SPOILER ALERT: The following contains spoilers for Chicago Med Season 11, Episode 7.

The Chicago Med Season 11 fall finale is a reflection of how uneven the first six episodes have been. “Double Down” is picking up the loose ends from those six episodes and putting them together into one basket, rather than feeling like a concentrated midseason finale. And like the installments that came before it, there are highs and then there’s potential left on the table.

The main storyline is revisiting the events of Season 11, Episode 4, “Found Family.” The abusive husband from that episode (played by How to Get Away with Murder alum Jack Falahee) is back in the ED, and his injuries lead Dr. Caitlin Lenox and Dr. Mitch Ripley to believe that he’s severely injured or even killed his wife. This is really a Lenox storyline, and meant to be the culmination of the “Lenox is taking too many risks” theme from Episodes 1-6. When she tells Ripley that she’s going to the Carter house, in a storm, alone, every viewer knows that this episode is ending with Lenox being attacked, too. There’s always a cliffhanger in every One Chicago fall finale, and this one is very obvious. Having said that, Sarah Ramos delivers her most sharp performance yet.

Elsewhere, Dr. John Frost treats a young girl who participated in a drug trial overseen by Dr. Theo Rabari (portrayed by The Resident‘s Manish Dayal), who also first appeared in “Found Family.” Frost and Dr. Daniel Charles become concerned that Rabari’s drug is responsible for their patient’s issues, and that Rabari is only concerned with preserving his work. They turn out to be wrong. Absolutely no viewer will have “glitter glue” on their medical bingo card. But it’s nice to see continued screen time for Darren Barnet.

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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