One Chicago episodes to watch rather than Super Bowl LIII
Not watching Super Bowl LIII tonight? One Chicago fans can watch these Chicago Fire, Chicago PD and Chicago Med episodes instead.
Today is Super Bowl Sunday, but not everyone is an NFL fan. For those people who’d rather watch a One Chicago episode instead, Hulu is helping you out with some alternatives.
The streaming service has expanded its catalog so now you can watch the entire current season of Chicago PD and the current Chicago Med season, in addition to some of the most recent episodes of Chicago Fire.
With more than a dozen extra episodes now available for free streaming, we’ve compiled a short list of five installments you can watch if you’re not tuned in to the Super Bowl. You can find them all on Hulu right now; just click the links below to start watching!
(With that in mind, our playlist is limited to episodes that are currently available on Hulu, because the point is that these are episodes which are free and that fans can stream today.)
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5) Chicago Fire: “Always A Catch”
For some reason, Hulu hasn’t increased how many Chicago Fire episodes they offer; they still only have the five latest ones. So our choices for Fire are a bit limited, but this is the best one.
“Always A Catch” is an episode that has the great parts of this season but also doesn’t have some of the less entertaining parts. It features a huge car crash sequence that, in turn, leads to good screen time for Joe Minoso because Cruz’s girlfriend is hurt in the crash.
At the same time, things come to a breaking point for Stellaride, and then there’s that fiery cliffhanger, too. It does everything possible to be a big episode. If the Super Bowl is The Big Game, this is The Big Episode.
4) Chicago PD: “Trigger”
A Chicago PD episode that went somewhat under the radar this season, this is a more character-driven installment with strong performances from Jesse Lee Soffer and LaRoyce Hawkins. Fans get to see Jay Halstead’s military past come into play again, while Kevin Atwater goes undercover to help his case (and so Atwater has more than two minutes of screen time).
While savvy viewers will see the ending of “Trigger” coming, it’s still suspenseful thanks to some great work from Soffer as Halstead tries to talk down the perpetrator. Plus, for fans of Halstead and Hailey Upton (Tracy Spiridakos), they have a sweet scene at the conclusion of the episode.
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3) Chicago Med: “Lesser of Two Evils”
There’s been a lot of personal drama and infighting during this season of Chicago Med, and this episode is one of the best at balancing that with actual medical cases. Dr. Will Halstead and his fiancee Dr. Natalie Manning (Nick Gehlfuss and Torrey DeVitto) take the case of a woman who’s being abused by her husband, and take extreme measures to protect her.
Meanwhile, Dr. Connor Rhodes (Colin Donnell) does what every One Chicago fan has been hoping somebody would do: tell the new ED chief to shove it. Connor and Dr. James Lanik (recurring guest star Nate Santana) get into it when Lanik is willing to throw a med student under the bus to save his own skin, and it’s one of Colin’s best performances. There’s more competition here than in the Super Bowl!
2) Chicago Med: “When To Let Go”
The second part of this season’s One Chicago crossover, this episode involves several characters from Chicago Fire, so that’s a nice consolation prize for fans who are disappointed at the limited availability of Fire episodes on Hulu.
But the real meat of the episode comes from Will and Jay’s storyline. The two worry over the fate of their father Pat Halstead (recurring guest star Louis Herthum), as his antagonistic relationship with them comes back to the forefront. The Halstead brothers ultimately have to make a difficult and emotional choice, and it’s heartbreaking to see what they go through. The Super Bowl won’t make you cry like this episode will.
1) Chicago PD: “Endings”
Even though it’s the conclusion to the crossover, this Chicago PD episode is still worth watching, especially if you stream the Chicago Med installment before it. There’s plenty of action as all of the Intelligence Unit tracks down the people responsible for a massive apartment building fire. All of what we watch One Chicago for is in this episode.
But underneath that, just as in “When To Let Go,” what’s really fascinating is the human story. Jay Halstead is still reeling from the events of that episode, and he will stop at nothing to ensure that justice is done. Halstead goes several steps too far here and Jesse Lee Soffer is wonderful as he plays him completely on tilt, leading to a jaw-dropping ending—which also paves the way for the show’s newest ship.
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