The cliffhangers from #1.11 weren't the only stories to get wrapped up in #1.12. After quickly resolving Mario and Christa's situations, two characters were jettisoned from Angel's Memorial. With new characters being brought in to fill the voids, the ER is as busy as ever.
The big question is what will these shake-ups mean for our core characters. Will the changes draw them together, or create divisions that may never be healed? Only time can tell for certain, but we can have a lot of fun speculating in the meantime!
Winning first place for the most awkward reveal of the episode was the news of Cole's departure. While I was never on board with his romance with Leanne, it's still a shame to see him go. There was lots of good drama to be mined from his relationship with Guthrie.
Still, we probably shouldn't be too surprised. Since his arrival on the scene, Cole's attendance has been spotty. And his surgical position is being covered with Neal moving to split his time between surgery and trauma and new surgical resident Heather showing up to cause some mayhem.
Here's hoping that Cress Williams has found a new project to sign onto. He's a talented actor, and Code Black would have been that much better if he had been able to stay. And hey, it's not like he's dead - cross your fingers that he'll show up again someday. And at least Rollie has Angus to dispense his sage advice to.
Speaking of surgeons, Heather is looking to become the Yoko for Mario and Angus' budding bromance. She may be sending some mixed signals Angus' way, but honestly, the problem rests with both of the boys on this one.
Angus is totally misreading the situation, with no idea that he has been well and truly friend zoned. At this point, he's probably the better choice for boyfriend material, but Heather's priorities seem like they might be more...recreational...than relationship-focused.
Mario does have that hot bad-boy thing going for him along with their shared traumatic experience. I can't really say that he's wrong to accept her advances, but it was disappointing to see him so quickly give up his resolve to adhere to bro-code. Not saying something to Angus was a big mistake.
Even with the physical and emotional upset the other doctors went through, nobody had it worse than Malaya on "The Fog of War." In between worrying about her patients' outcome (and that of the state investigation), she had to help her ex-girlfriend give birth and die with dignity.
I'm still curious as to what's going to happen to baby Phillip, and how Malaya is going to conceivably stay in his life. Having him just disappear seems wrong, but it seems unrealistic to have him stick around for Malaya to play mommy or auntie to.
Witnessing Malaya tragically grieve the loss of her ex-girlfriend was emotional, and the situation brought me to tears. What else is new, though? This is Code Black we're talking about!
The big question is what will these shake-ups mean for our core characters. Will the changes draw them together, or create divisions that may never be healed? Only time can tell for certain, but we can have a lot of fun speculating in the meantime!
Winning first place for the most awkward reveal of the episode was the news of Cole's departure. While I was never on board with his romance with Leanne, it's still a shame to see him go. There was lots of good drama to be mined from his relationship with Guthrie.
Still, we probably shouldn't be too surprised. Since his arrival on the scene, Cole's attendance has been spotty. And his surgical position is being covered with Neal moving to split his time between surgery and trauma and new surgical resident Heather showing up to cause some mayhem.
Here's hoping that Cress Williams has found a new project to sign onto. He's a talented actor, and Code Black would have been that much better if he had been able to stay. And hey, it's not like he's dead - cross your fingers that he'll show up again someday. And at least Rollie has Angus to dispense his sage advice to.
Speaking of surgeons, Heather is looking to become the Yoko for Mario and Angus' budding bromance. She may be sending some mixed signals Angus' way, but honestly, the problem rests with both of the boys on this one.
Angus is totally misreading the situation, with no idea that he has been well and truly friend zoned. At this point, he's probably the better choice for boyfriend material, but Heather's priorities seem like they might be more...recreational...than relationship-focused.
Mario does have that hot bad-boy thing going for him along with their shared traumatic experience. I can't really say that he's wrong to accept her advances, but it was disappointing to see him so quickly give up his resolve to adhere to bro-code. Not saying something to Angus was a big mistake.
Even with the physical and emotional upset the other doctors went through, nobody had it worse than Malaya on "The Fog of War." In between worrying about her patients' outcome (and that of the state investigation), she had to help her ex-girlfriend give birth and die with dignity.
I'm still curious as to what's going to happen to baby Phillip, and how Malaya is going to conceivably stay in his life. Having him just disappear seems wrong, but it seems unrealistic to have him stick around for Malaya to play mommy or auntie to.
Witnessing Malaya tragically grieve the loss of her ex-girlfriend was emotional, and the situation brought me to tears. What else is new, though? This is Code Black we're talking about!
