‘New Amsterdam’: Sharpwin’s Relationship & More Burning Questions for Season 4
Now that we’ve had some time to settle in with the knowledge that New Amsterdam finally went there with Drs. Max Goodwin (Ryan Eggold) and Helen Sharpe (Freema Agyeman), we’re looking ahead to what the future might hold.
Just because the two kissed doesn’t necessarily mean smooth sailing going forward, though we’re not too worried about them as a couple. In fact, of the drama’s relationships, we have a feeling theirs and Dr. Iggy Frome (Tyler Labine) and his husband Martin’s (Mike Doyle) might be the most stable heading into Season 4.
After all, there are lies in the other two romances. It’s strongly suggested that Dr. Lauren Bloom (Janet Montgomery) risked her career to get her girlfriend Leyla (Shiva Kalaiselvan) a residency spot at the hospital (and keep her on the East Coast). And Dr. Floyd Reynolds (Jocko Sims) knows love interest Dr. Lyn Malvo (Frances Turner) is in an open marriage — but couldn’t have expected her husband to be the one offering him a promotion at the hospital.
After those shocking moments in the finale, we have quite a few questions that we need answered. Scroll down for them.
New Amsterdam, Season 4 Premiere, Tuesday, September 21, 10/9c, NBC
Will it be an easy platonic-to-romantic transition for Max and Helen?
We’ve seen them, as doctor/patient, as coworkers, as medical director/deputy medical director, as “how are they not together?!” friends … and now we’ll see them in a relationship after that finale-ending kiss. And they will be in a relationship, as executive producer David Schulner told TV Insider, “[fans] should be worried about other things, but they’re going to get everything they wanted from Max and Sharpe.” So while we’re not at all worried that they’ll walk back that kiss, we do wonder what it will be like for them to be together — and for everyone around them to see them together. (We’re also hoping we’ll still get those rooftop chats.)
Did Bloom really secure Leyla's spot at New Amsterdam with a bribe?
All signs point to yes. The only information we had before Leyla got that call was Bloom learning that the last time an additional spot opened up, there was a bribe involved. Plus, according to Schulner, “I think Bloom did the wrong thing for the right reason.” That seems like confirmation, but until it’s said on-screen, it’s always possible something else is going on.
Can Bloom's relationship with Leyla survive her secret coming out?
Because this is a TV drama, the truth will eventually come out (likely at the worst moment), especially since Leyla will now be working for Bloom. “How does a secret like that eat away at the foundation of a relationship?” executive producer and director Peter Horton wondered. “It’s a little like having an affair. Once you have a secret in a relationship with somebody, it’s not benign, it eats away, it lives, it impacts things. It’s full of potential conflict and pending disasters because of the decisions that she’s made.” Something tells us that the happy Bloom we saw because of Leyla may not be around too much in Season 4 as that secret weighs on her.
Is Season 4 going to feature a slightly unconventional love triangle?
After trying to fight their attraction, Reynolds and Lyn were as together as they can be in their situation in the finale. Then her husband, Dr. Claude Baptiste (Andre Blake), offered him a promotion. It wasn’t until after that Reynolds learned who he is. Baptiste still has no idea; this is another one of those things bound to come out at the worst time possible (and we can’t wait). This unconventional love triangle could get quite messy in Season 4 because there’s no way that doesn’t get complicated, not with Reynolds and Lyn’s feelings. (She, after all, had never taken advantage of her and her husband’s open marriage before. There’s a reason she is now.)
How awkward is it going to be at work for Reynolds?
After leaving New Amsterdam and heading to San Francisco with then-fiancée Evie (Margot Bingham), Reynolds returned at the beginning of Season 3 to learn his old position (Chair of Cardiothoracic Surgery) had been filled. Working in the ED was the only spot he could get, he told Baptiste, the Chair of General Surgery … who then offered him a promotion to Deputy Chair of Surgery. Honestly, we’re happy for Reynolds, but we have a feeling it’s going to get tense at the hospital simply because of the complicated romantic entanglements now surrounding him.
How long will Iggy go without seeing patients?
First of all, we can’t blame Iggy for being hesitant to see patients again after he had to take a restraining order out against Chance (Luke Slattery) and then lie to get him to leave after he broke into his house. For Schulner, Iggy’s “making a really healthy decision” by “realizing he doesn’t want to absorb other people’s pain if it means sacrificing his own joy.”
