Chicago Med Just Escalated Conflict Between Two Doctors, But That Could Be A Good Thing

Spoilers ahead for Episode 3 of Chicago Med Season 8, called “Winning the Battle, but Still Losing the War.”

Chicago Med offered Dr. Charles an associate to work carefully with in the 8th season, however not by bringing back Sarah Reese. Dr. Nellie Cuevas (played by Lilah Richcreek Estrada) is a psych fellow working together with Charles, and after they carefully butted heads early in the brand-new season, their dispute in “Winning the Battle, but Still Losing the War” boiled over into genuine dispute. By completion of the hour, nevertheless, it appeared that the dispute may be helpful for both of them. 

The stakes were currently high when the teen they’d identified with schizophrenia in the Season 8 premiere (just to have his moms and dads decline to let them treat him) was restored into the ED, and he was suffering more than ever. His mother was lastly ready to listen and enable the physicians to attempt and assist him, however assisting him revealed the plain distinctions in between how Charles and Nellie method psychiatry. 

While experience taught Charles that in some cases the only method to construct trust is to play into misconceptions, Nellie pointed out medical proof that made her wish to do the specific reverse. He wasn’t delighted, however the genuine battle didn’t begin up until after she administered some heavy drugs to the boy when he grew upset. For her, medicating him was the ideal relocation; for him, it ruined their opportunities of constructing trust. 

And all things thought about, the dispute might have been unavoidable based upon what sort of physician Nellie currently was when she started dealing with him. Chicago Med co-showrunner Diane Frolov consulted with CinemaBlend ahead of Season 8 and described how Nellie suits what had actually been a well-oiled maker in the ED:

Co-showrunner Andrew Schneider included that she’s “very firm in what she knows and how she thinks patients ought to be approached,” which is the reason for “conflict with Dr. Charles.” They made a little a scene in the ED when Charles went off after discovering that she’d bought drugs for their client, and neither appeared all set to pull back in the minute, so why would clash in between 2 psychiatrists be a good idea? 

Well, Nellie might be firm in what she understands and how she believes, however her last scene of the episode showed that she’s not entirely inflexible and reluctant to gain from Charles’ years of experience in their field. She visited him in his workplace to inform him that she spoke to the young boy’s mom about letting him invest a couple of nights in the psych ward so that they might speak with him and learn more about him prior to composing him a prescription. 

Even after Charles offered her the out of acknowledging that the scenario was disorderly when she’d bought the drugs, she confessed that she most likely leapt to medications too rapidly, and understands that she relies greatly on the literature and requirement of care since she does not 100% trust her own impulses. Charles assured her that it took him years, and he assured that she might get to a location of trusting herself to make the ideal calls.

And this development probably would not have actually occurred if they had not had their dispute previously in the episode. Neither of them took pleasure in the argument (and most likely would not have had it in the middle of the ED if cooler heads might have dominated), however they appear to be on much better terms after their dispute than they were in the past. 

See whether their brand-new status quo as coworkers sticks to brand-new episodes of Chicago Med on Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET on NBC, ahead of Chicago Fire at 9 p.m. and Chicago P.D. at 10 p.m in the 2022 TV premiere schedule. Nick Gehlfuss just recently shared something that will never happen for Will Halstead, and the issues with the the supply scarcities (which the showrunners opened up about) aren’t going anywhere, so make sure to keep tuning in.