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Chicago Med season 3, episode 7 takeaways: Over Troubled Water

By Brittany Frederick

CHICAGO MED -- "Over Troubled Water" Episode 307 -- Pictured: (l-r) Colin Donnell as Connor Rhodes, Norma Kuhling as Ava Bekker -- (Photo by: Elizabeth Sisson/NBC)
CHICAGO MED -- "Over Troubled Water" Episode 307 -- Pictured: (l-r) Colin Donnell as Connor Rhodes, Norma Kuhling as Ava Bekker -- (Photo by: Elizabeth Sisson/NBC) /
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Did Chicago Med’s big rivalry turn the corner this week? Did Dr. Reese’s suspension matter? Here are our Chicago Med season 3, episode 7 takeaways.

Last night’s Chicago Med episode threw our favorite doctors plenty of curveballs, so of course we have plenty of things to talk about in the aftermath.

Season 3, Episode 7 was called “Over Troubled Water” and sent Dr. Connor Rhodes (Colin Donnell) and Dr. Ava Bekker (Norma Kuhling) out into the field for a new challenge. Back at the hospital, Dr. Sarah Reese (Rachel DiPillo) returned from her suspension, but was she the same person she had been before?

If you missed any of this Chicago Med episode or just want a refresher on the events that we’re discussing, you can catch up with our “Over Troubled Water” recap.

Here are our Chicago Med season 3, episode 7 takeaways:

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1) Where do Connor and Ava stand?

This episode gave us a small miracle, as Ava and Connor finally, mercifully agreed about something. It only took them six and a half episodes, but they did.

So now what?

Chicago Med certainly left room for interpretation with that ending, from Ava’s look when she heard that Connor wasn’t going to chase Robin, to Connor going to impulse-buy a new car.

So this could either be the first step toward the apparent ship that the show has always felt like it was trying to push, or we could go in a different and more interesting direction: what if Connor goes off the deep end and Ava has to haul him back?

Buying a new car is classic mid-life crisis behavior, and the psychology of Connor Rhodes is one of the most fascinating topics in Chicago Med season 3 so far. Plus, Ava’s bluntness could make her the perfect person to tell Connor what he needs to hear, and then we could see her snark used for good instead of annoyance.

But we’ll have to see. There’s the easy way, and the more intriguing way, and it’s not clear yet what Chicago Med will choose.

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2) How many troubled families can there be?

“Over Troubled Water” revealed the story of Dr. Ethan Choi’s (Brian Tee) estranged sister, which made us think about how many family issues are on this show.

Choi has an estranged sister. Dr. Will Halstead (Nick Gehlfuss) has/had father issues. Connor still does have father issues. Charles was estranged from Robin until last season. Neither of Reese’s parents have been great to her.

The Sexton siblings are doing well, at least. But it does make you wish that some of these damaged relationships will get fixed at some point (because we’re not holding out hope for Cornelius Rhodes).

This isn’t just a Chicago Med thing; all three One Chicago shows have their fair share of family drama. But maybe we can turn a few of these families around by the end of the season, with Choi’s sister coming to town and Charles seemingly having gotten to a good place with Robin based on last week’s episode?

3) Reese’s suspension didn’t quite hit home

It was a bit of a missed opportunity to have Chicago Med skip almost entirely over Reese’s time out and have her back at the hospital this week (even if she was still suspended). This show does like its time jumps, and they don’t always serve the story well. There could’ve been something interesting in Reese having to be out of the hospital and trying to figure out who she is outside of it, maybe catching her breath or even talking to someone (like Jay Halstead is doing on Chicago PD).

Obviously it couldn’t have been for long since Rachel DiPillo is a series regular, but other shows have had episodes where a series regular is either in their own storyline or not in an episode at all. There’s no reason Med couldn’t have done the same, and really explored the consequences of the suspension. It was supposed to be a huge deal, and yet it didn’t really feel like there was a huge aftereffect.

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What did you take away from this week’s Chicago Med episode? Let us know your thoughts on “Over Troubled Water” in the comments.

Chicago Med airs Tuesdays at 10/9c on NBC.

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