Warning: spoilers forward for Episode 14 of Chicago Med Season 8, referred to as “On Days Like At this time…Silver Linings Turn into Lifelines.”
Chicago Med has been tough for the docs and nurses in Season 8 as they went from coping with provide shortages to adapting to Jack Dayton’s concentrate on information over private expertise with treating sufferers. Hannah Asher had an additional supply of stress in Episode 14 when she delivered the infant of a good friend and fellow former addict, solely to see Liza get her fingers on some medication and use proper in her hospital room lavatory. The storyline led to Hannah having to make some selections, and a shock confrontation with none apart from Dean Archer. Based on actress Jessy Schram, that confrontation doesn’t imply the top of their bond.
However first, let’s get into what went fallacious for the 2 characters! Hannah was decided to discover a manner to assist Liza with out separating her from her child and with out bringing DCFS in. Archer, who was with Hannah when she discovered Liza collapsed on the toilet flooring, wished to seek the advice of DCFS straight away, however compromised to present the OB/GYN till the top of the day to search out one other manner. Shortly after, Hannah discovered that someone had alerted DCFS anyway, and stormed right down to the ED to confront Archer… and it didn’t go nicely.
She yelled at him that he had no proper to do what he did, whereas resident Zach Hudgins was within the room. He instructed Hudgins to go away after which instantly instructed her that “you don’t gown me down EVER, and undoubtedly not in entrance of a resident.” Hannah was unphased and {accused} him of calling DCFS on Liza. He needed to deny it a few instances earlier than she believed him, and it did end up that Liza herself was the one who referred to as.
Archer made it clear that their elevated friendship in Season 8 didn’t take away from the truth that he’s her boss and she will’t simply yell at him. When Jessy Schram, who performs Hannah, spoke with CinemaBlend forward of Episode 14, she had some reassuring phrases that the Archer/Hannah relationship will proceed. Once I famous to the actress that I’ve been loving their dynamic however didn’t see it coming again in Season 7, she responded:
Neither did we, by the best way! [laughs] It is undoubtedly nonetheless unfolding, and I feel that they have such an attention-grabbing dynamic and relationship and friendship that is popping out, and it retains rising. In each script that we get, it retains going in several instructions and I really feel prefer it’s actually blooming. They’ve planted lots of seeds and now we’re seeing the way it’s coming about. And it solely continues.
Again in Season 7, Archer didn’t mince phrases about not wanting Hannah again at Med resulting from her drug issues, which had resulted in an overdose at the start of Season 6 that introduced her to the hospital as a affected person. She has since proved that her restoration goes nicely, and revealed within the February 22 episode that it was specializing in recovering for herself somewhat than anyone else that lastly labored.
Hannah and Archer have grow to be unlikely buddies, to the purpose that he was on the verge of leaving the ED and driving out right into a snowstorm to rescue her. Fortunately, that hasn’t all been ruined by their transient however intense confrontation! The actress additionally opened up about what it has been prefer to work with co-star Steven Weber on their characters’ sudden Season 8 dynamic:
I adore it. I completely adore working with him and we have had a number of conversations. There was such a powerful response from the viewers concerning the two of them turning into buddies after butting heads a lot and the dynamic between them. It felt like individuals had been very confused by it however excited by it on the identical time, and so we have undoubtedly had conversations collectively about how we really feel about our characters or who they’re to one another, and it has been actually enjoyable unfolding that with him.
There are nonetheless questions on what the longer term holds for Hannah and Archer as buddies and associates within the ED, however all indicators level towards Chicago Med persevering with to discover their dynamic. Co-showrunner Andrew Schneider shared earlier this season that the present wished to open Archer up to “see new sides of him” and “uncover extra about his life and his previous.” Based on Schneider, she was a “excellent method to do it” as she was in restoration, and his son Sean has had drug points.
Hannah and Sean even met earlier in Season 8, when he turned out to be the Archer who rode to her rescue within the snowstorm when his dad couldn’t. Will there be extra with Hannah and Sean in addition to Dean? Solely time will inform on that entrance, so make sure you maintain tuning in to NBC on Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET for brand new episodes of Chicago Med.
The medical drama has not but been renewed for Season 9, however like – Chicago Hearth and Chicago P.D. (which simply hit the 200-episode milestone with an Easter egg for followers) – goes sturdy. Whereas the renewal is probably going, followers can maintain watching new episodes on Wednesdays and revisiting previous seasons streaming with a Peacock Premium subscription.
