It’s all palms on deck in the medical drama’s thrilling two-hour season ender, which sees Westside Hospital on lockdown after Dr. Amy Larsen (Molly Parker) realizes a affected person has one thing lethal: a virus in the Ebola household. “The fatality rate is extremely scary,” Doc govt producer Barbie Kligman previews. That means, sure, individuals will die — together with somebody from the forged.
Good factor a lockdown storyline is ideal for forcing characters in battle collectively, particularly in the event that they’re in a love triangle like Amy, her ex-husband, Dr. Michael Hamda (Omar Metwally), and her new love, Dr. Jake Heller (Jon Ecker). “Amy knows you can love two people. The question of who you should be with can plague you that way. Amy realizes certain fundamental things about what her path forward needs to look like. And some of that is from wisdom imparted by Joan [Felicity Huffman], and some of that is from her own realizations about her past behavior,” the EP says. “The finale gives a sense of which direction things might be going in.”
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Also caught collectively? Dr. Richard Miller (Scott Wolf) and Nurse Liz (Conni Miu), who has been engaged on discovering her voice to talk up towards him for utilizing her in his cover-up in Season 1. What will make that much more entertaining is that Dr. Gina Walker (Amirah Vann) goes to be in a room with them, gaining an understanding of that scenario. “Keep in mind that Gina and Richard, much like Amy and Richard, used to be friends,” Kligman notes. “It’s always interesting now that Richard’s back and he’s not really welcome to see his interactions with anyone and everyone.”
We can’t neglect that Amy is continuous to slowly regain her recollections after the series-opening automobile accident. “In the first part of the finale, Amy’s memories are preying on her because as we’ve seen throughout the season, when she goes through something traumatic, frequently that will trigger memories of something traumatic, and that rings true. And all I’m going to say is in order to quash those memories, she does something that may be responsible for some dire personal consequences,” warns the EP.
The hour additionally introduces trauma and cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Ben Grant (L.A. Law‘s Blair Underwood), also under lockdown with the staff, and who Kligman teases is “incredibly magnetic.” You could describe him as “confident” or “arrogant,” she says, “but the truth is he has the intellect and the CV and the charm to back [it] up. He’s at all times been the neatest particular person in the room till he and Amy are in the identical room, after which there’s a little bit of ego clashing.” Fans can anticipate to see extra of Dr. Grant — not solely has the drama already grabbed a Season 3 renewal, however Underwood will be part of the crew at Westside Hospital full-time. We’re reserving our appointment now.
Doc, Season 2 Finale, Tuesday, April 14, 8/7c, Fox
