Sorry, Ripley fans. This Chicago Med Season 10 Episode 2 review is going to be hard on him. He spent most of the hour trying to sacrifice his career to protect Scully, only to berate Asher when she refused.
Yes, Scully was dying, but how did Ripley going to jail in his place help anything? This nonsense was more proof that this story needs to go away already. It Was Hard To Care About Ripley’s Career Being On The Line Ripley’s career was in danger, but Ripley didn’t seem to care very much about that, which made it hard for me to care, either. This whole Pawel story has been weak.
Ripley was going to fight because the guy was a compulsive liar who got away with too much crap, then settled as soon as the going got tough. Then, he decided to take the blame for Scully’s beating of Pawel because his loyalty lay with his oldest friend. I get all that, intellectually, and it feels like the perfect set-up for a strong story, yet what I feel about it is.
.. nothing.
I wasn’t invested in anything other than seeing this annoying story full of tired TV tropes end sooner rather than later, and I cheered Hannah on when she realized that risking Ripley’s wrath was the right thing to do. Of course, this uninteresting story is likely to lead to a huge rift for the sake of drama between Ripley and Hannah. Hannah can do better than him.
She should walk away forever with her head held high. She did the right thing. Ripley is an idiot doing his best impression of Brady Black on Days of.