Images from Chicago PD‘s 200th episode reveal a tense situation for Burgess and Ruzek. In a relationship that dates back to Chicago PD season 1, beginning with a playful remark from Kim Burgess (Marina Squerciati) to Adam Ruzek (Patrick John Flueger), the two officers have been through quite a bit. They’ve experienced crushes, they’ve been exes, they’ve been disrupted by commitment issues. But more recently, as part of the show’s milestone season 10, Burgess has decided that it feels right to move in with Ruzek partly for the sake of her adopted daughter Makayla.
Chicago PD‘s 200th episode, which will debut on NBC on Wednesday, February 22, will up the ante for Burgess and Ruzek. In the preview images from TVLine, Ruzek is seen calling for help. In another image, it’s tasted that trauma will resurface for Burgess as she sits with a wounded victim (played by guest star Tireni Oyenusi). The images also highlight characters like Atwater (LaRoyce Hawkins) and Platt (Amy Norton):
What To Expect From Chicago PD’s 200th Episode
In the episode, titled “Trapped,” Burgess and Ruzek find themselves stuck on the busy ‘L’ subway train. They’ll work together to collect the scant evidence that’s available. But, as they do, the crew gets caught up in some dark family drama. And for Burgess in particular, her proximity to a shooting leads to the resurfacing of some painful memories The episode is promoted in terms of focusing on Burgess as the main Chicago PD character, digging deep into aspects of her complicated and turbulent history.
It’ll be a follow-up of the character’s arc from the procedural’s earlier arcs that have never been fully addressed, as Chicago PD showrunner Gwen Sigan noted that Burgess’s PTSD from being kidnapped will come into greater focus. Sigan also spoke of Burgess’s trauma, and how she’d be forced to confront it. That sort of significant arc won’t just impact Burgess on her own, though. It’ll also impact the people that she cares about.
Burgess taking steps to face her PTSD will also strengthen her relationship with her daughter and with Ruzek. It seems, for the most part, that Chicago PD will look into its the past and honor its milestone 200th by zeroing in on the key relationship that has helped to propel the series from the very beginning.
Source: TVLine