![]() The character was so affected that she chose not to go home with Ruzek and instead partner with Upton to keep working and gathering evidence in their case. It was clear that she was shaky throughout the investigation, to such an extent that Ruzek (Patrick John Flueger) asked if she was okay by the end of the episode. The question is worth examining due to the fact that Burgess’s lingering trauma over getting shot came to the forefront. What are the repercussions of Burgess’s evaluation going to be? Might she choose to quit the IU? Is Marina Squerciati leaving Chicago PD? This changed, however, in the episode “Under the Skin.”īurgess was tasked with looking into a cold case involving a serial killer, and the further she looked into it, the more she was forced to evaluate her past and her life in general. It seems fair that she would have less to contend with in season 10, especially given the stress that peers like Voight (Jason Beghe) and Upton (Tracy Spiridakos) have been going through. As we all remember, the officer was shot and nearly killed during the season 9 premiere, and then had to deal with the kidnapping of her daughter towards the finale. They both needed to go through some growing pains to get to the best possible place where the back and forth could stop, and they can legitimately be a thing, and it feels promising that we're on that path.īut more importantly, Kim's well-being isn't tied to Ruzek or romance, but it's all about her growth, which is genuinely refreshing and makes the arc worthwhile.Kim Burgess (Marina Squerciati) has had a quieter tenure compared to last season of Chicago PD. I can't be who I want to be with this, not for my daughter and not for Adam. Therapist: OK, then we will work on getting you free. You said I'm trapped, but I can't be trapped. ![]() Like I'm bleeding out every time I hear a gun go off. Kim: Like I'm getting shot all over again. We've witnessed that growth that prepares him for a real, adult, healthy romance, presumably with Burgess.īut now, we are seeing the early stages of Kim doing what she needs to better herself as an individual so that she can be the best person, cop, mother, and, presumably, romantic partner for Ruzek, too. We've seen how Ruzek has grown as a person throughout the past two seasons, especially how fatherhood has brought out the best in him. Whether it's another continuity oversight or a deliberate choice not to dwell, we don't always see the repercussions of that on the characters long-term.īut you can't have a police series without delving into this aspect of the job where post-traumatic stress is very real and prevalent, and it's essential viewing to see the characters battling it and working through a healthy process for it. ![]() Most of these characters take more than a few hits on the job. : Trauma has a way of trapping you without you even you knowing it's sitting there right on top.Trauma has a way of trapping you without you even you knowing it's sitting there right on top of your body, weighing you down until something makes you notice, until a car backfires and you're shaking on the ground panicking because you feel liek you've just been shot again. It's not often the series properly explores the series of traumas that the characters endure and how that builds over time and affects their lives. ![]() We can happily accept it as the necessary course correction of the Roy storyline that sidelined her for a puzzling amount of time during Chicago P.D. As much as the singular focus bottle-type episodes have been a matter of taste for many and gotten redundant over time, this particular one for Kim felt long overdue. ![]()
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