{"id":130069,"date":"2019-02-27T11:22:28","date_gmt":"2019-02-27T16:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=130069"},"modified":"2019-02-27T11:22:28","modified_gmt":"2019-02-27T16:22:28","slug":"yaya-dacosta-talks-chicago-meds-season-4-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/yaya-dacosta-talks-chicago-meds-season-4-finale\/","title":{"rendered":"Yaya DaCosta Talks Chicago Med’s Season 4 Finale"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As Chicago Med<\/strong> wraps up its 4th season on NBC, the doctors and nurses at Gaffney Chicago Medical Center are experiencing no shortage of drama while balancing their work and professional lives. With all of the stress that comes along with working in an inner city emergency department, the characters somehow find time to deal with everything from issues within their relationships, drug abuse, and even a drive-by shooting.<\/p>\n

The medical drama starring Brian Tee, Colin Donnell, Torrey DeVitto, Nick Gehlfuss, Norma Kuhling, S. Epatha Merkerson, Marlyne Barrett, Oliver Platt<\/strong>, and Yaya DaCosta<\/strong> is the most recent Chicago-based series from Dick Wolf<\/strong>, having joined previous successful shows Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D. in November 2015.<\/p>\n

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Yaya DaCosta plays ED nurse April Sexton on Chicago Med but has enjoyed a successful career both off screen as a model and on screen in shows and films such as All My Children, The Butler,<\/strong> and Whitney. Blackfilm.com was able to chat with her to gain some insight into the remaining Chicago Med episodes and her character on the show.<\/p>\n

What can you tease about what you\u2019ve filmed?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yaya DaCosta:<\/strong> I don\u2019t know that I\u2019m at liberty to say. I feel like the frustration this season that fans have experienced, I\u2019ve also experienced. People are constantly like \u201cEnough!\u201d Like \u201cTell me what\u2019s happening!\u201d \u201cWhy can\u2019t they get back together?\u201d \u201cWhy is Vicki here?\u201d And I\u2019m like\u2014I know. I feel the same way. I wait with bated breath every time a new script comes through. Like are they going to be able to be friends? Or are they going to try to reconcile something romantic? That remains to be seen.<\/p>\n

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In a recent episode, April, actually, is the one who makes the next step. So they\u2019re trying. Last time, we saw Ethan saying \u201cI would love to be friends\u201d and April\u2019s like \u201cyou just accused me of killing someone. I\u2019m good.\u201d But some time has passed now, and she feels ready to take him up on that offer. She\u2019s asked him to go hangout with some friends, and something gets in the way of that. Tune in tonight so you can roll your eyes with me.<\/p>\n

Do you feel as though your African-Brazilian background helped you prepare for the role at all?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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DaCosta:<\/strong> No, April\u2019s pretty Americanized. She\u2019s pretty assimilated. There are certain accents–like whenever they allow her to speak Portuguese on the show, I get excited.<\/p>\n

Are you fluent?<\/strong><\/p>\n

DaCosta:<\/strong> Yes. But I think as most people, when we get here, we\u2019re American. At least in my family\u2019s history, that was definitely the intention. Now, it\u2019s a little bit cooler to flaunt your \u201cdifferent-ness\u201d and your culture. I think in generations past, it was definitely like\u2014try to get rid of this accent, assimilate, don\u2019t even teach my kids another language. English only. I actually, when I took the role, did not even know that April had that background. I read it in the script a few episodes in and I was like \u201cOh! Okay!\u201d It\u2019s fun. It\u2019s fun when we get to bring that up.<\/p>\n

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Do you think they put it in the script because of you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

DaCosta:<\/strong> That is a question for the show writers. Coincidences happen, they do, but who knows. When I saw it, I was happy.<\/p>\n

Will has started to get into trouble, and I\u2019m not sure if we\u2019ve had that before.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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DaCosta:<\/strong> Halstead? Yes\u2014he\u2019s a hard head. We\u2019ve always known that. We\u2019ve seen him be a hard head at work. We\u2019ve seen him get in trouble. A lot of times, based on his medical decisions, and now we get to see him be a hard head in his personal life. And really mess things up with Natalie, and it\u2019s really sad because I think everyone loves them together. But it\u2019s hard because we have a little hiatus and then came back after. When we came back, he was at home. So, we don\u2019t know the details of everything he went through. We know it was heavy. We know it was hard. We know he has to go to therapy. We know he has to heal. But we don\u2019t really know that much. And the hard thing is that neither does Natalie. And I think a lot of fans wish that she would be a little more patient. A little bit more understanding of what he\u2019s been through. But he lies! So, too bad! I\u2019m not about that lying life. Anything you did, you can tell me, we\u2019ll figure it out. But if you lie, deuces. And that\u2019s how Natalie is about that gun.<\/p>\n

How much of that is actually impacting April because not only did the gun go off, also now it\u2019s work and his personal life blowing up. Is April dealing with any of that or is she trying to stay away because of her own drama?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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DaCosta:<\/strong> I mean we\u2019re all affected by each other. We\u2019re working together. I\u2019m assisting him sometimes. I think that even if you\u2019re not sitting down having heart to hearts, you can sense people\u2019s energy. You can sense when they\u2019re off. April\u2019s used to picking up slack for doctors anyway. And she knows when she has to do it a little bit more when they\u2019re off their A-game because something\u2019s going on in their personal lives. So, yeah, I think she\u2019s a little bit affected by it, but not super nosy. You\u2019ll see tonight he\u2019s looking for apartments still because Natalie\u2019s like \u201cYou\u2019re gone!\u201d. He can\u2019t find a place, and April\u2019s like \u201cWow, you\u2019re still looking?\u201d A little picky! So, they joke about it, but she\u2019s not really in his business that much.<\/p>\n

What has been the most memorable day filming this season of Chicago Med for you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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DaCosta:<\/strong> A dark memorable day was shooting the miscarriage scene. It was really difficult, but it was so fulfilling. It was like the quietest set ever, which we never have. The crew went dead silent. It felt like everyone was on board, and the fan response after that from women who had had that experience was really heartwarming and supportive.<\/p>\n

One day, we shot a film outside on a really warm winter day, and it was on Valentine\u2019s Day. We made a little Valentine\u2019s video for the fans and I remember us being in the sun outside. And you know, when you\u2019re shooting in the winter in Chicago, there are not a lot of sunny days. So, I just remember having a lot of fun and everyone\u2019s personality coming through on the Valentine\u2019s video.<\/p>\n

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From what you\u2019ve filmed, what are you most excited for fans to see?<\/strong><\/p>\n

DaCosta:<\/strong> April has some big changes coming up. Big ol\u2019 changes.<\/p>\n

In her work or personal life?<\/strong><\/p>\n

DaCosta:<\/strong> Personal. Unexpected. It\u2019s really exciting. I can\u2019t tell you what it is, but I just think that the fun part for me is receiving the next scripts and being like [gasp]. Oh my gosh! And I had a couple of those moments in recent weeks based on what we\u2019re filming right now, what we\u2019re filming this week.<\/p>\n