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Chicago Med season 4 character review: Will Halstead

By Brittany Frederick

CHICAGO MED -- "The Space Between Us" Episode 417 -- Pictured: Nick Gehlfuss as Will Halstead -- (Photo by: Elizabeth Sisson/NBC)
CHICAGO MED -- "The Space Between Us" Episode 417 -- Pictured: Nick Gehlfuss as Will Halstead -- (Photo by: Elizabeth Sisson/NBC) /
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How was Chicago Med season 4 for Will Halstead? We’re looking back at how Chicago Med’s latest season went for Nick Gehlfuss’s character.

As we continue to look back on Chicago Med season 4, we’re breaking down the season for each of the show’s characters.

Did your favorite character have a good season or a bad season? What were their strong points and were there any weaknesses? Was the character affected by the show’s writing, or vice versa? Where could they go from here?

Check out our detailed character breakdown, and let us know your thoughts on how this season was for each character in the comments.

In this article, we’re profiling Dr. Will Halstead (Nick Gehlfuss).

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CHICAGO MED — “Old Flames, New Sparks” Episode 416 — Pictured: Nick Gehlfuss as Will Halstead — (Photo by: Elizabeth Sisson/NBC) /

What happened

Will Halstead is a doctor, but he spent a fair amount of this Chicago Med season outside of the hospital, and some of it not even practicing medicine. Instead, he was wrapped up in a storyline that felt like it belonged on—and featured a semi-crossover with—Chicago PD.

Season 4 began with Will planning his wedding to Dr. Natalie Manning (Torrey DeVitto), but things were derailed when the man whose venue they hoped to use was revealed as a gangster. Will was recruited by his brother Jay Halstead (Jesse Lee Soffer) and FBI agent Ingrid Lee (recurring guest star Anna Enger Ritch) to work undercover against Ray Burke, even while treating Burke’s heart problem.

In the midseason finale, he was nearly shot by one of Burke’s sons before Jay saved him at the last minute. However, since Will was now the only living witness against the Burke family, Jay and Lee sent him to witness protection on the same day he was supposed to marry Natalie!

Will spent a few months in Arizona before returning to Chicago, still upset about his near-death experience. Natalie became angry with him for not confiding in her, and eventually dumped him for Phillip Davis (recurring guest star Ian Harding). Lee harbored a secret crush on Will, but realized in the season finale that he was still in love with Natalie—who was injured when one of the Burkes hit Will’s car in another attempt to kill him.

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