This is a first in Chicago Med history where a gang war pivoted from the streets to the hospital, but it made things all the more exciting.
We typically just see the gunshot patients arrive at Gaffney rather than seeing the whole thing play out as part of an undercover stint. Chicago Med Season 7 Episode 17 saw the return of Milena (Riley Voelkel), an undercover cop who already established a relationship with Dr. Scott.
Their connection was crucial to ensuring that things panned out in a way that was not only beneficial for the police department (without compromising the two undercover cops) and Goodwin’s doctors.
Sharon Goodwin wouldn’t have even agreed to allowing plainclothes officers on-site and putting her doctors in danger, but Dr. Scott’s persuasion seemed to do the trick. And while he definitely had Stefan, the patient’s best interest at heart, he was also looking out for Milena.
It’s nice to see a storyline span multiple episodes. Plus, not knowing who the rival gang member may have been or where he would catch Scott and Taylor added a rush of adrenaline.
I found myself on the edge of my seat wondering if Stefan would survive or if the gang would get to him.
At one point, they were keeping him safe in an employee-only area, but he was bleeding out so badly that they needed to get him to the ICU. The odds weren’t great as it was either risking Stefan’s life by making the trek or sitting back and doing nothing and watching him die.
The police escort was a bit of a joke. If you’re alerted to the fact that there is someone out there with a vendetta against a patient, you better be at the ready to serve and protect at any moment. I know, I know, it was written that way so that Dr. Scott would have to jump in and save the day, but could we not have had a little more cooperation from the cop who was just strolling without a care in the world?
Everything turned out okay, thankfully, but Sharon realized that Dr. Scott had a vested interest in the situation from the beginning and took a moment while dressing his wounds to remind him that he wears a white coat now.
It has to be hard to shake your inner cop, so I don’t blame Scott one bit. Even when he wants to be a doctor first, he still has a cop mentality, and, in a way, it’s what protected him and Dr. Taylor in this situation. We can’t fault him for it.
Of course, you’d be blind not to pick up on the intense chemistry between Scott and Milena. She checked in on him after the whole ordeal and well, let’s just say sparks flew.
And yes, it’s absolutely dangerous that a doctor and an undercover cop are in bed together. I know they both love their brush with danger, but I don’t foresee this ending well.
Just imagine the blowback if the gang found out Milena was sleeping with a former cop, let alone that she was a cop.
This is what I call an entanglement.
However, I am totally on board with a doctor having a love interest outside of the hospital. And if it marries the two shows in the franchise, so be it. Now, I’m just hoping we see Milena on Chicago PD!
Dr. Hannah faced some pushback from Dr. Archer on her first day back at Gaffney, and given the fact that he tends to have very blunt opinions and doesn’t hold back, it wasn’t the slightest bit surprising.
When he informed her that she would be having weekly drug tests instead of monthly ones, it became clear that he was definitely bothered by the fact that she was a recovering addict.
It definitely makes sense to err on the side of caution, but it’s also completely demoralizing to fail someone before you even know what they are capable of. And while I know that it’s his ED, he’s undermining Goodwin at every turn, which really shouldn’t be allowed.
Archer actually made decisions about a patient’s treatment based on personal feelings towards Asher. That’s not cool. And it wasn’t long ago that he hated being treated differently because he was a war vet, so he should really be a bit less insensitive.
Dr. Halstead was shocked to see Hannah back at Med and immediately made it awkward by making it about himself. Oh, Will.
Halstead hadn’t thought about Hannah in years but the moment he saw her, he was pining.
Hannah made it clear that she’s on a journey where she’s putting herself first, so while she acknowledged the history, she had no intention of starting things up again. Let’s hope it stays that way.
I guess Hannah is supposed to be the replacement for Stevie, who has officially exited the series. It’s a bummer since they built up such will-they-or-won’t-they between her and Halstead only to pull the plug on that relationship completely and have him take several steps back to pursue a former relationship. They never could get Will’s love life right.
Hannah proved that she had a patient-first mentality when she went to bat to help Claire get a uterus transplant from her sister.
Honestly, I’m kind of on the fence about this one because I do agree with Dr. Blake that there are so many other ways to have a child. It was a risky procedure, and some might say it wasn’t worth it, but there’s also a part of me that loves how much these doctors care about the patient’s desires.
They saw how important it was for Claire to carry a baby for herself and did everything to make it happen.
Sometimes, it’s not only about saving lives but also about honoring a patient’s wishes no matter how much you disagree with them.
Which brings us to Dr. Halstead’s 16-year-old patient Ivy who was refusing all chemotherapy for her brain cancer.
When she got violently ill, they realized it was because she was being drugged with chemo against her will by her boyfriend Ben.
Of course, that’s a huge violation of someone’s rights, but there was an added layer in that the chemo was working to shrink her tumor!
And still, she refused to get the chemo to buy herself a few extra months to a year.
Her parents supported the decision because, at the end of the day, it is her life and one she didn’t want to live out in misery. Dr. Charles eventually accepted the decision, but Will Halstead would’ve kept pushing and pushing if Charles hadn’t stepped in and told the family that they “completely understand” and respect their wishes.
Halstead seriously never knows when to quit, and it’s tiring. His character is tiring! His love life is tiring, his desire to override a patient’s wishes is tiring, and his inability to accept “no” for an answer is also tiring.
And then there was Crockett and Pamela who are quickly rising the ranks as a fan-favorite couple.
Crockett previously got personal about his life by informing her about the loss of his daughter, and in turn, she opened up to him about the fact that she chose to have Avery via a surrogate.
It was a really big moment in their relationship as it was one of the first moments where we saw Blake open up about herself while also admitting that she may have a sense of regret about the decision she made.
I also kind of got the feeling that Crockett and Pamela might possibly have a child together down the line.
It’s unclear if he’d be willing to have another child after all the heartache he went through, but I can see this working out long-term.
And I love that they trust each other enough to divulge their deepest and darkest secret; the moments that have changed them as people forever.
What did you think of the episode? Are you also tired of Will? Are you enjoying the storyline developing between Scott and Milena?
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