Why I had to stop watching Chicago Med after Sarah Reese left

Sarah Reese is a semi main character in the medical soap Chicago Med. We follow her from her ED residency into her match to pathology, and eventually her move into psychiatry with Dr.Charles. Her entire story centers around her blossoming career instead of focusing on her love life or other dramas which made her my personal favorite. Shortly before her exit her story begins to center on the return of her father who turns out to be a psychopath and a serial killer. This arguably makes her character more interesting, but we are never given the chance to watch her deal with the aftermath.

Sarah Reese at Chicago Med

When we are introduced to Reese she is a med student fulfilling her required Emergency Department cycle. While initially Reese is unhappy with having to work in the ED she eventually grows to love emergency medicine and begins to see the ED as home. We watch her learn to become a better doctor through the trials and tribulations the emergency department offers.

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Sarah and Dr.Charles. Dr.Charles is the head psychiatrist at Chicago Med. After Sarah is matched with Pathology for her medical career going forward she ends up quitting because she decided emergency medicine is where she wants to be. After working at a coffee place for awhile Dr.Charles comes in to offer her a job as his psych resident. After being initially hesitant Reese agrees to this proposition. Reese doesn't have any strong family ties, as her mother is a workaholic who barely speaks to her. She also doesn't have many friends, and while we did see her date a guy in pathology they eventually breakup. It's worth noting that when Reese breaks it off with that guy there's no drama or escalation. It's just a simple "this isn't going to work out" and they continue to have an amicable work relationship. This is one of the reasons Sarah was my favorite character in this often ridiculous show. Her story truly centers around her journey as a doctor instead of her love life and other dramas. It was a refreshing storyline to watch a smart young woman find her place in the medical world. Sarah and Dr.Charles quickly form a very strong relationship. Sarah obviously sees him as a father like figure, and he is always there cheering her on and reminding her of her capabilities. It's truly a pleasure to watch the two work together. Despite caring for one another quite a bit, neither is afraid to call the other on their bullshit. We see Sarah regularly rebel against Dr.Charles when she feels he's wrong. Their relationship is healthy, natural, and good for television.

Robert Haywood

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In season three we are introduced to Sarah's father Robert Haywood. Dr.Charles meets him after learning he's in heart failure. Robert originally leaves Charles with a good impression. He ends up reaching out to his daughter Sarah who he hasn't spoken to since she was a small child. Robert tells Sarah that he wrote her letters in an effort to contact her, which is Charles first clue as to his real intentions since Robert had told Charles he never wrote Sarah and "should've at least wrote" her. Robert confesses a number of concerning things to Charles including his plan to use Sarah for financial gain and health care. Unfortunately for Charles he cannot tell Sarah anything because of doctor patient confidentiality. Charles asks for a scan of Robert's brain to help with a diagnosis which is when he finds out that Robert is a psychopath. Although heavily concerned, Charles is still unable to tell Sarah about her father. Eventually Sarah looks up her father's file herself and comes to the realization he's a psychopath. After that she distances herself from him but ultimately helps him get a heart transplant, and aids in his treatment afterwards. Meanwhile Charles is sent an anonymous envelope containing information that points to Robert being responsible for the death of many missing women. He investigates on his own time and finds evidence linking Robert to the crimes. When he confronts Robert with the evidence, Robert has a heart attack and falls to the floor. Charles hesitates on doing CPR before being caught by Sarah. Robert is resuscitated, but is ultimately sent to jail after Charles and Sarah alert the authorities to the evidence. Sarah is angry with Charles for not only keeping his suspicions about Robert to himself but for choosing not to revive him. This is how Sarah leaves the show. There is no resolution for her Dr.Charles, and we don't get to see the aftermath of Sarah finding out her father is a serial killer. Watching Sarah resolve things with Charles and deal with the fallout of her father's crimes would have made for an amazing plot. I was so upset with Sarah's abrupt exit I ended up googling if she was going to come back, but she doesn't. I also unintentionally found out that other major characters leave the show. This combined with some other frustrating aspects of the show like when they falsely lead audiences to believe you could die just by touching fentanyl, or when conjoined twins with one arm each are separated and are then shown with both having two arms lead me to stop watching the show altogether. It wasn't my favorite show to begin with, but I found it to be solidly entertaining for awhile.