Spoiler alert! This story discusses the April 17 episode of Physician Odyssey, “Crew Week.” When you’re not caught up, the episode could be streamed with a Hulu subscription.
We’re solely three episodes away from Physician Odyssey’s season finale airing on the 2025 TV schedule, and ABC has but to verify whether or not the Ryan Murphy medical drama will get a sophomore season. To that finish, it appears the present is beginning to map potential futures for its primary characters that might have them disembarking the ship for good. We’ll need to see how issues finally play out, however I’ve obtained fairly sturdy emotions about what Avery ought to do.
“Crew Week” noticed the staff of The Odyssey taking per week with no passengers. For Max (Joshua Jackson), that meant going to go to his 1-minute-older twin brother (naturally additionally performed by Joshua Jackson) and his household — to not point out a job interview that theoretically arrange a post-Physician Odyssey plan for Max.
In Max’s absence he left Avery (Phillipa Soo) answerable for all issues medical. Avery obtained her personal potential exit technique, as after studying that she was by no means pregnant with Max or Tristan’s child, she put her unique plan again in motion and plans to go away in just a few weeks for medical college. Whereas I don’t assume that may be excellent for the present (or for what I’d like to see from Physician Odyssey Season 2), I really feel very strongly that she ought to do that, based mostly on the occasions of this episode.
Avery has repeatedly confirmed to be good and succesful, however in “Crew Week” we nonetheless noticed her co-workers — not strangers, however individuals who know her — questioning her medical choices. Neglect the truth that she was in cost and saved Rosie’s foot and Spencer’s life. This episode proved that the Odyssey crew members solely see Avery as a love curiosity and don’t respect her as a full human.
Not solely has Avery been pursued romantically by each Max and Tristan (Sean Teale) this whole season — that’s 100% of the individuals she works with within the medical bay — we realized on this episode that she additionally beforehand had a situationship with Spencer (Marcus Emanuel Mitchell). He appeared inquisitive about beginning issues again up (earlier than the parasites attacked his nervous system, in fact), whereas Max and Tristan each mainly mentioned, “No child, no drawback,” and professed their love. Can’t a woman simply carry out an MRI in peace?
Now, displaying that Tristan was additionally hooking up with Laura Harrier’s Vivan (sure, one other “V” identify after vixens Veronica, Victoria And Vanessa took over “Spring Break”) at the very least proved that Avery isn’t the Smurfette of the Odyssey, however Vivian appeared to solely be there to make Tristan notice how a lot he truly wished to be with Avery and never her.
Vivian and Avery each deserve higher.
I’m assuming that medical college for Avery and Max’s job provide at Mike O’Malley’s depressing hospital are there as doable futures for his or her characters ought to Season 2 not occur, so I don’t truly need both of these characters to take these roads. But when Avery does resolve to remain on that boat, I hope she begins getting the respect she deserves.
Physician Odyssey returns at 9 p.m. ET Thursday, Might 1, on ABC, with three episodes to go earlier than the season finale.