wanted list. But when the season begins someone won't survive.

Here's the promo:

Last season was great. I'm glad that we're getting one last season to close out the series.

You can catch the final season of Blindspot Thursday, April 30th on NBC.

Celebration: Chicago Fire "Light Things Up"

When in doubt, never go to work on your wedding day. Here's a recap!

Wednesday night's episode of Chicago Fire was crazy and emotional and ended happily. But one thing is sure: if it's your Wedding day, never do what Cruz did. It's Cruz's wedding day, and to get the jitters away, he decides to work the shift. That might have been a bad idea as residents from another side of Chicago decided to take a stand by protesting at Firehouse 51 about their firehouse station being closed.

Things escalated when more protesters took over Firehouse 51; even the CFD PR guy couldn't calm the situation. Casey goes to the alderman of that community and gets him to come down to talk with the protesters. But when one of the protesters suffers from crushed syndrome, Foster saves him by making an incision in the guy's arm.

Soon, things go from bad to worse when a brawl occurs, but the CPD comes in to make arrests. But Cruz is found on the ground and knocked out with a cut on his head.  Back at Med, Cruz is cleared and gets ready for the wedding, but the rest of the 51 meet with the protester to show what Gallo and Ritter had done on social media that made both share their message of one community.

Meanwhile, during the chaos at 51, Brett is grieving the loss of her biological mother, and Casey, Kidd, and Foster are there to help her. She gets a surprising visit from Julie's husband to tell her that he can't take care of the child and tells her to either take her or give her up for adoption. Brett tells Casey about the situation, and he confronts her, telling her that when Brett decides, he'll support her. After the chaos ends, she sees Julie's husband and advises him on whether to give her sister up for adoption or not.

With only minutes to spare in the episode, we finally get to the wedding, and what a wedding it was for the Chicago Fire. As Chole walks down the aisle, she sees Cruz's cut and tells him she loves him as he tells her to.  As they said their "I dos," the celebration began, and everything ended with smiles and maybe future engagements.

"Light Things Up" was the episode that didn't disappoint. Yeah, we knew a wedding was coming into this episode, but in the Chicago Fire style, we must deal with drama before celebrating with happy tears. This episode had so much balance with humor, emotions, and thrills that it felt like a bottle episode but, in a way, didn't. I wish there were a digital clip or episode of what Cruz's bachelor party was like. I want to know what Severide pulled off.

But the message or theme in this episode was as good as it could have been, and it's still a message we need right now. It had that decisive moment like in the "A Chicago Welcome" episode.

While Cruz's wedding and protest situation was good and all, the Brett storyline was so good as well. That storyline was so influential for even Brett to deal with her baby sisters. But I think that her talk with Julie's husband had changed his mind. Plus, I just ate up that Brett and Casey scene. Whether or not they end up together, I love their friendship. And I expect new music videos on YouTube of those scenes will be up by the weekend.

Overall, I give this episode a 9/10.

You can catch the final episode of the season of Chicago Fire next Wednesday at 9/8c on NBC.

Hang on Tight: Chicago Med "Just a River in Egypt"

Welcome to the rapid river that is Chicago Med. Here's a recap!

This week's episode of Chicago Med had a lot going on, so let us get into it right here. Maggie and Ben have been with that little boy for a few weeks, and will soon be adopted. But the kid's health takes a turn for the worse, and to make matters even worse, the DCFS turns down the kid to have a procedure. After the kid's health was hanging in the balance, he finally got the procedure, but the adoptive parents backed out. Not to worry, Maggie and Ben will adopt him. Yes!

Will and Hannah's relationship could be severe after spending the last few weeks at her place. They treat a pregnant patient but risk her life to have a baby while battling brain cancer. Her condition worsens with time and treatments; Hannah and Will follow the patient's order to help save her baby no matter what, even if that's against her husband's wishes. Not only did the pregnancy have to be terminated, but the mother had also died. Curry sees the relationship between Will and Hannah and wonders if their relationship is clouding his judgment. I wouldn't deny it.

Sharon gets good news about her son staying in Chicago and working at Med. But he worries about the job after seeing him trying to figure out how to be friends with the other doctors, what they like, and such.

The main event deals with Ethan, April, and Crockett. When two patients come to the ED, Ethan questions whether or not his patient jumped off the bridge to the other patient's car. He and Dr. Charles try to deal with the parents, but the father doesn't come to see eye to eye. Ethan makes a drastic move by awakening Crockett's patient to get her word if that patient jumped or was pushed off the bridge. That upsets Crockett and lets Ethan take a swing at him.

After that happened, Ethan talked with Dr. Charles about their patient and came to terms with the fact that it was not Crockett he was mad at but April. At home, he awaits April's arrival and tells her he'll be at a hotel until she finds a new place. Ouch!


"Just a River in Egypt" was an excellent episode. I felt that this episode was on overdrive at times with Ethan/April/Crockett, along with Will and Hannah. I think I'm with Curry about how Will's relationship with Hannah might have jeopardized their patient. Could there have been another outcome? Probably. I thought Ethan had a powerful storyline in this episode dealing with the patient who may or may not have jumped off the bridge and a controlling father. Plus, figuring out who he should be mad at turned out to be April and not Crockett.

We have had a lot of drama going into this season with Ethan and April in the relationship department. Something tells me that there might be one last effort to save this relationship, and coming into next week's episode, what looks like Ethan puts himself on the line.

Maggie and Ben was something that I saw coming, but it still made me happy for the characters to step up to help this kid. I mean, in the previous episode, you knew that after they skipped their honeymoon to stay with that kid, they were going to adopt him.

The episode had good character development with Ethan, Maggie, and Ben. Overall, I give this episode an 8.5/10.

You can catch the last episode of the season of Chicago Med next Wednesday at 8/7c on NBC.

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.