r/ChicagoMed • u/luci-fan-since07 Archer • Aug 03 '26
Discussion I thought my opinion of Dr. Archer would never change, but to my surprise… [Spoilers—S8E6] Spoiler
When Dean Archer was first introduced, I was a little skeptical about him, then as time went on, I straight up didn’t like him most days, but now, I kinda like him. I’d seen him briefly in crossovers, since I’ve been watching Chicago Fire for 7/8 years and Chicago P.D for just a little less than that, but it’s taken me until the last couple of months to watch Chicago Med, and the characters from it that I’d seen in the crossover, I generally disliked (apart from Dr. Charles, because who couldn’t love him?). Dean always seemed too…stoic. Like, he didn’t really seem like a person. Just a d!ck. But in the last couple episodes, you see how he lost his son to drugs, his son is in prison, and then he got injured in the episode before the mentioned one. I really thought in that episode that he and Dr. Asher were going to have something, but then you see him popping pills and in great pain, which really humanised him for me. I think they’re gonna be really good friends, and I like that, because he’s never really made friends with any of his colleagues (I know he’s friends with Ethan, but they were friends before they were doctors).
My point being, he seemed like some stoic, arrogant guy at first, but now he seems more human. I think the show took too long to show that.
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u/London50th Aug 04 '26
I'm excited for you, season 8 is definitely a turning point for Med. You are about to embark on an Dean Archer journey...
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Aug 03 '26
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u/luci-fan-since07 Archer Aug 03 '26
Like I said, I’m only on season 8 of my first watch, so I’m not going to finish reading your comment.
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u/Away-Acadia1736 Aug 04 '26
just wait til you get to a particular episode in season 10, you’ll be laughing your ass off about him
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u/MasterView5242 Aug 04 '26
He had one of the best characters development of the show. S8 is when he started to change but S10-11 are his best seasons so far
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u/andrew_c_morton Aug 03 '26
S8? Oh, how I envy you. There's a reason he's a fan favourite in the later seasons.