Ever since the series began on NBC, Chicago Med has been a show about heroes. The dedicated team at the Gaffney emergency department work together tirelessly to help save the lives of every patient that's brought through their days. Even though they aren't always successful despite their strongest efforts, they are still heroes who have to contend with various villains.
Whether that villains a disease their patients are battling or an actual human villain (like Lenox and Ripley being held captive by Devon Carter), Chicago Med has had its fair share of antagonists during its decade and counting on the air. The character have had to contend with all kinds of opposing forces, between enemies at work and difficult figures in their personal lives.
However, Chicago Med season 11 introduced a unique villain for Goodwin to face off against at the highest level at Gaffney, and one who directly put her job on the line multiple times last season. Goodwin's brutal battle with board member Miranda Lewis (Orlagh Cassidy) began in season 11, and with hopes to keep the stories interesting in season 12, she should definitely come back.
Chicago Med season 12 needs to keep Miranda around as a villain
Obviously, based on the events of the Chicago Med season 11, Miranda will return for at least part of the next season. In the season 11 finale, Miranda pushed all the way back at Goodwin after learning that she leaked the contents of Theo's file to Charles. Miranda gives Goodwin the ultimatum that she must quietly resign from Gaffney before she's forced to reveal the truth to the rest of the board.
Goodwin won't be going down without a fight, as we know her to do, but it's going to be quite the fight, that's for sure. It's a wonder that her rivalry with Miranda has reached this boiling point, considering that earlier in season 11, Goodwin saved Miranda's life. While on an airplane flying to a board meeting, Miranda had a cardiac event that required emergency surgery performed by Goodwin with Naomi walking her through it remotely back at the hospital. Even then, Goodwin's job was on the line.
Miranda was planning to fire Goodwin before she saved her life on the plane, and their bad blood started even earlier in the season. When Gaffney was looking for a new candidate for a nursing externship, Miranda attempted to push her nephew through the ranks to secure the spot. But while getting to know him, Goodwin realized that nursing wasn't what he wanted to do and gave the externship position to someone else more qualified, which really angered Miranda.
Knowing all of this and how frustrating of a character Miranda has been, most viewers are probably hoping that Goodwin defeats her and she loses her job on the board after everything that she's put Goodwin through. Sure, antagonistic characters are always frustrating to watch and can drive us to near madness for putting our favorite characters through their paces, but that's why we need them.
Chicago Med season 12 will be better for leaning into Goodwin's fight against a villain who's trying to tear down the good work at Gaffney. She made a mistake, but Miranda has a personal vendetta against her even without that slip-up. There's a way to expertly balance Miranda's antics to create challenges for the characters and makes for excellent and rewarding television for us fans.
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