Are Ripley And Sadie Done For Good?

Goodwin isn’t just dealing with a family emergency, she’s facing a longtime family secret. 

In Tuesday’s episode of “Chicago Med,” the Goodwin family comes together to rally around Bert after his medical emergency last week. But things get increasingly tense and emotional for the clan when they learn Bert has an advanced directive that forbids surgery. Goodwin’s son David wants to go against Bert’s wishes, effectively disagreeing with the rest of the family over his father’s care; he’s not ready to give up. 

David’s siblings resent him for not having been around, and are annoyed that he’s now showing up out of the blue trying to control a situation he hardly knows anything about. He hasn’t had to see Bert’s slow and painful decline, and they feel it’s time to let him go. It’s what Bert wanted.

David goes off on his own and reads the directive, finding a legal loophole which would allow the family to overturn the directions outlined in the document. He then calls another doctor to get a second opinion, which enflames the rest of his family. His siblings yell at him for being absent and difficult not just now, but for their whole lives.

Then, David drops a bombshell: Bert is not David’s biological father. He says Bert chose to love him, but their relationship was always different than everyone else’s. That’s why things have been complicated.

Goodwin then steps in to provide the backstory about how she got pregnant right before she and Bert started dating. Though she thought the other man was the love of her life, he became cold once she revealed she was pregnant. They broke up, and she went out with Bert. When Goodwin told him the news, he responded in a loving and committed way. They decided not to tell David until the boy was 12 years old, and then left it up to him to share his story when he felt comfortable. 

Meanwhile, Violet and Novak of “Chicago Fire” stop by to drop off a young boy and girl who got attacked by a swarm of hornets. Frost starts treating them, and learns the two are best of friends — maybe even crushes! — and the boy wants to find the girl’s rabbit. (Whose name, by the way, is Bridget Bardot. You know, after the Chappell Roan song?)

Frost is a little distracted during work, however, after he asks Naomi out on a date, she rejects him. He spends some time venting about it to Ripley and his patient. Ripley gives Frost a piece of colorful advice, saying it’s for the best: “Archer might’ve knocked her up after it ended.” Ouch!

But the man seems to recover quickly after he and Novak embark on a mission to go save that rabbit. The pair gets pretty flirtatious in a treehouse, giving each other googly eyes all over the place. While it was pretty cute, we can’t help but root for Novak and Vasquez. (Perhaps that one is a slow burn! She can flirt with Frost in the meantime!)

That makes things all the more awkward when Naomi goes back to Frost, having regretted that rejection. When she turns the corner — ready to accept his love! — she sees him flirting with Novak in the Gaffney halls. She walks away without sharing her feelings at all. 

Elsewhere, Sadie and Ripley are going through some growing pains. Holly is struggling with her prosthetic, but is trying to keep her pain from Ripley. She confides in Hannah during a mild parking lot breakdown, and Hannah encourages her to ask Ripley for help. But Sadie is hesitant because Ripley always takes on problems in an overbearing way. 

Complicating things further, Emelia has started calling Ripley “dad,” causing all kinds of powerful emotions to bubble up between the couple. But Ripley is blind to the tension brewing, so he later asks Sadie to move in together, so he can help support her. She gets mad, telling him he’s always trying to step in and save the day. That’s how they met, after all, when he saved her from that well.

Ripley apologizes, saying he just loves her so much. Sadie then freaks out, and alleges Ripley doesn’t love her at all. He simply thinks he loves her. She decides she needs to protect Emelia before her daughter gets too attached. After Sadie professes her own love for Ripley, the pair tearfully parts ways. 

What did you think of Goodwin’s family secret in “Chicago Med”? And do you think Sadie and Ripley are done for good?