Chicago Med Season 5: Colin Donnell Will Return for Connor’s Exit Story
Dr. Connor Rhodes is checking back into Chicago Med: Colin Donnell will return for the Season 5 premiere to wrap up his character’s storyline, TVLine has confirmed.
In April, it was announced that Donnell — along with co-star Norma Kuhling (aka Dr. Ava Bekker) — would not be returning as a series regular in the fall. However, Connor’s story was left unfinished, with little closure, at the conclusion of the Season 4 finale. In the episode, Connor began to suspect that Ava was responsible for his dad Cornelius’ death. His ex was on a totally different wavelength, though, and tried to get back together with her beau. With Cornelius gone, there was nothing keeping them apart, she noted. Connor did not respond to that sentiment very well, exclaiming that their romance was finished.
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“You ungrateful prick. Rot in hell,” an angry Ava replied before walking away from Connor. When asked in a TVLine poll how the NBC drama would explain Connor’s absence following that final interaction, the winning response was “Connor took the job at the Mayo Clinic to get away from Ava.”
US Weekly first reported the news of Donnell’s return.
Chicago Med Season 5 premieres Wednesday, Sept. 25 at 8/7c on NBC.
Med fans, are you relieved that Connor will get a proper exit?
Cool Beans!!!
he shouldn’t even be leaving. he was one of the few interesting characters in the One Chicago universe who they basically kept shoving into the soap opera role. so stupid.
If they can bring Colin back to wrap up Connor’s story line, they can bring him back for good.
Offer Colin anything to stay…he’s a big part of the storyline!
I feel like we need the same for Jon Seda on PD
They said he might recur on PD. Look at the wording, no longer a series regular. Both have the same wording.
Absolutely positively!
I don’t think his character should leave at all! I always enjoyed Dr. Rhodes! There MUST be someway to keep him on Chicago Med!
Shame he’s leaving but glad he’s returning to at-least hopefully wrap up his character nicely
After watching it from day one, I’m done with this show. The character of Dr. Rhodes is really the only interesting character in this show and with him gone, not much happening.
Right with you. I was only really watching for him anymore. I can’t stand most of the other characters and none of the couples are worth rooting for.
Maybe this frees him up to suit up as an Earth 2 Green Arrow and joins Legends of Tomorrow?
at least hes getting a proper goodbye just like they did with Gabby in Chicago Fire. i cant wait to see what role he lands with next wherever he goes i’ll be watching perhaps a new hospital series as a new doctor in training or perhaps a cop tv series as a police officer whatever the case he did well as Dr. Rhodes.
I hate to see him go but I’m glad they will give his character a proper send off.
Rhodes was the best of the younger characters on the show, or at least he was until the Ava mess. (What is it about the relationship writing on this show; Ava ruined Rhodes and now April is ruining Choi. Will and Natalie have always been bad.)
I loved Rhodes friendship with Latham. That’s a buddy show I’d watch. Maybe they could leave together to go to another hospital.
Weird that they let him go. Ava character I didn’t particularly like so no big deal there but Colin Donnell still had more stories to tell. Now they have no real link to surgery.
I’m glad they’re bringing him back to wrap up his story but not happy that they’re letting him go. To me, it makes no sense. He’s one, if not the, leading man in the show. Plus he’s very popular with the fans of the show. So, sure, let’s get rid of a really well-liked character & make the one that a majority of the fans complain about [Will] the center of attention, even more than he is now. Ugh. Are they trying to get cancelled? Or are they just too dumb to realize how stupid a move this really is?
Jon Seda & him are both favourites of so many viewers, I think it is so stupid & wrong for them to go! It will definitely cut our viewing of both of the programmes!
Very glad to hear they are giving him a proper send-off. I hope it ends with Ava in jail for murder & Connor leaving town with Robin. Since they are getting rid of him, at least let the character have a happy ending.
Connor should not leave. Loved his character and was the main reason I watched med.
Same reason I stopped watching Code Black a couple of seasons ago: drop the interesting characters for unlikeable characters. These tv execs don’t have their fingers on the viewer pulse anymore. Probably because Nielsen ratings is based on 20th century viewing habits, not 21st. And I’m over 65.
Connor should be back to stay and I wish the same for Jon Seda on PD
When the character of Connor Rhodes leaves Chicago Med, so does this viewer. Best character on the show.
No, I wish he would stay on & leave Ava out. He is the main character of the show.
I really wish he wasn’t leaving. He was one of the best actors on the show. He will be greatly missed.
Dr. Rhodes was the best character on the show, the only one I could tolerate. Bring him back & get rid of Dr. Manning.
Not just Dr. Natalie Manning, they have to remove Dr. Will Halstead, too. Those two characters are flaw in Chicago Med.
I agree. I don’t like the character of Dr. Manning. She should be the one to leave the show.
Dr. Rhodes should come back!
I’m super sad that Dr Rhodes is leaving the show.. He is my favorite character on there..
Because of Colin I started watching Chicago med from episode 1, only his character I liked most. And now I got no reason to watch Chicago Med, sorry but. You guys ended a best character in Chicago Med.
we, the fans of Dr. Rhodes want him to come back to the Chicago Med series, not just to give closure for his character’s exit.