Chicago Med delivers some quirky storylines on occasion—with Tyler, an expecting father who claimed to have telepathy being one of them on Chicago Med Season 9 Episode 8.
Of course, none of the doctors were actually convinced that Tyler could “communicate” with his unborn child, chalking up his instinct that the baby was in distress to pure coincidence, however, they also weren’t successful in convincing him that he needed to get an MRI to rule out possibly debilitating diseases like MS. We never got a conclusion to the storyline—other than Asher successfully delivering Becca’s baby despite a few complications—though, I imagine this isn’t the last we’ve seen of Tyler either. Charles isn’t one to give up on any patients, and if this really is something like MS, Tyler will likely come back for treatment eventually.
Charles’ personal life bled into his professional one when he agreed to help his girlfriend Liliana’s brother, who dislocated his shoulder after claiming to “fall on the ice.”
As a Polish person, Pawel’s is frustrating, but it’s not unbelievable either. It seems the man thrives on drama and chaos—and has a bit of a substance abuse issue, hence his consistent requests for pain meds (and don’t get me started on the vodka). After Dr. Ripley treated his arm and shifted it back into place, Pawel went out of his way to sue him for malpractice. It’s bold of him, and creates quite a rift between him and Charles, who just about had it with his behavior.
Liliana is partially to blame because she seems to allow Pawel to get away with it. She caters to him and feeds into it rather than standing up for herself, so when she sees Charles scolding and kicking him out of his house, she’s frustrated not with Pawel’s reckless behavior but with Charles’ reaction. It’s weird.
Hannah Asher finally got her answer when it comes to Ripley’s feelings for her, and turns out, she didn’t misread the situation at all, he’s just a gentleman who is taking things slowly. The build-up to this romance is very enjoyable, and it seems like they’ll make a good couple, just as they make good work partners. Ripley felt so alive after delivering his first baby—it was cute to see a doctor who still gets that rush so many years after being on the job.
And then there’s Zola, whose specialty seems to be stepping on her own foot. The girl just can’t help herself despite so much guidance from Marcel. And she not only puts herself in a compromising position, but she also makes him look bad. It would be so beneficial if she just stopped to think through the consequences for once before acting on impulse.
While treating Leo, she only saw him as an abusive, bad man and jumped the gun on his treatment. She didn’t see him as a patient or a priority, she only saw him as a donor, even when there was a chance he wasn’t actually brain-dead. When he jumped back to life and startled everyone, it underscored why there are rules and procedures in place that all doctors—no exceptions—need to follow.
Zola has been getting a lot of free passes, and while there’s occasions where extreme measures pay off, it only takes that one time for things to get very wrong and your reputation to take the hit.
Her reputation is already suffering, so you’d think she’d be playing it safe. How many more things will they let her get away with—and how much more can audiences put up with?
As for Marcel, he was dealing with a pretty intense case trying to keep a patient suffering from severe lung failure and an infection alive, so he trusted Zola to do the right thing. It’s unfortunate that he couldn’t take his eyes off her without things taking a nosedive.
You know when they say that it’s worse when your parents are disappointed rather than angry? Well, Crockett’s disappointment in Zola in that final scene cuts deep. I hope it’s enough for her to shape up and course-correct as she’s a good doctor with good instincts who simply needs to be reigned in a bit.