Chicago Med Season 10 Episode 9 Review: No Love Lost

Chicago Med Season 10 Episode 9, “No Love Lost,” delivers a gut-wrenching, emotional episode that keeps us on the edge of our seats until the very end. However, throughout the episode, one is relieved to know that Goodwin’s care is in the hands of Archer.

Even though he is frustrated no one is listening to his advice because they are all, as Maggie puts it, scared, he ends up doing what is best for Goodwin, keeping her best interests in mind. Goodwin recognizes this when she is awake, thanking him for giving her the kind of life she can live the way she wants to.

Archer’s performance this episode proves that he does belong in the ED. Even though he is no longer in charge, he is the more experienced doctor, and without him, the ED (and the show) wouldn’t be the same. Goodwin recognizes this when she asks him to tear up his resignation and stay.

Fear Takes Over The ED

Chicago Med Season 10 Episode 9, “No Love Lost,” does a great job of making viewers feel the desperation everyone in the ED is feeling as Archer brings a bleeding Goodwin through their doors. Asher stands to a side unable to act, Charles’s desperation is visible when he steps into the room, and Maggie makes sure the attacker knows she is no longer welcome there.

Even though it is Archer who saves Goodwin (by bringing her into the ED and performing the surgery), Goodwin saves herself by finding the will to survive and stabbing her attacker. As an experienced nurse and a human of good nature, she doesn’t stab any major organs. She chooses to save her attacker by simply causing enough pain to get her off her.

This incident helps Archer express his frustration. Not only does he mention no one is listening to him at that moment, but he can put his emotions about Lenox out in the open by letting all his anger out. It does help, however, that Lenox doesn’t appear on this episode. This allows Archer and those closest to Goodwin to shine.

His actions throughout the episode, saving Goodwin, and his conversation with her toward the end prove to us and Archer that he is exactly what the ED needs. Without him, Goodwin wouldn’t have survived. If someone else had listened to her family and not performed the Whipple, she would have died or would have led a life she didn’t feel she could live to its full potential.

Of course, the episode must keep us on the edge until the end. Nothing can go easy and smoothly because we must feel we will lose Goodwin until the very end. Luckily, we don’t lose her because the ED and Chicago Med would never be the same without her.

There are few moments in which we find calmness in the chaos. One of them is when Maggie is the one to hold Goodwin’s hand and tell her she’s going to be okay. Maggie also tells the attacker that Sharon is stronger than she ever will be.

Everyone in the ED turns to Maggie for her to be the one to do that. She is in charge of everything that happens, and as Goodwin’s friend, it makes perfect sense that she is the one to hold this conversation and put an end to her presence.

However, Goodwin’s incident also highlights, once again, that friendship between men and women is possible. Chicago Med has done a great job of portraying this. The way Charles and Goodwin care for one another perfectly represents platonic soulmates.

They understand each other better than anyone else. How he reacts to her attack is understandable, and seeing his feelings about this is nice.

It is also helpful to see Jackie recognize this friendship and offer Charles a shoulder to cry on if he needs it while Goodwin is out of commission.

Charles vs. Reese

Because one terrible thing at a time isn’t possible on Chicago Med, Reese files a misconduct claim against Charles. At first, this behavior seems an immature reaction to how he treated her.

However, as the conversation begins and they can come together to solve her patient’s case, Reese’s true feelings come to light, and she can finally tell Charles how he made her feel while they work together. It seems people rarely confront Charles for his behavior, and it feels organic that it comes from Reese, as the two have an extensive history.

The misconduct claim and the resolution of her patient’s case are the closure these two characters needed for their storylines. On the one hand, Reese can understand that she is a good doctor, and she doesn’t need his approval to feel it. It does help, however, that he tells her how good she is.

On the other hand, Charles can confront the reality of his behavior. He isn’t always right and doesn’t always handle every situation as he should. Now, he must decide what to do with this new realization and how to move forward with other colleagues and patients.

Frost and Abrams Collaborate

From the moment Frost joined Chicago Med, viewers could tell he handled every case with care and a special touch of emotional connection to his patients. Working with Abrams on this case truly contrasts his personal approach to Abrams’s more professional and practical manner.

While Abrams explains to the patient how things should be for her well-being, Frost connects with her by understanding her concerns and trying to ease them. Once again, this is the perfect example of why Frost is the perfect candidate for pediatric medicine. He stays calm and finds a way to connect with every child.

In the meantime, Abrams is confronted with a patient who is exactly like him. She is sarcastic and dry with no filter. Their final conversation after she discovers he didn’t shave her head showcases this perfectly. While the patient wants to make sure Frost thanks Abram for her, he tells her she already did by handling the conversation the same way he would have.

However, this also allows viewers to see that Abrams has a soft side that hides behind his professionalism and dryness.

It is a relief to see Goodwin’s stalker storyline end happily. While the show does a great job of keeping us on our toes, it is nice to see that our favorite characters are safe and alive.

Now, seeing how things return to “normal” with Archer staying in the ED and Lenox coming back will be interesting. Can they co-exist?

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Chicago Med airs Wednesdays at 8/7c on NBC.

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