‘New Amsterdam’: Did [Spoiler]’s Death Set Up Max’s Return to New York? (VIDEO)
New Amsterdam is grieving, and the major loss (off-screen) has brought everyone back together.
At the end of the latest episode, Dr. Max Goodwin (Ryan Eggold) and Dr. Helen Sharpe (Freema Agyeman) returned from London upon hearing of Dr. Vijay Kapoor’s (Anupam Kher) passing. (Kapoor died off-screen; Kher last appeared in the second episode of Season 3 before leaving the NBC medical drama as his wife was undergoing treatment for cancer). And the two are sticking around, for at least a bit, in the next episode, as seen in the promo. But will they both return to London?
As seen below, Max is getting a look at what has happened since he left, especially after Dr. Veronica Fuentes (Michelle Forbes) took over as medical director, and finding out just how little he can actually do. For example, Dr. Lauren Bloom (Janet Montgomery) is planning to resign; she wants her ex-girlfriend. Dr. Leyla Shinwari (Shiva Kalaiselvan), who left after learning about the donation that opened up a fifth residency spot, to come back. “Why didn’t you tell me?” Max asks Bloom (presumably about this), who wonders why she would have. Then there’s Dr. Floyd Reynolds (Jocko Sims), who reminds Max, “there is no we anymore” when the former medical director argues, “we can do better than this.”
But perhaps most concerning is Max’s “it’s not my fight anymore” and Helen’s response — “You’re wrong” — especially given where this takes place. They stand outside the hospital, near a taxi, just like they did in the fall finale before leaving for London. Then, Max had chosen to leave behind New Amsterdam. But what if this time she makes the decision for him to stay? After all, he doesn’t have a job in London (he’s helping people he runs into on the street and in the park) and things got pretty tense for the couple in the latest episode. We can’t help but be worried.
According to the logline for “Unto the Breach” from NBC, “as the team gathers to mourn the loss of someone dear, Max and Helen realize the extent to which New Amsterdam has changed since they left. Bloom struggles with a big decision while Reynolds decides to take his concerns for his patients to a new level. Dr. Fuentes once again reminds the New Amsterdam team who is in control.”
New Amsterdam, Tuesdays, 10/9c, NBC
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Both Max and Helen need to go back to New York and stay together.
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max and helen are the single most formidable stronghold of the show -to have their relationship fizzle seems a show stopper for most viewers, given their popularity, character impact; and, the fact that their relationship is a culmination of at least two seasons of caution, hesitation and restraint -that kept viewers anticipating /hopeful. a committed relationship could grow /expand the show exponentially whereas the opposite could loose intelligible depth and entertainment value.
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London isn't working for Helen, either. They'll both go back to NY.
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New Amsterdam is in trouble without Max and i really think he thought getting a job in London would be a breeze but he’s not one to stand around he is needed back at New amsterdam that’s where they are both needed but Helen will go back to London and Nax and Luna well i think he will go back but will struggle getting a job
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To You Alone by Tom Rosenthal
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Max and Helen have to get back together! She has waited so long , and he’s only just finding himself.
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I totally agree!!!
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Max and Helen together is stronghold of the show and loved by many. They will be togethet, no matter what. However, we all wait for inevitable break (but not break up), but the creators don't like to be predictable. So maybe they be back together to LND and after to NY.
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the show where Kapoors passes can anyone tell the name of the song playing when Max & Freema came back a the end ... some of the words were how to get to the sky ... thanks
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