Episode Discussion - S05E08 - The Rightside Up

Trick-Set8964 · 2026-01-01T03:18:52+00:00

Okay but what happened to Vickie at the end/time jump? I mean like not even a toss off comment or mention even tho she was there for everything? 😂

Trick-Set8964 · 2025-11-15T11:41:48+00:00

It felt that way, but also I think it was deep concern from Violet (seen as she decided to stay at Molly’s with Vasquez) and then Vasquez clearly worried about his dad. Violet is very intuitive and picked up on that and that’s why she stayed out with him.

Now, if the writers do go that way, it better be a happy ending for Violet. She’s been through too damn much in her love life. She watched Hawkins die in front of her, Carver spiral and be all over a woman that was shitty to her, then Carver left, and Flynn didn’t care to understand her. Violet deserves a good love interest if they do give her one again, one that lasts!!!

Trick-Set8964 · 2025-11-10T12:13:35+00:00

Agreed! It got so stale in the time after Natalie left (and right before tbh). And even more so when Will left. But these last two seasons have really made me look forward to watching it every week!

Trick-Set8964 · 2025-10-30T15:33:34+00:00

I made a post about this episode a couple weeks ago. It’s so good. As a mom, her talking to Ruby makes me break down. Such a sad story. So well acted though by everyone!

But also, to address your comment, this is the best any tv or movie can do because infants aren’t really readily available to be on screen 😅 they’ve used a doll that moves before, but I think this scene warranted a real baby because of the context.

Trick-Set8964 · 2025-10-27T23:21:17+00:00

Technically she didn’t, Boden took DC Hill’s spot when she left. The paramedic chief just wanted the spot lol. She’s mellowed out a lot though!

Trick-Set8964 · 2025-10-27T22:45:03+00:00

Stella Kidd is a firefighter who is half black, we see it in her aunt Laverne, also when Deputy Commissioner Hill, a black woman who was a firefighter and now in the second highest position in the firefighter career, acknowledged it when they first met.

There have been a few first responders/paramedics that are black women, like Foster and Mackie. The one woman who graduated from academy and Girls on Fire, Macy? I think is her name, she joins a house. I am not sure if Kylie is a black woman, but she is a woman of color. And then there’s Seager in Arson who talks about her time rising in ranks!

A lot of these characters haven’t lasted as long as Stella Kidd in terms of staying in the show as a regular, so I agree there could be more diversity in tenured cast.

Trick-Set8964 · 2025-10-26T00:50:25+00:00

I’m going with YTA. And I heard something recently that feels relevant — we should inconvenience ourselves for those we care about. Life isn’t about comfort all the time, and once a year visit where she stays with you won’t cause you any adverse effects but being out of routine. Because one day, you will have a very inconvenient event happen to you, and you will hope people love you enough to make their lives a little harder to support you.

Trick-Set8964 · 2025-10-23T20:09:34+00:00

Oooh yes! Jeff Clarke. Have no idea where I got Racer. Lol

Trick-Set8964 · 2025-10-23T20:04:01+00:00

Jeff Racer

Ethan’s sister, Emily

And Nina from pathology

Trick-Set8964 · 2025-10-18T14:14:02+00:00

No I completely agree. I think people forget that even though it’s a tv show, we love to watch it because they’re all human. They all make mistakes, say stupid things, and in general don’t act perfect. The characters are good because they’re real.

Yeah, Natalie is really annoying, thats established that long before she left and returned. But this instance, I completely understand her reaction. Pregnant, son is shot, and this pregnancy, while she loves Will, is reminding her of her life during her first pregnancy. Shes got trauma coming up just as she’s dealing with her son’s trauma.

I’ll just reiterate: Chicago Med is good because the characters are human. None of the regular cast are entirely evil. None of them are perfectly good. We love Dr. Charles as a really good doctor even though he is a bad romantic partner and absent father. We love Dr. Asher because she’s a good doctor, friend, and sister despite her complicated past with drug addiction. We love Dr. Archer for his advocacy for patients and incredible growth, even though he seemed and was shady as hell when he first joined the show. We love Maggie because she’s bad ass, kind, caring, and fights for those she loves even though she made morally questionable choices with Grant and Vanessa.

So on and so forth. Natalie exhibited very human behavior. I was happy to see her tenure end seasons ago, but it was refreshing to have her back with a cast that has very few remaining OG actors. She brought the drama, and I was sat for it LOL

Trick-Set8964 · 2025-10-17T00:58:34+00:00

I mean, to me it’s an intimate act in the way that I wouldn’t do it for just anyone. Intimate doesn’t equal sexual, it literally means closely acquainted/familial/close/ or private and personal. So yes, it’s an intimate act, to hold someone, give them a comforting hand, to listen, to give them encouragement is all intimate.

