Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Two Original Chicago Med Cast Members Exits After Season 6

 


Well, it looks like two of the original cast members of NBC medical drama won't be scrubbing in for next season. 

Deadline has reported that Rorrey DeVitto and Yaya DaCosta will not return for the Chicago Fire spinoff's seventh season.

DeCosta has been cast in Lee Daniel's Our Kind of People, which received a straight-to-series order at Fox earlier this year. DeVitto does not have a new TV gig lined up, instead of acting in the indie film, Skelly.

As for the rest of the Chicago Med cast, S. Epatha Merkerson, Oliver Platt, Nick Gehlfuu, Brian Tee, and Marlyne Barrett are expected to return, though their contracts are currently being negotiated. 

Stay tuned...

While this is somewhat of a shock to hear, looking at where these two characters are heading into as the season comes to an end it's pretty clear that they're set to leave. Dr. Manning might be leaving due to her actions to help her mother and April looking for a change. 

But that leaves another question, will Dominic Rains be leaving too? Will his character, Dr. Crockett Marcel be leaving with Natalie? 

What are your thoughts on the news? Leave a comment below!

Chicago Med, Fire and PD airs Wednesdays at 8/7c on NBC and airs next day on PeacockTV.






Thursday, May 6, 2021

Stranger Things Season 4 Teaser

 

The latest teaser for the upcoming Season Four of Netflix's hit Stranger Things was released on Thursday morning. And man, this over a minute video has me scared. 

The video seems to be a flashback to when Eleven was in the factory with other kids, as Papa comes and teaches them something. That's when he asks Eleven if she's paying attention and soon we see a grown-up Eleven awaken from a dream. 

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What did you think of the teaser? Leave a comment below!

You can catch all three seasons of Stranger Things on Netflix. 

Saturday, May 1, 2021

This Is Us "The Music and the Mirror" Episode Preview

 


Here's a preview of the next installment of This Is Us set to air Tuesday, May 11, 2021.


"The Music and the Mirror"

Beth navigates her career path. Kate and Toby face unexpected issues. And a run-in with someone from his past gives Kevin pause. 


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Looking forward to the return of This Is Us? Leave a comment!

This Is Us returns with new episodes beginning Tuesday, May 11 at 9/8c on NBC.


Wednesday, April 28, 2021

One Chicago Preview: Chicago Med "What a Tangled Web We Weave"/Chicago Fire "Don't Hang Up"/Chicago PD "Troubled Dolls"

 


Here's a preview of the next week's all-new epsodes of One Chicago. 



Chicago Med 

"What a Tangled Web We Weave"

An auto accident sends Goodwin into a spiral as she tries to help a young boy and his mother. Natalie's secretive behavior begins to draw the attention of Dr. Halstead and Dr. Marcel. 


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Chicago Fire 

"Don't Hang Up"

A mysterious caller who is in danger relies on Kidd to help save her and her brother. The firehouse helps Cruz get ready for fatherhood. 


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Chicago PD 

"Troubled Dolls"

The shocking murder of a young pregnant woman leads the team on a desperate hunt for the killer, revealing something even darker than expected. Burgess has to make a tough decision about Makayla. 


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So looking forward to next week's episodes. With Fire being probably the one I'm looking forward to the most with Stella helping to find two kids. From the promo, I get the SVU episode (9-1-1) vibe. But also Cruz getting fatherhood tips from the Herrmann and others, that looks to be a fun story yet I expect some moments. 

Med looks good and while I'm concerned about what happens with Goodwin, I'm more concerned about Natalie's next move after what she did in the previous episode (taking a dead patient's drug trial medicine). And PD looks good as well. Will Ruzek forgive Burgess? Will Burgess keep Makayla?  Get the popcorn ready for an exciting night!  

Are you looking forward to next week's new episodes? Leave a comment below!

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

Monday, April 26, 2021

Bring There: Chicago Med "Letting Go Only to Come Together"/"Some Things Are Worth the Risk"

 


"Letting Go Only to Come Together"

Sometimes, letting go is the only thing that could make you better. 

When Dr. Charles and Halstead help a patient suffering from a seizure and see his dead wife in the corner of the room, they learn that the patient has a brain tumor and won't get it surgically removed because he doesn't want to lose seeing his wife. But Dr. Charles gave one last shot to convince the patient to go with the surgery, to which he agreed. 

April was chosen to work in the COVID unit, but when it comes to helping a patient, her actions might have gotten the best of her, and she might have suffered consequences after pushing meds without the doctor's order.

When a young centers into the ED, Dr. Virani and Choi work together to help treat his heart condition. But it looks like the issue isn't the heart but more of the lungs after multiple bleeds. 

After having a lovely evening with Manning's mother, Marcel, and Manning treat a patient who has been seen and treated for everything but abdominal pain. When they did a CT scan, it showed something no other doctor would have noticed. 

"Letting Go Only to Come Together" was a good episode.: good writing and character development. I love seeing Dr. Virani get into action instead of occasionally popping in. April's activities concern me about her taking on a different career path than just nursing. Also, I'm glad that Michael is leaving. While it brings some terrific drama between Goodwin and the Med, it just felt enough. Overall, I give this episode an 8/10.



"Some Things Are Worth the Risk"

She's back!!

Dr. Charles gets a visit from a former patient who wanted to see him over another doctor. But after he declines to be her therapist, Romona returns to the ED after she ingests pesticide to see Dr. Charles. 

As soon as Romona was cleared, Dr. Charles began to talk to her and tried to talk more about her father. But just as they were making some breakthrough, Anna called for help. After that, Romona was gone. 

