The Resident Review: Requiems & Revivals (Season 4 Episode 6)
It’s quite hard to believe that Congresswoman Randall would have time to watch a surgery all night as she does onThe Resident Season 4 Episode 6, “Requiems & Revivals.” However, it’s a fair trade to suspend disbelief so that we can say the words “Chastain CEO, Dr. Kit Voss.”
Both Chastain and the creative team behind The Resident recognize the talent in Jane Leeves the actor and Kit Voss the fictional surgeon. These episodes are better when Dr. Voss is working.
It’s also refreshing to watch women respect and reward the talent of other women. Too often on TV, women compete unnecessarily. But Congresswoman Randall is unfazed by Kit’s surprise interruption and takes her words to heart.
It’s about time the hospital has a CEO that will shake things up for the better.
She will have tough choices ahead because Chastain is public now, but The Resident‘s fatal flaw for a few seasons has been bringing in outsider businessmen to play the villain.
The only slight annoyance we have to deal with on “Requiems & Revivals” is Billie, and let’s face it — she’s mostly Conrad’s problem.
We are told more about Billie and Nic’s history than shown evidence of, but all shows are guilty of retcon here and there. At least The Resident tries to explain Billie’s absence from CoNic’s wedding with a believable excuse.
Billie is an awesome character so far, so I hope she sticks around for more episodes and not just in theory.
Conrad needs someone with an equally big ego to point out his flaws to him. Nic stands up to him, but it hits differently when he’s confronted by someone who isn’t as susceptible to his charms. If Billie does stay, let’s hope she and Conrad keep helping each other grow.
Let’s also cross our fingers that baby Hawkins-Nevin has seen the last of the trauma she’ll have to face; it’s getting to be a lot.
I’m more worried about the fluid around the baby’s heart than I was about her fate after the stabbing. The stakes feel more real this time, more believable. But The Resident simply can’t get away with putting that baby through much more.
I reserve the right to take that back because Chastain itself has certainly been on a rollercoaster ride throughout the series.
The mass exodus of doctors, including the plastic surgeon who is desperately needed for Andy’s hand transplant, is convenient but a great way to show us the differences between a private and public hospital.
Plus, Chastain deserves a plastic surgeon like Dr. Wong.
He does not hesitate when Randolph tells him why he’s needed, despite his rocky history with his stepfather.
I was not sure how to feel about Conrad Ricmora’s character until now. But he’s a sweet, musical, baseball-loving doctor, whose first instinct is to get his patient a ball to go with his baseball mitt. Does it get any better than that?
His salty feelings toward Dr. Bell seem understandable but their history is not drawing me in much. The Resident would do better to show me how the estrangement influences the men’s work together in an O.R.
But after the dreary hour that is The Resident Season 4 Episode 5, “Home Before Dark,” we deserve this short break from the trauma. Maybe it’s best that “Dolph” watches Jake from the bench for now.
Chastain gets new energy from CEO Voss, old friends, and family during its transition. Let’s hope we continue seeing that energy on screen.
Doctor’s Notes:
- No episode without Mina could get five stars, but the explanation for where she is is perfectly acceptable given her visa storyline.
- It’s so good to see Devon get a win, even though he gets off easy. Doctors in public hospitals aren’t stretched thin by choice.
- The Resident is going to need to work on showing us how crowded Chastain is now that it’s public.
- Dr. Wong’s pre-surgery ritual is morbid but also clever and has probably saved lives.
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Esme Mazzeo
Esme Mazzeo is a lifestyle and entertainment journalist from Long Island. When she's not writing for work, she's writing for fun, or searching for something to satisfy her sweet tooth. She thinks rainy days are the best kind of days. Certified night owl.