Chicago Med has been off the air for over a month and tonight at 9p it is back on NBC with an all new episode. A week and a half ago, I attended press lunch with Colin Donnell and he revealed some of the things that are coming up for his character and the show.
Dr Connor Rhodes (Donnell) is the newest doctor at the hospital and the Trauma Surgeon’s past life has pretty much been a mystery, but that is all about to change. Donnell previewed tonight’s episode and said, “There’s a situation with a young kid who makes a terrible decision as far as drunk driving.” Then he added, “The way that his family ends up dealing with it, hits very close to home with Connor. Some things are revealed about his past which further explains, not only why he ended up running away, his relationship with his family.” Something Donnell says we will be getting more of in the upcoming weeks.
Not only we will get to know more about his personal life, but we will also delve more into his work one too. When we last off, Dr Rhodes agreed to do the Cardiothoracic Fellowship under Dr Downey (Gregg Henry) who is battling terminal cancer. His cancer, which is progressing, will play a part in their relationship as the season goes on. One Donnell describes as, “Downey has become a very important figure in Connor’s life. In a lot of ways, he has sort of replaced his own father. He has been searching for someone to give him the vote of confidence he is looking for.” Something I am sure he will be getting plenty of as Rhodes performs more and more heart surgeries with his mentor.
When it comes to how Rhodes is going to be able to do his two fellowships for both Trauma and Cardiac Surgery, he is in as much of the dark as we are. With all of that on his plate, it sounds like it is going to start affecting his mental state. So much so, he wants to keep our eyes out for, “a wonderful scene between Rhodes and Halstead, that I won’t spoil anything about, but it has been one of my favorite scenes that we have done so far. A culmination of a lot of stuff that has been happened throughout the season.”
What that means? We will just have to keep tuning in tonight and every Tuesday at 9p to find out on the best medical drama since ER. That and to watch Rhodes grow as a Cardiac and Trauma Surgeon at Chicago Med and also as a man.
Colin Donnell is in LA this weekend to promote the fact that Chicago Med is back with all new episodes on March 29th at 9p. One of things he did was a Facebook chat with the fans. When he was done he decided to let loose with a little prop that he found in the office. So he put on those colorful NBC peacock feathers and was able to shake, shake, shake them as he walked on out of the room.
Proving that not only can he be cute, he can also be funny. Seriously, it is so nice to witness the funnier side of Dr. Connor Rhodes and I hope they decide to showcase it on the medical drama really soon.
Before S Epatha Merkerson was the Chief Administrator of Clinical Operations on Chicago Med, she was a mail(wo)man in Christmas at Pee Wee’s Playhouse. She looks the same now as she did when she was 35 in that 1988 special.
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Tonight’s Chicago Fire on NBC at 10p is such a thriller, there is a moment that will leave you breathless.
There is a credible threat against the city of Chicago, but there are many different targets throughout the Windy City. Law enforcement asks all the first responders to help out with the threat. Unfortunately for our Chicago Fire team they are sent to ground zero. A man starts shooting inside and outside the building where some of our firefighters and the paramedics are located. The shooter is going room to room and shooting anyone he finds.
Will our team get out alive or will the murderer be taken out before he gets the chance. You don’t want to miss a single second of this suspenseful well-done episode.
The Muppets are back tonight at 8p on ABC. Not only are the reworking the show from behind the scenes, they are also reworking them from in front of the camera. There is a new executive at the network and she wants to make some changes to Miss Piggy’s talk show. She wants to make it more like Jimmy Fallon and James Corden’s shows, so Kermit decides to get the other Muppets to be a part of it with different type of bits. It has potential but falls flat.
Not as flat as next week’s show when Miss Piggy has a wardrobe malfunction. Her pig tail gets exposed and people are in a uproar over it.
Kristin Newman took over the ranks of the show; and I know from her past work on That ’70s Show, The Neighbors and Galvant, she is better than this. So I am just going to assume that is more of Bill Prady’s doing than her’s since the show hasn’t changed as Bob Kushell left.
Sadly the adult Muppets are missing the joy that we got from the original series. Until they bring it back this show won’t be.
Then at 8:30p on Fresh Off the Boat, it is time for a show with lot of heart.
It’s the Chinese New Year and the Huangs are all excited to go back home to spend it with their family and friends. Only problem is that Louis (Randall Park) screwed up the dates and they missed their flight. Now they have to find a place to celebrate it in Orlando which is harder than they thought.
Will they find a place to spend the New Year or will they spend it alone? I don’t care as long as we get to spend it with them.
Back in the fall, NBC renewed Chicago Fire and Chicago PD for another season and today they added Chicago Med and Law & Order: SVU to their 2016-2017 schedule. Not only that, Dick Wolf will be staying with them until at 2020.
Just think a few years ago, all hope seemed lost for his shows with Law & Order: The Mother Ship ending. Then, SVU has a resurgence and Chicago Fire blew us all away, and now it looks he might have 5 shows on their lineup next season if they pick up Chicago Law!
Gotta love television, just when you think something is dead, it makes like the Phoenix and comes back to life like Stefano DiMera.