Marcel and April treated a former COVID-19 patient suffering from trouble breathing. April thinks they are suffering from anxiety, but that's not the case after coughing up blood. It turns out to be endometriosis, but with the patient wanting to have kids, she decides to have surgery to remove the lung portion. 

Manning gets word on her mother's condition, which looks less harmful. Ked Will if he could help get her mother in treatment but couldn't, even after telling Virani about the stunt he had pulled. Meanwhile, she takes away a former patient's drug trial after the patient had died to give to her mother. Yikes!

Archer and Ethan go on a trip to help a trapped patient in a basement. When gunshots were going off, Ethan saw Archer experiencing PTSD and, after saving the patient, tried to talk to him to get help. But we all know he's not going to get it.

"Some Things Are Worth the Risk" was another excellent episode. I thought that Dr. Charles and Romona's storyline was good. Especially in that scene when Anna tells her dad how she feels bad for being the one to let Romona go. Manning is going into dangerous territory. Overall, I give this episode an 8.5/10.

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

Chicago Med airs Wednesdays at 8/7c on NBC, with all seasons available on PeacockTV.


Monday, April 19, 2021

One Chicago Preview: Chicago Med "Some Things Are Worth The Risk"/Chicago Fire "Natural Born Firefighter"/Chicago PD "Due Process"

 


Here's a preview of this week's new episodes of One Chicago. 



Chicago Med 

"Some Things Are Worth The Risk"

Dean and Ethan respond to a scene that brings back some bad memories. When Carol's condition worsens, Natalie is willing to do whatever it takes to get her mom feeling better.

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"Natural Born Firefighter"

While Mouch makes an incredible save, all eyes are on a mystery man who helped save his neighbor. Casey worries about his future at the CFD.


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"Due Process"

The team pursues a crafty serial rapist. Sergeant Voight finds himself resisting some old, familiar tendencies in his quest for justice.


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I'm so looking forward to this week's new episodes. With Chicago Med, will Natalie turn to Will to help her mother? How will Ethan and Dean deal with the field emergency as it brings back bad memories from their days? I'm going to guess not good. 

With Chicago Fire, I'm so excited to see Mouch save someone but let's face it, the focus on this episode is pretty much about Casey and where or not that he's going to keep his job with the results of his head injury. And yes, it's going to give us another Brettsey moment, just like what we had last season with Brett losing her mother. 

Chicago PD looks to be another goodie to watch. With a serious case, will Voight do the unthinkable this time? We haven't really seen him push his limits since the season premiere of Voight being Voight to suspects. Could this be the week that he does? 

Looking forward to this week's One Chicago? Leave a comment below!

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


Friday, April 2, 2021

Pushing the Limits: Chicago Med "For the Want of A Nail"/"So Many Things We've Kept Buried"

 


"For the Want of A Nail"

Talk about a freaky episode!

Dr. Charles, Halstead, and April treat a patient, Romona, who comes into the ED with a nail in her foot and a brain bleed. But she didn't want to be treated at Med but wanted another hospital. It gets creepy when they learn that Romona has been going to the other ED for over a year, pulling fake emergencies. 

Charles gets Romona to accept the surgery at Med, but there seems to be a fallout when she shows signs of having a crush on Dr. Charles. 

After Auggie has left with his brother and adoptive family, Maggie helps a young pregnant woman who suffered an emergency and needed a C-section. Maggie and the young woman learn that that baby has spina bifida occulta. But bonding with the young woman made her decide to search for her daughter, and she gave up. 

Dr. Archer has an issue with Manning and Marcel when they overstep his medical judgment with a patient and tell Ethan about their relationship. That gets both Manning worried about going public with her relationship with Marcel. 

"For the Want of a Nail" was a good episode, but sometimes freaky regarding Romona and Dr. Charles. Has anyone got that Fatal Attraction fab from her? What an excellent way to work with new colleagues when it comes to Dr. Archer, who pushes the envelope when it comes to being a creep as well. I loved that Maggie storyline once and loved how she guided the young woman on whether to keep her baby or not. Overall, I give this episode an 8.5/



"So Many Things We've Kept Buried."

Talk about another powerful episode! 

Will and Ethan treat a surrogate patient to her daughter's baby, who's having heart complications. Ethan and Will differ in treating the patient; also, I feel they were showing off with Dr. Virani. But in the end, Will comes through with a treat that could have gone south but didn't. 

Dr. Marcel tends to a problematic surgery when a bullet in a patient's leg moves to the liver. But when Godowin's son offers a way to get that bullet out of the patient's liver, it doesn't go so well and runs to the patient's heart. That is until Marcel learns that the patient has a heart defect and takes him into emergency surgery before the bullet goes into the brain. Luckily, Marcel got the safe and bonded with the patient, who at first wasn't pleased being in the ED.

April goes the extra mile in this episode when she treats a patient in the field at a construction site. She tries her best to see the patient through. 

Meanwhile, Dr. Charles and Manning treat a patient who suffered from a broken arm that needed surgery, but something doesn't add up when she tells them she attacked near an ally. There was no video footage of it, and she later learned that her husband had shot her, who happens to be retired from the military. 

Charles doesn't think that it's not domestic abuse but instead that the patient's husband is suffering from night terrors and is attacking her without knowing it. The husband won't face charges but will go to a facility to get help.

"So Many Things We've Kept Buried" was a unique and powerful episode. I loved the Marcel storyline and bonding with the patient after showing him that he goes a mile to help his patient. Plus, Dr. Charles and Manning's story of the couple was so good and heartbreaking. And I loved the battle between Ethan and Will, and I just had this feeling that they might be going at it because of Virani. Anyone? 

Overall, I give this episode a 9/10.

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

Chicago Med airs Wednesdays at 8/7c on NBC, and all seasons are available on PeacockTV.