Chicago Med, like its One Chicago peers, is going through a transitional period. It has lost a ton of core cast members over the last few seasons, and as such, has had to bring it a ton of new talent to keep things exciting.
Med has done an excellent job thus far. The show has managed to juggle these new characters with the ongoing stories and struggles of established characters on a weekly basis. That said, not every season 10 episode has been a classic. Some have been dinged for lacking that Med magic, while others have been praised for their surprising dynamism. We decided to examine the best and the worst example of season 10 episodes.
"Trust Fall" is the highest-rated season 10 episode
"Trust Fall" has the honor of being the most revered Chicago Med episode of the season thus far. It follows Dr. Hannah Asher (Jessy Schram) as she desperately tries to help a patient who suffers from an undiagnosed condition. To make matters worse, the patient is pregnant with a child.
"Trust Fall" currently has an 8.4 rating on IMDb, and a lot of the show's praise goes to the uniquely dramatic stakes of Asher's case, and the thoughtful way in which its depicted. It helps that all of the subplots, especially the one involving Dr. Sharon Goodwin (S. Epatha Merkerson), are of a similarly high quality.
Other season 10 episodes have gotten close to replicating the magic of "Trust Fall," particularly "Forget Me Nots," which currently has an 8.2 rating, but the latter will remain the standard heading into 2025.
"Family Matters" ranks at the bottom of season 10
Chicago Med has actually done an excellent job of maintaining consistency throughout 2024. It may not have the highs of Chicago Fire or PD, but it has steadily earned 8.0 ratings and higher throughout season 10. The only episode to fall under this mark is, unsurprisingly, the worst rated episode of the season, "Family Matters."
"Family Matters" splits focuses between two cases and four doctors. The first case involves Dr. Mitch Ripley (Luke Mitchell) and Dr. John Frost (Darren Barnet), while the second revolves around Dr. Archer (Steven Weber) and Dr. Caitlin Lenox (Sarah Ramos).
Their respective dynamics are typically interesting, but neither manage to really gain steam in this episode. Ripley and Frost clash when it comes to aiding a patient, and the Archer vs. Lenox rivalry is better served in the episode that followed. "Family Matters" currently sits at a 7.8 rating.