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Because this relationship has come full circle for Will and Natalie. It was a beautiful moment, and one that I hope bring some closure to the fans. “We fell right back in to our work rhythm as if we didn’t have any time off. But it was great to see her,” Gehlfuss says. “I’ve kept in touch with her, so it wasn’t as if we hadn’t seen each other since she left the show. Once he let the creative team know he was leaving, the discussions about a possible Manstead ending began and he waited for the producers to reach out to DeVitto. While Natalie and Will’s reunion “feels appropriate,” it wasn’t always the plan for the pair to end up back together. And then I guess it was a trickle effect from that point.” “It was very important to me that he heard it from me first. “The first person I was calling was the reason for all this, Dick Wolf,” he says of the show’s creator. The finale was filmed in mid-April, about a month and a half after Gehlfuss let the team know that it was time to leave. “It was important to me to give everyone an advance notice of me leaving so that we didn’t finish cold turkey.” It’s like with love, if you truly love somebody then you’re going to have very high moments and very low moments, because it’s just so important to you,” he says. It wouldn’t be that way if it didn’t mean so much. “It’s overwhelming, because of all the emotions. It’s two college degrees! I’m joking now that I basically have a doctorate in television.”įilming the finale was an poignant process for Gehlfuss. “I am attracted to the profession for the variety in it, and eight years is a long time.


I think that comes down to a creative part of you, or the energy or spirit you have that you’re either built for a very long time with one person or not,” Gehlfuss tells Variety. “It was a difficult decision, but ultimately, I felt I’d taken Dr. As Will left the hospital following the many changes at Gaffney, he reunited with his ex-fiancée, Natalie (Torrey DeVitto, who made a surprise appearance in the episode after leaving at the end of Season 6). Will Halstead on all eight seasons of “Chicago Med,” has exited the series, making his final appearance on Wednesday night’s Season 8 finale. Nick Gehlfuss is hanging up his lab coat. SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from “Does One Door Close and Another One Open?,” the Season 8 finale of “ Chicago Med.”