But we can’t help but expect him to be seeing patients again sooner rather than later in Season 4 because helping people, including in therapy, is such a big part of who he is. As Horton pointed out, “he’s made a conscious decision that goes against his very nature. He’s determined to follow it, but those liminal conflicts where your nature is your nature and you’re trying to impose a will on it eventually have to collide with each other — that’s what his next season is going to be about. How does he resolve that conflict? It’s a powerful conflict.”
How's the custody situation involving Luna?
Last we saw, Max went to Georgia’s parents and told them he was fighting for custody of his daughter in the penultimate episode of the season. But what will his new relationship with Helen mean when it comes to his daughter? Might learning about it lead to more conflict for him with Luna’s grandparents? (We hope not, to be honest.)
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Looking forward to Season 4. Let's have some joy and drama-free time with Sharpwin--at least for the moment. The only thing that I am disappointed and disgusted with is the uuncharacteristic turn that Floyd's character has taken. This is a man with too much integrity and self-respect to go down this particular path and I don't like the direction it's heading. They need to change that ASAP. Bring back Evie; he deserves happiness --not deceitful, clandestine relationship. Bloom I really don't care; she's always been a bit shaky when it comes to relationships and Iggy is so wishy-washy he doesn't need to see patients until he can get himself together.
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Can somebody please tell me where Luna is the night Max and Helen kissed? It's nighttime, he was at work the whole day looking for his wedding ring, and he will most likely spend the whole night with Helen? He is a single father who works all the time, so who is raising Luna? The hospital daycare?
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haha 🤷♀️ 🤷♀️ 🤷♀️. She got kicked out of daycare for biting...so she's not there. I'm going to assume he's found a really great nanny who has graciously agreed this one time to stay the night? Or ya know she is somehow with her grandparents who kidnapped her and then filed for custody. I mean it makes no sense, but I'm just gonna go with it this one time because...trade-off.
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I think his inlaws realize Max would most likely retain custody in a fight and has graciously decided to be grandparents and accept the blessings of seeing Luna when they can and are keeping her the weekend or overnight. I believe Max meant it when he said they'd never see Luna again if they fight him.
Anyway, I don't think he's neglecting his daughter. She has fun with her grandparents and she has fun with her Dad. I think Helen will add to Luna's life, not detract from it. She's always wanted a little one in her life to nurture.
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Charles is most likely a racist and Shouldn’t be watching a progressive show where the main characters are a interracial couple and gay marriage is ok anyway
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I am happy the show isn’t getting into the BLM anymore I watch programs for entertainment to get my mind off of that stuff there’s enough controversy keep it out of my entertainment if not it’s not entertainment anymore. It’s different when it’s love triangles. I like that Mac and Helen are getting together. Mac is a good Dad with a demanding career. Grandparents need to be that they really don’t have the stamina to take care of a energetic child full time.
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You know, if you never had mentioned it, I would have forgotten that they did that last season. Your no better about bring it up than them bringing it on to our screens! Thanks for ruining my positive outlook on what’s to come!
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one episode out of 3 whole seasons even addressing Black Lives Mattering and it's thrown you into a tizzy. very telling.
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I’m disgusted with this show. Not planning on watching any longer. All lives matter and elevating Black Lives Matter is wrong. A medical show that does not work on all lives mattering is wrong.
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Likely spoken by an "entitled spoiled white boy" who has no clue what it's like to be a person of color in this country. Thank GOD New Amsterdam not only went there, to expose its own history, but then, their commitment to make amends to people of color. It was a very powerful episode, and one that I truly appreciated and loved. It caused me to think of what the past is for so many institutions in this country.
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Totally agree!I am pleased, delighted and applaud this show to see that they are tackling real-world issues such as BLM, etc. and not just paying lip service to these issues. It makes it more realistic along with the impending health crisis and the cases that they present to us on a weekly basis. Bravo for them presenting a balanced show
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Ahhh buh bye now!
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BYE.
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There are black Doctors that work there and save lives. They deal with those issues. They even shed light on the Asian Doctors dealing with hate crimes against them and LGBT issues...
They talked about Aids and Cancer as well, should we get upset because ALL diseases and types of tumors matter? Or do we understand that they are talking about a specific issue
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