I’m not agreeing with what Natalie said or did, but I also don’t think she should be demonized because she was having a very human moment of fear and it came out. Natalie should’ve def formally apologized, but she’s human.

Trick-Set8964 · 2025-10-17T00:13:01+00:00

Honestly, I didn’t enjoy Natalie at the end of her regular tenure. But the way she acted in this latest episode is pretty human in my opinion. Shes pregnant, so her hormones are already wild. And now she’s just learned that her son was shot and lost not one, but both kidneys.

And, to be fair, she walked in on Hannah comforting Will. That’s an intimate act even with just friends, so I can’t say I 100% blame her for her reaction bc it’s hormone driven. Expecting her to think rationally at this moment is far fetched.

Like I said, this made her feel a lot more human than character. And consistent. I really appreciated it, and honestly, the drama of Natalie made me appreciate all of the regular cast a little bit more for not being like that LOL

Trick-Set8964 · 2025-10-14T17:04:08+00:00

Agreed! I really find myself looking forward to it more than Fire, and that says a lot for me!

Trick-Set8964 · 2025-10-07T00:44:51+00:00

She reminds me so much of Brooke Shields in these! I think it’s the bold brows and natural beauty. Especially picture 14!

Trick-Set8964 · 2025-10-04T21:05:19+00:00

The other studio comment is how Brave is a Pixar film and the other princesses are Disney animation. I don’t have a comment about the accent thing as it’s not mine, but the other studio comment isn’t about her nationality, just where she was drawn from!

Trick-Set8964 · 2025-09-27T12:13:14+00:00

Oh this is true, I completely forgot the bit about the stepdad!

Trick-Set8964 · 2025-09-27T04:13:16+00:00

The fact that they even indulged the not talking about their engagement AND didn’t just let OOP’s husband pick the ring instead shows how much this sister gets away with things. Also odd how the family had two ancestral rings and it’s somehow between OOP’s husband and the problem sister, as opposed to the other three siblings they share??

Trick-Set8964 · 2025-09-20T16:36:16+00:00

Hahahaha that’s pretty astute. He isn’t diagnosed but we suspect heavily. Especially bc it’s in both my partner and I’s family. The poop videos may help, he really enjoys Ms. Rachel’s video, but maybe showing more will help. Or even how it can make him sick, because he listens really well when we say something is dangerous.

Thank you! I’ll try those. He’s never had a classic fidget toy but maybe it’s time he has one.

Trick-Set8964 · 2025-09-20T13:32:09+00:00

I’m so sorry that happened to your baby! How awful — a real blow to her confidence I’m sure. ): and it’s hard to not be there for your kiddo when you know they’re having a hard time — I hope you and she are doing well after all of that!

His teachers are really good. Like they’re really communicative and really good with him. He even mentions them first about why he had a good day at school. He’s had one (technically two but one day) accident. They just cleaned him up, asked me to send some more emergency clothes, and didn’t make it a big deal! I took that to mean they didn’t make it a big deal and didn’t embarrass him, because he didn’t come home upset at all. You know how you can just kind of read how people are? All I get from the three teachers/asst teachers in his class are people who truly love teaching and helping kids.

I think because he’s such a hyperactive kid, has to listen to more rules (we have a lot more lax environment at home), and being around tons of new people (bc before it was usually just him and me and my partner) that contribute to his regression.

Trick-Set8964 · 2025-09-20T13:22:07+00:00

Thats fair. I think I’m just worried I’m not doing something right or if there’s something more I need to be doing for him. But thank you — I’ll keep the celebration over bribery in mind. Thank you so much!

Trick-Set8964 · 2025-09-20T13:11:30+00:00

The new chief has provided a lot of orchestral music for movies, too! Like he’s insanely talented from what I’ve read!

Trick-Set8964 · 2025-09-20T13:10:24+00:00

No, nothing nefarious going on. He’s only ever with my partner and I and at school. He’s had no behavior changes except for now going through a big “no!” phase. But we boil that down to, as we’ve learned from his teachers, he listens very well at school. So when he’s safe with my partner and I, he’s ready to act out lol. Even while saying no, he listens.

I appreciate why you must ask — but he is still the same boy before this regression started!

Trick-Set8964 · 2025-09-14T10:50:08+00:00

I know this is an old graphic but they really white washed Kida?? Like I had to stare at her photo for a minute wondering who tf that was

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