The scenes with Sharon and her family got to me.
We knew the end was near for Bert, but not that it was this close.
Chicago Med Season 11 Episode 6 did what it does best in the scenes with Sharon and her kids — too bad the rest of the episode wasn’t up to par.
Sharon’s Storyline Was Devastating Because It Was Authentic
The more they show Bert’s decline, the more I think of my grandfather.
Honestly, I didn’t feel anything when he died because I felt he had done so years earlier, when his dementia was so severe that he no longer recognized anybody, and the only word he said was a German word that nobody understood.
Like Bert, he occasionally recognized somebody or seemed like himself, though by the end, that wasn’t happening anymore.
Still, I felt for Sharon’s family, especially David.
Regardless of the reasons he had stayed away, he hadn’t adjusted to the reality of Bert’s situation and didn’t want to accept that his father was dying.
It didn’t help that Bert’s final moment of lucidity involved calling David “son,” which not only made him seem on the mend but also offered David the love and acceptance he had been hungry for.
I’m Not Sure How I Feel About David’s Parentage Story
I enjoyed Sharon talking about being pregnant when she met Bert and how he realized it before she admitted it.
And as someone who loves The Muppet Movies (especially Gonzo!), I was thrilled that watching it together was what sealed the deal for Sharon.
Those scenes were beautiful because Sharon’s happy memories of meeting Bert were tinged with the grief that the man she knew and loved had been stolen from her.
(Of course, she and Bert had been divorced a while by the time that happened, but that’s beside the point.)
Still, the revelation that Bert had treated David as his own, even though he had a different biological father, seemed irrelevant right now.
It caused drama, and for some reason, David felt that fact was why he needed to fight harder for Bert to stay alive than anyone else, but it felt like a distraction from the main trauma.
The entire family was hurting because of Bert’s impending death, and the much more interesting story of David not wanting to accept the DNR order got sidelined so that everyone could analyze how David’s parentage made him distance himself from the family as an adult.
I’d much rather have had David seek a second opinion, and for Archer to tell Sharon privately that it was a waste of time.
The family taking sides on this issue would have been a much more powerful storyline.
I did love the family tradition of “highs and lows,” though.
I think I’ll start doing that in my own life at the end of the day.
Lenox’s Story Could Have Been Good, Except I Couldn’t Buy All Those Bedside Conversations
I didn’t find it believable that Lenox would sit there and allow a patient to play therapist with her.
It was so out of character for her to have any personal conversation with Mr. Higgins (and her continually calling him that while he asked her to call him by his first name was super annoying).
There were way too many scenes with the patient trying to convince Lenox to process her pain by getting a tattoo while she insisted she didn’t have any.
There is no way a doctor like Lenox would have any extended conversations of that nature, and I was totally confused by the tattoo she got at the end. Was that supposed to be a new tattoo she got on the patient’s advice, or did she secretly have one for a while?
I did like the medical aspects of the case.
I developed anemia from uterine fibroids at one point in my life, so I was glad that Lenox told the patient that they had to find out what was causing his problem so it wouldn’t recur.
The angle of his belief that this illness was borne from grief was interesting, and it was something that called out for Dr. Charles, who was missing without explanation during Chicago Med Season 11 Episode 6.
And of course, the reveal that he had slowly poisoned himself and his wife by drinking unfiltered water at his cabin was devastating, and should have had more airtime.
Meanwhile, Frost’s Storyline Was Utterly Disappointing
Last week’s child-centered story was so much stronger.
This one was cute, I guess, since it was mainly about a kid who had been stung by multiple bees being afraid to admit he had a crush on his best friend.
I didn’t have the patience for this story, and Frost and Naomi’s relationship drama didn’t interest me either.
The trope where two people like each other but can’t date because they work together (or worse, sneak around because they’re not supposed to be together!) is so overplayed on TV.
Plus, it’s obviously not a rule at Gaffney since Will and Marcel were both ladies’ men with a thing for female doctors, and we suffered through an entire season of Hannah and Ripley.
By the time Naomi decided to get it together and give Frost a chance, it looked like it was too late, and that was her fault.
We don’t even know if it is, because she didn’t ask. She assumed and left. Boring!
A Couple of Random Thoughts
- Was anyone else bothered by the doctors bringing the rabbit to the hospital and letting Adrian hold it on his lap? Hospitals are supposed to be sterile environments!
- I actually felt sorry for Ripley. Sadie’s reasons for breaking up were ridiculous. It’s not protecting her kid to break up with someone she wants to be with in case they break up later.
- That Ripley breakup better not be the first step toward the next round of Hannah/Ripley. I can’t take any more of those two together.
What did you think, Chicago Med fanatics?
It’s okay if you totally disagree with me, but I’d love to know your opinion either way!
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