Series executive producer Andrew Chapman also shares insight into why this needed to happen.
Warning: This article contains spoilers about the Feb. 9 episode ofThe Resident, “Home Before Dark.”
Season 4 ofThe Residenthas thus far been filled with mostly joyous moments.
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(Malcolm-Jamal Warner) finallysharing a long-awaited kiss.
But the writers did not come to play on Tuesday night.
“We were all shocked when we read this episode,” VanCamp tells EW exclusively.
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“It’s a difficult story to tell, and it certainly was difficult to play.
It’s the direction the writers wanted to take and we just go with it.
There’s certainly a lot of trauma surrounding that kind of storytelling, because it’s really shocking.”
We loved those episodes so much that we decided to push them into this season.
“It’s a huge, unspoken thing,” he says.
It’s a constant thing and we wanted to show that.
Nic is our No.
Hospitals are closing down all over the country, and it’s an issue."
In this episode, viewers caught a rare glimpse of a helpless Conrad.
“These particular episodes are interesting because we see Conrad in a different light,” says VanCamp.
With the hospital closing down and the lack of resources, it adds an extra layer to the fear.
It was interesting to see Conrad struggling with what fate will hold."
And with the baby, I think things will be up and down.
“Yes, you’ll see him again,” says Chapman.
“He shows up and plays a big part in one more episode.
There were cracks in the system and he fell through those cracks.”
He emphatically adds, “I promise you, we’re not going to torture Nic anymore this season.
We will let her heal and get better.
Nic always stands up for Conrad and she’s always there for him.
Now he has to reciprocate.
That was very important to us.”
“We’re constantly trying to figure out what the right size should be.
But it does give me a little leeway to indulge a little bit more than I normally would.”
“Wow, that’s a really nice idea,” VanCamp responds coyly.
“I haven’t even thought of baby names yet, but that’s very sweet.
That’s a cute idea!”
We will sort out the whole baby name when the baby comes popping out."
