SPOILER ALERT: The following contains spoilers for Chicago Med Season 11, Episode 8. It also contains mention of abuse.

Chicago Med Season 11, Episode 8 concludes all of the plotlines that the NBC medical drama left hanging in the fall. The entire function of “Triple Threat” is to close that chapter; there’s very little about what may happen going forward. And the resolution is, by and large, familiar to anyone who’s watched the show for a while. But the strengths of the midseason premiere are also happily obvious.

The best part of the episode is the subplot between Hannah Asher and Dean Archer, as they continue to navigate Hannah’s pregnancy. Dean has noticed Hannah pulling away from him, and when he tells her, “I just want my friend back,” that’s a line viewers wouldn’t have expected to hear from Archer when he was introduced years ago. It’s a new level of vulnerability for him—one that Hannah helped to make possible. Actor Steven Weber delivers that dialogue perfectly. And it’s great to see Dean and Hannah patch up their friendship, even if the rift isn’t that long, because they have become the heart of Chicago Med. Their scenes make this episode worth the watch alone.

Another strong point is also not a surprise: the performance of Oliver Platt as Dr. Daniel Charles. He could read the credits and it would be entertaining, but once again viewers get to see Charles in a difficult position and how Platt can deliver such emotion. They probably also have a heart attack when Charles admits that he’s thinking about retirement—but it’s hard to tell how serious One Chicago fans should take that. Honestly, Oliver Platt should be on Chicago Med as long as he wants. It’s impossible to imagine the show without him.

Read the rest of this review at Fangirlish.

Chicago Med airs Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on NBC. Photo Credit: Courtesy of NBC.

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