The Recap:
Med: This entire ep was one wild ride of emotions. While it was a very busy ep in terms of the stories the pay off at the end would leave anyone in tears. The side stories were of Halstead trying to help an addict get a heart valve replacement and learning just how powerful addiction is. Maggy spent the ep trying to find a bone marrow match for one of her friends. Both stories ended with heart break at the end. However in Maggy's case while things didn't turn out as she would have hoped. In the end her actions saved a lot of lives. Choi was dealing with a 12yrd who turns out has been vaping. Kind of a "ripped from the headlines" kind of event. The main story dealt with a school bus crash and two kids in great danger. The outcome was way more positive than expected. However we also go to see a different side to Crockett. One that makes you wonder just how much pain is he hiding from his fellow doctors.
Fire: For the most part this was a bit more relaxed. A series of false alarms at a private school was the main focus on the ep. Trying to figure out who was doing it and why. Cruz had a room mate from hades that he was contending with while Kidd was trying to find a creative way to surprise Severide. The end of the main story was extremely touching and the reasons for the false alarms was heart breaking. I really enjoyed how this ep played out though.
PD: This ep focused on dirty cops and the conclusion to the Darius story arch that has been going on for most of the season. Cops are swiping drugs from the evidence lockers and Darius is one of the main buyers. The DA doesn't want to move and by the time they do all the crooked cops are found dead. This is one of the higher body counts I've seen on this show so far. While Darius was able to escape "legal" justice. Their is still such a thing as "street" justice. Just let the gangs know someone is working for the cops and you come to a violent and bloody end. Which is what happened in Darius case. Who betrayed him is the surprise in this ep.
Powerful and compelling drama and in some cases powerful messages tucked in. Not a bad night to watch TV.