{"id":285507,"date":"2026-01-15T09:45:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T09:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/285507\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T09:45:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T09:45:08","slug":"chicago-med-season-11-episode-9-recap-bert-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/285507\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Med Season 11, Episode 9 Recap: Bert Dies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                                             &#13;<br \/>\n                                                    &#13;<br \/>\n                            &#13;<br \/>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"gallery-image \" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/intro-1768443738.jpg\" data-slide-url=\"https:\/\/www.tvline.com\/2076451\/chicago-med-season-11-episode-9-recap-bert-dead-alive\/\" data-post-id=\"2076451\" data-slide-num=\"0\" data-slide-title=\"Chicago Med Says Goodbye to [Spoiler] \u2014 Plus, the Archer\/Hannah Dynamic Heats Up in a Major Way: \" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" alt=\"Goodwin in Chicago Med\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                    NBC<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s time to say goodbye to an integral member of the &#8220;Chicago Med&#8221; family.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday&#8217;s episode of the NBC drama revisits Goodwin&#8217;s personal life, and delivers some sad news: Bert, Goodwin&#8217;s ex-husband, passes away after a battle with Alzheimer&#8217;s.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In case you need a refresher, Bert had been staying in an assisted living facility as his disease worsened. There, he<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvline.com\/2011690\/chicago-med-season-11-episode-5-recap-bert-dead-alive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\u00a0had a serious a fall in Episode 5<\/a> that prompted his family to rally around him, an event\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvline.com\/2018527\/chicago-med-season-11-episode-6-ripley-holly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">revealed some major family secrets<\/a>. As result of the accident, Goodwin&#8217;s ex suffered a brain bleed that couldn&#8217;t be treated because he had signed an advanced directive that prevented surgical intervention.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Though he wasn&#8217;t in great condition last time we saw him, we weren&#8217;t at all prepared to say goodbye to Bert this week. We hadn&#8217;t gotten any updates on his health, so we were still hoping for some kind of miracle. The Goodwin family, too, seems caught off guard by their patriarch&#8217;s life coming to an end. They lean on each other as they gather around his bed, watching as Bert takes his final breath.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                Are Archer and Hannah in love?!<\/p>\n<p>                                             &#13;<br \/>\n                                                    &#13;<br \/>\n                            &#13;<br \/>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"gallery-image \" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/are-archer-and-hannah-in-love-1768443739.jpg\" data-slide-url=\"https:\/\/www.tvline.com\/2076451\/chicago-med-season-11-episode-9-recap-bert-dead-alive\/\" data-post-id=\"2076451\" data-slide-num=\"1\" data-slide-title=\"Chicago Med Says Goodbye to [Spoiler] \u2014 Plus, the Archer\/Hannah Dynamic Heats Up in a Major Way: Are Archer and Hannah in love?!\" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" alt=\"Hannah and Archer in Chicago Med\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                    NBC<\/p>\n<p>Goodwin isn&#8217;t the only Gaffney doc facing a sensitive familial situation:\u00a0Hannah&#8217;s father pays her an impromptu visit \u2014 and he has opinions on how she and Archer should raise their future child.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The trio \u2014 Hannah, her father, and Archer \u2014 all get lunch together, where conversation takes a tense turn. Hannah&#8217;s father stresses the importance of a two-parent household, and wonders whether Hannah would&#8217;ve turned out differently had she grown up under the care of two happily married adults.\u00a0He also wonders if &#8220;getting knocked up by a 60-year-old&#8221; is going to &#8220;look good long term,&#8221; whatever that means. (Side note: It&#8217;s 2026, are we really still saying things like &#8220;knocked up&#8221;?)<\/p>\n<p>Archer later confronts the future grandpa, calling him a prick and seemingly ruining any chance at getting this guy&#8217;s approval \u2014 but we support it! He sticks up for Hannah, saying she&#8217;s going to be a great mom with or without anybody&#8217;s help. (Aw!)<\/p>\n<p>The doctor&#8217;s emotional outburst actually works in his favor. Hannah&#8217;s father is inspired to make up with his daughter before leaving the hospital that day, and delivers his final seal of approval on Archer. But that&#8217;s not all! The man reveals a truth that Hannah may be blind to, but one that we&#8217;ve known all along: Archer is clearly madly in love with this girl. (Um, duh!) Now that Hannah is faced with this information head-on, how will she proceed with her pregnancy and co-parenting plans? Only time will tell!<\/p>\n<p>Other items of note from this week&#8217;s episode:\u00a0Frost \u2014 aka &#8220;Frosty Bear!&#8221; \u2014 is visited by his former co-star Ian, who invites the Gaffney doc to reboot their old series; Dr. Lenox takes a break from work while she heals from the injuries obtained in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvline.com\/2070549\/chicago-med-season-11-episode-8-recap-lenox-alive-dead-fate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">last week&#8217;s midseason premiere<\/a>; and Dr. Charles asks for a leave of absence as he struggles with his antidepressants.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Were you caught off guard by Bert&#8217;s death in &#8220;Chicago Med&#8221;? And were you loving how Archer came to Hannah&#8217;s defense? 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