The Chicago Med fall finale aired Wednesday night and left fans with important questions. Many of them revolved around Steven Weber and Dr. Dean Archer.
The writers set up intense drama between Dr. Archer and Dr. Caitlin Lenox (Sarah Ramos). It got very dicey when they lost a patient they had been treating.
Archer told Sharon Goodwin (S. Epatha Merkerson) to demote Lenox, stating he couldn’t work with her. But she didn’t side with him.
During Chicago Med Season 10, Episode 7, Goodwin revealed that Archer had been demoted and Lenox was in charge of the ED. They were no longer working as co-chiefs.
The fall finale explored that narrative even further on November 20, with Archer seemingly pushed to the point of resigning.
We didn’t learn whether or not Archer resigned, as the episode ended without fully resolving the plot point. That led to many social media inquiries about Dr. Archer possibly leaving Chicago Med.
What did Steven Weber say about the Chicago Med fall finale?
Actor Steven Weber spoke to NBC Insider during the Chicago Med fall finale.
“I think they [Archer and Lenox] both have histories of disappointment, of frustration, even some trauma…” Weber told NBC Insider.
“He was really unlikable… the interesting thing about Archer is that he’s had time to evolve; he still can be kind of prick-ish and, you know, uptight,” Weber exposed.
“Lenox is a challenge because maybe she reminds Archer of himself, and he doesn’t like it. So that’s paradoxical too. She triggers him because she reminds him of himself. But Archer is not [that person] anymore. So he’s got to find a way to figure out how to work with [Lenox],” Weber concluded.
So what does all this mean? It sounds like Weber is relaying that Archer has changed and his character as a future at Gaffney.
When he was given the opportunity to reveal that he was leaving Chicago Med, Weber spoke about the characters instead. The door appears wide open for him to stick with the show and be a focal point of the winter premiere.
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