I’m not sure I’m okay after that ending.
In retrospect, Chicago Med Season 10 Episode 3 gave too many huge hints that something was wrong to expect anything else.
Still, I didn’t think I’d be this heartbroken as the credits rolled.
Eloise’s Sudden Turnaround Was Hard To Believe, But It Was Effective
At the beginning of Chicago Med Season 10 Episode 3, Eloise distrusted Hannah so much that she accused her of ordering a C-section to make more money.
Hannah: Thanks for the assist in there.
Maggie: I’ve been where she is, trying to navigate the medical system as a Black woman. Most of the time, our concerns are dismissed.
Eloise had been jaded by the number of doctors who dismissed her pain as no big deal, but there was also a racial component to her distrust.
Eloise had reason to be jaded — her concerns had been dismissed by doctor after doctor, and she likely felt that Hannah was yet another white woman who thought Eloise couldn’t possibly know her own body.
After Maggie’s intervention, though, Eloise completely dropped her distrust of Hannah, and the two even spoke on a more personal level, almost like friends.
That was unrealistic. Eloise confiding those feelings to Maggie would have made more sense, given the circumstances.
Still, the ending needed Eloise to trust Hannah more. This television death wouldn’t have been nearly as powerful if Eloise had not trusted Hannah when Hannah said she would survive.
That was what delivered the real gut punch on Chicago Med Season 10 Episode 3.
It wasn’t just that this woman died before her husband could even get there or that her daughter would grow up without a mother.
It was that after Eloise finally trusted Hannah completely, Hannah couldn’t save her.
Having a death completely break a doctor is a tired TV trope that has been featured in dozens of medical dramas over the years, but in this case, it was effective because of that irony.
Chicago Med Season 10 Episode 3 Touched Upon Some Important Issues But Didn’t Explore Them Fully
There are too many doctors who dismiss women’s health concerns. It’s something that shouldn’t be happening in 2024, but it is anyway.
And when you add in the potential for racism, those numbers are even worse for Black women.
Eloise’s stomach pains and other physical problems were dismissed over and over, which probably contributed to her death on Chicago Med Season 10 Episode 3.
Perhaps if whatever the issue was had been caught earlier, she wouldn’t have died.
I wish that Chicago Med had explored this social justice issue more thoroughly, though.
Med didn’t have a lot of time to dwell on it, but it deserved more than one comment from Maggie about how Black women are often dismissed and Eloise’s death just as things were going well for her.
It would have completely changed the story if Eloise had demanded a Black doctor, but it would have driven home the point that she felt white women didn’t take her seriously.
That would also given Maggie a bigger role in the story than she had, which would have made the story stronger.
What Will Happen To Hannah After Eloise’s Tragic End?
As far as the hospital board goes, Hannah will be fine.
But I’m worried about her mental health.
She’s dealing with both the loss of this patient and her relationship unraveling — she doesn’t know Mitch is ready to forgive her, and it’s unclear whether she wants to accept his apology yet.